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MCNO Bar-B-Que a Success!
MCNO BBQ 070207 Originally uploaded by dougjoubert Over 300 hamburgers and 100 hot dogs after things started, most neighbors who attended the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization BBQ on July 2 enjoyed a great evening of food, fun, and music. The event, sponsored by MCNO, was free and open to Mid-City residents, attracting police and fireman, politicos, [...]
3rd District Hot Sheet
You can now download the form for reporting suspected criminal activity for the 3rd District here: http://mcno.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/3rd_district_hot_sheet.doc Both the 1st District & 3rd District Hot Sheets are on their own page on this site. Go to the navigation bar on the right and find Police Hot Sheets. Click there and you’ll find these in Word [...]
1st District Hot Sheet
Click on the following link to get a form for reporting suspected illegal activities in your neighborhood: http://mcno.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/hot-sheet.doc
Comiskey Community Center Takes Center Stage
Wednesday, April 4th’s edition of the Times-Picayune had the latest news and information on the proposed community center at Comiskey. The community center was also featured on 99.5 FM, as DNA Media CEO Damon Harmon was interviewed. You can download the audio [mp3, 7MB]. Here’s the text of the article in the TP:
Mandina's Opens in Mid-City to Rave Reviews
The Mid-City icon, Mandina’s, opened this past Wednesday to a packed house. This news bodes well for the neighborhood. New Orleans food critic, Tom Fitzmorris, has dedicated a portion of his webpage, www.nomenu.com, to Mandina’s, bragging on the return of Mid-City.
Community Center Wishlist Finalized
After meeting this past Monday, January 29, Mid-City residents finalized a wishlist for the proposed community center at Comiskey Park near Tulane Avenue on South Jeff Davis. Chief amongst the responsibilities of the gathered group was a prioritization of those “wants” listed at the previous Monday’s meeting. The list was compiled on a scale of [...]
2nd Community Center Input Meeting Set
Throughout the planning process, thousands of hours and hundreds of Mid-City residents continually pointed to a community center as one of the top priorities for our area. Both the Lambert Plan and the UNOP plan showed the same, with residents giving complete assent. Mid-City has been approached by a private group offering to cover the [...]
Everson Speaks for Mid-City
At Thursday’s march on New Orleans City Hall, organizers asked MCNO Communications Director Bart Everson to speak on behalf of the neighborhood. Herein, a copy of Bart’s speech, as posted on his own website, given before thousands.
MCNO Board Positions Filled
At the January 2, 2007 meeting of the newly elected MCNO Board of Directors, various positions were filled, including committee chairs. Click on the link MCNO Board to learn more.
New MCNO Board to Meet
The first meeting of the newly elected MCNO Board of Directors has been set for Tuesday, January 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel at Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 Canal Street. The twenty-one board members will have on the agenda: Introductions Selection of officers Assignment of committees The board members for 2007 are: Virginia Blanque [...]
