By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist Many members of the legal community are aggressively marketing their services in the wake of Hurricane Ida to assist businesses or homeowners and renters with getting the money they deserve from insurance companies. After all, most of us pay thousands of dollars annually for coverage and should be compensated whenever Read More…
By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger Trilly Cheesesteaks will make its triumphant return to the Mid-City food scene in October at a new location, 3735 Ulloa St., near the Tulane Avenue corridor. Owners Chris Beegle and Carlos Stich are excited to welcome cheesesteak fans to their new location. Their previous spot, on Banks Street, closed in Read More…
The NOPD’s Traffic Division will conduct sobriety checkpoints late Thursday (Sept. 23) through early Friday (Sept. 24). Checkpoints will be also conducted from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. The checkpoints will operate between 9 p.m. on Thursday through 5 a.m. on Friday. Motorists could experience delays during these checkpoint operations and should have the proper Read More…
The election originally scheduled for Oct. 9, which includes an open primary for all City Council seats, has been rescheduled for Nov. 13 due to Hurricane Ida. To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms and personal attributes their City Council candidates plan to bring to the office, Uptown Messenger has sent questionnaires Read More…
By Katherine Hart, Mid-City Messenger As 70 city employees took to the streets to help contractors clear away bags of garbage from outside homes, the City Council met with administration officials and the city’s solid waste contractors Friday (Sept. 17) for a sometimes contentious discussion of the city’s mounting trash problem. They could all agree Read More…
A man was killed early Sunday (Sept. 19) in a Tulane Avenue shooting that also left a woman and another man injured, the New Orleans Police Department reported. The triple shooting occurred about 10 minutes after midnight in the 3900 block of Tulane, between South Pierce and South Scott streets. A gunmen in a passing Read More…
The election originally scheduled for Oct. 9, which includes an open primary for all City Council seats, has been rescheduled for Nov. 13 due to Hurricane Ida. To give voters a chance to learn the policies, platforms and personal attributes their City Council candidates plan to bring to the office, Mid-City Messenger has sent questionnaires Read More…
The Mid-City Library remains closed while damage from Hurricane Ida is repaired. During this closure, books on hold that are usually picked up at Mid-City Library will be sent to Robert E. Smith Library in Lakeview. Patrons may also request to have them sent to another location for pick-up by logging into their library account Read More…
A shooting, a carjacking and an armed robbery were reported recently in and around Mid-City. A woman was injured in a shooting between the Lafitte Greenway and the University Medical Center early Sunday (Sept. 12). A 32-year-old woman was walking near North Galvez and Iberville streets at about 5:15 a.m. when an armed man approached Read More…
Hurricane Ida significantly impacted City Park’s celebrated tree canopy, according to park officials. Two weeks after the Category 4 storm made landfall, the park reports strides in addressing fallen trees and removing tons of debris. “Much more work remains,” park officials said in an email to supporters. “We are grateful for the resiliency of this Read More…
