Two mayoral challengers ran up years’ worth of federal, state tax debts
Michael Bagneris and Danatus King had overdue tax bills totaling more than $100,000 and $50,000, respectively. The two say that the debts have been cleared, and public records back them up. However, the failure to manage personal finances raise questions about a candidate's fitness for overseeing a public budget.
Refusal to return charter schools to OPSB sign of distrust of locally elected boards
Some charter leaders are wary of power shifts on an elected board. Others just don't like those in office now.
New Beginnings joins list of charter organizations that vote against return to OPSB
One of its four schools was eligible.
Report: NOPD should reassign or demote high-ranking officers doing lesser work
The officers work out of a trailer in City Park, which they believe is punishment for being critical of the department.
Work on new home for Encore about to begin; survey shows strong support for re-enrollment
Renovation of the former John A. Shaw Elementary School will cost about $4.9 million.
Hipsters, take note: Still not crazy about Starbucks after all these years
"Starbucks has done a great service to the United States in general by putting semi-decent coffee in places that never had it before. But that obviously doesn’t apply to us."
Directors of The NET ponder ways to spend surplus funds; academic improvement noted
Board governing Benjamin Franklin High releases Dec. 19 meeting agenda
Dec. 19 meeting agenda of Advocates for Academic Excellence.
