By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger It was a text from a friend that first caught my attention. A sign that read “NOLA Chick” had popped up at 4068 Tulane Ave., in a location that used to be a Burger King. I decided that I immediately needed to know more about this chicken stand. Jerry Mixon, Read More…
By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger Hieu Doan was at a crossroads. It was the middle of July 2020 when the owner of Namese, the beloved Vietnamese restaurant on Tulane Avenue, announced the restaurant’s closure. Like so many other businesses, the popular spot for pho had become a victim of the coronavirus pandemic. “We were forced Read More…
Real estate developer Sidney Torres IV, who has been amassing properties in Mid-City, has purchased nearly half of a block at Tulane and South Carrollton avenues and plans to redevelop the crime-ridden corridor, according to Tony McAuley of NOLA.com. Plans for the properties on the lake-uptown corner that once held the Pelican baseball stadium, owned Read More…
By Sue Strachan, Mid-City Messenger Even in a town where the cocktail was invented and perfected, there was only one place to get a Banana Banshee, Pregnant Canary, Between the Sheets and X-rated named libations – Nick’s Original Big Train Bar. On Jan. 30, the City Council approved the design and construction of Nick’s Place, Read More…
A hookah bar will open soon in the Tulane Avenue building that housed the former Treo cocktail bar, according to one of the bar’s owners, Raouf Mousa.
Tulane Avenue’s recent renaissance, sparked by the $2 billion medical complex, has not removed all the remnants of the corridor’s seedy past, according to people who live or work in the area.
By Emily Carmichael, emilycarmichael19@gmail.com “Follow me BACK to Nick’s Bar” declared bumper stickers handed out Thursday evening at Avery’s on Tulane, part of a community meeting to discuss the updated and upscaled revival of Nick’s Original Big Train Bar. Much like the plans presented, the bumper stickers are a spin on old favorite, the “back” Read More…
Trèo, an anchor in the recent redevelopment of the Tulane Avenue corridor, is officially under new ownership, Ian McNulty of the New Orleans Advocate reports. The bar and art gallery at 3835 Tulane Ave. has been sold by Stephen and Pauline Patterson after being on the market since last year.
As Tulane Avenue continues its slog toward redevelopment, one of the street’s cornerstones is up for sale, and the current owners of Treo are hoping to find someone with fresh eyes and a grand vision who can jumpstart the avenue’s expansion efforts. Stephen and Pauline Patterson purchased the former dive bar at 3835 Tulane Avenue Read More…
Did you notice the new stripes where the Jeff Davis bike path crosses Tulane Avenue? Kind of hard to miss, actually. And that’s a good thing. According to a friend of mine who knows about such things: This is pretty major because LaDOTD doesn’t consider the high visibility variety of crosswalk their standard. Rather two Read More…
