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In 1988 I moved to a small village in Mexico. The church which is located in the main square defines the town itself. It is a compass and a gathering spot and it is also the manifestation of a dream some say. The original was been built in 1683 and completed by Zeferino Gutierrez in […]

VA Chooses Site for New Medical Center VA Deputy Secretary to Join Local, State and Federal Officials for Announcement What: VA Deputy Secretary Gordon Mansfield will join New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and other state, local and federal officials to announce the site of the future New Orleans VA Medical Center. Who: Deputy Secretary of […]

Last Friday I went the Budget presentation that was scheduled for 9:30. The Chambers were about 3/4 filled with people there to hear the budget presentation for “ORDA”:http://www.cityofno.com/Portals/ORM/portal.aspx?load=~/CNO/Modules/ContactUs.ascx At around noon Councilwoman Clarkson left to attend a “luncheon”:http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20081104/ai_n30968601 which begs the question who schedules these things and did they not look at a calendar to […]

While I am out shooting photographs for the next agenda. My husband is getting ready for the “Po Boy Fest”:http://www.poboyfest.com/ He designed the poster “Come visit him in his studio”:http://www.jonschooler.com/jscontact.html I may be there too.

This property in Central City was on the last NCDC demolition agenda. a day later I received this announcement Unified Indian Practice featuring The Pinettes (All Female) Brass Band to kick things off. Come out, help us to preserve our culture. Come have some fun with TAMBOURINES AND DRUMS Pinettes start at 6:30pm sharp Indians […]

This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. “here”:http://www.artofeurope.com/eliot/eli2.htm Last week when the I received the agenda for the November 17th meeting I didn’t have a lot of time to take the photos. So it […]

Because of the budget hearings the meeting location has been moved. 2:00 p.m. Safety & Permits Conference Room City Hall 1300 Perdido Street, Room 7E07 This property is on the agenda as a voluntary demolition Looking forward to the reasoning. To see the rest of the agenda…. “AGENDA”:http://www.squanderedheritage.com/ncdc-agenda-november-17-2008/

In spite of promises from the administration, including Dr. Blakley and The Director of Sanitation, Veronica White this house was demolished without review. Those promises were made in Council Chambers. When Walter Gallas from the National Trust went to the podium to offer some clarity on FEMA regulations he was chastised by Dr. Ed Blakley […]

Kate Schneiderman, a spokesman for Councilman Arnie Fielkow, said the City Council needs to approve the expenditure of the entire $79 million. The money comes from several sources in the city budget, including the mayor’s office and the Office of Recovery and Development Administration, and she said a taxpayer perusing the budget for a lump […]

*UPDATE* The City said the owner may be fined for the debris. Also the house will be on the agenda for Nov 17th NCDC”demolition” hearing. This house has seen a slow decline. The above photo was taken about a year and a half ago ago. We had heard that the house had been through the […]