By Marielle Songy, Mid-City Messenger It was June 2020, mid-pandemic, when friends Aaron Amadio, Tristan Moreau, Peter Prevot, Josh Richard and Ron Richard decided to start a burger popup. Bub’s NOLA has been popping up and serving its signature smash burgers all over New Orleans — and now they will be opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant Read More…
By Danae Columbus, opinion columnist Operation Golden Eagle, the new collaborative partnership between the Louisiana State Police and the New Orleans Police Department, began Tuesday (June 1). Though Mayor LaToya Cantrell is unable to quantify exactly how many state troopers are participating, both she and NOPD Superintendent Shaun D. Ferguson are quick to note that Read More…
The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission outdoor pools are opening for the summer on Monday (June 7) with free summer swim lessons and other aquatic activities. Programming at select pools includes open swim, lap swimming, water aerobics and swim lessons. All programming is available free of charge to New Orleans residents. This summer, NORD has Read More…
The Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans is bringing back Shotgun House Month in a virtual format throughout June. Shotgun House Month is a series of house tours and programs that highlight the history and the distinctive design of of these quintessentially New Orleans homes. This year, the Preservation Resource Center will forego in-person tours Read More…
By Jesse Baum, Mid-City Messenger Bricolage Academy Educators United (BAE) voted Friday to form a union with the United Teachers of New Orleans. The final tally was 42 yes, 18 no, with 8 contested ballots. The election was overseen by the National Labor Relations Board after Bricolage’s school board declined to recognize a petition to Read More…
New Orleans City Park will hold its first job fair Tuesday (June 1) as it begins plans to reopen the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park. The park is offering full-time, part-time and seasonal positions. The park will host an on-site job fair Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pavilion of the Two Sisters Read More…
A shooting and a carjacking were reported near Mid-City neighborhoods on Wednesday (May 26). At around 4 p.m., NOPD First District officers arrived at Orleans Avenue and North Broad Street to investigate a report of shots fired. They learned that a man had opened fire during an attempted auto theft. The gunman had fled the Read More…
The New Orleans Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for Raquel Dorsey, 36, in the investigation of an aggravated battery by cutting on Monday (May 24) morning on the South Broad bridge over the Pontchartrain Expressway.
A new mural can be spotted along the Lafitte Greenway. Unveiled last week, the piece by artist Teresa Parod stretches 220 feet along the fence facade of Krewe du Bizou Wines on St. Louis Street. Inspired by the vibrancy and nature of New Orleans, the mural features friendly animals and blooming flowers with the Mississippi Read More…
A high-pressure gas leak was reported Monday (May 24) morning at on North Alexander near Bienville Street.
Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
