Claiborne-University Neighborhood Association

Times-Picayune Celebrates CUNA’s Architecture

Sandy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:31:35 +0000

Times-Picayune columnist Stephanie Bruno points out that our “area is rich in house variety and quality:
THE NEIGHBORHOOD: The Claiborne/University area, which the neighborhood association has defined as stretching from Freret Street on the south to Earhart Boulevard on the north and from Jefferson Avenue on the east to Broadway Street on the west. It encompasses parts of several historic districts but has a character all its own. My Street Walk visits the area between Fontainebleau Street and Claiborne Avenue, Nashville Avenue and Calhoun Street. THE BLOCK: The 3300 to 3700 blocks of State Street Drive, on the downtown side. THE HOUSES: A colorful mix of early 20th-century houses that includes Arts and Crafts bungalows, several duplexes and a scattering of Mediterranean revival houses. One house has elements of the Tudor revival style.

To read the rest of the article, go to:
http://blog.nola.com/stephaniestokes/2008/06/a_tasty_architectural_melting_1.html

CUNA Wins Recovery Grant

Sandy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:31:14 +0000

CUNA has received one of 19 grants awarded by the Greater New Orleans Foundation to help bring to life some of the neighborhood recovery projects envisioned in the Unified New Orleans Plan for rebuilding the city after Hurricane Katrina. We received $18,500 to conduct a traffic study for South Claiborne Avenue between Nashville and Broadway Avenues. Our goals are to improve pedestrian and driver safety, slow traffic flow, and improve access to University Village, the business district on Calhoun Street, which was a focus of our post-Katrina planning efforts. CUNA and the traffic study consultants will be hosting a meeting with residents to gather our concerns, so we will keep you posted!

Volunteers Conduct Neighborhood Survey

Sandy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:04:18 +0000

One June 2, approximately 40 volunteers from the Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church youth choir in Knoxville, Tennessee canvassed the entire CUNA neighborhood to note blighted, unrepaired, and/or unoccupied properties. The results of this survey will be provided to city inspectors to accelerate the application of the city’s new housing code. As lagniappe, the group beautified the traffic island at the intersection of State St. and Willow.

Upcoming City Recycling Day

Sandy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:30:29 +0000

The next City of N.O. Recycling drop-off event is June 14th from 9:00 am until noon. Orleans Parish locations: on the East Bank at N. Claiborne Avenue and St. Peters Street; on the West Bank at the public library at General DeGaulle and Holiday Avenue. For info dial 311 or call 658-2299.

Mug Shots for University Village

Jay Dufour — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:33:33 +0000

The bigger than life Root Beer mug at Ted’s Frostop has gotten a facelift. Since 1955, the cultural icon that soared high in the air along South Claiborne Avenue fell off its sign pole during Hurricane Katrina landing upside down. To remember the event, Ann Marie and Adam Battle of Painting-Renovations were commissioned by owner Chuck Pamelia, at the request of the original owner Ted Sternberg, to restore the mug in its upside down position near where it landed after the storm. True to the quirky twists of fate that makes New Orleans unique, the upside down mug has become the new logo of Ted’s and serves as a reminder that New Orleanians will always find humor in all things.

Other University Village business owners have beautified the area with attractive street plantings, benches, and café tables. Please patronize your local businesses on the strip: Papa John’s, Calhoun Superette, Code 3 Police Supply, Robert’s Bar, Marion’s Cleaners, Crescent Lotus Dance Studio, Bubba’s Haircuts, and Forstall Art Supply and more.

Low Cost Groceries Available to All

Sandy — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:56:28 +0000

The organization Angel Food N.O. is providing low-cost groceries on a monthly basis at their location on Jefferson Hwy and Main St. near the Causeway. The cost is about $25 for about $75 worth of meats, vegetables, and dry goods (a different menu every month). The items are first-quality - no second-hand items or dented cans - and there are no income restrictions or applications required. For more information, or to volunteer at the monthly food distribution one Saturday per month from 7:30am-noon, go to www.angelfoodneworleans.com or call 846-4466.

CUNA Residents Gather for a Night Out

Sandy — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:15:30 +0000

The National Night Out Against Crime festivities on Tues, August 7 were a smashing success. Friends and neighbors hung out on Calhoun St. enjoying food and drinks from local merchants, while the kids checked out the fire truck, enjoyed the merry go round and free snowballs, and tried to stomp the giant palmetto bug.
A very special thanks to Cecile Tebo for organizing this event and to Code 3, Bud’s Broiler, the Calhoun Superette, and Robert’s Bar for hosting. See pictures at this link.

Contractor Database Now Available

Sandy — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:36:15 +0000

Please log on to the Louisiana Rebuilds website (see link on the lower left side of this page) and report your experience with your contractor(s) - good and bad. Or if you are looking for a contractor, please visit this site to see if anyone has posted a warning about a person or company you have submitted.

Curbside Recycling Begins in August!

Sandy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:39:04 +0000

And CUNA members get a discount of $1 per month! Phoenix Recycling will begin collection of recyclable material twice a month for $14/month. Routes, schedules, a recyclable material list and a copy of their flyer are available at www.PhoenixRecyclingNOLA.com.).

If you have a recycling collection scheduled on a garbage day, be sure to put your recycling bin somewhere where they can get to it, but it won’t be mistaken for garbage.

Some of you have already sent emails seeking to sign up for the recycling service but Pheonix would like to confirm participation, so if you would like to sign up, please refer to the instructions on the webpage listed above.

State St/Willow Project Gets Off to a Great Start!

Sandy — Mon, 28 May 2007 23:46:27 +0000

The neutral ground at the corner of State St. and Willow will be renovated by CUNA to make it a pedestrian-friendly, ecologically sound, and well-landscaped space. Coordinator Mark DeJarnette has put together a fabulous landscape plan for the area. You can view it below (if you don’t have Adobe reader to open this document, click here.)

State St/Willow Plan

There was a clean-up on Sat. June 9 in preparation for further efforts. Special thanks to sixteen energetic University of California at Berkley students who volunteered; their help came through the coordinated efforts of the New Orleans-based Neighborhoods Partnership Network and the Magnolia Project. Nine neighborhood volunteers, two of whom have just moved to the area, also came out to make this effort a huge success.
CUNA would also like to thank Krystal Williams, from the Council District A, Shelly Midura’s office, and Papa John’s Pizza owner Louie Corzo, and his sons, who set up a Papa John’s gazebo to feed hungry volunteers.

For more details, read the Times-Picayune article

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Mark at mark.dejarnette@gmail.com).