The Journal : the Community News of Jefferson Parish back issues from May 2008:
Kenner officials see Rivertown as 'clean slate'
May 02, 2008; ... When Hannah Robinson sold her Worth Street house in south Kennerin 1993, the 68-year-old knew no one would ever live at thatlocation again. Nearly two decades after Robinson sold her home of 26 years toLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, a grassy field isall that ...
Lake Pontchartrain is safe for swimming
May 02, 2008; ... It's safe to swim in Lake Pontchartrain. Seriously, said Andrea Calvin, program coordinator for the LakePontchartrain Basin Foundation. Recent bacterial readings on both the North and South shores fellwell within the safe range as defined by the Louisiana Department ...
Recipe to serve at New Orleans Jazz Fest not always easy to follow
May 02, 2008; ... One afternoon last week, well after the lunch rush had subsided,the kitchen at DiMartino's Famous New Orleans Muffulettas inTerrytown buzzed with activity. A long steel counter was covered with sheets of wax paper piledthick with stacks of meat and cheese to be vacuum sealed and ...
Commentary: Reel Review: Made of Honor
May 02, 2008; ... So you know that feeling when you're sitting in the theater,watching the previews before the main feature and the movie trailershint that you might not like the movie you've just paid $8 to see? Well, I had that same feeling about this newest romantic flick"Made of Honor" before ...
Jefferson Parish Street Beat: May 2, 2008
May 02, 2008; ... Woman conjures son to get back ex-husband A Westwego woman was booked at 10:15 a.m. Sunday for filing afalse police report after she claimed her 1-month-old son had beenkidnapped as part of a hoax, police say, designed to convince herestranged husband to get back together with her ....
Commentary: Dallas: Bad interstates, great hair
May 02, 2008; ... Last week I was really down on Jefferson Parish. Not on theparish itself, I suppose, but rather the lack of walking/biking/mass-transit/not using your car to cross Veterans options. But thenlast weekend, I was in a place that makes Jefferson Parish look likeEnvirotown, USA. I had ...
Officials hope to strengthen Lake Pontchartrain shoreline with marshland
May 02, 2008; ... Defend Jefferson Parish.The fast-eroding shore of Jefferson's east bank could beprotected the natural way under a new plan to stabilize the parish's10-mile Lake Pontchartrain shoreline. The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation plan would create a rockylane of wetlands ...
Whole Foods Market does away with plastic grocery bags
May 02, 2008; ... China did it. So did San Francisco. Now, corporate America hasjoined the fray. In a change enacted on Earth Day, April 22, at its storesnationwide, shoppers at Whole Foods Market are no longer asked"Paper or plastic?" at the checkout line. Spurred by the ever-rising cost of ...
New Orleans residents flying flags
May 02, 2008; ... David Kenney has always liked displaying his flags. Kenney can't pinpoint one specific reason he chooses to celebrateholidays, sports teams or events with a flag flapping brightly infront of his home. He just likes it -- as his wife Lauren cantestify. "He likes to fly flags ...
Trucking industry: Dwindling returns
May 09, 2008; ... Truck drivers around the country are feeling the pinch of higherdiesel prices. But in many cases, they're shouldering the costs thatwould otherwise be passed to Louisiana consumers for groceries andother goods. Truckers across the country are up in arms about what higherdiesel ...
Lake Pontchartrain shrimping: Trawling troubles
May 09, 2008; ... Frank Woolley has enough problems this shrimp season withoutworrying about where to dock his boat. The 65-year-old Bucktown resident has been shrimping LakePontchartrain's normally bountiful waters since he was 10 years old. But the one-two punch of Hurricane Katrina's ...
Commentary: Reel Review: The Hottie and the Nottie
May 09, 2008; ... Sometimes hideous events lead to humanity taking stock and takingsteps to ensure it can never happen again. The Great Depression,World War II and the Cuban Missile Crisis were all wretchedlypainful, large-scale learning experiences. Sadly, "The Hottie and the Nottie," a romantic ...
Corps challenges reports on East Jefferson Parish levee system strength
May 09, 2008; ... East Jefferson Parish levees are in good shape, a representativeof the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the Jefferson ParishCouncil on Wednesday, taking to task media reports that called intoquestion the strength of the East Jefferson and St. Charles parishhurricane protection systems ....
JeffSpirit: Religious institutions still adjusting to post-Katrina populations
May 09, 2008; ... About 200 people gather at 10:30 a.m. Sundays at Elmwood PalaceTheater, bypassing the early morning movies and popcorn, goinginstead to join the Rev. Rick Grover in worship. The Journey Christian Church has flourished since Katrina,drawing people from Jefferson and Orleans parishes ...
Jefferson Parish Street Beat: May 9, 2008
May 09, 2008; ... Police stop Wal-Mart thief from ham hocking A Gretna woman was arrested for theft after police say sheattempted to return merchandise not yet purchased from the Wal-Martat 4810 Lapalco Blvd. in Marrero. Police say Nicole Micoff, 22, filled her shopping basket withfrozen food ...
Metairie strip mall: The Living Mall
May 09, 2008; ... A Metairie strip mall is coming alive. A vertical eco-system of hardy climbing vines and lush, floweringplants will soon be scaling the concrete exterior walls of aVeterans Boulevard shopping center. The living "bio-walls" will bethe first such planted edifices in the area, ...
Commentary: Paris Hilton and the upside of recession
May 09, 2008; ... Tuesday night, instead of doing what I really wanted to do --namely, watching the presidential primary results come in fromIndiana and North Carolina while sipping white wine -- I spent theevening celebrating a pointless human achievement. In this case, I watched Paris Hilton's ...
Commentary: Check yourself before you wreck myself
May 16, 2008; ... I was nearly decapitated the other day. The potential beheading came not at the hands of a hooded manworking on behalf of the revolutionaries but rather a gentlemandriving a shiny blue Ford F-350, on a cell phone call so vital thathe was completely oblivious to those driving around ...
New Orleans sees explosion in fleur de lis tattoos
May 16, 2008; ... When she got it in July 2004, the large blue tattoo at the smallof her back was a source of pride for Denise Bilich, a symbol thatspoke to the independent-minded woman she had become while honoringher south Louisiana roots. Bilich didn't have any other tattoos at the time -- she ...
Gateway Recover System: Quiet recovery
May 16, 2008; ... Strip malls and fast food chains fade from view and give way tothe residential communities of Harvey as Manhattan Boulevard drawscloser to the Mississippi River. In the quiet of this suburban setting is a small subdivision ofmulti-colored row houses off of Lac La Belle Drive. From ...
Commentary: Happy hours: The Lamplighter Lounge
May 16, 2008; ... Editor's note: Intrigued by the iconic sign and frank owner DeeSullivan, Journal staff writer Ariella Cohen spent an evening at TheLamplighter Lounge, a 45-year-old Veterans Memorial Boulevard bar. Monday night happy hour: 6:02: Arrive at the Lamplighter. Order a $2.50 Abita ....
Metairie Macy's construction hits halfway point
May 16, 2008; ... Despite a tight timetable, construction is nearly halfwaycomplete on the new three-story Macy's Department Store at LakesideShopping Center in Metairie. Work is also one-third of the wayfinished on remodeling the two-level store at The Esplanade inKenner, Macy's and project officials ...
Boat safety on Lake Pontchartrain
May 16, 2008; ... Steve Guidry can be found at the helm of his 35-foot powerboat"It's All Good" nearly every weekend, navigating the sometimestricky waters of Lake Pontchartrain. The retired St. John Parish police officer said he hasn't oftenwasted an opportunity to take to the water since buying ...
Commentayr: Reel Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May 16, 2008; ... Well, well, well. What to think about "The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian," the second installment of C.S. Lewis' seven-bookfantasy series? Let's just jump right in. Director Andrew Adamson certainly upshis game with "Caspian," his second go at a Chronicles film.Adamson's ...
Person of the Week: Remy Remington, assistant manager of the Bulldog
May 16, 2008; ... Robert Wayne Remington, better known to friends as Remy, isassistant manager of the Bulldog on Magazine Street, where he alsotends bar Monday nights. When he's not working, Remington, 47, isoften engrossed in his longtime passion, disc golf, which he playsat Lafreniere Park and in ...
A Day's Work: Lemand Jones, internment supervisor at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home
May 16, 2008; ... "I'm sorry" is a good thing to say in many situations, but LemandJones' 15 years on the job has taught him there's at least onesituation when people probably don't want to hear it. Jones, the internment supervisor for Lake Lawn Metairie FuneralHome and Cemeteries, says although ...
Presbyterians pitch in for N.O. recovery
May 16, 2008; ... Jefferson Parish Presbyterians are actively working to rebuildNew Orleans nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, housing,feeding and ministering to volunteer work crews from around thecountry. July 2007 figures released by Presbyterian Disaster Assistanceshow more than ...
Commentary: Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
May 24, 2008; ... I'm saddened to report this shall be my last earth-shatteringeditor's column. While I wish I could write about poorly driventrucks, Dallas' lack of proper geometry and driving across VeteransBoulevard until the end of my days, I'm headed back to my home stateof Oregon to report on arts, ...
Kenner knockout
May 24, 2008; ... Mayor Muniz said knock him out. Kenner Mayor Ed Muniz is in talks with famed New Orleans boxingpromoter Les Bonano about bringing a training facility for the sportto Rivertown, home of the first-ever heavyweight boxing championshipin 1870."We want to open a gymnasium ...
'One in a thousand' in N.O.
May 24, 2008; ... Dr. Allison Barca places a photo album on one of her examiningtables and runs her fingers through the darkened pages. It is filledwith the grim images she took in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "The water came in so high, so fast and so strong the horsesnever had a chance," ...
Jefferson Parish Educator: Grace Queen High School English teacher Vickie Kennedy
May 24, 2008; ... The first days of summer bring a sense of freedom for studentswho are more than willing to escape the classroom, but for oneveteran teacher, this summer marks the end of a long anddistinguished career. Grace King High School English teacher Vickie Kennedy has been anemployee of ...
Mary's Song assists women in desperate need in N.O.
May 24, 2008; ... Biblical scripture records the praises of Mary, the mother ofJesus, upon Gabriel's angelic foretelling of her immaculateconception. Mary proclaimed God had considered the low estate of hishandmaiden, such that all generations would call her blessed. Victory Fellowship of ...
Person of the Week: Wes Griffin, bar manager at Chops Bistro in Metairie
May 24, 2008; ... Wes Griffin, 31, of Metairie, is bar manager at Chops Bistro onVeterans Memorial Boulevard. He has been bartending for more than adecade but harbors a passion for computers, as evidenced by thehacker's code tattooed on his wrist. Other than your own bar, of course, what would you ...
Jefferson Parish Street Beat: May 24, 2008
May 24, 2008; ... Alleged lewd texts land Harvey man in jail A Harvey man was arrested last week on obscenity charges afterpolice say he refused to stop sending inappropriate messages toanother person's cell phone. Jude Killian, 23, was booked at 9:20 p.m. May 14 for obscenetalking on the ...