City Government / Environment & Coast Preservation / Featured / flood protection and drainage / Parks & Recreation
by Gentilly Messenger · Published February 26, 2021 · Last modified March 12, 2021
By Jesse Baum, Gentilly Messenger A 27-acre woodland that borders Dillard’s campus is set to be transformed into a wetland park. Plans from the initial design phase include trails, a playground, an outdoor classroom and areas for ecological research. On...
business / COVID-19 / Featured / Food and Drink
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 27, 2021 · Last modified January 28, 2021
By Marielle Songy, Gentilly Messenger Park Island Brew Coffee House, on Gentilly Boulevard across from the Fair Grounds Race Course, is all about family and neighborhood. Kevin Davis, a 7th Ward resident, owns the building that houses Park Island Brew....
business / COVID-19 / Entertainment / Featured / Food and Drink
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 6, 2021 · Last modified January 9, 2021
By Jeanne D’Arcy, Gentilly Messenger Drive by 3000 Franklin Ave. during a Saints game and you are sure to see plenty of fans — spread out in the days of COVID-19, but none the less cheering on our team. Culture...
Controversy / Events / Featured / Good Works / Politics / Social Action
by Gentilly Messenger · Published September 3, 2020
Protests and demonstrations calling for social justice have continued across the country for months now, including here in New Orleans. Every night, groups in neighborhoods throughout the city come together at 6 p.m. on-the-dot to silently kneel, sit or stand...
business / education / Events / Featured / tech / things to do
by Tyree Worthy · Published June 17, 2020
Black Tech NOLA 2020 will offer a free virtual conference to bring the local black tech community together. The 3rd Annual Black Tech NOLA, to be held June 29 thru July 1, will be three days of talks, virtual meetups,...
colleges / Featured / recognition
by Tyree Worthy · Published May 6, 2020 · Last modified May 8, 2020
Dillard University alumnus Jericho Brown has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 2019 collection entitled “The Tradition.” The Pulitzer board deemed it “a collection of masterful lyrics that combine delicacy with historical urgency in their loving evocation...
Arts, books, and music / Column / Featured / film & television / Good Works
by Gentilly Messenger · Published May 5, 2020
Wendell Pierce talks COVID-19, “Jack Ryan,” “Burning Cane,” and WBOK in interview with Kristine Froeba New Orleans native, “Treme” and “The Wire” actor, Wendell Pierce is coming off of one of the most exciting periods of his career. And although...
City Government / colleges / Featured / Land Use & Development
by Gentilly Messenger · Published April 17, 2020 · Last modified April 28, 2020
Dillard University’s plans for a new dormitory complex moved a step forward this week. The required zoning change for the site received the unanimous approval of the City Planning Commission. The site at 4101 Norman Mayer Ave. previously held the...
Arts, books, and music / colleges / Events / Featured / Food and Drink / things to do
by Tyree Worthy · Published March 6, 2020
Food historian, educator, and author Zella Palmer will present her recently published “Recipes and Remembrances of Fair Dillard, 1869-2019” this Sunday, March 8. Using recipes and research, Palmer’s book documents the African American culinary history of New Orleans through the...
City Government / education / Environment & Coast Preservation / Featured / flood protection and drainage / Land Use & Development / recognition
by Tyree Worthy · Published March 4, 2020
Councilman Jared Brossett recently released his office’s 2019 Annual Impact Report, detailing major accomplishments for District D and the entire city. The report highlights last year’s accomplishments such as $30 million in roadwork improvement and doubling the funding for early...
Featured / Mardi Gras / New Orleans East / Photo Story
by Dinah Rogers · Published February 10, 2020
The Krewe of Nefertiti inaugural Mardi Gras parade rolled through New Orleans East Sunday (Feb. 9) with float riders undeterred by gusting winds. “We are rolling right through it,” laughed Dana Perry, head of the krewe’s board of directors. Krewe...
Featured / Land Use & Development / Parks & Recreation / Sustainability / Weather
by Gentilly Messenger · Published January 6, 2020 · Last modified January 7, 2020
By Christian Willbern, Loyola University New Orleans The Gentilly Resilience District Initiative is in its final design stages with construction starting as early as April of this year. The $141 million project aims to revitalize the neighborhood and increase social...
