New! Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:30 am – 2:30 pm Audubon Louisiana Nature Center – It is tree planting season at the Nature Center, and we have many donated trees to get into the ground as well as the eradication of the invasive Chinese tallow tree. If you can volunteer or give a donation to help purchase trees, contact Colleen Morgan at colleen@bayourebirth.org or (504) 701-1880.
New! Monday, January 12, 2009 10:00 a.m. City of New Orleans Board of Zoning Adjustments, Regular Meeting. City Planning Commission Office, Amoco Building, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 900, New Orleans, Louisiana. Preliminary Agenda attached. Please note that the agenda is subject to change. Should you wish to submit written materials or photos in support of your position please do so to the BZA, 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 900, by 5:00 pm the Wednesday before the hearing date (the deadline for submissions is January 7th).
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:30 pm. City Planning Commission Public Hearing, City Council Chamber (City Hall -1E07). Agenda attached.
New! Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:30 am – 2:30 pm Audubon Louisiana Nature Center – It is tree planting season at the Nature Center, and we have many donated trees to get into the ground as well as the eradication of the invasive Chinese tallow tree. If you can volunteer or give a donation to help purchase trees, contact Colleen Morgan at colleen@bayourebirth.org or (504) 701-1880.
New! Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:00 am. Pressburg East Homeowners and Neighbors Association. The meeting will be held at Suburban Baptist Church, 10501 Chef Menteur. Please bring your neighbor.
February
Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Deadline for Fiskars' Project Orange Thumb to Support Garden Programs. Launched in 2003, Fiskars' Project Orange Thumb has awarded more than 100 community groups, schools, churches, and other organizations more than $300,000 in total grants for their garden programs. This year, the program will award 20 grants within the United States and Canada. Each will receive up to $1,500 in Fiskars garden tools and up to $800 in gardening-related materials (i.e. green goods). Gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture, and/or horticultural education are eligible. Community garden groups, as well as schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, and treatment facilities are all encouraged to apply. Only group applications will be considered; single individuals are not eligible for a Project Orange Thumb grant. For complete program information and application, visit the project's Web site at http://projectorangethumb.com/pot/. Please share this announcement with your respective contacts and garden enthusiasts.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009. National Night Out Against Crime.
Calendar of Events (Old)
August
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission monthly meeting. St. Maria Goretti community center. Updates on beautification, neighborhood signs, housing, and proposed new businesses are on the agenda.
New! Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. Road Home Open House. Crystal Palace, 10020 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans 70127. Help on receiving your grant, answering questions, selecting Road Home options, and turning in documentation. For more info: 1.888.762.3252. www.road2LA.org
New! Friday, August 15, 2008 9:30 am. LHFA announcement of plans for the 220-unit Village de Jardin Apartments (formerly Gaslight Apartments). 8800 I-10 Service Road, New Orleans, 70127.
New! Monday, August 18, 2008 Intercultural Charter School, a tuition-free public charter school serving K-5th grade, starts. Call 888.737.2968 for more info.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:30 pm. NOPD NONPAC meeting at 10555 Lake Forest Blvd.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:00 pm on Louisiana Public Broadcasting station “Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina” with eastern New Orleans residents.
New! Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Southern University at New Orleans-Small Business Development & Management Institute presents a FREE "GRANT WRITING" Workshop Southern University at New Orleans, 6801 Press Drive, Lake Campus, Cafeteria, Trailer #5, New Orleans, LA 70126. Speaker: Dr. William R. Belisle, Owner and Chief Science Officer, Orleans Resource Center
SESSION INCLUDES:
Grant Writing-A to Z
Project and Proposal Development
Proposal and Application Processes and Components
Locating Grant and Other Resources
Writing Need Statements
Budget Development and Management
Fundable Projects
Evaluating Projects and Proposals
Steps to Guaranteed Funding<
For more information, please call (504) 284-5512. Pre-registration is not required
Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:00AM, NO Council Chambers, Rm 1B07, Re: Billboards along 1-10
New! Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:00 pm on Louisiana Public Broadcasting station “Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina” with eastern New Orleans residents.
Friday - Sunday, August 22 - 24. Shop exclusively in Eastern New Orleans.
Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:00AM, NO Council Chambers, Rm 1B07, Re: Recovery
September, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Pressburg East Homeowners Association meeting at Suburban Baptist Church 10501 Chef Menteur Hwy.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:00 pm Village De'Lest Improvement Association monthly meeting. Einstein Charter School, 5100 Cannes Street, New Orleans, LA 70129
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission monthly meeting. St. Maria Goretti community center.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 6:30 pm. NOPD NONPAC meeting at 10555 Lake Forest Blvd.
Friday - Sunday, September 26 - 28. Shop exclusively in Eastern New Orleans.
October, 20008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:00 pm Village De'Lest Improvement Association monthly meeting. Einstein Charter School, 5100 Cannes Street, New Orleans, LA 70129
Saturday, October 11, 2008 3:00 pm. Lake Bullard Homeowners Association quarterly meeting.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission monthly meeting. St. Maria Goretti community center.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:30 pm. NOPD NONPAC meeting at 10555 Lake Forest Blvd.
Friday - Sunday, October 24 -26. Shop exclusively in Eastern New Orleans.
November, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 7:00 pm Village De'Lest Improvement Association monthly meeting. Einstein Charter School, 5100 Cannes Street, New Orleans, LA 70129
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission monthly meeting. St. Maria Goretti community center.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:30 pm. NOPD NONPAC meeting at 10555 Lake Forest Blvd.
Friday - Sunday, November 21 -23. Shop exclusively in Eastern New Orleans.
December, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 7:00 pm Village De'Lest Improvement Association monthly meeting. Einstein Charter School, 5100 Cannes Street, New Orleans, LA 70129
Friday - Sunday, December 5 – 7, 2008. People of Color Conference for Student Diversity in NAIS Schools--rebuilding and preserving the Essence of People of Color in Independent Schools. Guest Speakers include Actors Sidney Poitier and Wendell Pierce, among others. Sponsors are needed. Look for more info in Veronica Barbarin’s column in the Thursday edition of the Times-Picayune.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Eastern New Orleans Neighborhood Advisory Commission monthly meeting. St. Maria Goretti community center.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:30 pm. NOPD NONPAC meeting at 10555 Lake Forest Blvd.
Friday - Sunday, December 26 - 28. Shop exclusively in Eastern New Orleans.