The City Planning Commission has released the July 2014 Public Hearing Draft of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Maps. These documents are posted on the CPC’s website and should be delivered to the New Orleans Public Libraries by Monday, July 28. The City Planning Commission has tentatively scheduled public hearings for Tuesday, August 26th and Tuesday, SeptemberRead More
Get the latest on the dangerous freight rail proposed for our neighborhoods. Learn about the NEPA process, what happens next, and how you can take action. Talk about what a freight rail carrying hazardous material means for your health, safety, home, business and community. COMMUNITY MEETING Thursday, August 14, 2014, 7pm Esperanza School, 4407 SouthRead More
The 3rd District Anti-Crime Walk for July 2014 will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 6pm in the Mid-City Neighborhood. We encourage all residents, civic groups/associations and businesses in the neighborhood to join us, participate and express their concerns regarding crime and safety in the neighborhood. The route is as follows: Start: St Patrick PlaygroundRead More
MCNO has published a guide to citizen engagement. You can download the MCNO Guide to Citizen Engagement or come to the Neighborhood Meeting on April 14th at Warren Easton at 6:30 PM. MCNO President, Jennifer Farwell will present.
UPDATE: What an enormous success! Please visit our Facebook page to see the photos. The Mid-City Porch Crawl, conceived in 2009 as a fundraiser for the Mid-City Neighborhood Organization, is back for its fifth appearance! This year, the “crawl” will kick off at Finn McCool’s Irish Pub at 3701 Banks Street and is scheduled forRead More
MCNO Monthly Meeting August 12, 2013 Warren Easton High School 3019 Canal Street 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Mid-City Meet and Greet Blue Oak BBQ sponsored tonight’s meeting and provided a delicious taste of what they hope to provide to Mid-Citizens out of their proposed location on Bienville and Bernadotte (formerly Yang’s PoBoys). 6:30 PMRead More
The Mid-City Business Association has started an initiative to clean up Tulane Ave and they have already made a noticeable impact. This weekend, that progress was highlighted in a series of articles published by the Times Picayune. Once-bustling Tulane Avenue is a hub for prostitution and crime, hindering its revival, August 9, 2013 Even asRead More
The Evacuteer group is looking to hold a traning event in Mid-City. The Evacuteer organization was hired by the City to assist with the City’s mandatory evacuation program. They rely on neighbors in the area to staff the evacuation locations in our City to ensure a speedy and efficient evacuation. Mid-City’s evacuation spot is atRead More
For those of you who are not familiar with NOLA Green Roots, it is an urban farm and community garden with a mission that goes far beyond growing food. For the past 5 years, NOLA Green Roots has grown to be a resources to neighbors who want to learn about keeping chickens, composting with worms,Read More