Seven buildings would be demolished as CVS plan migrates to Elysian Fields at Claiborne
The previous plan, to put the pharmacy on St. Claude Avenue in Marigny, drew fierce neighborhood opposition.
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City hearings this week include complaints on a tree house, and a pair of unbuilt sidewalks
The city's administrative hearings, in which owners appear to answer charges of improper zoning or permitting, will take a look at a Mid-City tree house (at left), and a nagging piece of blighted property near the St. Roch Market.
City agency can’t reach consensus, so corner-store demolition is denied
Potential buyers don't get their hoped-for demolition permit for former corner store at Nashville Avenue and Patton Street.
Uptown residents say city is dragging feet on Newcomb Boulevard fence removal
The city now says the street must be converted to one-way before it is removed.
New owners look to demolish former corner store, build two new homes on Nashville
Top aide in mayor’s office asked department heads to campaign for Landrieu
But no one was required to participate, a spokesman for Landrieu said.
LaToya Cantrell kills plans for Zion City batching plant
Neighbors, already surrounded by industrial development, complained about truck traffic and environmental issues.
City employees solicit Landrieu endorsements from neighborhood leaders
A spokesman for the mayor says they were working on their own time.
Neighbors hope to get some relief after city tells doggy day-care center to muzzle noise
Belladoggie spa for dogs also must seek special permission from city agency after officials says the zoning is improper and has been "stretched to the absurd."
Three years after St. Roch property sold to favored buyer, it lies fallow
The owner of the gas station next door originally planned to tear down the building to build a convenience store.
