The Housing Conservation District Review Committee met on Monday. They voted to allow the demolition of three public housing complexes, and passed the buck on…
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The Housing Conservation District Review Committee met on Monday. They voted to allow the demolition of three public housing complexes, and passed the buck on…
Normally neighborhood groups support the demolition of abandoned buildings. However, last Monday representatives from the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization spoke against the demolition of the old…
Here’s a note I sent to my neighborhood discussion group. Neighbors, After much soul-searching I have decided that I will not be seeking another term…
Old Roy came over to borrow a shovel today. He owns the house across the street, which he’s still repairing from flood damage lo these…
To the relief of everyone Uptown, Endymion is coming back to Mid-City in 2008. Therefore I imagine we’ll be having our annual Samedi Gras party,…
We had about 16 trick-or-treaters pass by our home in Mid-City tonight, up from ten last year and zero the year before that.
Xy doesn’t always get into holiday traditions, so I was surprised when she brought home four pumpkins last week. She attached notes to three of…
Have I mentioned Lamar? He’s Justin’s younger brother. He’s about 13 but you might guess he’s ten. A sweet kid, but I worry about him.…
This summer FEMA scaled back the amount they’d pay the Army Corps of Engineers for debris removal, meaning the City of New Orleans would have…
It seems that painting trim and windows is a lot more time-consuming and a lot less fun than painting the walls. I spent all day…
I administer an online discussion group for my neighborhood. With 432 members at last count, it’s been fairly successful, and we do our best to promote it as a higher-quality alternative to the notorious nola.com forums.
However, there’s always room for improvement. After toying with the idea for months, I decided to try an experiment in spot-moderation. Today is our first “Moderated Monday.” Here’s the message I sent which explains it all:
I was hanging out with the neighbors across the street one evening, about a month ago. I was mostly talking to this older gentleman, a…
I noticed this sign on a house around the corner. “For rent — Section 8/FEMA only.” That seems discriminatory. Is this legal?
Yesterday morning, between the hours of 9:00 AM and noon, someone came into our backyard and took a crap. Yup. The mysterious intruder moved a…
I didn’t know Nia Robertson. And now I never will. Nia was killed at Pal’s Lounge Wednesday night. I first heard about it through Think…
From an anonymous Mid-City neighbor: At a Night out against crime gathering tonight an NOPD officer was asked by a neighbor… Why didn’t the police…
While my neighbor on one side faces an unwanted demolition, the house on the other side has been a completely different story. It was a…
My next door neighbor (now living in Texas) was a little skeptical when I told him that his house was slated for demolition. Where was…