City council votes 6-1 to increase property taxes

New Orleans property taxes will be going up in 2011 even more, after the City Council approved an amendment on Saturday to increase the millage again.

In a six to one vote, the Council raised property taxes another 7.74 mills, which the members said was needed for the city to maintain services. District B council member Stacy Head voted against it.

The increase is a compromise: it is one mill higher than what the Council approved for the budget on December 1, but it is also one mill lower that what Mayor Mitch Landrieu originally proposed.

"We had to make the hard decision. We had to bite the bullet and nobody likes to do it," said City Council Vice President Jackie Clarkson.

"I'm excited we have a chance on January 1, with our budget, with the citizens giving us our priorities, to start moving forward," Mayor Landrieu said after the vote.

Sankofa Farmers Market Job Opportunities

Garden Project Coordinator and Instructor

The Garden Project Coordinator and Instructor is responsible for working with

elementary and high school students to plan and develop a community garden on the

school grounds.

The Garden Project Coordinator and Instructor will:

•Plant, maintain, and harvest produce in the community garden with the students in an after school program.

•Coordinate and facilitate weekly hands-on garden based workshops to students.

•Create activities that help youth connect with their food through gardening.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, responsible, and have experience in

various types of farming practices and utilization of garden tools and equipment. A

valid driver’s license is required. Good communication skills and the ability and

interest in working with children and adults from diverse backgrounds and abilities are essential. Basic computer and good organizational skills are a must.

Please submit a proposal with your fee for services to HL9CAS@gmail.com.

Sankofa Farmers Market Coordinator Job Description

The Sankofa Farmers Market is a weekly farmers market in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans managed by Sankofa CDC. The market operates every Saturday rain or shine and offers seasonal, locally produced, nutritious produce in an underserved neighborhood that has no supermarket within a 6-mile radius. This market is new to the area and will require a staff person whom can work on their own much of the time while adhering to the organizational written systems.

The successful applicant will be a strong organizer, enjoy working with people of different social and economic backgrounds, a zeal to address problems quickly and directly, be able to assist with new and emerging administrative systems, can meet deadlines and be an excellent communicator.

The Market Coordinator’s main work is to: 1. Bring in a diverse (in age, income and geographic location) group of new shoppers, community partners, and volunteers; 2 Increase the number of farmers and fishers in the Gulf Coast region to become vendors at the market; 3) Maintain an active and up-to-date database system for market vendors; 4) Maintain an active database system for community outreach work and activities; 5) Follow the prescribed logistics systems to direct each market day; 6) Help foster community support for the market; 7) Coordinate volunteer activity on market day; 8) Direct the set up and break down the market Welcome Tent and any affiliated materials and activities each week; 9) Maintain accurate weekly records of market activities and reports.

The Market Coordinator reports directly to the Executive Director of Sankofa CDC. The position is 15 hours weekly, with 7 hours on Saturday, with 8 hours for office/outreach duties during the week. The position is 70% outreach to vendors and community and 30% administrative.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be an outgoing individual with excellent communication, organizational, and problem solving skills as well as a strong interest in agriculture, community development, and local economies. S/he must be a self-starter, reliable, friendly, motivated, and able to focus on multiple tasks at once. Attention to detail and accuracy of work, ability to work with limited supervision, ability to manage relationships with a diverse population (schools, seniors, farmers, other community members) and establish and maintain successful working relationships with the staff of Sankofa CDC are important. Knowledge of database software programs and computer word processing important. Must have a willingness to work irregular hours and weekends when necessary. Must have a valid driver’s license. Experience coordinating volunteers is a plus. Relevant work experience in the areas of logistics, coordination, management, and administrative tasks or college degree preferred.

Compensation $15.00 an hour

*To apply, please send cover letter and resume to HL9CAS@gmail.com. Please visit the Sankofa Farmers Market website for more information on the market: www.sankofafarmersmarket.org

Kids Rethink Book Launch and Party

The Kids Rethink of New Orleans Writers’ Group wrote a graphic novel that teaches kids how to change their schools. They teamed up with YA/YA Inc. for the illustrations. Attend the book release party on December 13, 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Community Book Center on Bayou Road and pick up your own copy of the book!

1st Annual Disco X-Mas Tonight

The What About Us Organization(WAUS) is hosting a Christmas fundraiser!

WAUS creates a safe environment within a devastated community for young people to express themselves, set future goals and have less interaction with law enforcement. WAUS provides innovative solutions to support the future goals of the individuals we serve. They believe that if young people can see themselves in the future, believe in all that it takes to get there, and set realistic goals then they can become whatever they dream to be in life. Their extended vision is to shift perceptions of young people by incorporating literacy and spiritual guidance to shift alienation, violence and silence. And finallly, to create a citywide movement of brave new voices bringing the talent from the devastated communities of New Orleans.

1st Annual Disco X-Mas

Dec. 10, 2010 @ 9:00pm-1:00am
1900 Poydras St. NOLA 70117
Tickets: $35 VIP or $25 General
Call: 504 303-1290

Come Boogie With WAUS and DonP and the 411 radio show under the mistletoe for a great cause! Join Safree Inc. and 10 Spa for a night of dancing, food and fun. Tickets on sale now $35 VIP or $25 to help support the kids of the "What About Us" organization.

Healthy Neighborhoods New Orleans Partnership Opportunity Available

Want a chance to improve the health of your neighborhood? Is your neighborhood interested in helping residents understand nutrition, safe exercise and the consequences of being overweight? LPHI's Healthy Neighborhoods-New Orleans (HNNO) program is pleased to announce the availability of two partnership opportunities for qualifying neighborhood associations or organizations. Participants will engage in a program focusing on the improvement of neighborhood health and specifically factors involved in Type 2 diabetes. Chosen neighborhoods will be supplied with technical assistance and financial support to create community action plans that address being overweight, poor nutrition and lack of physical activity - the risk factors of Type 2 diabetes. Apply here.
Deadline for hard copy or email submissions of the Request for Information (RFI) and application materials is January 24, 2011, 4:00 p.m. CST.

Neighborhood Clean-Up Day

Join the Rosedale Subdivision and the American Red Cross volunteers help clean-up the neighborhood on this Saturday, December 11, 10 a.m., at 4515 Raye Avenue. Hot chocolate will be provided! For more information, email Linda Williams at letrky3@yahoo.com

DOTD Will Host Public Meeting

DOTD public meeting to discuss proposed Judge Seeber Closures in January 2011 will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2010, at the Bethel A.M.E Church located at 1437 Caffin Avenue. The proposed closures, scheduled for January 7-10, 2011 and January 21-23, 2011 are still pending final approval by the United States Coast Guard.The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is committed to delivering transportation and public works systems that enhance the quality of life. In addition to more than 16,600 miles of roadway, including over 890 miles of interstate, DOTD supports the development of the state’s aviation, marine and rail infrastructures. Through this work, we are able to facilitate economic development, create job opportunities, improve vital evacuation routes, and make critical freight corridors safer and more efficient.

Green the Holidays with the New Green Light District and Global Green!

Global Green, in partnership with the AIA New Orleans Chapter, USGBC - LA Chapter and the Young Leadership Council of New Orleans proudly join the green conscious collaboration of businesses known as the Green Light District for a festive evening of sustainable shopping at the Green Light District Holiday Launch Party tonight!

Global Green will join local sustainable businesses Branch Out, Green Serene, UP/Unique Products, Spruce Eco Studio, Canopy and more - for an after hours street party/shopping spree in the Lower Garden District on Magazine Street between Jackson Avenue and Clio Streets.

Stop by our Global Green table in front of Branch Out, 2022 Magazine Street, for organic wines and refreshment from our generous friends at Whole Foods Market and Atchafalaya Restaurant, and the official debut of our new NOLA green dat t-shirt. Shop and party your way throughout the Green Light Distict, then join the crowd at Bridge Lounge for a signature green dat cocktail!

WHEN: Tonight - December 9, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

WHERE: The Green Light District, 2000-2100 Magazine Street

AND Bridge Lounge on 1201 Magazine Street

The Annual Holy Cross Neighborhood Association Holiday Party

Hosted by the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association and the L9 Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development on December 9, 2010, 5:30pm at Lower Ninth Ward Village, 1001 Charbonnet, New Orleans, LA 70117

Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the City Council have agreed to raise property taxes by nearly 8 mills

After several days of negotiations over how to balance New Orleans' 2011 budget, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the City Council have agreed to raise property taxes by nearly 8 mills and double the monthly sanitation fee charged to households and small businesses, the mayor announced early Tuesday afternoon.

The parties also agreed to dedicate revenue from 2 mills of property tax -- about $5.3 million -- for the city's Recreation Department, once a revered institution that has suffered from underfunding for decades. NORD now receives about 1 mill in dedicated property tax.

The council has called a special meeting for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to introduce the additional revenue-generating measures and to schedule a special meeting for Saturday to vote on the property-tax hike.

When the council adopted the city's 2011 budget on Dec. 1, it voted to raise taxes by 6.74 millls, 2 mills less than Landrieu had proposed. The latest agreement splits the difference, raising the property tax to 7.74 mills.

At last week's meeting, the council also voted to raise the sanitation fee from $12 a month per household to $20 a month, as proposed by Landrieu, but said it intended to boost the fee to $22 in January, as soon as allowed by law.

Members apparently have now decided to raise the fee to $24 a month. The new price for small businesses will be $40.

"The new budget we have agreed upon is fiscally prudent and structurally sound," Landrieu said in a prepared statement. "The millage funds what the people want and need - street and drainage repairs, blight reduction and public safety. The sanitation fee is now more in line with the actual cost of picking up garbage. We must get back to sound fiscal practices and pay for services as we go."

A measure to hike the sanitation fee will be introduced Wednesday but cannot be voted on for 20 days.

The 7.74-mill increase in the current millage rate would bring in nearly $21 million, still $2.7 million less than Landrieu initially sought. The council has said it would make up that difference from other revenue sources, including increasing the sanitation fee even more than Landrieu proposed.

Councilwomen Stacy Head and Jackie Clarkson said they wanted to scale back the millage increase even further but could not gain support from a majority of their colleagues.

The extra mill in property tax would replace a planned increase in the city's excise tax on commercial parking lots and garages. The council had intended to raise that tax but now has decided against that idea. The revenue from 1 mill of property tax would be about the same as the parking tax was expected to generate.

City Council President Arnie Fielkow Supports Federal DREAM Act

City Council President Arnie Fielkow joins Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao and Senator Mary Landrieu in supporting the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the federal bill aimed at providing immigration relief to undocumented students for the purposes of educational/military service. Read more here

Jefferson Parish Housing Authority under fire, again

Parish Council could call in state Legislative Auditor

http://bit.ly/hfPirh

Parents of wayward teenagers may face increased scrutiny

New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas suggested more crime-fighting may be directed at misbehaving parents.

New Orleans overnight crime report for Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The report at: http://bit.ly/foHgWE

State Sen. John Alario switches to GOP

BATON ROUGE - State Sen. John Alario story at: http://bit.ly/i3C3Lz

Orleans Parish School Board seeking to stop approval of charter school applications

The school board's request for an injunction on the Type 2 charter application process was filed last month in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Attorneys for the Louisiana Department of Education argued at a hearing Monday that the case should be transferred to Baton Rouge because the relevant decisions were made there.

http://bit.ly/gGcMhg

Xavier University accredited for 10 more years

Read more here: http://bit.ly/hQgXyl

New Orleans City Council: A Study on Alternatives to Petty Crime Arrests

As part of an ongoing push to move away from physical arrests for petty crimes, a New Orleans City Council committee on Wednesday discussed four proposed ordinances, debated the idea of a "sobering center" for drunks creating a disturbance and looked at other ways of streamlining the lower levels of the city's historically inefficient criminal justice system.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/new_orleans_city_council_study.html

Jefferson President John Young wants to bring back curbside recycling

Jefferson Parish President John Young said Wednesday he wants to resurrect curbside recycling, a program still dormant five years after Hurricane Katrina damaged a local processing facility just off Airline Drive: http://bit.ly/f1yd5d

State wants to arrest two men for illegal dumping in eastern New Orleans

State wants to arrest two men for illegal dumping in eastern New Orleans:

http://bit.ly/htDQ7x

Jefferson Parish Council Meeting Notes, December 8, 2010

· Deborah Foshee sworn in as Jefferson Parish Attorney

· John Young announces plans to bring curb side recycling back to Jefferson Parish “hopefully in getting a competitive price…environmentally sound decision to preserving land space"---bring it back to the citizens of Jefferson Parish

· Parish President John Young recently had a meeting with the Citizens for Good Government

· Land fill audit---Parish President John Young wants the finalized report and says it is “one of the most scrutinized reports in a while” and “wants a thorough review, signed, sealed, delivered and ready to go” so it will be ready to present to the parish council and to the citizens of JP

· JP employees will have holiday break on Dec. 27

· Audit should be finished by end of December for landfill “if we owe money, we will pay it.”

· Resolutions 91 & 94: Citizens for Good Government—resolution---“this is a good idea” for Resolution 94 “items for zoning changes and campaign contributions for political candidates seeking zoning changes.”

· Citizens appearing before the council urging for transparency regarding political contributions in proposing zoning ordinances, and represents of Citizens for Good Government presenting thorough reports on contractors contributing to various Jefferson Parish council members

· Citizens appearing before the council proposing alcoholic beverage permits and revoking certain alcoholic permits

· Citizens appearing before the council disagree with the Waggaman-Riverbirch Landfill settlement: “It’s a pain to have this landfill in my yard. The odors are so strong. You don’t know what it is like to waking up to this every morning”

· Councilman Byron Lee on Waggaman and Riverbirch Landfill settlement “I inherited this agreement and d if anyone wants to read this agreement, it says that any of these funds can be spent anywhere in District 3. I have worked tirelessly with the people of Waggaman to remedy a number of their issues and concerns and spent millions of dollars remedy their problems. Over and over when they have requested things, their requests have not gone unheard. We created a nonprofit to act as a conduit to meet the needs of the residents. I made a promise to them in 2009 and when said we would come to the conclusion that 70 percent Waggaman and 30 percent to Avondale. The fact of the matter is that it was going to the recreation department to ensure that kids would get uniforms…they don’t have the means to buy these kids jackets and trophies. The fact is the money is going to improve the quality of life…we are reaching and nearing our end to the balance of that account."

· Councilwoman Lee-Sheng suspends alcohol retail permit for City Bar for two weeks

· Council approves La. Legislative Auditor to conduct an audit of all existing contracts involving the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish-La. Housing Development Corporation

· Council approves Resolution 94

· Council suspends and revokes several alcohol retail permits

· Appointments by JP Council: Edith "Dee Dee" Lancaster as administrative assistant to Councilmember Diane Hollis, Kriss Fortunato as new public information officer and Sean Burke as the new citizen affairs director

· Council approved to enter into an agreement with a proposed budget of $30,000 Community Block Grant funds to provide matching grant funding for program targeting homeless, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse/addition and mental health individuals in Jefferson Parish for Responsibility House.

· Council approved to enter into an agreement with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans with a proposed budget of $23,500 from Community Development Block Grant funds to provide matching funds for a grant to assist individuals in Jefferson Parish who are homeless and suffering from substance abuse/addiction and mental health

· Council approved to enter into an agreement with Resources for Human Development with a proposed budget of $48,125 from Community Development Block Grant funds for a HUD supportive housing program to assist homeless individuals in Jefferson Parish with transitional-permanent housing

· Council approved to enter into an agreement with Resources for Human Development with a proposed budget of $105,000 from Community Development Block Grant funds to provide programming for homeless women in Jefferson Parish with residential substance abuse treatment

· Council approved to enter into an agreement with Arc of Greater New Orleans for $98,000 to provide training program for eligible youth

· Council approved to enter into an agreement with the Department of Community Development and Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans for $230,000 for the Repairs on Wheels Program

· Council approved $150,000 for the Housing Counseling and First-Time Homebuyer Training Program

Landrieu rallies blight volunteers: They'll gather Saturday in 5 sites

Hoping to harness the efforts of New Orleanians fed up with run-down properties and overgrown lots, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has called for volunteers to participate Saturday in five cleanup events around the city. Fight the Blight Day marks Landrieu's first effort to involve residents heavily in his initiative to rid the city of 10,000 nuisance properties by 2013. Read more here

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City Council agree on 7.74-mill increase, $24-a-month trash fee

After several days of negotiations over how to balance New Orleans' 2011 budget, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the City Council have agreed to raise property taxes by nearly 8 mills and double the monthly sanitation fee charged to households and small businesses, the mayor announced early Tuesday afternoon. Read more here.

Saving in New Orleans garbage collection contracts

The price cuts in New Orleans garbage collection contracts negotiated by Mayor Mitch Landrieu will save the city at least $5.5 million annually and restore recycling service suspended since Katrina -- all while keeping contractors who have provided a good quality of service.

Read more:

http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2010/12/saving_in_new_orleans_garbage.html

Entergy's power system agreement could mean higher rates for New Orleans customers

A year after federal energy regulators approved plans for two subsidiaries of Entergy Corp. to withdraw from a power system agreement, a New Orleans City Council committee is set to hold a hearing Tuesday on the departure's potential financial impact on customers of Entergy New Orleans, who could face higher power bills three years from now.

Read more:

http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/reconfiguration_of_entergys_po.html

Gates Foundation Education Partnerships in New Orleans

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is helping traditional school districts in nine cities form partnerships with charter school organizations.

These collaborations are supposed to help both kinds of schools learn from each other improve student learning.

The collaboration agreements announced Tuesday will help schools in Baltimore, Denver, Hartford, Conn., Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Nashville, Tenn., New Orleans, New York City and Rochester, N.Y.

A different partnership agreement has been signed in each city, but most will focus on things like access to buildings, opening charter schools to students with special needs or those who are still learning English, and aligning school curriculum to the new national academic standards.

New Orleans City Council Special Meeting: Raising Property Taxes Under Consideration

Visit: http://bit.ly/hY6YHi

After several days of negotiations over how to balance New Orleans' 2011 budget, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the City Council have agreed to raise property taxes by nearly 8 mills and double the monthly sanitation fee charged to households and small businesses, the mayor announced early Tuesday afternoon.

The parties also agreed to dedicate revenue from 2 mills of property tax -- about $5.3 million -- for the city's Recreation Department, once a revered institution that has suffered from underfunded for decades.

The council has called a special meeting for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to introduce the additional revenue-generating measures and to schedule a special meeting for Saturday to vote on the property-tax hike.

When the council adopted the city's 2011 budget on Dec. 1, it voted to raise taxes by 6.74 millls, 2 mills less than Landrieu had proposed. The latest agreement splits the difference, raising the property tax to 7.74 mills.

At last week's meeting, the council also voted to raise the sanitation fee from $12 a month per household to $20 a month, as proposed by Landrieu, but said it intended to boost the fee to $22 in January, as soon as allowed by law.

Members apparently have now decided to raise the fee to $24 a month. The new price for small businesses will be $40.

"The new budget we have agreed upon is fiscally prudent and structurally sound," Landrieu said in a prepared statement. "The millage funds what the people want and need - street and drainage repairs, blight reduction and public safety. The sanitation fee is now more in line with the actual cost of picking up garbage. We must get back to sound fiscal practices and pay for services as we go."

A measure to hike the sanitation fee will be introduced Wednesday but cannot be voted on for 20 days.

The 7.74-mill increase in the current millage rate would bring in nearly $21 million, still $2.7 million less than Landrieu initially sought. The council has said it would make up that difference from other revenue sources, including increasing the sanitation fee even more than Landrieu proposed.

Councilwomen Stacy Head and Jackie Clarkson said they wanted to scale back the millage increase even further but could not gain support from a majority of their colleagues.

The extra mill in property tax would replace a planned increase in the city's excise tax on commercial parking lots and garages. The council had intended to raise that tax but now has decided against that idea. The revenue from 1 mill of property tax would be about the same as the parking tax was expected to generate.

NPN's Facebook Question of the Week, December 7, 2010

The State Office of Facility Planning is acquiring 70 acres of land in lower Mid-City to build two hospitals: the VA and a state teaching hospital---replacing Charity hospital. Will these hospitals benefit Mid-City business owners and residents?

Learn more here: http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20101207/NEWS01/12070315/Make-way-for-renewal

Sankofa Farmers Market This Saturday

The market will be held this Saturday, December 11, 10am-2pm, at 5500 St Claude Ave at the corner of Caffin and St. Claude. The market uses a token system, similiar to the Crescent City Farmers Market, which allows you to purchase fresh vegetables, seafood, and baked goods with your debit, credit, and EBT Louisiana Purchase cards. So, bring your paper or plastic to shop at the market! There will also be a raffle for a market basket of fresh produce and baked goodies from market vendors. For more information, contact Sankofa Community Development Corporation at 504.875.4268.

WWOZ's 30th Birthday Bash and Second Line Extravaganza

Fans of the WWOZ boogied down all night for the New Orleans' heralded local, independent radio station that celebrated 30 years on the air playing all traditional jazz and heritage music on December 4. The event, sponsored by Let's Be Totally Clear, served up top local stars who paid tribute to WWOZ last Saturday night at its birthplace, Tipitina's Uptown. During the early days of WWOZ, the station operated out of the upstairs beer storage room at Tipitina's, where the DJ would drop a microphone through the floor and send the live music below straight to the airwaves. The birthday bash showcased live music by Theresa Andersson, Kirk Joseph, John "Papa" Gros, Willie Green and Shamarr Allen. DJ Soul Sister kept the partying going by between each set playing a variety of New Orleans musical flavors. Earlier that day, WWOZ turned out the French Quarter with a second line led by the Treme Brass Band, the Camel Toe Lady Steppers, the New Wave Brass Band, the TBC Brass Band, Black Men of Labor and Mardi Gras Indians through the Marigny and French Quarter, disbanding in the French Market. View photos from the event on our Facebook page.

NPN attends “If Feeling Good Were a Color”: The New Orleans Ballet Association fundraiser

The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) gave an amazing event on December 4 at Harrah's Hotel to raise funds to continue training its young dancers and keep performances alive in the city through this great art form.

NOBA hosted an art exhibition by local artist Terrance Osborne. The show "If Feeling Good Were a Color," showcased the art work of Osborne along with live music from The Mark Weliky Jazz Trio to benefit the organization.

According to NOBA, all of the ticket sales and 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of Osborne's featured work will go directly to the association. Osborne and his wife Stephanie, said they were truly excited about the turnout in support of NOBA last Saturday night. Many attendees were engulfed with Osborne's trademark style of glamorizing New Orleans culture through brisk, lively colors while evoking a strong sentimental feel through his artwork.

Over 20 portraits were on display at the event, including a few crowd pleasers such as the River Notes jazz band, From Nothing tree, Jazz Bouquet, the BP oil spill tribute entitled Crude Awakening, and the very popular Sydni's Moment ballet recital.

In order to enhance and preserve the works, Osborne's portraits are lithograph prints using the Giclee technique---a French word meaning to "spray" a liquid onto the surface.

For Osborne, he says there's a different kind of experience to know that his art is being used to heal, inspire and "make people feel good" for a great cause. Regarding future work, Osborne said he is working on recreating and rebuilding an old Grandfather clock with a swing pendulum. View the Terrence Osborne website at www.galleryosborne.com.

You may contact Aretha Frison, Trumpet Editor, at thetrumpet@npnnola.com

2011 Hornets Gospel Night on Saturday January 22, 2010 at The Hive!

2011 Hornets Gospel Night on Saturday January 22, 2010 at The Hive! The Hornets will play San Antonio and Vickie Wynans will perform a FREE Post game concert on the court. Tickets start at $19 and include a FREE $5 meal voucher with each ticket.

Please call David Kees at 504-593-4748 to order your tickets. He is also available to answer any of your questions. Here's the flyer with more information: ">Hornets 5 at the Hive Holiday Plan

LAST REMINDER THIS WEEK FOR ART HOME NEW ORLEANS

Hello Friends,

I wanted to remind you about this weekend's really great and fun tour of homes, ArT Home New Orleans. This is really a don't miss event! We chose homes with interesting collections, decor and architecture. With around 25 homes open each day (December 4th, 5th,11th & 12th) we know you will find some interesting ideas to check out. At a low $15 per day, $25 for the weekend, the tour is also a great bargain! If you visit all the homes open in a day, we are offering a complimentary silkscreen print by Adrian Price designed especially for ArT Home New Orleans.

Also, be sure and check out the "Salons" on the tour where the work of artists will be for sale, and the lectures on collecting being presented at the ArT Home New Orleans ticket office at 2285 Bayou Road, at the corner of Rocheblave, or just two blocks to the river side of Broad Street. Lectures are at 11am on tour days.

Get all the details for ArT Home New Orleans in the insert in the Gambit on the stands right now, go to cano-la.org or call 504.218.4807. Click here to view the ArT Home New Orleans video. Hope you can join us, and tell your friends and family about this wonderful event too!

Sincerely,

Jeanne Nathan

CANO

NORM: New Orleans Restoration Ministries

Total Restoration is Possible

If you have family problems, drug problems, alcohol problems or suffering from domestic abuse, check out New Orleans Restoration Ministries (NORM).

6 St. Claude Ct.
New Orleans, LA 70117

Phone: (504) 452-9619

Fax: (504) 267-5646

Email: norministries@yahoo.com or visit www.norministries.org

Providing free restoration home for men and women.