Outside perspective, planning key to ensuring future of family business
Tim Gilthorpe Sr. was a young mechanic with a background in fixing pricy German cars and no idea how to manage a business when he started his auto repair shop in a single door garage in Mid-City in...
View ArticleOvercoming denial at heart of reducing murders
Orleans Avenue begins its path toward Lake Pontchartrain not far from the Mahalia Jackson Theater where Mayor Mitch Landrieu delivered his midterm “State of the City” address Tuesday. A synopsis of the...
View ArticleMid-City distiller launches its first vodka; absinthe in the works
Atelier Vie, a nascent distillery in Mid-City, announced the availability of its first vodka called Buck 25. The distillery, which was cleared to begin operations in June, focuses on the production of...
View ArticleInfo meeting set for work on City Park, Esplanade avenues
Business owners, elected officials and all interested residents are encouraged to attend.
View ArticleSuspicious devices in truck parked at Mid-City bank
Eight suspicious devices police discovered today inside an abandoned pickup truck parked outside a bank contained chemicals that could have caused an explosion, a police spokesman said.
View ArticleDeveloper plans $4M restoration of Mid-City building
A developer wants to restore an abandoned Mid-City apartment complex into luxury living spaces.
View ArticleDevelopers eye next portion of Lindy Boggs campus
With the unveiling of the new St. Margaret’s at Mercy nursing home today, CEO Larry Stansberry said the search is on for a tenant for the next portion of the renovation.
View ArticleGeocent targets engineering work with Ala. offices
The new office targets aerospace engineering work, most recently snagging a contract to help design NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket under development at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The company plans...
View ArticleEclectic experimentation works for Serendipity’s surprises
You probably know that serendipity means finding something cool while you were looking for something else. What you’re looking for in this case is a neighborhood joint, perhaps one with a certain...
View ArticleQ&A: Dr. Lee Hamm, incoming Tulane Medical School dean
Hamm spoke with CityBusiness about the direction of Tulane’s medical school and how it fits into the growth of the local health care industry as the Mid-City hospital complex wraps up construction in...
View ArticleRestaurateurs: Know the neighborhood before expanding
In a city with no shortage of dining options, the established restaurant owner in New Orleans is often on the same level as his upstart counterpart when it comes to finding the right spot to grow or...
View ArticleConstructive solutions elude Charity, City Hall, judges
The continuing languishment of Charity Hospital, Orleans Civil District Court and, to some degree, City Hall is as much a state problem as it is a local one.
View ArticleWhole Foods offers new store, more vendors
A Whole Foods Market at North Broad Street in Mid-City is set to open Tuesday with 35 new local vendors.
View ArticleTop Construction Projects: 4. Project Legacy
When the new Veterans Affairs Hospital opens in Mid-City in early 2016, it will signal the culmination of almost $1 billion dollars in investment from the federal government to restore acute health...
View ArticleTop Construction Projects: 2. University Medical Center
The projected opening of the new University Medical Center in early 2015 is reflective of the city’s growing reputation as a hub for medical research and quality care as Louisiana continues to grapple...
View ArticleWorks starts on $22M rehab hospital in Mid-City
The project will eventually house a two-story, 64,000-square-foot medical facility and rehabilitation hospital for traumatic brain injuries, concussions, Parkinson’s disease and outpatient services.
View ArticleNamese throws creative spin on tradition
If you always eat pho with brisket when you dine on the food of Vietnam, you will find it done well here. But if you are up for something a little different — or even a lot — that is here too.
View ArticleBlight-focused investment fund expanding
A New Orleans-based real estate fund aimed at eradicating blight and improving the rental housing stock in the city is looking to develop a mixed-use project on two adjacent vacant lots in Mid-City.
View ArticleMid-City doctor uses bike to buck trends, treat children
A few days a week, Dr. Mark Lister loads up his bags and hops on his bicycle to make his rounds in Mid-City, typically seeing about 10 or so patients each day.
View ArticleVacant Mid-City land on track for redevelopment
An investor group led by New Orleans businessman Sidney Torres IV is interested in creating a large upscale residential and commercial development on a roughly nine-acre tract of mostly vacant land...
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