A bill pending in the Legislature would authorize a $185 million expansion of the Convention Center, financing of a private hotel, and conversion of the World Trade Center site to a riverfront park. Mayor Mitch Landrieu envisions an attraction on par with the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
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Block party! Artists imagine colorful renovation of houses relocated to Hoffman Triangle
Volunteers envision their work as “an opportunity for children to participate in the process of improving their own communities and receive art instruction in the process.”
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Delicate balance: neighborhood peace vs. the city’s great treasure — its music
Alex Rawls asks: “Does the relatively free-range nature of New Orleans’ nightlife add to the city’s mystique, even for those who finish their drinks before they leave the bar and are in bed by 11?”
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Treme neighbor of collapsed doubles sees pattern in housing nonprofit’s mismanagement
Vandals broke in repeatedly and a fire broke out last July. A few weeks ago, brick was removed from the structures that collapsed on Wednesday.
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Gentrification flap rooted in an older debate over New Orleans ‘exceptionalism’
Newcomers are proving to be zealous enthusiasts of New Orleans culture. Are they destroying it?
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Slow-mo house-moving saga: a status report on a what seemed a dandy idea
Jacking up a hundred houses, placing them on trucks and rolling them across town was never going to happen at the speed of light.
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Billboard house collapses while city debates its demolition
Neighbors say squatters have pulled planks from the collapsing house and built themselves a shack in the rear. City officials are negotiating a hold-harmless agreement to allow demolition of the house.
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11 recommended dog-park and dog-run sites
The city’s list of official dog runs City Bark, in City Park The Fly, in Audubon Park1542 Constance St. (near Kingsley House)Wisner Park, 4877 Laurel St.1151 Esplanade Ave. (former St. Aloysius school)Reinventing the Crescent Park (along the river near Bywater)Algiers Point battureLakefront, Lake Oaks ParkRome Playspot, 1900 Robert E. Lee Blvd. in GentillyEast Citrus Playspot, […]
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People vs. pets? Plans for 11 city dog parks draw growls from some owners
Plan to distribute dog parks across council districts means some traditional runs—like Cabrini and Markey parks—will be off-limits. Full implementation of the new parks has been delayed by tight funding.
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Appeal Court rules against neighbors who fenced off Newcomb Boulevard
Barring further appeal, the ruling presumably sends the Newcomb Boulevard Association back to where the court says they should have begun: City Council.