Soccer is coming to the Channel! NORDC will have soccer for kids ages 5 to 8 this Spring. You can register at Lyons Center on Thursday, March 15th from 6 to 7 PM with Coach Wayne. Practices will begin the following week and run from 6 to 7:30 PM every Tuesday and Thursday. If you can’t make it the 15th you can sign up at any practice also. You can contact Lindsey at lmtubbs@gmail.com for more information.

Movies in the Park has been rescheduled for Friday, March 16th at Annunciation Square. We will show ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ at 7:30 PM. Concessions will be sold by the Lyons-Burke Booster Club to help raise money for uniforms and supplies.

Magazine Street

Community Meeting

Please join the Department of Public Works, Councilwoman Stacy Head & Regional Transit Authority to discuss the results of Traffic Study & Survey of conversion of Magazine to a 2-way Street.

WHAT: Magazine Street 2-Way Community Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, February 8^th

TIME: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

WHERE: International School of Louisiana

                                                                                                    1400 Camp Street (Cafeteria)

Please forward to your neighbors, family & friends in your community.

For more Information:

Le’Kedra Robertson P: (504) 658-4966 or E: Lrrobertson@nola.gov

Events:

Thursday, November 10th:
NORDC CATF Dogs in the Parks Meeting 3:00 PM The NORDC Citizen Advisory Task Force on Dogs in Parks (CATF) will meet on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 3pm in the Purchasing Conference Room, 4W05, City Hall.  The purpose of the task force is to address the issues surrounding dogs in the NORDC parks throughout the city with the ultimate goal of finding spaces for people to take their dogs where they can safely play without interfering with other activities at the parks.  All meetings are open to the public.

ICNA General Meeting 7:00 PM ICNA General Meeting at 819 First Street, Irish Channel Christian Fellowship.  We have confirmation from ReNew Schools (BCAA/Live Oak and Sci-Tech/Laurel) and ISL that they will come discuss their schools and admissions procedures.  We are also inviting Arthur Ashe.  Representatives from NORDC cultural and athletics departments will also be there to discuss available programs.  Please remember to help spread the word to neighbors who may not be on our email list!
Neighborhood Watch Training Session I 8:00 PM We will host the first of our Neighborhood Watch training sessions following our regular ICNA meeting on November 10th.  The remaining training sessions will also follow ICNA meetings at 8 PM on January 12th, February 9th and April 12th.  The training sessions will follow our regular ICNA General or Board meetings at the same location, 819 First Street.

Saturday, November 12th:
Soraparu Playground cleanup from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM The YLC is sponsoring several parks cleanup days and they picked the Soraparu playspot in District B.  If you are interested in volunteering please contact Amy Walters at awalters@laporte.com.
Blood Drive for Margaux 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM @Audubon Zoo Margaux is the daughter of Irish Channel residents and board member Trey and Cheri Nobles.  She is going through chemo for Neuroblastoma.

Events:

TOMORROW, October 21st, 7:00 PM: NORDC MOVIES IN THE PARK! Join us atBurke Park (Clay Square) for NORDC’s showing of The Haunted Mansion with Eddie Murphy.  We will be celebrating Halloween early and encourage everyone to wear their costumes!  We will have a costume contest for the little ones.  There will also be refreshments available for purchase with the money raised going to the ICNA and the Lyons-Burke Booster Club.  We’ll have cokes, candy, popcorn and chips.  Bring a chair and blankets – one to sit on and one to cover up with.  The ICNA will have sign-up sheets for those of you who want to let others know you will be home and handing out candy on Halloween.  The Movie will start between 7:45 and 8:00 PM.

Saturday, October 22nd: ELECTION DAY!  Please remember to get out and vote.  There are several local races on the ballot that are very important.  The Irish Channelhas a fantastic voter turnout record for local elections when compared to other neighborhoods so let’s keep up the good work!

Monday, October 31st: HALLOWEEN!

Thursday, November 10th, 7:00 PM: ICNA General Meeting.  We have invited representatives from nearby schools to come discuss their admissions process.  Stay tuned for more details.

Saturday, November 12th, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM @Soraparu Playground: The YLC is sponsoring several parks cleanup days and they picked the Soraparu playspot in District B.  If you are interested in volunteering please contact Amy Walters atawalters@laporte.com.

EVENTS:

Tonight, 8/26 at 7:30 PM the Lyons-Burke Booster Club will host the first NORDC Movies in the Park event at Annuciation Square (800 Race St).  See below for more details and stay tuned for a movie night at Burke Park in the fall!

NORDC Football Starts this Weekend: Tonight, 8/26 @ 6:15 PM: Sophomore (9/10) Burke vs Bodenger at Cut Off;  @ 8 PM: Novice (5/6) Burke vs Taylor at Milne; Saturday, 8/27 @ 10 AM: Freshmen (7/8) Burke vs Bodenger at St Roch

Tuesday, August 30^th 9:00 PM to 3:00 PM Voter Registration Drive at Mahalia Jackson Center

Wednesday, August 31^st at 6:00 PM NOPD August Anti-Crime Walk: All are invited to walk with the NOPD and the neighborhood. 6^th Police District will begin at the 6^th NOPD Station on MLK

Thursday, September 15th at 7:00 PM – ICNA SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING RESCHEDULED After realizing our annual elections meeting would be the same night as the Saints season opener, we decided it would be a good idea to postpone to the following week to help increase attendance.  We will have Sgt Jenkins from the NOPD Sixth District coming to talk about starting a Neighborhood Watch program, Gregg Hackenberg who is our new IC HDLC Commissioner coming to give a brief overview of how the HDLC works, highlights of the past year in the Channel and then Executive Committee/Board elections.  There is still time to nominate yourself or someone else.  Please send a note to kara@irishchannel.org.

Saturday, September 17th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Save the date for the Mayor’s Crime Action Network Citywide Summit.  The event will be held at the UNO Lakefront Arena. More details to come.

Monday, September 19th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Public Meeting Date for the draft Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) for planning district 2. The meeting will be at the Dryades YMCA located at 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Please go here to see the proposed CZO.

Saturday, September 24^th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Mayor’s Office Fight the Blight Day.  Come help fellow Uptown residents clean up the neighborhood with the support of the City of New Orleans!  Please let us know if you will come and help. Samuel Square Playground: Napoleon Ave. at S. Saratoga

Upcoming Events

Belladoggie Grand Opening

On Friday, August 19th from 6 PM to 9 PM Belladoggie, located at the corner of Annunciation and Washington, will host their grand opening party.  There will be live music, dancing and snacks.  You can also tour the facility during this time.  The celebration continues the next morning, Saturday, August 20th, with a second line from Magazine and a concert by Irvin Mayfield.  Please see their website for more details.

Old Gentlemen’s (OGs) Fish Fry Fund-raiser

Saturday, August 20th from 12 PM to 8 PM at the Rock Bottom, 3801 Tchoupitoulas. The OGs are a club raising money to help kids in our neighborhood.  They are a group of men who have been through some hard times themselves and are eager to keep young men and women in the Irish Channel out of trouble.  Fish, potato, green beans and macaroni plates will be available for purchase at $7 a plate.  The OGs have already pledged money to support the LBB along with several other causes.

The Princess and the Frog at Annunciation Square

Friday, August 26th at 7:45 PM at Annunciation Square.  The Lyons-Burke Booster club was chosen as the official host of the first NORDC sponsored Movie in the Park.  The LBB will have a concession stand with chips, cokes, nachos, water and candy available for purchase.  We are looking for a few volunteers to sell concessions so please reply to me if interested.  The ICNA will also host a movie night at Burke Park (Clay Square) later in the fall.  Stay tuned for more details.

ICNA September General Meeting

Our September meeting agenda is set and should be very interesting, so mark your calendars now for Thursday, September 8th from 7 to 8 PM at the Irish Channel Christian Fellowship (819 First Street).  Here is our agenda:

• Neighborhood Watch: Sgt Yolanda Jenkins from the NOPD Sixth District is coming to speak about the Neighborhood Watch program and how the Channel can officially get on board.  A special thanks to Jamie Montreuil for taking the lead on this effort.
• HDLC Irish Channel Commissioner Gregg Hackenberg: Gregg will explain what the HDLC is and how it works (please note he is not coming to address specific grievances or issues.)
• ICNA highlights of the past year
• Officer/Board Elections:  President – Kara Morgan (I), Program Coordinator – Nora McGunnigle (I), Treasurer – Ed McGinnis (I), Secretary – Alison Grice, and 5 Board Positions – Mario Zervignon (I), Michelle Kimball (I) and Juanita Jackson (I).  Please send me a note if you are interested in running for any position.

Hi everyone,

First I would like to take the time to thank several people for helping with the Lyons Center event on Saturday: Nola Brewery for donating 2 kegs of beer, La Divina for donating the Gelato, DJ Jubilee for donating his time, Sheriff Gusman for the tents, Breaux Mart for their gift certificate, the Batiste Cultural Arts Academy marching band for donating their time and Kid’s Play NOLA for letting us use their drums.  I’d like to also thank the Faubourg Delachaise for their support including a donation to the booster club and arranging with the Sheriff’s office to get our tents.  Thanks to Arnie Fielkow for coming out and saying a few words.  A big thanks to the Original Prince of Wales and the OGs for an entertaining game of cabbage ball.  Thanks to Coach Gary and his family for cooking fish and fries all day.  And a huge thanks to the many volunteers who helped set-up, worked all day in the heat and then helped with clean up.   I am very much already looking forward to working the Lyons-Burke Booster Club and the Faurbourg Delachaise to start planning an event for next year that will hopefully celebrate the grand re-opening of Lyons Center too!

For those who expressed an interest in a neighborhood watch group please look for an email some time this week with a proposed meeting time and place.

TODAY, Monday, June 20:
“Parasol’s Bar and Restaurant will hold a fundraiser for Chef Nathanial Zimet on Monday June 20th from 7pm til closing, approx. 2am. In addition to our normal menu, we will be grilling burgers, and a variety of sausages outside (weather permitting). We will also have our Americana night of live acoustic music and open mike jam hosted by Rabadash recording artist“Big Daddy O” in our smoke free dining room. Come eat, drink and play to help us support a brother in need. Profits from this night will go to the Chef to be used to help with whatever expenses he has incurred due to his being severely wounded while being robbed.
Thanks, John and Thea Hogan, Proprietors”

Magazine Street Construction:
Paving in Zone 2 (St. Andrew to Napoelon) is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 20. Beginning on Monday, the (Uptown-bound) lakeside lane from St. Andrew to Napoleon will be closed and detoured while crews begin paving operations. This is a moving operation. The lane closure will be in place until all the paving within the lane closure is complete. Paving the entire Zone 2 (two travel lanes and two parking lanes from St. Andrew to Napoleon) should take approximately a week and a half, depending on weather, site conditions, etc. Lane closures will change from day-to-day. Please drive cautiously and follow all posted signs and construction crew member instructions.

Tuesday, June 21:
Ed McGinnis will host soccer practice and scrimmage from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM.  Attendance has been light the past few weeks so if you know any girls ages 8 to 12 please send them over to Burke Park.

Friday, June 24:
Nola Brewery is also hosting a fund-raiser in the Channel for Nathanial Zimet. Here is more info from their facebook page (search for “Beers Not Bullets”): “A local chef, Nathanial Zimet, was shot three times on May 22 in an attempted armed robbery. It appears that thankfully he will recover but because of the cost of health care these days his restaurant, Boucherie, has asked for people to make donations in order to help with the costs.  If you’ve ever been to Boucherie you know that the food is fantastic as is the beer selection. The Brooklyn beer dinner that was held in New Orleans was held at Boucherie and was amazing. Nathanial is an outstanding chef, lover of good beer and is one of our own. I think we as the beer community must come together and put on one of our best tastings ever with all proceeds going to help Nathanial.”  Please go here to purchase tickets: http://beersnotbullets.eventbrite.com/21 and here for the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beers-Not-Bullets-a-fundraiser-for-Nathanial-Zimet/203392983038310

Thanks,

Kara

Hi everyone,

Here is our schedule for the Lyons Center Family Reunion on Saturday, June 18th:

11:00 AM – Food/beer/Gelato stands open; meet and greet
12:00 PM – DJ
12:30 PM – DJ Jubilee
1:00 PM – Yoga for Kids
1:30 PM – Cabbage ball game with the Original Prince of Wales, OG’s and the Young Men Olympians
2:00 PM – Drum circle for kids and adults led by Seguenon Kone
3:00 PM – Cabbage ball game featuring Lyons Center and Burke Park (Clay Square) alumni and friends
4:00 PM – Batiste Cultural Arts Academy (Live Oak) Marching Band
4:30 PM – closing remarks

Hi Neighbors,

I was going to wait until Monday to send out a note but there are a few things happening this weekend that I don’t want you to miss.

Saturday:
* Hazardous Waste drop-off on Saturday from 8:00 – 1:00 at 2829 Elysian Fields Avenue. Please see http://www.nola.gov/en/RESIDENTS/Department-Of-Sanitation for more information.
* Work day at Lyons Center for 10 AM – we got our dirt! I know its short notice but if you are free tomorrow please stop by and bring any shovels or wheel barrels you may have. Bring a swimsuit too and we can jump in and cool off when the work is done.
* Hello Hurricane Summit 2011, from 10 to 12 PM. Click here for more info and to register (not necessary but helps) http://evacuteer.org/hello-hurricane-season-summit

Tuesday, June 14th Neighborhood Partnership Network (NPN) meeting. The meeting will run from 5:30 to 8:00 PM at the Grace Episcopal Church, 3700 Canal St. This is the semi annual membership meeting which will include a vote on important bylaw changes AS WELL AS WELCOMING the City of NO’s Office of Neighborhood Engagement to discuss their role in helping neighborhoods. A very important and informative meeting!

Wednesday NONPAC meeting 6:30 PM at 2020 St Charles.

Thursday, June 16th: Business Information Session with the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development. Information, resources and opportunities helpful for business owners and entrepreneurs.  5:00 – 6:30 at City Church of New Orleans, 13123 I-10 Service Rd.  Free and open to the public.

Saturday June 18th Lyons Center Family Reunion 11 AM to 5 PM. We will have music, cabbage ball, the pool will be open, kids activities and food/beverages available for purchase. Stay tuned for more details.

General updates/reminders:
We learned last night that NOPD caught 3 suspects in the 7th street robbery on Monday night.. They also have good leads for the one in the 3300 block of Constance. Officers reminded people to avoid walking home alone after dark if possible.

As part of an increase in police patrol due to recent incidents, the NOPD is focusing on juveniles violating the city curfew. Note that the summer curfew hours are 8 PM to 6 AM Sun-Thurs and 11 PM to 6 AM Fri-Sat. Please make sure your friends, family and neighbors with kids 17 and younger are aware of the hours. Here is a link with more information: http://www.nola.gov/en/sitecore/content/Root/GOVERNMENT/NOPD/Juvenile-Division.aspx

We have also believe that the city has been focusing on illegal vehicles parked in the Channel so please check any vehicles you have parked on public streets.

Finally, if you are interesting in meeting with others about starting a neighborhood watch group in the Channel please email me and we will set up a meeting to discuss further.

Thank you,

Kara