The closed park gates (and city hall’s response in this story) is a perfect example of the bureaucracy misusing the city’s assets rather than encouraging the use and care of them by allowing citizens to feel ownership.
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Roy Guste, photographer
Holiday Pontalba
From amazing French Quarter photographer, Roy Guste.
Bayou Classic Thanksgiving Parade Returns To New Orleans
Iron Rail
Excited about the Occupy Movement, but secretly afraid to stay outside overnight? Then join the anarchists in a bookstore setting!
The first Wednesday of every month is the OPEN MEETING at Iron Rail!
It’s at 8pm. Please join us– bring food & drink if you’d like to– at the New Orleans LGBT center, 2114 Decatur Street, between Frenchmen and Elysian Fields.
Since the French Quarter reopening the Rail has been inundated with love. It has been wonderful and humbling. If YOU would like to get involved with the Rail, including volunteering for shifts, these open meetings are a great opportunity.
Preservationists Fight Crime Cameras In French Quarter
sigh.
No ideas on how to make the cameras look better VCC? Just a flat out no?
Dig uncovers burial ground
St. Louis Cathedral recently finished their own historical archaeological dig, finding among other things, a flower market and toys. Now, a storied name in French Quarter history has his own dig discoveries: Vincent Marcello wanted a pool in his backyard on Rampart and has found some older “residents” back there, probably from the time the area was St. Peter Cemetery in the 1700s.. Let’s hope he doesn’t want back rent…
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