See my sarcastic and pointed remarks embedded in the article below.
We have every right to be worried and to expect better from the Corps and from Sewerage and Water Board. Building these SELA projects and not solving the Monticello Canal is like the little Dutch Boy with his finger in the dike. It's NOT enough.
Hollygrove residents concerned flooding improvements in rest of N.O. will hurt them
10:39 PM CDT on Friday, October 16, 2009
Katie Moore / Eyewitness News
kmoore@wwltv.com
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board are getting ready to start a more than $100 million drainage project to help with Uptown street flooding.
Video: Watch the Story But some residents are concerned it could lead to more flooding along the Monticello Canal, the drainage basin on the Orleans/Jefferson Parish line.
Shirley Butler has lived in her Hollygrove home her entire life, but something is making her hotter than her Tabasco peppers.
“We're flooding back here trying to save other parts of New Orleans, but other parts of New Orleans are still flooding,” Butler said.
The Monticello Canal runs along side Butler's house.
But last Monday, when Mother Nature dropped more than three inches of rain, Butler said, “Where there was no partition at, the water was coming into the street.”
“There was some street flooding, in the Hollygove area, in the Monticello Canal area, but I haven't heard anything about vehicle damage or residential damage or anything like that,” said Joseph Becker, General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board.
Oh and that must make it OK? Mr. Becker, it's NOT OK.
Most of Uptown's storm water flows into the Monticello Canal.
The Sewerage and Water Board and the Corps of Engineers are getting ready to build three new underground canals - along Claiborne, Jefferson and Napoleon Avenues - to bring water from Uptown to the Monticello Canal faster.
More water, going into the canal faster and we're not supposed to worry. Right. Tell me again how to put my head in the sand.
It's about a $120 million project that's expected to go out to bid in phases starting next year.
“The same water that flows into the Monticello Canal now will flow into the Monticello Canal after these additional drainage projects are completed,” Becker said.
Except it will be more water... and it will be flowing MUCH faster. But don't worry.
It will flow faster, and according to Becker, their modeling shows it'll only increase the canal's water level a foot. But Butler says even the current conditions are putting water past her pepper plant in her front yard.
Just a foot... IN THE MODEL! THAT'S and based on data that is 30 YEARS OLD.
The modeling that we have done in the past, and this was based on data that was done in the '80's, because this was an old report, indicated that for the ten-year storm, which is what we typically design for, indicated that it wouldn't be a problem with the water going into the canal with our new work in place,” said Stan Green, Senior Project Manager for all Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Projects through the Corps of Engineers.
Folks we don't need a MODEL. Try doing some experiments with a hose in your backyard. Watch the water drain nicely at a trickle then turn the water on faster and see how quickly things can get out of control.
One thing that also concerns residents is the flood wall on the Jefferson Parish side of the canal. It may be old and decaying, but there's no flood wall on the Orleans side.
“We have some new little three feet partitions up, which, there's no blockage if the water wanna come through. It was just thrown up there a couple of months ago,” Butler said.
“The Monticello Canal was designed to be below street level and not become a factor above ground,” Becker said.
Both Becker and the Corps admit there's another problem with the canal. Culverts that run underneath Airline Highway and a railroad crossing are more narrow than the canal itself.
Really, finally, is that admiting to a "single" problem? So we are RIGHT TO BE WORRIED!!!!! Wow! Let me see if I have this right.
More water, faster, into a canal not designed to ever have water "above street level"
that already gets water above street level when it rains hard,
with a wall on the Jefferson Parish side
and zip, nada, NOTHING on the Orleans Parish side,
that flows into the 17th Street Canal and meets up with all the water from the Palmetto Canal
and all this is a part of the flow that will be blocked by when the gates at the lake are down
and what S&W and the Corps of Engineers are most worried about are the narrow culverts at Airline and the tracks.
How does the model take all those factors into account? Betcha it doesn't.
The concrete box that goes underneath Airline is smaller than the Monticello Canal. So that represents a little bit of a restriction in flow,” Becker continued that the Sewerage and Water Board are talking to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the agency that owns the two structures, to see if the culverts can be expanded.
And if they can't be expanded... will the SELA projects that funnel MORE water into the Monticello Canal FASTER go ahead anyway?
The Sewerage and Water Board appears ready to move forward with the project next year, with designers already working out the details.
Yep... looks like its full steam ahead. On August 29th and 30th I stood on my front porch and watched the water flow from the Monticello Canal toward Broadmoor and the rest of Carrollton and on to Tulane University and the rest of Uptown. How smart are we to take water from the locations closer to the river, push it into the Monticello Canal even faster than before, have it back up because it can't fit through those smaller culverts under Airline,and/or have it backup from Palmetto and the 17th Street Canal when the Flood Gates at the Lake are closed? It's GENIUS! Have we learned NOTHING?
But both Butler and many others are still bothered by the project.
“Nothing has been done to the canal,” Butler said.
The University of New Orleans is also conducting an outside study on the impact the projects will have on the canal.
Thank Goodness.... maybe they will listen to UNO.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Soggy but GREAT LPO Concert in Palmer Park
"Dear (soggy) friends and neighbors,
Thank you to all of you who came out in support of the LPO concert in the park last night.
Thanks to the LPO and all of their wonderful staff and musicians for their commitment to the Carrollton Community.
Thanks soooooo much to everyone at Robert's for helping in too many ways to mention. The funding, the barbecue, the advertising, the hard work, etc.....
(Miguel, Darren, Mark... you guys are great!)
Thanks to the residents of Carrollton (especially Cathy Franklin) who helped get those signs out and assisted in spreading the word.
Although the concert had to end VERY prematurely, it was amazing to see how many people came out on a Monday night, with the imminent threat of rain, in a park that was already wet- to enjoy this concert. I think it is pretty clear now we want to be part of the regular "Park concert" schedule with the LPO.
All the best,
Anne Fuselier - Palmer Park"
I hope that Ann is right and that the turn out for only the 2nd EVER Concert in Palmer Park, ON a MONDAY, WITH RAIN THREATENING! proves that Palmer Park is a lively happy place to have MORE outdoor concerts and performances.
Think back to your PreKatrina life and imagine how hard it would have been to convince people that this could happen in Palmer Park. I remember going to those horrid and endless planning meetings and talking up Palmer Park. I remember how many people "trash talked" the park and its location. I remember how many other people said what a hidden and forgotten jewel this park was.
I will be forever grateful to Voodoofest 2006 kicking the MidCity Art Market out of City Park and how because of all those endless planning meetings the idea for Palmer Park and the Art Market popped up. I remember how amazed and thrilled we all were when the Art Market was a raging success and decided to return to Palmer Park and then to make it their permanent home.
I am very grateful to Roberts for being such a good neighbor and helping sponsor the LPO concert.
What we've proved here in this little corner of New Orleans is that we have not just survived the PostKatrina ravages but that WE ARE THRIVING!
Thank you Anne and Palmer Park for fighting for the return of the LPO Concert.
Here's to NEXT YEAR!
Thank you to all of you who came out in support of the LPO concert in the park last night.
Thanks to the LPO and all of their wonderful staff and musicians for their commitment to the Carrollton Community.
Thanks soooooo much to everyone at Robert's for helping in too many ways to mention. The funding, the barbecue, the advertising, the hard work, etc.....
(Miguel, Darren, Mark... you guys are great!)
Thanks to the residents of Carrollton (especially Cathy Franklin) who helped get those signs out and assisted in spreading the word.
Although the concert had to end VERY prematurely, it was amazing to see how many people came out on a Monday night, with the imminent threat of rain, in a park that was already wet- to enjoy this concert. I think it is pretty clear now we want to be part of the regular "Park concert" schedule with the LPO.
All the best,
Anne Fuselier - Palmer Park"
I hope that Ann is right and that the turn out for only the 2nd EVER Concert in Palmer Park, ON a MONDAY, WITH RAIN THREATENING! proves that Palmer Park is a lively happy place to have MORE outdoor concerts and performances.
Think back to your PreKatrina life and imagine how hard it would have been to convince people that this could happen in Palmer Park. I remember going to those horrid and endless planning meetings and talking up Palmer Park. I remember how many people "trash talked" the park and its location. I remember how many other people said what a hidden and forgotten jewel this park was.
I will be forever grateful to Voodoofest 2006 kicking the MidCity Art Market out of City Park and how because of all those endless planning meetings the idea for Palmer Park and the Art Market popped up. I remember how amazed and thrilled we all were when the Art Market was a raging success and decided to return to Palmer Park and then to make it their permanent home.
I am very grateful to Roberts for being such a good neighbor and helping sponsor the LPO concert.
What we've proved here in this little corner of New Orleans is that we have not just survived the PostKatrina ravages but that WE ARE THRIVING!
Thank you Anne and Palmer Park for fighting for the return of the LPO Concert.
Here's to NEXT YEAR!
Monday, October 12, 2009
New Orleans Master Plan Meetings
Watch this Video
on what the New Master Plan
should mean for New Orleans
Then try to make one of the 3 meetings below. This is your future.
The City Planning Commission has announced the following dates and times for public hearings on the Master Plan:
Tuesday, October 13, 4:30 - 9:00 PM
Friday, October 16, 4:30 - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 27, 3:30 PM - 5:30PM
The hearings will be held at City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, in the Council Chambers on the first floor.
Speakers will be limited to four minutes. The consultants will present a summary of the Master Plan at the beginning of the Oct. 13 and Oct. 16 hearings and respond to comments and questions at the end. Information obtained from these hearings will be used for the final version of the Plan, as directed by the City Planning Commission.
We encourage you to read as much of the Master Plan as possible and to offer your comments on it, either at one of the public hearings or in written form. The document is available for reading in public libraries and on the Internet at www.nolamasterplan.org. Currently, chapters 15 and 16 are missing from the documents, but we have been assured that they are to be added to the website shortly.
Written comments may be submitted to the CPC via mail at
CPC - Attn: Master Plan
1340 Poydras Street, #900
New Orleans, LA 70112
Comments may also be faxed to 658-7032 or
e-mailed to nola.masterplan@goodyclancy.com..
Written comments must be received by Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5pm.
The Commission is expect to take action at its Nov. 10 meeting.
The Planning Commission expects to vote on the Master Plan -- including consideration of any proposed amendments -- on November 10. It will then be sent to the City Council, which almost certainly will not take it up until after the passage of the city budget, which by law must take place no later than December 1. Assuming the Planning Commission forwards the Master Plan to the Council on a timely basis, it will have to either pass it, reject it, or amend and return it to the Planning Commission before the end of December.
For further information on the agenda or to request assistance to participate, contact the City Planning Commission Office at 504-658-7033 or TTY/Voice 568-4475. The meeting site is generally accessible to persons with disabilities. Upon request a sign language interpreter will be available to persons with hearing impairments.
on what the New Master Plan
should mean for New Orleans
Then try to make one of the 3 meetings below. This is your future.
The City Planning Commission has announced the following dates and times for public hearings on the Master Plan:
Tuesday, October 13, 4:30 - 9:00 PM
Friday, October 16, 4:30 - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 27, 3:30 PM - 5:30PM
The hearings will be held at City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, in the Council Chambers on the first floor.
Speakers will be limited to four minutes. The consultants will present a summary of the Master Plan at the beginning of the Oct. 13 and Oct. 16 hearings and respond to comments and questions at the end. Information obtained from these hearings will be used for the final version of the Plan, as directed by the City Planning Commission.
We encourage you to read as much of the Master Plan as possible and to offer your comments on it, either at one of the public hearings or in written form. The document is available for reading in public libraries and on the Internet at www.nolamasterplan.org. Currently, chapters 15 and 16 are missing from the documents, but we have been assured that they are to be added to the website shortly.
Written comments may be submitted to the CPC via mail at
CPC - Attn: Master Plan
1340 Poydras Street, #900
New Orleans, LA 70112
Comments may also be faxed to 658-7032 or
e-mailed to nola.masterplan@goodyclancy.com..
Written comments must be received by Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5pm.
The Commission is expect to take action at its Nov. 10 meeting.
The Planning Commission expects to vote on the Master Plan -- including consideration of any proposed amendments -- on November 10. It will then be sent to the City Council, which almost certainly will not take it up until after the passage of the city budget, which by law must take place no later than December 1. Assuming the Planning Commission forwards the Master Plan to the Council on a timely basis, it will have to either pass it, reject it, or amend and return it to the Planning Commission before the end of December.
For further information on the agenda or to request assistance to participate, contact the City Planning Commission Office at 504-658-7033 or TTY/Voice 568-4475. The meeting site is generally accessible to persons with disabilities. Upon request a sign language interpreter will be available to persons with hearing impairments.
City of New Orleans BUDGET MEETING - District A
Monday, October 12 at 4 p.m. at City Park's Botanical Garden
From: "Shelley S. Midura" [Edit Address Book]
To: "Shelley S. Midura"
Subject: Call to Arms: Budget
Date: Oct 7, 2009 10:36 AM
Dear Neighborhood association presidents and leaders in District A:
I am writing to ask that you attend a meeting I am holding for neighborhood leaders this Monday, October 12, to discuss the budget crisis we are facing and engaging the public in the process of adopting the 2010 budget. As you know, during the month of November the City will undergo the harrowing process of adopting the 2010 budget, AND we are facing a nearly $68 million deficit. Additionally, the OIG has recently released a report analyzing the budget process that outlines how and why our budget process is so broken. One of the key findings is that public engagement and discussion is absent in the decision making process. Public engagement is all the more critical now in the face of the current budget crisis. There is no doubt that we will be making tough and painful decisions. We must mitigate this as much as possible through a public process that yields a true people’s budget that protects the priorities of citizens as best possible.
I need you to attend this meeting, learn about the issues, and help me develop a strategy to engage the community in advocating for and ensuring the best people’s budget possible in the midst of a historic budget crisis. I would like to meet with you to discuss the critical issues we will be facing and to receive your collective priorities in ensuring a fair, just, and equitable people’s budget. Please join me Monday, October 12 at 4 p.m. at City Park's Botanical Garden for this important meeting.
Sincerely,
Shelley Midura
New Orleans City Council
District A
From: "Shelley S. Midura"
To: "Shelley S. Midura"
Subject: Call to Arms: Budget
Date: Oct 7, 2009 10:36 AM
Dear Neighborhood association presidents and leaders in District A:
I am writing to ask that you attend a meeting I am holding for neighborhood leaders this Monday, October 12, to discuss the budget crisis we are facing and engaging the public in the process of adopting the 2010 budget. As you know, during the month of November the City will undergo the harrowing process of adopting the 2010 budget, AND we are facing a nearly $68 million deficit. Additionally, the OIG has recently released a report analyzing the budget process that outlines how and why our budget process is so broken. One of the key findings is that public engagement and discussion is absent in the decision making process. Public engagement is all the more critical now in the face of the current budget crisis. There is no doubt that we will be making tough and painful decisions. We must mitigate this as much as possible through a public process that yields a true people’s budget that protects the priorities of citizens as best possible.
I need you to attend this meeting, learn about the issues, and help me develop a strategy to engage the community in advocating for and ensuring the best people’s budget possible in the midst of a historic budget crisis. I would like to meet with you to discuss the critical issues we will be facing and to receive your collective priorities in ensuring a fair, just, and equitable people’s budget. Please join me Monday, October 12 at 4 p.m. at City Park's Botanical Garden for this important meeting.
Sincerely,
Shelley Midura
New Orleans City Council
District A
LPO Concert @ Palmer Park - RAIN DATE TODAY
After much hard work and persistence by local Carrollton Area Neighborhood Organizations and with the support of our Council member Shelley Midura and with support from local businesses, ESPECIALLY ROBERTS! the LPO has agreed to host
the second annual Palmer Park LPO concert.
Music:
Star Spangled Banner
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 1
Ellington: A Medley for Orchestra
Bernstein West Side Story Selections
Bizet: Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
INTERMISSION
The Wizard of Oz Selections
Highlights from Jurassic Park
Dances With Wolves
Phantom of the Opera
South Rampart Street Parade
Summary
Conductor David Torns will lead the orchestra through an evening of popular movie and Broadway favorites -- enjoy selections from The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, Jurassic Park, Phantom of the Opera, and more -- bring your picnics, family, and friends for a spectacular evening!
Rain date: Monday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m.
the second annual Palmer Park LPO concert.
Music:
Star Spangled Banner
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 1
Ellington: A Medley for Orchestra
Bernstein West Side Story Selections
Bizet: Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
INTERMISSION
The Wizard of Oz Selections
Highlights from Jurassic Park
Dances With Wolves
Phantom of the Opera
South Rampart Street Parade
Summary
Conductor David Torns will lead the orchestra through an evening of popular movie and Broadway favorites -- enjoy selections from The Wizard of Oz, West Side Story, Jurassic Park, Phantom of the Opera, and more -- bring your picnics, family, and friends for a spectacular evening!
Rain date: Monday, October 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Selling the City as a Mecca for Garden Lovers
Selling New Orleans as a mecca for garden lovers
By Karen Taylor Gist
October 10, 2009, 4:54AM
Gardeners of the city, it's your time to shine.
Aquatic plants are among those in bloom now at the City Park Botanical Garden, where the 'Heart of the Gardens' kickoff event takes place Sunday. New Orleans, long known for its food and music, is being marketed this fall as a destination for visitors (and locals, too) to take in our gardens, green spaces, oak-lined neutral grounds and plentiful outdoor art.
"They're our last best-kept secrets, " says Jeanne Nathan, who with help from the New Orleans Botanical Garden and the Contemporary Visual Arts Association of New Orleans is producing a festival of events called arts + gardens + new orleans that spans October and November.
Some of the events (such as next weekend's fall garden show in City Park ) already existed, and some have been spurred by the festival (a Nov. 7 landscape show at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art), but the push is on the packaging with a garden-and-art purpose. A Gray Line Tour also has been created with the same focus.
Reasons for the timing are twofold.
"It's so beautiful here in the fall, " Nathan says. Plus, "Telling the story of gardening in New Orleans is the story of gardening year-round. As others are shutting down, we're getting camellias and sasanquas. There's always something in bloom."
As Paul Soniat of the Botanical Garden notes, "Most people outside this region don't really know about our live oaks, our fall blooming season and our early spring."
Even relatively close to home, gardens can be very different. In Baton Rouge, for instance, "It's 7, 8 or 9 degrees colder, so they don't see a lot of bananas and gingers. We have rubber trees and scheffleras and ficus.
"In the Quarter you see things that are not in Metairie, because they're more protected. And we're more tropical than across the lake, where the main limiting factor is freezes.
"By the end of November, we'll be seeing pansies, camellias and sasanquas, and, without a freeze, impatiens and begonias, " he said.
The New Orleans Botanical Garden will be featured in a new Gray Line tour, opening to groups in about a month. The company hopes to make it available to individuals next spring.There's another practical reason for a fall festival as well.
"October-November used to be such a big time for the convention industry, so we never promoted it before; that's not the case now, " Nathan said.
"We lost a lot of first-time visitors (after Katrina), but return visitors still are high, the Convention and Visitors Bureau says. For returnees, you need a new experience. That appealed to Gray Line."
While Longue Vue House & Gardens, the Botanical Garden and Nathan sold Gray Line on the idea for a tour and created a script and landscape-rich route, which, of course, includes both gardens, the final version will be in Gray Line's hands, Nathan said.
After a kickoff event Sunday (see box), the tours will begin in about a month on a group-sale basis, says Greg Hoffman, vice president of Gray Line New Orleans. Gray Line hopes to open it as a regularly scheduled tour next spring, he said.
The emphasis, however, isn't just on tourists, or just on the bus tour. Residents can keep up with the scenery as well. The city Arts Council has created a map (see www.artscouncilofneworleans.org) that makes a great base for a self-guided tour, plotting both public art and gardens. It will eventually be available in pamphlet form.
"With over 200 public sculptures, New Orleans has more public art sites than most cities of the same size, " said Mary Len Costa, interim president of the Arts Council.
Included on the map, she said, are locally made Art in Public Places works funded by the Joan Mitchell Foundation, on display through 2010. Two dozen of the hundreds of the Percent for Art collection, funded by municipal bonds and gathered over 25 years, are there, as well as world-class Sculpture for New Orleans works brought in for a two-year exhibition.
"I think it gives another side of New Orleans. Most of the works are in communities. A lot are in universities, parks, just really beautiful settings. A new setting for art, not commercial galleries. They see the beauty of New Orleans."
And it doesn't hurt that many of the pieces are by local artists.
The Heart of the Gardens campaign kicks off tomorrow at the Botanical Garden with a brunch featuring fresh herbs and plants grown in the garden and the first of the Gray Line tours, which will take a scenic route from City Park and bring riders for a guided walk through the Longue Vue gardens.
But the project isn't just about big public landscapes. The Preservation Resource Center and the Neighborhoods Partnership Network are building an inventory of private gardens as well.
To let them know about charming neighborhood gardens, e-mail recommendations to timolynn@npnnola.com or to mkimball@prcno.org. A list will later become public.
As Soniat says, "People are more keen to green space since Katrina. There's especially tremendous more interest in vegetable gardening, different herbs -- any outside gardening."
. . . . . . .
InsideOut Editor Karen Taylor Gist can be reached at 504.826.3467 or ktaylorgist@timespicayune.com.
By Karen Taylor Gist
October 10, 2009, 4:54AM
Gardeners of the city, it's your time to shine.
Aquatic plants are among those in bloom now at the City Park Botanical Garden, where the 'Heart of the Gardens' kickoff event takes place Sunday. New Orleans, long known for its food and music, is being marketed this fall as a destination for visitors (and locals, too) to take in our gardens, green spaces, oak-lined neutral grounds and plentiful outdoor art.
"They're our last best-kept secrets, " says Jeanne Nathan, who with help from the New Orleans Botanical Garden and the Contemporary Visual Arts Association of New Orleans is producing a festival of events called arts + gardens + new orleans that spans October and November.
Some of the events (such as next weekend's fall garden show in City Park ) already existed, and some have been spurred by the festival (a Nov. 7 landscape show at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art), but the push is on the packaging with a garden-and-art purpose. A Gray Line Tour also has been created with the same focus.
Reasons for the timing are twofold.
"It's so beautiful here in the fall, " Nathan says. Plus, "Telling the story of gardening in New Orleans is the story of gardening year-round. As others are shutting down, we're getting camellias and sasanquas. There's always something in bloom."
As Paul Soniat of the Botanical Garden notes, "Most people outside this region don't really know about our live oaks, our fall blooming season and our early spring."
Even relatively close to home, gardens can be very different. In Baton Rouge, for instance, "It's 7, 8 or 9 degrees colder, so they don't see a lot of bananas and gingers. We have rubber trees and scheffleras and ficus.
"In the Quarter you see things that are not in Metairie, because they're more protected. And we're more tropical than across the lake, where the main limiting factor is freezes.
"By the end of November, we'll be seeing pansies, camellias and sasanquas, and, without a freeze, impatiens and begonias, " he said.
The New Orleans Botanical Garden will be featured in a new Gray Line tour, opening to groups in about a month. The company hopes to make it available to individuals next spring.There's another practical reason for a fall festival as well.
"October-November used to be such a big time for the convention industry, so we never promoted it before; that's not the case now, " Nathan said.
"We lost a lot of first-time visitors (after Katrina), but return visitors still are high, the Convention and Visitors Bureau says. For returnees, you need a new experience. That appealed to Gray Line."
While Longue Vue House & Gardens, the Botanical Garden and Nathan sold Gray Line on the idea for a tour and created a script and landscape-rich route, which, of course, includes both gardens, the final version will be in Gray Line's hands, Nathan said.
After a kickoff event Sunday (see box), the tours will begin in about a month on a group-sale basis, says Greg Hoffman, vice president of Gray Line New Orleans. Gray Line hopes to open it as a regularly scheduled tour next spring, he said.
The emphasis, however, isn't just on tourists, or just on the bus tour. Residents can keep up with the scenery as well. The city Arts Council has created a map (see www.artscouncilofneworleans.org) that makes a great base for a self-guided tour, plotting both public art and gardens. It will eventually be available in pamphlet form.
"With over 200 public sculptures, New Orleans has more public art sites than most cities of the same size, " said Mary Len Costa, interim president of the Arts Council.
Included on the map, she said, are locally made Art in Public Places works funded by the Joan Mitchell Foundation, on display through 2010. Two dozen of the hundreds of the Percent for Art collection, funded by municipal bonds and gathered over 25 years, are there, as well as world-class Sculpture for New Orleans works brought in for a two-year exhibition.
"I think it gives another side of New Orleans. Most of the works are in communities. A lot are in universities, parks, just really beautiful settings. A new setting for art, not commercial galleries. They see the beauty of New Orleans."
And it doesn't hurt that many of the pieces are by local artists.
The Heart of the Gardens campaign kicks off tomorrow at the Botanical Garden with a brunch featuring fresh herbs and plants grown in the garden and the first of the Gray Line tours, which will take a scenic route from City Park and bring riders for a guided walk through the Longue Vue gardens.
But the project isn't just about big public landscapes. The Preservation Resource Center and the Neighborhoods Partnership Network are building an inventory of private gardens as well.
To let them know about charming neighborhood gardens, e-mail recommendations to timolynn@npnnola.com or to mkimball@prcno.org. A list will later become public.
As Soniat says, "People are more keen to green space since Katrina. There's especially tremendous more interest in vegetable gardening, different herbs -- any outside gardening."
. . . . . . .
InsideOut Editor Karen Taylor Gist can be reached at 504.826.3467 or ktaylorgist@timespicayune.com.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Vijay Nagendra
Vijay Anand Hassan Nagendra lost his 6 year battle with brain cancer at the age of 17on Monday, October 5, 2009 at his home. Beloved as a son, brother and friend. He is survived by his parents: Mary B. and H.V. Nagendra; brother, Nikhil; and sister, Uma.
Vijay will be remembered for his resilience against hardship, determination to enjoy life, and sense of service to others. He fought disease relentlessly, and repeatedly beat the odds with unexpected comebacks. His ability to continue laughing and joking, even when in need, was an inspiration to others. He was always armed with a joke to lift a serious mood. He was touched by many friends, neighbors and extended family who brought him care and encouragement when he most needed it. He gave back through Camp Challenge and through Bread for the World's annual Walk for the Hungry.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Camp Challenge, (P.O. Box 10591, N.O., LA 70181) to establish legacy awards in Vijay's name or to Sisters Servants of Mary, (5001 Perlita, N.O., LA 70122) to continue serving the chronically and terminally ill.
Wake will be 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Friday, October 9, 2009 at
Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 10th at
Mater Dolorosa Church. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The family guest book may be signed on line at www.greenwoodfuneralhome.net,
Vijay Nagendra was the son of H. Nagendra, former President of Central Carrollton Association & Founder of the Carrollton Area Network.
Vijay will be remembered for his resilience against hardship, determination to enjoy life, and sense of service to others. He fought disease relentlessly, and repeatedly beat the odds with unexpected comebacks. His ability to continue laughing and joking, even when in need, was an inspiration to others. He was always armed with a joke to lift a serious mood. He was touched by many friends, neighbors and extended family who brought him care and encouragement when he most needed it. He gave back through Camp Challenge and through Bread for the World's annual Walk for the Hungry.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Camp Challenge, (P.O. Box 10591, N.O., LA 70181) to establish legacy awards in Vijay's name or to Sisters Servants of Mary, (5001 Perlita, N.O., LA 70122) to continue serving the chronically and terminally ill.
Wake will be 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Friday, October 9, 2009 at
Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 10th at
Mater Dolorosa Church. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The family guest book may be signed on line at www.greenwoodfuneralhome.net,
Vijay Nagendra was the son of H. Nagendra, former President of Central Carrollton Association & Founder of the Carrollton Area Network.
New Orleans in Top 10 City Cycle Tours
TIME Magazine listed Top Ten Urban Cycle Trips
and New Orleans was Number 5
1 San Francisco, CA
2 Chicago, IL
3 Montreal, Canada
4 New York, NY
5 New Orleans, LA
6 Bruges, Belgium
7 Los Angeles, CA
8 Amsterdam, Netherlands
9 Portland OR
10 Verona, Italy
and New Orleans was Number 5
1 San Francisco, CA
2 Chicago, IL
3 Montreal, Canada
4 New York, NY
5 New Orleans, LA
6 Bruges, Belgium
7 Los Angeles, CA
8 Amsterdam, Netherlands
9 Portland OR
10 Verona, Italy
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Library Master Plan vs City-CPC Master Plan
From: NorthWest Carrollton
To: nola.masterplan@goodyclancy.com
Subject: Oppostion to Library Master Plan inclusion & resulting closure of Nix in Carrollton
Date: Oct 8, 2009 11:39 AM
NorthWest Carrollton is opposed to the inclusion of the Library Master Plan in the CPC Master Plan.
The Library Master Plan and the consolidation of service into large new facilities is in direct conflict with a critical concept of "walkable neighborhoods" in the city's Master Plan.
We urge modifications to the CPC Master Plan to the exclude the Library Master Plan which was not vetted with the public, has wide spread oppostion and would result in the elimination of the Historic Nix Library on Carrollton Ave.
Sincerely,
Jenel Hazlett for NorthWest Carrollton
To: nola.masterplan@goodyclancy.com
Subject: Oppostion to Library Master Plan inclusion & resulting closure of Nix in Carrollton
Date: Oct 8, 2009 11:39 AM
NorthWest Carrollton is opposed to the inclusion of the Library Master Plan in the CPC Master Plan.
The Library Master Plan and the consolidation of service into large new facilities is in direct conflict with a critical concept of "walkable neighborhoods" in the city's Master Plan.
We urge modifications to the CPC Master Plan to the exclude the Library Master Plan which was not vetted with the public, has wide spread oppostion and would result in the elimination of the Historic Nix Library on Carrollton Ave.
Sincerely,
Jenel Hazlett for NorthWest Carrollton
Booker Enterprises 1st Adjudication Hearing - 8232 Apricot
The Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
in the Office of Recovery & Development Administration, City of New Orleans,
is scheduled to hear the following cases at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 1100.
8232 Apricot St.
Booker Enterprises LLC.
P.O. Box 2311220
Harahan, LA 70123
09-003330 10/8/09 9:15 AM
The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed below should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation and if the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition.
Booker was a No Show at the Hearing.
GUILTY
%500 fine + $75.00 court fees
plus %500 a day starting 30 days from now if the issues are not addressed.
8232-34 Apricot is one of 3 GREAT HOUSES side by side owned by Carrie Booker. These houses are in a National Historic Register District with LOADS of potential. It is demoralizing to have these houses rotting away in front of our eyes, next to fabulous houses that have been written up in the Times Picayune Inside Out. We’re submitting the May Times Picayune article as part of this packet.
There are all types of debris around the property: debris left over from partial construction, debris left over from damage from tornado or flood. There is broken glass, there are nails, on the porch, all around the house.
This is only a block away from a Head Start Center and 2 blocks away from Lafayette School. There is nothing to stop a kid walking to or from school from venturing into this dangerous area.
Because the houses are open, both windows and doors, there is nothing stopping anyone from entering and this creates the threat of fire, provides a place for drug dealers and other nefarious folks to use this as a shelter or storage place.
There is a water leak which has made the ground very near the sidewalk dangerously slippery and easy for someone to sink into.
The only reason these properties don't look worse is because the neighborhood has had 2 cleanup activities (2007 & 2009) and we do what we can to keep the sidewalks clear. It is the opinion of the neighborhood association that the owner is currently allowing the properties to be demolished by neglect.
in the Office of Recovery & Development Administration, City of New Orleans,
is scheduled to hear the following cases at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 1100.
8232 Apricot St.
Booker Enterprises LLC.
P.O. Box 2311220
Harahan, LA 70123
09-003330 10/8/09 9:15 AM
The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed below should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation and if the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition.
Booker was a No Show at the Hearing.
GUILTY
%500 fine + $75.00 court fees
plus %500 a day starting 30 days from now if the issues are not addressed.
8232-34 Apricot is one of 3 GREAT HOUSES side by side owned by Carrie Booker. These houses are in a National Historic Register District with LOADS of potential. It is demoralizing to have these houses rotting away in front of our eyes, next to fabulous houses that have been written up in the Times Picayune Inside Out. We’re submitting the May Times Picayune article as part of this packet.
There are all types of debris around the property: debris left over from partial construction, debris left over from damage from tornado or flood. There is broken glass, there are nails, on the porch, all around the house.
This is only a block away from a Head Start Center and 2 blocks away from Lafayette School. There is nothing to stop a kid walking to or from school from venturing into this dangerous area.
Because the houses are open, both windows and doors, there is nothing stopping anyone from entering and this creates the threat of fire, provides a place for drug dealers and other nefarious folks to use this as a shelter or storage place.
There is a water leak which has made the ground very near the sidewalk dangerously slippery and easy for someone to sink into.
The only reason these properties don't look worse is because the neighborhood has had 2 cleanup activities (2007 & 2009) and we do what we can to keep the sidewalks clear. It is the opinion of the neighborhood association that the owner is currently allowing the properties to be demolished by neglect.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Adjudication Hearing - 8424-26 Apple - 10/6/09 9:15AM
VERDICT
GUILTY $500 Fine + $75 Court Fees on BOTH the MAIN and ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
$500 day Fine on BOTH Buildings.
The Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
in the Office of Recovery & Development Administration, City of New Orleans,
is scheduled to hear the following case at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 1100.
8424-26 Apple St. AND Accessory
Conreau L. Williams
8424-26 Apple St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
09-003288 10/6/09 9:15 AM
The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed below should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation and if the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition.
PEOPLE SEARCH RESULTS for Conreau L Williams
We found 2 people found that match Conreau Williams in the state of Louisiana.
Conreau Leslier Williams New Orleans
Age 39
Other Addresses Addresses listed in
Kenner, LA - Norfolk, VA - Fort Benning, GA - Norfolk, VA - Fayetteville, NC - San Antonio, TX
Relatives of Conreau Leslier Williams:
Michelle S Williams
Cadet Conreau Williams
Kyrette Williams
Carllisa Y Williams
Medesha M Williams
Conrad L Williams
Angleique W Williams
John W Williams
Dana J Williams
Tonya J Williams
Richard A Williams
Annett N Williams
Conrad L Williams
Conreau L Williams
No age listed
Addresses in New Orleans, LA
Relatives of Conreau L Williams
Trina Williams
Contacted Fort Benning Army Community Services
Conreau.Williams@us.army.mil
Major Conreau Williams
30th MEDCOM
Nachrich Kaserne
APO AE 09042
Perhaps Major Williams can get someone here locally to look after his building.
GUILTY $500 Fine + $75 Court Fees on BOTH the MAIN and ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
$500 day Fine on BOTH Buildings.
The Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
in the Office of Recovery & Development Administration, City of New Orleans,
is scheduled to hear the following case at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 1100.
8424-26 Apple St. AND Accessory
Conreau L. Williams
8424-26 Apple St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
09-003288 10/6/09 9:15 AM
The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed below should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation and if the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition.
PEOPLE SEARCH RESULTS for Conreau L Williams
We found 2 people found that match Conreau Williams in the state of Louisiana.
Conreau Leslier Williams New Orleans
Age 39
Other Addresses Addresses listed in
Kenner, LA - Norfolk, VA - Fort Benning, GA - Norfolk, VA - Fayetteville, NC - San Antonio, TX
Relatives of Conreau Leslier Williams:
Michelle S Williams
Cadet Conreau Williams
Kyrette Williams
Carllisa Y Williams
Medesha M Williams
Conrad L Williams
Angleique W Williams
John W Williams
Dana J Williams
Tonya J Williams
Richard A Williams
Annett N Williams
Conrad L Williams
Conreau L Williams
No age listed
Addresses in New Orleans, LA
Relatives of Conreau L Williams
Trina Williams
Contacted Fort Benning Army Community Services
Conreau.Williams@us.army.mil
Major Conreau Williams
30th MEDCOM
Nachrich Kaserne
APO AE 09042
Perhaps Major Williams can get someone here locally to look after his building.
Vijay Nagendra 1992-2009
Vijay Nagendra was the son of H. Nagendra, former President of Central Carrollton Association & Founder of the Carrollton Area Network.
We wish him and his family peace
Subject: Vijay Nagendra 1992-2009
Date: Oct 6, 2009 2:05 AM
Vijay Anand Hassan Nagendra passed away at 10.45 PM (CDT) on Monday
October 5th 2009. He was peaceful and restful at the time of passing.
His immediate family, his grandmother and Sister Cecila were by his side
at the time of passing.
A wake will be held at Greenwood Funeral Home, Canal Blvd, New Orleans
on Friday October 9th 2009 in the evening. Visitation and a funeral
Mass will held at Matar Dolorosa, South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans
on Saturday October 10, 2009 in the late morning. The times and other
details will follow shortly in the TP/SI.
Thank you for all your prayers and support
Nagendra
We wish him and his family peace
Subject: Vijay Nagendra 1992-2009
Date: Oct 6, 2009 2:05 AM
Vijay Anand Hassan Nagendra passed away at 10.45 PM (CDT) on Monday
October 5th 2009. He was peaceful and restful at the time of passing.
His immediate family, his grandmother and Sister Cecila were by his side
at the time of passing.
A wake will be held at Greenwood Funeral Home, Canal Blvd, New Orleans
on Friday October 9th 2009 in the evening. Visitation and a funeral
Mass will held at Matar Dolorosa, South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans
on Saturday October 10, 2009 in the late morning. The times and other
details will follow shortly in the TP/SI.
Thank you for all your prayers and support
Nagendra
Monday, October 5, 2009
CITY COMPLETES REVITALIZATION OF OAK STREET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2009
CITY COMPLETES REVITALIZATION OF OAK STREET
New Roadway Features Pedestrian-Friendly Amenities to Help Support Local Oak Street Businesses
NEW ORLEANS, LA - The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works today announced the completion of construction on Oak Street from Carrollton Avenue to Dante Street, approximately six months after the construction began. The project was completed two months ahead of schedule. Oak Street now features new pedestrian-friendly amenities, utilities and asphalt roadway.
"Were excited to see the completion of improvements in an area where businesses will benefit from better streets and sidewalks, and hope that the new amenities assist in bringing more visitors to shop on Oak Street," said Mayor C. Ray Nagin. "This project demonstrates neighborhood revitalization as well as economic development in progress."
"With the completion of construction on this important New Orleans commercial corridor, we hope to continue this momentum and find funding to restore many of our other important commercial corridors," said Robert Mendoza, Director of Public Works. "We understand the stress placed on the businesses during the time this roadway remained closed, but we now believe the finished product will encourage more people to visit Oak Street. We want to thank the Oak Street Business Association for their patience and support during this project."
The new roadway features extended sidewalks at each intersection to allow more space for greater pedestrian use, to help calm traffic at the intersections and to make the roadway safer to cross. The extension reduces the distance needed to travel by pedestrians crossing the streets and prevents vehicles from parking too close to intersections, which improves visibility at the intersection and assures emergency vehicle access.
The City reused the existing cobblestone from the old rail tracks to create decorative patterns at each intersection. This enhancement not only improves the aesthetics of the roadway, but also acts as a traffic calming device at the intersections.
In addition, the project included replacement of the asphalt pavement roadway, driveways and concrete sidewalks, replacement of sewer lines, water lines and drain pipes, installation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps in sidewalks at associated intersections, and new sidewalk benches and bike racks.
In total, approximately 0.5 miles of Oak Street from Carrollton Avenue to Leake Avenue was reconstructed. The project's estimated construction value is approximately $5.4 million, which was funded by the City's 2004 General Obligation Bonds and the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans.
Fleming Construction Co. performed the construction work and Hartman Engineering Inc. provided the design services and construction management services for the project.
CITY COMPLETES REVITALIZATION OF OAK STREET
New Roadway Features Pedestrian-Friendly Amenities to Help Support Local Oak Street Businesses
NEW ORLEANS, LA - The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works today announced the completion of construction on Oak Street from Carrollton Avenue to Dante Street, approximately six months after the construction began. The project was completed two months ahead of schedule. Oak Street now features new pedestrian-friendly amenities, utilities and asphalt roadway.
"Were excited to see the completion of improvements in an area where businesses will benefit from better streets and sidewalks, and hope that the new amenities assist in bringing more visitors to shop on Oak Street," said Mayor C. Ray Nagin. "This project demonstrates neighborhood revitalization as well as economic development in progress."
"With the completion of construction on this important New Orleans commercial corridor, we hope to continue this momentum and find funding to restore many of our other important commercial corridors," said Robert Mendoza, Director of Public Works. "We understand the stress placed on the businesses during the time this roadway remained closed, but we now believe the finished product will encourage more people to visit Oak Street. We want to thank the Oak Street Business Association for their patience and support during this project."
The new roadway features extended sidewalks at each intersection to allow more space for greater pedestrian use, to help calm traffic at the intersections and to make the roadway safer to cross. The extension reduces the distance needed to travel by pedestrians crossing the streets and prevents vehicles from parking too close to intersections, which improves visibility at the intersection and assures emergency vehicle access.
The City reused the existing cobblestone from the old rail tracks to create decorative patterns at each intersection. This enhancement not only improves the aesthetics of the roadway, but also acts as a traffic calming device at the intersections.
In addition, the project included replacement of the asphalt pavement roadway, driveways and concrete sidewalks, replacement of sewer lines, water lines and drain pipes, installation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps in sidewalks at associated intersections, and new sidewalk benches and bike racks.
In total, approximately 0.5 miles of Oak Street from Carrollton Avenue to Leake Avenue was reconstructed. The project's estimated construction value is approximately $5.4 million, which was funded by the City's 2004 General Obligation Bonds and the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans.
Fleming Construction Co. performed the construction work and Hartman Engineering Inc. provided the design services and construction management services for the project.
2623 Dante - Blight Followup
Thank You, Andrew & Code Enforcment Team
From: Andrew Holbein
To: Andrew Holbein, NorthWest Carrollton , "Wesley P. Taylor" , "Winston H. Reid" , "Kristen A. Phillips" , "Amy E. Chandler" , Bruce Little , Arnie Fielkow , "Deborah J. Langhoff" , "Jackie B. Clarkson"
Cc: Karen Gadbois, Chef Seaton, Debi Theobald, Scott Andrews, Kim Carver, Margret Reinhard
Subject: RE: NWCCA Blight Report 2623 Dante
Date: Oct 5, 2009 12:08 PM
As a follow up, an inspector has revisited this property as discussed
below. There are still no violations. Hopefully the property will
remain in compliance.
-Andrew Holbein
Office of Code Enforcement
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Holbein
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:20 PM
To: NorthWest Carrollton; Wesley P. Taylor; Winston H. Reid; Kristen A.
Phillips; Amy E. Chandler; Bruce Little; Arnie Fielkow; Deborah J.
Langhoff; Jackie B. Clarkson
Subject: RE: NWCCA Blight Report 2623 Dante
An inspector has gone to this property. At the time of inspection he
did not find any violations to the city code. The pile of trash in the
front is gone and the grass is not in violation at this time.
The inspector saw the property's realtor on site and warned them that
they need to continue maintaining the property and the grass, which the
realtor agreed to do.
I will ask the inspector to go out there again in a month to see if any
violations have arisen. Both sides of the property are for rent and the
inspector found a note from Entergy saying that the energy was turned on
yesterday, so hopefully the new tenants will stay there and their
presence will keep the property up to code.
-Andrew Holbein
Office of Code Enforcement
-----Original Message-----
From: NorthWest Carrollton [mailto:nwcarrollton@mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 2:29 PM
To: NorthWest Carrollton; Andrew Holbein; Wesley P. Taylor; Winston H.
Reid; Kristen A. Phillips; Amy E. Chandler; Bruce Little; Arnie Fielkow;
Deborah J. Langhoff; Jackie B. Clarkson
Subject: NWCCA Blight Report 2623 Dante
Please place 2623 Dante on the list for blight action. The property has
frequent turnover in tenants. The property owner goes through periods where they do not consistently maintain their property. There have been periods where the grass was so long that it was finally cut by neighbors.
The pile of trash in front of the building is the latest sample of how
the property owner "maintains" the building.
Your attention to this is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jenel Hazlett for NorthWest Carrollton
From: Andrew Holbein
To: Andrew Holbein
Cc: Karen Gadbois, Chef Seaton, Debi Theobald, Scott Andrews, Kim Carver, Margret Reinhard
Subject: RE: NWCCA Blight Report 2623 Dante
Date: Oct 5, 2009 12:08 PM
As a follow up, an inspector has revisited this property as discussed
below. There are still no violations. Hopefully the property will
remain in compliance.
-Andrew Holbein
Office of Code Enforcement
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Holbein
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:20 PM
To: NorthWest Carrollton; Wesley P. Taylor; Winston H. Reid; Kristen A.
Phillips; Amy E. Chandler; Bruce Little; Arnie Fielkow; Deborah J.
Langhoff; Jackie B. Clarkson
Subject: RE: NWCCA Blight Report 2623 Dante
An inspector has gone to this property. At the time of inspection he
did not find any violations to the city code. The pile of trash in the
front is gone and the grass is not in violation at this time.
The inspector saw the property's realtor on site and warned them that
they need to continue maintaining the property and the grass, which the
realtor agreed to do.
I will ask the inspector to go out there again in a month to see if any
violations have arisen. Both sides of the property are for rent and the
inspector found a note from Entergy saying that the energy was turned on
yesterday, so hopefully the new tenants will stay there and their
presence will keep the property up to code.
-Andrew Holbein
Office of Code Enforcement
-----Original Message-----
From: NorthWest Carrollton [mailto:nwcarrollton@mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 2:29 PM
To: NorthWest Carrollton; Andrew Holbein; Wesley P. Taylor; Winston H.
Reid; Kristen A. Phillips; Amy E. Chandler; Bruce Little; Arnie Fielkow;
Deborah J. Langhoff; Jackie B. Clarkson
Subject: NWCCA Blight Report 2623 Dante
Please place 2623 Dante on the list for blight action. The property has
frequent turnover in tenants. The property owner goes through periods where they do not consistently maintain their property. There have been periods where the grass was so long that it was finally cut by neighbors.
The pile of trash in front of the building is the latest sample of how
the property owner "maintains" the building.
Your attention to this is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jenel Hazlett for NorthWest Carrollton
Friday, October 2, 2009
Rebuilding Together on Apple
Preservation Resource Center's Rebuilding Together in NorthWest Carrollton
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Obama's Chef
Chef Seaton is a NorthWest Carrollton Resident and was chef to President Obama for a week earlier this year.
OBAMA'S CHEF GRACES MID-CITY CHURCH
Thursday, October 01, 2009 Roberta Grove
Grace Episcopal Church on Canal Street had the right idea when they asked Master Chef Ronnie Seaton, personal chef to President Obama and his family, to help with an event called "Candlelight Delight."
Seaton directed local chefs Neal Varrette and Corey Blake in preparing a delicious dinner Sept. 26 to help the church pay its annual $22,000 utility bill. The church is the gathering spot for its congregation and more than 30 multicultural organizations and ministries.
"Roughly, over 100 families are active members of the congregation," said the Rev. Peter Gray. "Since Katrina, our congregation has been enriched by an increase in Hispanic members. One of our major programs includes instruction for those learning English as a second language."
Deacon Charmaine Kathmann was instrumental in organizing the dinner.
Along with a meal fit for the first family, the event included a wonderful performance by members of the Ballet Folklorico Nicaraguense COSMAPA.
If you missed this opportunity to enjoy a meal prepared by Seaton, he may consider a return engagement. He was born in New Orleans.
For information about Grace Episcopal's services and programs, call 504.482.5242.
OBAMA'S CHEF GRACES MID-CITY CHURCH
Thursday, October 01, 2009 Roberta Grove
Grace Episcopal Church on Canal Street had the right idea when they asked Master Chef Ronnie Seaton, personal chef to President Obama and his family, to help with an event called "Candlelight Delight."
Seaton directed local chefs Neal Varrette and Corey Blake in preparing a delicious dinner Sept. 26 to help the church pay its annual $22,000 utility bill. The church is the gathering spot for its congregation and more than 30 multicultural organizations and ministries.
"Roughly, over 100 families are active members of the congregation," said the Rev. Peter Gray. "Since Katrina, our congregation has been enriched by an increase in Hispanic members. One of our major programs includes instruction for those learning English as a second language."
Deacon Charmaine Kathmann was instrumental in organizing the dinner.
Along with a meal fit for the first family, the event included a wonderful performance by members of the Ballet Folklorico Nicaraguense COSMAPA.
If you missed this opportunity to enjoy a meal prepared by Seaton, he may consider a return engagement. He was born in New Orleans.
For information about Grace Episcopal's services and programs, call 504.482.5242.
Thank you Walter Gallas
N.O. preservation ace has left the buildings
Thursday, October 01, 2009 Jon Kemp
It's a sad day for our neighborhoods. Walter Gallas is leaving.
As director of the New Orleans field office for the National Trust, Gallas has been a major player in the preservation of buildings and the restoration of neighborhoods destroyed by Katrina. Four years after the big flood, the local office is closing and Gallas will be director of the Northeast Field Office, covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
I recently bumped into Gallas at Matassa's and asked him what he wished for the Crescent City.
"I wish for our city the kind of leadership that truly understands its history and heritage are the best things going for it," Gallas said. "And then bases its decisions on that."
Walter Gallas of the National Trust for Historic Preservation supported NorthWest Carrollton's fight for a better design of the Walgreens at Claiborne and Carrollton. He's been a good friend to New Orleans during the last 4 years of our recovery. His work in New Orleans is most appreciated and he will be missed.
"No" means begin again one level higher
Nola.com says Pump to River fails in Congress
OK Congress aways does the right thing. Not.
The Louisiana delegation needs to follow one of Peter's Laws.
The one that says: "No" simply means begin again at one level higher.
Here's another of Peter's Laws that applies to this issue:
Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing.
And then there is the most applicable one of Peter's Laws in this particular situation:
Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
OK Congress aways does the right thing. Not.
The Louisiana delegation needs to follow one of Peter's Laws.
The one that says: "No" simply means begin again at one level higher.
Here's another of Peter's Laws that applies to this issue:
Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing.
And then there is the most applicable one of Peter's Laws in this particular situation:
Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
Kiosks
Kiosks for the Carrollton area are being developed and built by the Tulane School of Architecture
Get a preview of what these information kiosks will look like
on the 1st Floor Lecture Hall at the Tulane Architecture Building
aka Richardson-Memorial
On Friday, October 2nd at 5:00 pm - Kick Off Party
On Monday, October 5th at 6:00 pm they will be hosting a lecture by a visiting architect in the 1st Floor Lecture Hall of the Architecture Building on Tulane's Campus.
On Friday, October 9th at 3:00 pm they will present their completed information kiosks for critique and celebration.
Get a preview of what these information kiosks will look like
on the 1st Floor Lecture Hall at the Tulane Architecture Building
aka Richardson-Memorial
On Friday, October 2nd at 5:00 pm - Kick Off Party
On Monday, October 5th at 6:00 pm they will be hosting a lecture by a visiting architect in the 1st Floor Lecture Hall of the Architecture Building on Tulane's Campus.
On Friday, October 9th at 3:00 pm they will present their completed information kiosks for critique and celebration.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Read it and weep
Apparently Bobby Jindal can really pick 'em.
Curt Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, placed in this job by Jindal, thinks the problem is that Louisiana has TOO MANY COLLEGE GRADUATES.
I know you can't believe that someone would actually say this. But I promise I am NOT making this up. Randy Newman said it best: "College Boys from LSU went in dumb came out dumb too." Maybe since this genius graduated from LSU we should just cut funding to LSU.
4-year college graduates a surplus in Louisiana
But occupational jobs are abundant
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 By Jan Moller Capital bureau
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana has a "surplus" of college graduates getting traditional four-year degrees and needs to steer more people into community and technical college programs to meet future job demand, the state's top labor official said Monday.
Curt Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, cited occupational forecasts that show the state will produce 10,312 more four-year graduates than there are jobs to fill between 2008 and 2016, while at the same time there are 3,892 more jobs available requiring associates' or technical degrees than there are people to fill them.
"We're producing a workforce that we cannot employ in Louisiana," Eysink told the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission, which is looking for ways to overhaul the state's higher education system.
The panel was created by the Legislature this year and is expected to deliver a plan to the Board of Regents by Feb. 12 outlining proposed changes to the state's colleges and universities. Gov. Bobby Jindal has directed the group to identify $146 million in possible budget cuts as the state prepares for years of likely budget shortfalls resulting from stagnant revenues and rising costs.
Eysink cited forecasting models that show the state's top-growing occupations to be low-skilled, service-industry jobs such as ticket-takers, cashiers and customer service representatives, as well as more skilled occupations such as nurses, teachers and trades such as welders and carpenters.
Several commission members were unhappy with the perspective, as Louisiana already trails the rest of the South and the nation as a whole in nearly every educational indicator, including the percentage of the population with college degrees. Only 21 percent of Louisiana residents ages 25 to 64 have a four-year degree or higher, compared to 26.4 percent for the South and 29 percent of the nation as a whole.
Saying a state has too many four-year graduates "is like telling a rich guy he has too much money," said Artis Terrell of Shreveport, a principal in the Williams Capital Group. "Can you ever have too many four-year degrees?"
Others said the state needs to improve at providing the jobs that would keep graduates from pursuing jobs in other states.
"Louisiana loses a lot of its best-educated folks because it doesn't have the jobs that are most attractive to them," said commission member David Longanecker, president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder, Colo.
The commission Monday elected Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, as its chairman and Belle Wheelan as vice-chair. Nevers is chairman of the state Senate Education Committee, and Wheelan is president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Decatur, Ga.
. . . . . . .
Jan Moller can be reached at jmoller@timespicayune.com or 225.342.5207.
Curt Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, placed in this job by Jindal, thinks the problem is that Louisiana has TOO MANY COLLEGE GRADUATES.
I know you can't believe that someone would actually say this. But I promise I am NOT making this up. Randy Newman said it best: "College Boys from LSU went in dumb came out dumb too." Maybe since this genius graduated from LSU we should just cut funding to LSU.
4-year college graduates a surplus in Louisiana
But occupational jobs are abundant
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 By Jan Moller Capital bureau
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana has a "surplus" of college graduates getting traditional four-year degrees and needs to steer more people into community and technical college programs to meet future job demand, the state's top labor official said Monday.
Curt Eysink, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, cited occupational forecasts that show the state will produce 10,312 more four-year graduates than there are jobs to fill between 2008 and 2016, while at the same time there are 3,892 more jobs available requiring associates' or technical degrees than there are people to fill them.
"We're producing a workforce that we cannot employ in Louisiana," Eysink told the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission, which is looking for ways to overhaul the state's higher education system.
The panel was created by the Legislature this year and is expected to deliver a plan to the Board of Regents by Feb. 12 outlining proposed changes to the state's colleges and universities. Gov. Bobby Jindal has directed the group to identify $146 million in possible budget cuts as the state prepares for years of likely budget shortfalls resulting from stagnant revenues and rising costs.
Eysink cited forecasting models that show the state's top-growing occupations to be low-skilled, service-industry jobs such as ticket-takers, cashiers and customer service representatives, as well as more skilled occupations such as nurses, teachers and trades such as welders and carpenters.
Several commission members were unhappy with the perspective, as Louisiana already trails the rest of the South and the nation as a whole in nearly every educational indicator, including the percentage of the population with college degrees. Only 21 percent of Louisiana residents ages 25 to 64 have a four-year degree or higher, compared to 26.4 percent for the South and 29 percent of the nation as a whole.
Saying a state has too many four-year graduates "is like telling a rich guy he has too much money," said Artis Terrell of Shreveport, a principal in the Williams Capital Group. "Can you ever have too many four-year degrees?"
Others said the state needs to improve at providing the jobs that would keep graduates from pursuing jobs in other states.
"Louisiana loses a lot of its best-educated folks because it doesn't have the jobs that are most attractive to them," said commission member David Longanecker, president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder, Colo.
The commission Monday elected Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, as its chairman and Belle Wheelan as vice-chair. Nevers is chairman of the state Senate Education Committee, and Wheelan is president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Decatur, Ga.
. . . . . . .
Jan Moller can be reached at jmoller@timespicayune.com or 225.342.5207.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Issues Meeting Tuesday September 29th
District "A" Councilmember Shelley Midura and District "B" Councilmember Stacy Head, in conjunction with the Claiborne-University Neighborhood Association and the Broadmoor Improvement Association, will host a joint area community meeting on to discuss issues related to neighborhoods in both Districts"A" and "B". The meeting is open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend.The items on the agenda include:
- Taxing Districts
- Dogmoor Dog Park
- Signage issues in Claiborne-University and Broadmoor neighborhoods
- Southeast Louisiana (SELA) Flood Control drainage improvements
- Truck parking issues
- Nashville Avenue improvements
- General Area Concerns
When: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Where: Free Church of the Annunciation 4505 S. Claiborne Avenue
- Taxing Districts
- Dogmoor Dog Park
- Signage issues in Claiborne-University and Broadmoor neighborhoods
- Southeast Louisiana (SELA) Flood Control drainage improvements
- Truck parking issues
- Nashville Avenue improvements
- General Area Concerns
When: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Where: Free Church of the Annunciation 4505 S. Claiborne Avenue
Adjudication Hearing - 8425 Apple - 9/29/09 9:15AM
The Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
in the Office of Recovery & Development Administration, City of New Orleans,
is scheduled to hear the following case at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 1100.
8425-27 Apple St.
Crystal L. Rivet
P.O. Box 113583
Metairie, LA 70011
09-003243
9/29/09 9:15 AM
The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed below should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation and if the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition.
And the verdict is:
Guilty $500 plus $75 Court Fees.
30 days to address issues starting TODAY or fines of $500 a day accrue.
in the Office of Recovery & Development Administration, City of New Orleans,
is scheduled to hear the following case at 1340 Poydras St., Suite 1100.
8425-27 Apple St.
Crystal L. Rivet
P.O. Box 113583
Metairie, LA 70011
09-003243
9/29/09 9:15 AM
The purpose of these hearings is to determine if the properties at the locations listed below should be declared blighted pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-38 of the City Code or a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section 28-37, et seq., of the City Code. If the property is declared blighted, it is eligible for expropriation and if the property is declared a public nuisance, it is eligible for demolition.
And the verdict is:
Guilty $500 plus $75 Court Fees.
30 days to address issues starting TODAY or fines of $500 a day accrue.
Friday, September 25, 2009
DO NOT GIVE TO PAN HANDLERS!!!!
WWL-TV: Beware those panhandling for 'charities' in New Orleans -- they may be scamming you
By Times-Picayune Staff
September 25, 2009, 8:24AM
Beware panhandlers who claim to be collecting money for a legitimate charity on New Orleans street corners -- unless they can produce a credential when you ask them to, they are most likely scamming you out of money, according to a WWL-TV news report.
A WWL-TV report warns that panhandlers claiming to be collecting money for charity are probably lying to you if they can't produce a credential when you ask them to.A reporter for the station found that two panhandlers -- a woman on the corner of Earhart Boulevard and South Carrollton Avenue supposedly collecting for the battered women and children of "United Ministries," and a man on the corner of Elysian Fields and Interstate 610 supposedly collecting for the battered women of "United in Christ Ministries" -- couldn't produce the city Finance Department permits they need to legally collect money for charities.
The reporter had a Better Business Bureau representative check the names of the two charities against those that appear two separate databases of legitimate charities. Neither name appeared.
The Better Business Bureau representative said in the report that all people wishing to donate money for charity should check with them before handing any money over to any charity.
Begging for money from motorists is illegal in New Orleans. Legitimate charities can petition money from motorists but need a permit from the city government to do so.
____Related Report _____________________________________________________________
Donation seekers on street not always legit
11:48 AM CDT on Friday, September 25, 2009
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News
pmurphy@wwltv.com
NEW ORLEANS – Stop at some intersections in New Orleans and you better hold on to your wallet. Panhandlers come up to your window with a bucket and a story and ask for money.
Video: Watch the Story A woman named Veronica at the corner of Earhart and Carrollton told Eyewitness News, she was collecting for a charity named "United Ministries."
A man on another corner, Elysian Fields and the I-610, who did not want to give his name said his donations were going to the “United in Christ Ministries.”
Similar sounding organizations, two different street corners, but the same pitch.
"It's a ministry for battered women and children," the man said. "We help children. We help women that have been in troubled. That have been battered and everything. We raise money to help them take care of their needs and get them back into society."
"It's a battered women's shelter," said Veronica. "We're starting up a ministry. We've been going for about eight years. We take in battered women, children, addicts."
"Those are some key words of course and when people hear those words, "UNITY", "battered women" anything of that sort they are more easily to dig into their pocketbooks or their wallet," said Cynthia Albert of the Better Business Bureau.
Albert checked two separate databases of legitimate charities and said the organizations mentioned by the roadside solicitors were not listed.
"There's so many sound alike, so called charities," said Albert. "They'll get one that is legitimate and they may change just one word. And, people will think it's the real one and contribute."
The panhandlers have something else in common.
"Do we all have a permit? No, at the moment, no we do not," said Veronica.
The man at Elysian and 610 also admitted he did not have the proper paperwork.
"We also have applied with the permit at City Hall," he said. "That's all I'm going to say at this point at this time."
In New Orleans you must have a permit from the city finance department to collect money on city streets. Each solicitor must also obtain an identification card.
The BBB says if the person who comes up to your window can't produce the ID card, you're probably being scammed.
"If you give your money to someone who has no credentials, that is not really a charity, when a good one comes along, you may not be able to afford it," said Albert.
The BBB says before you give, check the website, http://www.give.org. It can tell you the charities that pass the smell test and the ones that don't.
By Times-Picayune Staff
September 25, 2009, 8:24AM
Beware panhandlers who claim to be collecting money for a legitimate charity on New Orleans street corners -- unless they can produce a credential when you ask them to, they are most likely scamming you out of money, according to a WWL-TV news report.
A WWL-TV report warns that panhandlers claiming to be collecting money for charity are probably lying to you if they can't produce a credential when you ask them to.A reporter for the station found that two panhandlers -- a woman on the corner of Earhart Boulevard and South Carrollton Avenue supposedly collecting for the battered women and children of "United Ministries," and a man on the corner of Elysian Fields and Interstate 610 supposedly collecting for the battered women of "United in Christ Ministries" -- couldn't produce the city Finance Department permits they need to legally collect money for charities.
The reporter had a Better Business Bureau representative check the names of the two charities against those that appear two separate databases of legitimate charities. Neither name appeared.
The Better Business Bureau representative said in the report that all people wishing to donate money for charity should check with them before handing any money over to any charity.
Begging for money from motorists is illegal in New Orleans. Legitimate charities can petition money from motorists but need a permit from the city government to do so.
____Related Report _____________________________________________________________
Donation seekers on street not always legit
11:48 AM CDT on Friday, September 25, 2009
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News
pmurphy@wwltv.com
NEW ORLEANS – Stop at some intersections in New Orleans and you better hold on to your wallet. Panhandlers come up to your window with a bucket and a story and ask for money.
Video: Watch the Story A woman named Veronica at the corner of Earhart and Carrollton told Eyewitness News, she was collecting for a charity named "United Ministries."
A man on another corner, Elysian Fields and the I-610, who did not want to give his name said his donations were going to the “United in Christ Ministries.”
Similar sounding organizations, two different street corners, but the same pitch.
"It's a ministry for battered women and children," the man said. "We help children. We help women that have been in troubled. That have been battered and everything. We raise money to help them take care of their needs and get them back into society."
"It's a battered women's shelter," said Veronica. "We're starting up a ministry. We've been going for about eight years. We take in battered women, children, addicts."
"Those are some key words of course and when people hear those words, "UNITY", "battered women" anything of that sort they are more easily to dig into their pocketbooks or their wallet," said Cynthia Albert of the Better Business Bureau.
Albert checked two separate databases of legitimate charities and said the organizations mentioned by the roadside solicitors were not listed.
"There's so many sound alike, so called charities," said Albert. "They'll get one that is legitimate and they may change just one word. And, people will think it's the real one and contribute."
The panhandlers have something else in common.
"Do we all have a permit? No, at the moment, no we do not," said Veronica.
The man at Elysian and 610 also admitted he did not have the proper paperwork.
"We also have applied with the permit at City Hall," he said. "That's all I'm going to say at this point at this time."
In New Orleans you must have a permit from the city finance department to collect money on city streets. Each solicitor must also obtain an identification card.
The BBB says if the person who comes up to your window can't produce the ID card, you're probably being scammed.
"If you give your money to someone who has no credentials, that is not really a charity, when a good one comes along, you may not be able to afford it," said Albert.
The BBB says before you give, check the website, http://www.give.org. It can tell you the charities that pass the smell test and the ones that don't.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Support NOPD 2nd District
Join us
on October 17, 2009
at Lafayette Square
for the 13th annual Walk the Beat
sponsored by AT&T and the New Orleans Police and Justice
Foundation (NOPJF). Walk the Beat raises essential funds for
training, technical equipment and crime fighting supplies for our
police officers.
The need for these crucial supplies has only increased as most were either destroyed or washed away in Katrina’s flood waters. Effective crime fighting requires 21st century equipment. We need your help to insure that our police are using the most up to date and state of the art supplies to help deter and stop criminal activity in our city.
After the 5k run, keep your feet moving at Lafayette Square as we kick off the 4th annual Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. After the run, 1000’s of people participate in the Blues Festival which celebrates the heritage of New Orleans through Blues music and down-home foods associated with the New Orleans region.
Walk the Beat and the Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival are designed to encourage appreciation for local music and culture while bringing attention to the needs of our police officers.
Entry fee is $25.00 includes a tank top and entrance to blues fest.
Call Edgar @874-5969 to register.
on October 17, 2009
at Lafayette Square
for the 13th annual Walk the Beat
sponsored by AT&T and the New Orleans Police and Justice
Foundation (NOPJF). Walk the Beat raises essential funds for
training, technical equipment and crime fighting supplies for our
police officers.
The need for these crucial supplies has only increased as most were either destroyed or washed away in Katrina’s flood waters. Effective crime fighting requires 21st century equipment. We need your help to insure that our police are using the most up to date and state of the art supplies to help deter and stop criminal activity in our city.
After the 5k run, keep your feet moving at Lafayette Square as we kick off the 4th annual Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. After the run, 1000’s of people participate in the Blues Festival which celebrates the heritage of New Orleans through Blues music and down-home foods associated with the New Orleans region.
Walk the Beat and the Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival are designed to encourage appreciation for local music and culture while bringing attention to the needs of our police officers.
Entry fee is $25.00 includes a tank top and entrance to blues fest.
Call Edgar @874-5969 to register.
Friday, September 18, 2009
S&W Problems reported in 8400 Block of Apricot
This leak has been festering for months.
It is in front of a lovely restored shotgun double and across the street from one of the houses that recently sold in NorthWest Carrollton.
This HOLE has been on the corner of Apricot & Cambronne for almost a year. The first time S&W addressed the problem they literally dropped one of their marker barrels into the hole; it disappeared because the hole was so deep. Now the problem is covered with boards and has a marker barrel. But it is still not fixed.
See the old barrel rim in the bottom of the hole.
Many grade school children walk past this dangerous hole everyday on their way to Lafayette School on Carrollton Ave. The problem NEEDS permanent repair.
It is in front of a lovely restored shotgun double and across the street from one of the houses that recently sold in NorthWest Carrollton.
This HOLE has been on the corner of Apricot & Cambronne for almost a year. The first time S&W addressed the problem they literally dropped one of their marker barrels into the hole; it disappeared because the hole was so deep. Now the problem is covered with boards and has a marker barrel. But it is still not fixed.
See the old barrel rim in the bottom of the hole.
Many grade school children walk past this dangerous hole everyday on their way to Lafayette School on Carrollton Ave. The problem NEEDS permanent repair.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Open House for Sale on Apricot
This SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20th from 1PM - 4PM
Open House
8211 Apricot Street
See ths article from the Times Picayune which highlights the whole block and this Flickr Set which shows other houses for sale in NorthWest Carrollton. Since May, 3 houses have sold in NorthWest Carrollton and 6 new, historically appropriate, houses have been built.
Open House
8211 Apricot Street
See ths article from the Times Picayune which highlights the whole block and this Flickr Set which shows other houses for sale in NorthWest Carrollton. Since May, 3 houses have sold in NorthWest Carrollton and 6 new, historically appropriate, houses have been built.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
She can't fix a pool but she wanted to be MAYOR of the City of New Orleans
The owner of this pool apparent owns a property uptown on Cadiz worth quite a lot of money..... $338,400. Too bad she doesn't care about the other property she purchased AFTER Katrina in NorthWest Carrollton!!!!
Can you believe this woman had the gall to run for MAYOR?
Owner Name DEDAIS SONJA M
Address 1114 CADIZ ST
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Property Address 1109 CADIZ ST
Unit
District 6
Assesment Area 14
Subdivision
Square 291
Lot 18
Book 02
Folio 072
Line 016
Tax Bill Number 614206914
Instrument Number 000256080
Notarial Archive Number 03-18060
Sale Date 01-APR-03
Sale Price $0
2010 Preliminary Assessment
Appraised Land 56,000
Appraised Building 282,400
Appraised Total 338,400
Assessed Land 5,600
Assessed Building 28,240
Assessed Total 33,840
Homestead Exemption Amount 0
Assessment Frozen NO
Special Tax District
Exempt Code
Assessment Change
Values History
Tax Year 2009
Assessed Land 5,600
Assessed Building 28,240
Assessed Total 33,840
Homestead Exemption Amount 0
Property Description
Line 1 Description
1 SQ 291 LOT 18 CADIZ 28X100
2 1109-11 CADIZ ST
3 DU-W
4 FILE #85313 4/03 SUCN
Can you believe this woman had the gall to run for MAYOR?
Owner Name DEDAIS SONJA M
Address 1114 CADIZ ST
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Property Address 1109 CADIZ ST
Unit
District 6
Assesment Area 14
Subdivision
Square 291
Lot 18
Book 02
Folio 072
Line 016
Tax Bill Number 614206914
Instrument Number 000256080
Notarial Archive Number 03-18060
Sale Date 01-APR-03
Sale Price $0
2010 Preliminary Assessment
Appraised Land 56,000
Appraised Building 282,400
Appraised Total 338,400
Assessed Land 5,600
Assessed Building 28,240
Assessed Total 33,840
Homestead Exemption Amount 0
Assessment Frozen NO
Special Tax District
Exempt Code
Assessment Change
Values History
Tax Year 2009
Assessed Land 5,600
Assessed Building 28,240
Assessed Total 33,840
Homestead Exemption Amount 0
Property Description
Line 1 Description
1 SQ 291 LOT 18 CADIZ 28X100
2 1109-11 CADIZ ST
3 DU-W
4 FILE #85313 4/03 SUCN
Blight - Emergency Reset
2 Properties in NorthWest Carrollton need to be reviewed again.
Their owners have done the minimum required.
The property at 8300 Fig now has the grass cut reasonably regularly. BUT now it is also easy to see the missing weartherboard. The blue roof is completely gone.
The property at 2933-35 Dante (corner Fig) AGAIN has an open gate to the pool which is REFILLING with water. It appears that the board that was secured to the fence got water logged in the recent rainy weather and literally fell off.
The windows are open or broken so the house is not completely secure.
These 2 property owners
MATTHEW A DENT
8302 FIG ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
AND
Sonja DEDAIS
1114 CADIZ ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
continue to be "bad actors".
Their owners have done the minimum required.
The property at 8300 Fig now has the grass cut reasonably regularly. BUT now it is also easy to see the missing weartherboard. The blue roof is completely gone.
The property at 2933-35 Dante (corner Fig) AGAIN has an open gate to the pool which is REFILLING with water. It appears that the board that was secured to the fence got water logged in the recent rainy weather and literally fell off.
The windows are open or broken so the house is not completely secure.
These 2 property owners
MATTHEW A DENT
8302 FIG ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
AND
Sonja DEDAIS
1114 CADIZ ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
continue to be "bad actors".
Plan for the 21st Century
The City’s Plan for the 21st Century is available at www.nolamasterplan.org
Hard copies of the Plan will be delivered to New Orleans Public Library locations on Wednesday, September 16th including our NOPL Nix Branch (1401 South Carrollton Avenue/Hours: 10am-6pm M-F, 1oam-7pm T, W, Th).
You are invited to see the Draft Plan’s highlights and bring any comments or questions to the Open House taking place Saturday, September 19th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Dryades YMCA, 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
We encourage your participation in the September 19th Open House and your active involvement in the Public Hearings that will take place on October 13th and 16th before the City Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is scheduled to make a recommendation on the Plan at its October 27th meeting. The New Orleans City Council will then deliberate the Plan and conduct additional Public Hearings. A final decision on a Plan is expected early in 2010.
Hard copies of the Plan will be delivered to New Orleans Public Library locations on Wednesday, September 16th including our NOPL Nix Branch (1401 South Carrollton Avenue/Hours: 10am-6pm M-F, 1oam-7pm T, W, Th).
You are invited to see the Draft Plan’s highlights and bring any comments or questions to the Open House taking place Saturday, September 19th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Dryades YMCA, 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
We encourage your participation in the September 19th Open House and your active involvement in the Public Hearings that will take place on October 13th and 16th before the City Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is scheduled to make a recommendation on the Plan at its October 27th meeting. The New Orleans City Council will then deliberate the Plan and conduct additional Public Hearings. A final decision on a Plan is expected early in 2010.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Requests taken to Quality of Life Officer at September NONPACC Meeting
8330 Apple
8330 Owner PORTER JANIENE C
2500 GOLDEN POND LANE
SPRING HILL TN 37174 (how nice for her)
Perhaps Janiene & Eugene are related?
PORTER EUGENE
8332 APPLE ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8501 Apple (@ Joliet)
The trailer ON THE SIDEWALK is a NEW DEVELOPMENT.
The debris will harbor rats.
8501 Apple (@ Joliet - REAR)
The trucks in the rear have been there for many months.
OWNER : S.O.W.N. REALTY
8531 S. CLAIBORNE
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8321-25 Nelson
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8401 S. Claiborne Ave
Owner Name WILLIAMS ELIJAH
Address 8415 S CLAIBORNE AV
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
8330 Owner PORTER JANIENE C
2500 GOLDEN POND LANE
SPRING HILL TN 37174 (how nice for her)
Perhaps Janiene & Eugene are related?
PORTER EUGENE
8332 APPLE ST
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8501 Apple (@ Joliet)
The trailer ON THE SIDEWALK is a NEW DEVELOPMENT.
The debris will harbor rats.
8501 Apple (@ Joliet - REAR)
The trucks in the rear have been there for many months.
OWNER : S.O.W.N. REALTY
8531 S. CLAIBORNE
NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8321-25 Nelson
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8401 S. Claiborne Ave
Owner Name WILLIAMS ELIJAH
Address 8415 S CLAIBORNE AV
City / State / Zip NEW ORLEANS LA 70118
Homeownership Preservation Workshop
THE METRO NEW ORLEANS HOMEOWNERSHIP PRESERVATION COALITION RESPONDS TO FORECLOSURES
Group to hold Homeownership Preservation Workshop for troubled homeowners
on September 19th, 2009
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Ben Franklin High School,
2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, New Orleans.
Two general information sessions will be held at 10:30AM and 12:30PM.
New Orleans, LA; September 15, 2009: With the specter of increasing foreclosures looming over the metro area as a result of the downturn in the economy and the lifting of post-Katrina moratoriums, a group of local non-profits and their community development partners are banding together to keep people in their homes. The Metro New Orleans Homeownership Preservation Coalition will be holding a workshop for residents concerned about foreclosure on Saturday, September 19, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ben Franklin High School, 2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, New Orleans.
"There's a lot of confusion out in the public about what to do if you're behind on your mortgage or are facing a crushing increase in your monthly payments. People are scared of losing their biggest investment, the roof over their head, and don't know where to turn for help or advice. Maybe they've had bad experiences with their lender or servicer and are feeling hopeless about a resolution," said Lauren Bartlett, staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, a non-profit organization providing legal assistance to low-income residents in the metro area. "We want people who are facing foreclosure to know that the worst thing you can do is to ignore the calls and the notices. There's a whole team of experienced counselors and attorneys that are ready, willing and able to provide good counsel and help you through the maze of options that are available."
The Homeownership Preservation Fair will include two general information sessions at 10:30 and 12:30 that will discuss the foreclosure process and financial and legal options available to help homeowners prevent foreclosure.
After the sessions, the attendees, at their request, will be matched with an experienced housing counselor to begin the process of identifying solutions for their situation. All of the non-profit organizations participating are HUD-approved agencies specially qualified to offer this kind of one-on-one, individual counseling and are supported by grants or other funding to provide assistance at no cost to the homeowner. Refreshments and children's activities will be provided on-site.
"We're starting to see a rise in mortgage rescue scams in our communities. It's important that homeowners know that there are many organizations that don't charge up-front fees and have experience and training in resolving complicated foreclosure problems," said Nancy Montoya, Community Affairs Manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and a coalition partner. "That's why the Federal Reserve is involved in helping to coordinate events like this that can help save somebody's home."
For more information on this topic or to schedule an interview, please call Seth Weingart at (504) 596-2100.
Group to hold Homeownership Preservation Workshop for troubled homeowners
on September 19th, 2009
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Ben Franklin High School,
2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, New Orleans.
Two general information sessions will be held at 10:30AM and 12:30PM.
New Orleans, LA; September 15, 2009: With the specter of increasing foreclosures looming over the metro area as a result of the downturn in the economy and the lifting of post-Katrina moratoriums, a group of local non-profits and their community development partners are banding together to keep people in their homes. The Metro New Orleans Homeownership Preservation Coalition will be holding a workshop for residents concerned about foreclosure on Saturday, September 19, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ben Franklin High School, 2001 Leon C. Simon Drive, New Orleans.
"There's a lot of confusion out in the public about what to do if you're behind on your mortgage or are facing a crushing increase in your monthly payments. People are scared of losing their biggest investment, the roof over their head, and don't know where to turn for help or advice. Maybe they've had bad experiences with their lender or servicer and are feeling hopeless about a resolution," said Lauren Bartlett, staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, a non-profit organization providing legal assistance to low-income residents in the metro area. "We want people who are facing foreclosure to know that the worst thing you can do is to ignore the calls and the notices. There's a whole team of experienced counselors and attorneys that are ready, willing and able to provide good counsel and help you through the maze of options that are available."
The Homeownership Preservation Fair will include two general information sessions at 10:30 and 12:30 that will discuss the foreclosure process and financial and legal options available to help homeowners prevent foreclosure.
After the sessions, the attendees, at their request, will be matched with an experienced housing counselor to begin the process of identifying solutions for their situation. All of the non-profit organizations participating are HUD-approved agencies specially qualified to offer this kind of one-on-one, individual counseling and are supported by grants or other funding to provide assistance at no cost to the homeowner. Refreshments and children's activities will be provided on-site.
"We're starting to see a rise in mortgage rescue scams in our communities. It's important that homeowners know that there are many organizations that don't charge up-front fees and have experience and training in resolving complicated foreclosure problems," said Nancy Montoya, Community Affairs Manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and a coalition partner. "That's why the Federal Reserve is involved in helping to coordinate events like this that can help save somebody's home."
For more information on this topic or to schedule an interview, please call Seth Weingart at (504) 596-2100.
Monday, September 14, 2009
House for Sale - Illegally parked vehicle
This lovely piece of construction equipment is illegally parked - trespassing - on the drivway of the property for sale at 8415 Pritchard Place.
The only way to have this equipment moved is for the property owner to contact owner of the equipment (who we hear lives next door at 8405 Pritchard Place) and/or request that it be moved or to contact the city and have the owner of the equipment cited for trespassing.
The property might stand a better chance of selling if there wasn't construction equipment in the driveway.
The owner of the property is listed on the Assessor's website as
LOUISIANA COASTAL VI LLC.
5721 MAGAZINE ST STE.219
NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
The only way to have this equipment moved is for the property owner to contact owner of the equipment (who we hear lives next door at 8405 Pritchard Place) and/or request that it be moved or to contact the city and have the owner of the equipment cited for trespassing.
The property might stand a better chance of selling if there wasn't construction equipment in the driveway.
The owner of the property is listed on the Assessor's website as
LOUISIANA COASTAL VI LLC.
5721 MAGAZINE ST STE.219
NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Sunday, September 13, 2009
HELP!!! Please move this TRUCK
Officer Eddington,
PLEASE help move this truck out of our neighborhood.
It has been on the street like this for many months.
It is directly across the street from a lovely house for sale at 2621 Dublin.
We can not help but think that part of the reason this lovely house is NOT selling is because the junk truck is directly across the street.
Since May and in the current economy we have had 3 houses sold in NorthWest Carrollton - TO HOME OWNERS! There have also been 4 new houses constructed in our neighborhood. We are recovering and the neighborhood organization is triving and doing our best to work with NOPD to fight crime.
We would very much appreciate having this truck tagged, ticketed and towed.
PLEASE help move this truck out of our neighborhood.
It has been on the street like this for many months.
It is directly across the street from a lovely house for sale at 2621 Dublin.
We can not help but think that part of the reason this lovely house is NOT selling is because the junk truck is directly across the street.
Since May and in the current economy we have had 3 houses sold in NorthWest Carrollton - TO HOME OWNERS! There have also been 4 new houses constructed in our neighborhood. We are recovering and the neighborhood organization is triving and doing our best to work with NOPD to fight crime.
We would very much appreciate having this truck tagged, ticketed and towed.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Alarming Realizations - Home protection tips and tricks
Make your home hard for intruders to hit
Published: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 5:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 5:11 AM
It actually took me a minute to snap to the fact that something was wrong.
I opened my front door, turned off the burglar alarm and noticed papers strewn on the floor. Oh, well, I reasoned, a stack of books and magazines could have fallen. Then I noticed a table's drawers hanging open. Then I realized my dog, Bob, wasn't there to meet me, and called out his name.
Crash! There were heavy footsteps upstairs.
I was definitely in trouble.
I closed the door, beat a hasty retreat to my car and called 911. Looking up, I saw that the door to the second floor balcony was open -- maybe the route for someone else's hasty retreat?
The drama was all over in about an hour. The police came pretty quickly, checked out the house, found no one, and let me tour the three bedrooms upstairs. All trashed. Every drawer pulled open, every mattress tossed, every closet open. In the middle bedroom, a half-eaten banana was on the floor. My son came home from work to survey the damage and start the cleanup. Adding insult to injury, sticky black fingerprint powder was all over everything.
Where was the dog? Bob had apparently been making new friends, lured upstairs by one of his favorite toys. Some defender of the hearth he turned out to be.
Our family has lived in the same Uptown house for 22 years. This was our fourth break-in, so we are all weary veterans of the process -- the discovery, the police visit, the sense of violation, the cleanup, the worry, the rush of adrenaline followed by exhaustion.
This time, the burglar removed a large pane of glass from the back door, leaving it in one piece, and carefully left it in the yard. He (they?) entered through the large opening, which didn't set off the alarm.
"That's a new one, " said the cops.
"That's a new one, " said the sales rep from the security systems company.
"Never seen anything like that, " said the installer of the new sensors. "And I've been doing this for 28 years."
Too traumatized to admire the intruder's ingenuity, I could at least be grateful for one thing. He left the glass in one piece. Make that three things. My contractor, Francisco Solorzano, was there in less than an hour. The door was repaired and boarded up by the afternoon's end. The burglar alarm company sent someone out later that afternoon.
The irony in all this? The intruder didn't seem to have taken anything, or else I scared him (them?) off quickly. There was no secret stash of cash in any of those drawers. Far from it. No drugs or guns either.
"Look on the bright side, " my son said. "We still have Dad." And yes, the bronze urn containing his father's ashes had not been disturbed. Eventually we even found my wedding rings in one of the piles on the floor.
Problem solved? Not quite. There was still the matter of rebuilding a new sense of home, a sense of security.
We started by updating our alarm system with motion detectors that can overlook the family pet. The saleswoman gave us an estimate of $200, petted the dog, and said, "See you later, Vicious."
The actual installation would have made a wonderful reality show. The installer and my son Dash and I hid out of range of the sensor, throwing dog toys and trying to put Bob through his paces. Everything seemed fine until we went out to dinner that night, and a call from the alarm company reached us as soon as we'd ordered our food (but not in time to stop the cops from coming).
We went home, found a Greek chorus of sympathetic neighbors on the street, and everything in order. When this happened a second night, we called the alarm company, who set us up with better pet-immune sensors at no additional charge. There are also sensors that detect breaking glass, obviously the vulnerable area in our house.
"These are really what you should have had in the first place, " the installer said, explaining that the new sensors would detect Bob's heat and mass as well as movement.
More games of fetch followed. The dog looked at us as if we were crazy.
Throughout all this, the cleanup was under way.
That yucky banana was pretty gross. "Why do I always get burglars who want a snack?" I asked a friend, who wisely replied, "Because people who do this are starving -- they're hungry in every way."
"You know what?" my son asked. "We have too much stuff."
Once you've picked up all your stuff off the floor, you might be inclined to agree.
For the next week, we undertook a thorough campaign.
When we picked up each item off the floor, we decided whether we wanted it or needed it. After we reorganized drawers and closets, we gave away a carload of clothes to Bridge House. (I washed everything we kept.) Dash finally organized the big closet in his room, access previously blocked by a telescope.
We recycled four out-of-date computers at Best Buy and sent off two boxes of old floppy disks to an e-waste recycling business Dash found online.
We sold things, unloading clothes and old costume jewelry at Funky Monkey. Dash sold all his old textbooks online, racking up more than $100 and getting them out of the house.
My daughter Casey came home for a few days and dove into the remains of her childhood, packing away things for the next trip, when she'd have a car to take them back.
"Does it hurt your feelings that the burglar didn't think any of your jewelry was good enough to steal?" she asked.
"Not really, " I said. "I still have it."
Now, more than a month later, we're back at home in every sense of the word. I admit that I still open the door with a little trepidation. I'm always relieved to see the dog, and I don't pretend he's a good alarm system. We have started calling him "Vicious."
"I can't believe I don't feel worse about this, " I told a friend.
"Why should you?" she said. "That's what we do here. We clean up. The city floods. We clean up. The bad thing happens. We move on." And so we do.
For the first time, I gave some thought to getting a bigger, meaner dog, maybe a personal firearm. I settled for a better security system, outside lighting, and changes in landscaping.
It's a tradeoff, but it's still home.
. . . . . . .
Book editor Susan Larson can be reached at slarson@timespicayune.com or 504.826.3457.
KEEPING BURGLARS AT BAY
1. Walk around your house and try to evaluate it from a burglar's point of view. Look at the landscape that both hides and reveals the interior of your home. Look at the lighting, both exterior and interior, and consider exterior lighting with motion-sensors, mounted high so they are easily disabled. Giving your neighbors an unobstructed view of your property is a good deterrent.
2. Be sure all doors and windows have adequate locks. Then use them! Consider gravel outside your windows (it's noisy) and bushes or trees with thorns or prickly leaves.
3. Don't leave out tools that can be used as weapons. A burglar can use a piece of debris to smash a window or a garden trowel to chip out a pane of glass.
4. Do your homework before meeting with an alarm company. Evaluate the paths of motion through your house; be sure to place alarm panels strategically both for ease of access and occasionally for visibility. If a burglar can look through a glass door and see a red light indicating the system is armed, it may cause him to think twice. And make sure you have a phone by your bedside.
5. Don't hide keys under doormats or leave notes on doors. If you must have a key outside, bury it, or leave it with a neighbor.
6. A barking dog is a great asset, but remember that dogs react to fear, and many burglars are dog lovers.
7. Replace hollow-core exterior doors with solid wood, fiberglass or steel. Put the hinges on the inside rather than the outside -- where an intruder could remove the pins and then the door. Install peepholes.
8. Don't leave valuables in sight through windows.
9. If you have double-hung windows, put in a removable bolt that joins the upper and lower sashes together, or insert a metal bar in the track to prevent opening.
WHEN YOU'RE AWAY
1. One of the best deterrents is a house sitter. While this may seem expensive, remember that it could save on pet boarding costs.
2. Stop mail and newspapers if no one will be checking on your home, or ask a neighbor to pick them up.
3. Don't announce your plans on your answering machine or your Facebook page, but do let trusted neighbors and friends know how to reach you.
4. Don't leave potted plants to wither and fade on the front porch. Have someone mow the lawn. Leave curtains slightly parted, so the house doesn't look vacant. And leave a car in the drive, if possible.
5. Put lights and radios on timers; and don't forget to put your television on a timer as well. That blue glow, combined with the sound of voices, is often a good deterrent to intruders.
6. Get to know your neighbors. If there's a Neighborhood Watch Program in your community, join it. If there's not, start one. Report any suspicious people or vehicles to the police.
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING AN ALARM SYSTEM
In more than 40 years in the home security business, Larry Frilot, owner of the local Alarm Protection Systems, has seen remarkable advances, from "pet-immune" motion sensors to glass-break detectors (set off by the sound frequency of glass breaking), to closed-circuit cameras, to new wireless technology.
Now, he adds, for a generation virtually without land lines, technology that combines wireless devices with cell phones is a rapid growth area.
Underlying it all, safety can boil down to a sobering bottom line, he says: "How much are you willing to pay to keep your family safe?"
Though APS and other local alarm companies work with clients to develop personalized systems, Frilot says installation of the average basic system, "runs from $2,000 for a pretty good system in a 2,000-square-foot house."
Add to that the monthly monitoring fee, which usually starts around $20.
Here are some questions Frilot suggests considering when selecting a security provider:
- How many years has the company been in the business?
- Is it a local company?
- Is the central station, the operation that monitors your alarm and calls for emergency service, locally based? Does the company own its central station or use a third party, and what responsibilities does the third party have with that company?
- If the signal doesn't go through, who's responsible?
- What kind of training has the salesperson had? How many years of experience does he have? Is he knowledgeable, or is he trying to sell "what we call 'an address' -- two doors and a motion detector?"
- Does the company do its own installation, or use third-party installation?
Most of us have seen a basic alarm system, with magnetic detectors on doors and door frames that send a signal to a monitoring company when the circuit is broken. These are basic perimeter protection.
Buyers also should consider interior protection, such as motion detectors, for vulnerable areas.
"Our goal is, when you come home, " Frilot said, "no one is inside your house."
But, he added, burglary isn't the only threat to a household: "I can't say enough about fire."
"You need to have a smoke detector in each bedroom, each hallway, one on each level of the house."
And maintenance should be more than those battery changes we're reminded of when daylight saving time begins and ends: For fire alarms built into a security system, there is a definite shelf life.
"After 10 years, " Frilot said, "you have to replace them."
Published: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 5:00 AM
Updated: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 5:11 AM
It actually took me a minute to snap to the fact that something was wrong.
I opened my front door, turned off the burglar alarm and noticed papers strewn on the floor. Oh, well, I reasoned, a stack of books and magazines could have fallen. Then I noticed a table's drawers hanging open. Then I realized my dog, Bob, wasn't there to meet me, and called out his name.
Crash! There were heavy footsteps upstairs.
I was definitely in trouble.
I closed the door, beat a hasty retreat to my car and called 911. Looking up, I saw that the door to the second floor balcony was open -- maybe the route for someone else's hasty retreat?
The drama was all over in about an hour. The police came pretty quickly, checked out the house, found no one, and let me tour the three bedrooms upstairs. All trashed. Every drawer pulled open, every mattress tossed, every closet open. In the middle bedroom, a half-eaten banana was on the floor. My son came home from work to survey the damage and start the cleanup. Adding insult to injury, sticky black fingerprint powder was all over everything.
Where was the dog? Bob had apparently been making new friends, lured upstairs by one of his favorite toys. Some defender of the hearth he turned out to be.
Our family has lived in the same Uptown house for 22 years. This was our fourth break-in, so we are all weary veterans of the process -- the discovery, the police visit, the sense of violation, the cleanup, the worry, the rush of adrenaline followed by exhaustion.
This time, the burglar removed a large pane of glass from the back door, leaving it in one piece, and carefully left it in the yard. He (they?) entered through the large opening, which didn't set off the alarm.
"That's a new one, " said the cops.
"That's a new one, " said the sales rep from the security systems company.
"Never seen anything like that, " said the installer of the new sensors. "And I've been doing this for 28 years."
Too traumatized to admire the intruder's ingenuity, I could at least be grateful for one thing. He left the glass in one piece. Make that three things. My contractor, Francisco Solorzano, was there in less than an hour. The door was repaired and boarded up by the afternoon's end. The burglar alarm company sent someone out later that afternoon.
The irony in all this? The intruder didn't seem to have taken anything, or else I scared him (them?) off quickly. There was no secret stash of cash in any of those drawers. Far from it. No drugs or guns either.
"Look on the bright side, " my son said. "We still have Dad." And yes, the bronze urn containing his father's ashes had not been disturbed. Eventually we even found my wedding rings in one of the piles on the floor.
Problem solved? Not quite. There was still the matter of rebuilding a new sense of home, a sense of security.
We started by updating our alarm system with motion detectors that can overlook the family pet. The saleswoman gave us an estimate of $200, petted the dog, and said, "See you later, Vicious."
The actual installation would have made a wonderful reality show. The installer and my son Dash and I hid out of range of the sensor, throwing dog toys and trying to put Bob through his paces. Everything seemed fine until we went out to dinner that night, and a call from the alarm company reached us as soon as we'd ordered our food (but not in time to stop the cops from coming).
We went home, found a Greek chorus of sympathetic neighbors on the street, and everything in order. When this happened a second night, we called the alarm company, who set us up with better pet-immune sensors at no additional charge. There are also sensors that detect breaking glass, obviously the vulnerable area in our house.
"These are really what you should have had in the first place, " the installer said, explaining that the new sensors would detect Bob's heat and mass as well as movement.
More games of fetch followed. The dog looked at us as if we were crazy.
Throughout all this, the cleanup was under way.
That yucky banana was pretty gross. "Why do I always get burglars who want a snack?" I asked a friend, who wisely replied, "Because people who do this are starving -- they're hungry in every way."
"You know what?" my son asked. "We have too much stuff."
Once you've picked up all your stuff off the floor, you might be inclined to agree.
For the next week, we undertook a thorough campaign.
When we picked up each item off the floor, we decided whether we wanted it or needed it. After we reorganized drawers and closets, we gave away a carload of clothes to Bridge House. (I washed everything we kept.) Dash finally organized the big closet in his room, access previously blocked by a telescope.
We recycled four out-of-date computers at Best Buy and sent off two boxes of old floppy disks to an e-waste recycling business Dash found online.
We sold things, unloading clothes and old costume jewelry at Funky Monkey. Dash sold all his old textbooks online, racking up more than $100 and getting them out of the house.
My daughter Casey came home for a few days and dove into the remains of her childhood, packing away things for the next trip, when she'd have a car to take them back.
"Does it hurt your feelings that the burglar didn't think any of your jewelry was good enough to steal?" she asked.
"Not really, " I said. "I still have it."
Now, more than a month later, we're back at home in every sense of the word. I admit that I still open the door with a little trepidation. I'm always relieved to see the dog, and I don't pretend he's a good alarm system. We have started calling him "Vicious."
"I can't believe I don't feel worse about this, " I told a friend.
"Why should you?" she said. "That's what we do here. We clean up. The city floods. We clean up. The bad thing happens. We move on." And so we do.
For the first time, I gave some thought to getting a bigger, meaner dog, maybe a personal firearm. I settled for a better security system, outside lighting, and changes in landscaping.
It's a tradeoff, but it's still home.
. . . . . . .
Book editor Susan Larson can be reached at slarson@timespicayune.com or 504.826.3457.
KEEPING BURGLARS AT BAY
1. Walk around your house and try to evaluate it from a burglar's point of view. Look at the landscape that both hides and reveals the interior of your home. Look at the lighting, both exterior and interior, and consider exterior lighting with motion-sensors, mounted high so they are easily disabled. Giving your neighbors an unobstructed view of your property is a good deterrent.
2. Be sure all doors and windows have adequate locks. Then use them! Consider gravel outside your windows (it's noisy) and bushes or trees with thorns or prickly leaves.
3. Don't leave out tools that can be used as weapons. A burglar can use a piece of debris to smash a window or a garden trowel to chip out a pane of glass.
4. Do your homework before meeting with an alarm company. Evaluate the paths of motion through your house; be sure to place alarm panels strategically both for ease of access and occasionally for visibility. If a burglar can look through a glass door and see a red light indicating the system is armed, it may cause him to think twice. And make sure you have a phone by your bedside.
5. Don't hide keys under doormats or leave notes on doors. If you must have a key outside, bury it, or leave it with a neighbor.
6. A barking dog is a great asset, but remember that dogs react to fear, and many burglars are dog lovers.
7. Replace hollow-core exterior doors with solid wood, fiberglass or steel. Put the hinges on the inside rather than the outside -- where an intruder could remove the pins and then the door. Install peepholes.
8. Don't leave valuables in sight through windows.
9. If you have double-hung windows, put in a removable bolt that joins the upper and lower sashes together, or insert a metal bar in the track to prevent opening.
WHEN YOU'RE AWAY
1. One of the best deterrents is a house sitter. While this may seem expensive, remember that it could save on pet boarding costs.
2. Stop mail and newspapers if no one will be checking on your home, or ask a neighbor to pick them up.
3. Don't announce your plans on your answering machine or your Facebook page, but do let trusted neighbors and friends know how to reach you.
4. Don't leave potted plants to wither and fade on the front porch. Have someone mow the lawn. Leave curtains slightly parted, so the house doesn't look vacant. And leave a car in the drive, if possible.
5. Put lights and radios on timers; and don't forget to put your television on a timer as well. That blue glow, combined with the sound of voices, is often a good deterrent to intruders.
6. Get to know your neighbors. If there's a Neighborhood Watch Program in your community, join it. If there's not, start one. Report any suspicious people or vehicles to the police.
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING AN ALARM SYSTEM
In more than 40 years in the home security business, Larry Frilot, owner of the local Alarm Protection Systems, has seen remarkable advances, from "pet-immune" motion sensors to glass-break detectors (set off by the sound frequency of glass breaking), to closed-circuit cameras, to new wireless technology.
Now, he adds, for a generation virtually without land lines, technology that combines wireless devices with cell phones is a rapid growth area.
Underlying it all, safety can boil down to a sobering bottom line, he says: "How much are you willing to pay to keep your family safe?"
Though APS and other local alarm companies work with clients to develop personalized systems, Frilot says installation of the average basic system, "runs from $2,000 for a pretty good system in a 2,000-square-foot house."
Add to that the monthly monitoring fee, which usually starts around $20.
Here are some questions Frilot suggests considering when selecting a security provider:
- How many years has the company been in the business?
- Is it a local company?
- Is the central station, the operation that monitors your alarm and calls for emergency service, locally based? Does the company own its central station or use a third party, and what responsibilities does the third party have with that company?
- If the signal doesn't go through, who's responsible?
- What kind of training has the salesperson had? How many years of experience does he have? Is he knowledgeable, or is he trying to sell "what we call 'an address' -- two doors and a motion detector?"
- Does the company do its own installation, or use third-party installation?
Most of us have seen a basic alarm system, with magnetic detectors on doors and door frames that send a signal to a monitoring company when the circuit is broken. These are basic perimeter protection.
Buyers also should consider interior protection, such as motion detectors, for vulnerable areas.
"Our goal is, when you come home, " Frilot said, "no one is inside your house."
But, he added, burglary isn't the only threat to a household: "I can't say enough about fire."
"You need to have a smoke detector in each bedroom, each hallway, one on each level of the house."
And maintenance should be more than those battery changes we're reminded of when daylight saving time begins and ends: For fire alarms built into a security system, there is a definite shelf life.
"After 10 years, " Frilot said, "you have to replace them."
NorthWest Carrollton participates in Code Enforcement Workshop
The addresses below were on the final 10 Worst List that we submitted to Code Enforcement. If city inspections find these properties violate Section 26 then they will be part of a mass adjudication hearing hear November 9-13 at Maria Goretti Church 7300 Crowder Blvd New Orleans East
8300 Block of Apple @ Dante : In the hope of a better use for a historic building
8200 Block of Apricot : Single Property Owner Multiple Properties - Jefferson Parish Owner.
8300 Block of Nelson : To show houses that can be demolished AND houses that should be saved.
8400 Block of Apple , both sides of the street : Supporting local businesses and artists and fighting crime
8400 Block of Apricot: car repair lot, crime, drugs, dogs - now vacant.
8502 Pritchard Place: The Road Home is definitely part of the problem.
These Properties must be handled through other channels because they are occupied:
8300 Block of Fig : Too many code violations to count
8100 Block of Apple : Fighting drug dealers
8200 Block of Nelson : Fighting drug dealers
8117-19 Belfast : Showing sometimes the blight is in the back of the house
Because this property is a vacant lot it is handled by another department AND NOT part of the adjudication hearing process.
Corner of Joliet & Fig : The Container Problem & missing sidewalks
And then there is the parking problem.
8300 Block of Apple @ Dante : In the hope of a better use for a historic building
8200 Block of Apricot : Single Property Owner Multiple Properties - Jefferson Parish Owner.
8300 Block of Nelson : To show houses that can be demolished AND houses that should be saved.
8400 Block of Apple , both sides of the street : Supporting local businesses and artists and fighting crime
8400 Block of Apricot: car repair lot, crime, drugs, dogs - now vacant.
8502 Pritchard Place: The Road Home is definitely part of the problem.
These Properties must be handled through other channels because they are occupied:
8300 Block of Fig : Too many code violations to count
8100 Block of Apple : Fighting drug dealers
8200 Block of Nelson : Fighting drug dealers
8117-19 Belfast : Showing sometimes the blight is in the back of the house
Because this property is a vacant lot it is handled by another department AND NOT part of the adjudication hearing process.
Corner of Joliet & Fig : The Container Problem & missing sidewalks
And then there is the parking problem.
Green the Block
Victor Reed is a NorthWest Carrollton resident and owner of GreenPro. He is working with New Orleans Job Corps and others to encourage Green Jobs.
Read the article from Saturday's Money Section. I'll have to scan the photos.
GREENER PASTURES
Job Corps students learn from industry experts that environmentally sound renovations can help put an end to poverty, tooSaturday, September 12, 2009 By Molly Reid Staff writer
Using Friday's anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as a backdrop, "green" building contractors told carpentry trainees in a local workforce development program that they could be part of the emergence of industries that promote alternative energy sources and building practices sensitive to the environment.
The trainees can participate in an unprecedented effort to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil, the contractors said.
Five carpentry students with the New Orleans Job Corps, a job training program for low-income young adults financed by the state Department of Labor, met with representatives of Brotherhood Way, a weatherization contracting firm, at a blighted Hollygrove house that will undergo an energy-efficient renovation later this fall.
Giving the trainees a glimpse of the kinds of new jobs that green-building advocates hope to see explode in the next few years, the contractors called the industry shift a "path out of poverty."
"Reducing our dependence on foreign oil . . . our soldiers fought for our right with that," said David Weathersby with Brotherhood Way. "Now it's our job to make the community aware of the green, clean economy.
"It's a positive change for young minds. We're trying to get the local community involved so we can give them these green jobs."
The event was part of the New Orleans Job Corps' participation in Green the Block, a national day of service hosted by Green For All, a national nonprofit that promotes the creation of green jobs, and the Hip Hop Caucus, which works to involve young urban adults in important political and environmental issues. The Job Corps was the New Orleans area's only participant in the national event.
In addition to bringing some carpentry trainees together with contractors, the Job Corps hosted an informational fair for the rest of its 250 trainees in carpentry, medical assistance and culinary arts programs. Representatives of local environmental and workforce training groups such as Global Green and the Louisiana Green Corps offered information about the green economy and the potential for new jobs, said Job Corps liaison Randy Savoie.
Read the article from Saturday's Money Section. I'll have to scan the photos.
GREENER PASTURES
Job Corps students learn from industry experts that environmentally sound renovations can help put an end to poverty, tooSaturday, September 12, 2009 By Molly Reid Staff writer
Using Friday's anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as a backdrop, "green" building contractors told carpentry trainees in a local workforce development program that they could be part of the emergence of industries that promote alternative energy sources and building practices sensitive to the environment.
The trainees can participate in an unprecedented effort to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil, the contractors said.
Five carpentry students with the New Orleans Job Corps, a job training program for low-income young adults financed by the state Department of Labor, met with representatives of Brotherhood Way, a weatherization contracting firm, at a blighted Hollygrove house that will undergo an energy-efficient renovation later this fall.
Giving the trainees a glimpse of the kinds of new jobs that green-building advocates hope to see explode in the next few years, the contractors called the industry shift a "path out of poverty."
"Reducing our dependence on foreign oil . . . our soldiers fought for our right with that," said David Weathersby with Brotherhood Way. "Now it's our job to make the community aware of the green, clean economy.
"It's a positive change for young minds. We're trying to get the local community involved so we can give them these green jobs."
The event was part of the New Orleans Job Corps' participation in Green the Block, a national day of service hosted by Green For All, a national nonprofit that promotes the creation of green jobs, and the Hip Hop Caucus, which works to involve young urban adults in important political and environmental issues. The Job Corps was the New Orleans area's only participant in the national event.
In addition to bringing some carpentry trainees together with contractors, the Job Corps hosted an informational fair for the rest of its 250 trainees in carpentry, medical assistance and culinary arts programs. Representatives of local environmental and workforce training groups such as Global Green and the Louisiana Green Corps offered information about the green economy and the potential for new jobs, said Job Corps liaison Randy Savoie.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Neighborhood Meeting September 9th
Come meet your neighbors and discover what's going on in
NorthWest Carrollton
When: Wednesday, September 9th 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: Incarnate Word - 8326 Apricot Street
Where: Incarnate Word - 8326 Apricot Street
After 3 years of being meeting location vagabonds
we now have a permanent home @ Incarnate Word.
Many thanks to Catholic Charities.
AGENDA
GUEST SPEAKERS
New Orleans Food & Farm Network - Ariel Wallick-Dorfman
Learn about how your garden can be your grocery
Other Topics
Successes
PRC's SELLebration, Volunteer Projects & Night Out
Tree Planting November 14th! Time is running out to request a tree
Green Activities on Apple September 11
Carolling on the steps of Incarnate Word Church December 12th 4:30-6PM
Discussion of any other neighborhood issues important to you!
AGENDA
GUEST SPEAKERS
New Orleans Food & Farm Network - Ariel Wallick-Dorfman
Learn about how your garden can be your grocery
Other Topics
Successes
PRC's SELLebration, Volunteer Projects & Night Out
Tree Planting November 14th! Time is running out to request a tree
Green Activities on Apple September 11
Carolling on the steps of Incarnate Word Church December 12th 4:30-6PM
Discussion of any other neighborhood issues important to you!
Landis Construction adapts a landmark for its new headquarters
As published in the PRC's Preservation in Print, September 2009 Page 13
with photographs from the neighborhood flckr account.
Landis Construction returns to New Orleans after 35 years in the suburbs and adapts a landmark for its new headquarters.
A Contractor’s Dream Finds a Contractor
By Mary Fitzpatrick
A 100-YEAR-OLD chewing gum factory has morphed into a dream headquarters for Landis Construction Company, full of windows and the natural light that employees had missed in their Jefferson, Louisiana home.
President and CEO Jim Landis, the second generation behind the family business, operates a $100 million enterprise that is well known in the world of preservation and historic revitalization for renovations such as Ralph’s on the Park in Parkview, the Newcomb Art School and Temple Sinai Uptown, the W Hotel in the CBD, Trinity Lutheran Church in Algiers Point and Lusher Charter School in Carrollton.
So it was professional instinct that led Landis and his partner, Executive Vice
President Jim Lewis, to adapt the mostly vacant three-story, heavy timber and brick, American Chicle Building at 8300 Earhart Blvd. into their offices. With its open space, abundant light, exposed beams and columns, high ceilings and wide pine floors overlaid with oak, the Italian-style building is “a contractor’s dream,” says Anne Teague Landis, one of the third generation to work at the company.
Creed Brierre of Mathes Brierre Architects worked with Jim Landis to honor the National Register listed building, which is so beloved in the neighborhood — near the intersection of Earhart and Carrollton — that it served as a model for a nearby Walgreen’s and Robert’s grocery store.
The company was able to retain 95 percent of the wood flooring in the 27,000-square-foot structure. The large windows on all four elevations were weatherized and most didn’t even need replacing. In creating private work spaces separated with Sheetrock walls topped by horizontal wood beams and glass transoms, the design allows for privacy as well as a wonderful flow of light.
Federal historic rehabilitation tax credits are a significant factor in making the project possible, as they have been in 20 other Louisiana commercial adaptive reuse projects so far in 2009. “We would not be in this building without the tax credits,” says Anne Teague Landis. With the estimated final expenditures at $2.4 million and tax credits calculated at up to 26 percent, that could mean an approximate savings of $620,000 once the project is approved by the National Park Service, according to Alison F. Saunders, tax incentives director, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation.
Although there was not time to qualify for LEED certification in the headquarters build-out — from purchase to move-in, the entire project took just six months — Landis made every effort to follow LEED standards. The company has several LEED accredited staff members on its team. Landis collaborated with Global Green for a LEED Platinum project in the historic Holy Cross neighborhood, and currently is renovating four buildings and constructing a new one to create the first LEED Silver film studio in the United States. Second Line Stages, a project of Susan Brennan, will cover an entire block in the historic Lower Garden District and be the first Hollywood-standard soundstage complex in New Orleans. Landis is also the design-builder on a new LEED Gold Student Center at Dillard University.
For the renovation of the American Chicle Building, Brierre and Landis incorporated dozens of environmental elements including FSC-compliant wood, high solar-reflective index roofing over the arcade, low-VOC paint, and motion-activated lighting. However, the most important way Landis Construction reduced the company’s carbon footprint, as we know, was by reusing an existing building.
Congratulations on a job well done.
with photographs from the neighborhood flckr account.
Landis Construction returns to New Orleans after 35 years in the suburbs and adapts a landmark for its new headquarters.
A Contractor’s Dream Finds a Contractor
By Mary Fitzpatrick
A 100-YEAR-OLD chewing gum factory has morphed into a dream headquarters for Landis Construction Company, full of windows and the natural light that employees had missed in their Jefferson, Louisiana home.
President and CEO Jim Landis, the second generation behind the family business, operates a $100 million enterprise that is well known in the world of preservation and historic revitalization for renovations such as Ralph’s on the Park in Parkview, the Newcomb Art School and Temple Sinai Uptown, the W Hotel in the CBD, Trinity Lutheran Church in Algiers Point and Lusher Charter School in Carrollton.
So it was professional instinct that led Landis and his partner, Executive Vice
President Jim Lewis, to adapt the mostly vacant three-story, heavy timber and brick, American Chicle Building at 8300 Earhart Blvd. into their offices. With its open space, abundant light, exposed beams and columns, high ceilings and wide pine floors overlaid with oak, the Italian-style building is “a contractor’s dream,” says Anne Teague Landis, one of the third generation to work at the company.
Creed Brierre of Mathes Brierre Architects worked with Jim Landis to honor the National Register listed building, which is so beloved in the neighborhood — near the intersection of Earhart and Carrollton — that it served as a model for a nearby Walgreen’s and Robert’s grocery store.
The company was able to retain 95 percent of the wood flooring in the 27,000-square-foot structure. The large windows on all four elevations were weatherized and most didn’t even need replacing. In creating private work spaces separated with Sheetrock walls topped by horizontal wood beams and glass transoms, the design allows for privacy as well as a wonderful flow of light.
Federal historic rehabilitation tax credits are a significant factor in making the project possible, as they have been in 20 other Louisiana commercial adaptive reuse projects so far in 2009. “We would not be in this building without the tax credits,” says Anne Teague Landis. With the estimated final expenditures at $2.4 million and tax credits calculated at up to 26 percent, that could mean an approximate savings of $620,000 once the project is approved by the National Park Service, according to Alison F. Saunders, tax incentives director, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation.
Although there was not time to qualify for LEED certification in the headquarters build-out — from purchase to move-in, the entire project took just six months — Landis made every effort to follow LEED standards. The company has several LEED accredited staff members on its team. Landis collaborated with Global Green for a LEED Platinum project in the historic Holy Cross neighborhood, and currently is renovating four buildings and constructing a new one to create the first LEED Silver film studio in the United States. Second Line Stages, a project of Susan Brennan, will cover an entire block in the historic Lower Garden District and be the first Hollywood-standard soundstage complex in New Orleans. Landis is also the design-builder on a new LEED Gold Student Center at Dillard University.
For the renovation of the American Chicle Building, Brierre and Landis incorporated dozens of environmental elements including FSC-compliant wood, high solar-reflective index roofing over the arcade, low-VOC paint, and motion-activated lighting. However, the most important way Landis Construction reduced the company’s carbon footprint, as we know, was by reusing an existing building.
Congratulations on a job well done.
The Bubblegum Factory
As published in PRC's Preservation in Print - September 2009.
The American Chicle Company operated at 8300 Earhart Blvd. (actually the entrance was on FIG) from 1911 to 1918, producing chewing gum made with latex harvested by Latin American chicleros from the sapodilla tree. Chewing gum began as the hope of an exiled Mexican president who wanted to regain power. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna brought a stash of chicle from Vera Cruz and worked unsuccessfully for months with New York inventor Thomas Adams to create a rubber substitute. Left with lots of chicle and no invention, Adams noticed a child chewing paraffin wax gum, and it struck him that chicle would be the perfect ingredient for this treat. Chicklets, he called them. A few years later William Wrigley added sugar and flavor to the chicle and Juicy Fruit was born. By WWII, when gum was included in every soldier’s ration kit, chicle was in such demand that a synthetic substitute was invented, and the chicleros — and many Mayan towns where chicle was the sole income — were out of business.
The American Chicle Company operated at 8300 Earhart Blvd. (actually the entrance was on FIG) from 1911 to 1918, producing chewing gum made with latex harvested by Latin American chicleros from the sapodilla tree. Chewing gum began as the hope of an exiled Mexican president who wanted to regain power. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna brought a stash of chicle from Vera Cruz and worked unsuccessfully for months with New York inventor Thomas Adams to create a rubber substitute. Left with lots of chicle and no invention, Adams noticed a child chewing paraffin wax gum, and it struck him that chicle would be the perfect ingredient for this treat. Chicklets, he called them. A few years later William Wrigley added sugar and flavor to the chicle and Juicy Fruit was born. By WWII, when gum was included in every soldier’s ration kit, chicle was in such demand that a synthetic substitute was invented, and the chicleros — and many Mayan towns where chicle was the sole income — were out of business.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Walgreens on Carrollton & Canal can do better
Take an opportunity to read the editorial distributed by Urban Conservancy in their recent e-newsletter
We all know Walgreens:
- is focused on using a standard model (its cheaper and easier to build the same box everywhere)
- wants to have the largest footprint possible in the neighborhood
- does not want to make room for others
- follows the letter of the law but not the spirit,when it comes to zoning and following code
- is willing to hire local guns to work areas where they get resistance to their standard models and corporate solutions.
MidCity needs to stand firm in their request for BETTER.
Walgreens can and should do BETTER than the standard square box, biggest gorilla approach.
We all know Walgreens:
- is focused on using a standard model (its cheaper and easier to build the same box everywhere)
- wants to have the largest footprint possible in the neighborhood
- does not want to make room for others
- follows the letter of the law but not the spirit,when it comes to zoning and following code
- is willing to hire local guns to work areas where they get resistance to their standard models and corporate solutions.
MidCity needs to stand firm in their request for BETTER.
Walgreens can and should do BETTER than the standard square box, biggest gorilla approach.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Make your Own Vinegar
Frugal Pantry Series:
Making Your Own Vinegar
September 5, 2009
2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
$5 SoFAB members and $15 for non-members
At the Southern Food and Beverage Museum
As part of our Frugal Pantry series, this workshop will show home cooks how to make their own vinegar from scratch. With the mother culture provided by Liz Williams, you can learn how to create a variety of different flavored vinegars, including apple cider, cane syrup, and wine. Different techniques and uses will also be discussed. With this class you will soon be on your way to crafting your own favorite vinegar.
Please bring a jar to take home your own “mother” culture to start you off. Call 504-569-0405 or email info@southernfood.org for more information.
Making Your Own Vinegar
September 5, 2009
2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
$5 SoFAB members and $15 for non-members
At the Southern Food and Beverage Museum
As part of our Frugal Pantry series, this workshop will show home cooks how to make their own vinegar from scratch. With the mother culture provided by Liz Williams, you can learn how to create a variety of different flavored vinegars, including apple cider, cane syrup, and wine. Different techniques and uses will also be discussed. With this class you will soon be on your way to crafting your own favorite vinegar.
Please bring a jar to take home your own “mother” culture to start you off. Call 504-569-0405 or email info@southernfood.org for more information.
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