Open Letter To Mayor Nagin and City Council Dear Friend, We need your help. The Lower Mid City Residents and Business Owners Affected by the LSU/VA Hospitals is asking for support from all New Orleanians who are concerned about democratic process, citizen input into decision making about the future of our City, and preservation of […]
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Sunday
It seems that half of New Orleans is at the Supermarket on a Sunday. I ran into Gayle, at the market today. I had just read her “letter to the editor”:www.nola.com/news/t-p/letterstoeditor/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1214112025180380.xml&coll=1 A lot of the people impacted by this “decision” feel that they have not been given a chance to weigh in on the effects […]
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LSU VA Public meetings
US Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the State of Louisiana (State) announce VA Medical Center (VAMC) and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO) Site Selection Public Informational Meetings Meeting Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008 Location: Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119 Time: 1:00 p.m. […]
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"started getting disconnected…"
Detroit.. Hip Hop and planning..who knew? “If the people are involved you will get quality development.” hat tip Alan Page D.C. returning New Orleanian
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Lockett School
In the process of being demolished There is a lot of history being lost in New Orleans, Johnson Lockett is the School that “Ruby Bridges”:http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/history/spotlight_september.html attended before the integration of Frantz. Generations of “Ruby Bridges” were educated at this school, as well as serving as a Neighborhood institution. Watching the destruction of this historical landmark […]
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NCDC {formerly the HCDRC}
June 16 2008 agenda “click here”:http://www.squanderedheritage.com/ncdc-formerly-the-hcdrc/
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Atlantic Monthly
Does anyone here in New Orleans look beyond the leafy enclaves of Uptown? Did anyone think to meet with people who were on the ground looking at the failed promises of Hope VI? The answer is no, and the results will be ours to live with for many many years to come. Has anyone wondered […]
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NCDC {formerly the HCDRC}
The nest NCDC meeting will be held this coming Monday. There are approximatly 200 properties on the list, including this one on Camp Street I will be photographing and posting them this weekend.
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everyday..
Today while driving down Claiborne Avenue after photographing houses slated for demolition I heard this NPR report which began.. “It has been almost 3 years since Hurricane Katrina”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91163211…and for many of us the word since seems a poor choice. It is still Katrina and it is Katrina everyday. The idea that FEMA and HUD will […]
