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Next Board Meeting Next General Meeting December 5, 7 pm, G M January 21, 2019 904 St. Ferdinand St. UR AR 6:30 Potluck, 7:15 Mee ng O IG St. Paul Lutheran Church, B N 2624 Burgundy St. U Y A F INMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIO Volume 47, No 10 Les Amis de Marigny December 2018 Helping to make Marigny a better place to live, work and play Holiday Caroling All Saints Day A dedicated group gathered on All Saints Day Join your neighbors for in Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1 Holiday Caroling this year to honor the memory of Lloyd Sensat and on December 9, 6-8 pm. Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville. Enjoy hot cocoa and sing along with the Pfister Sisters. Rain or Shine at Maison, 508 Frenchmen Street Le to right: direct descendent of Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville William Hyland, Board Member Ray Bun n and Gretchen Bomboy Wanted: Layout Editor Responsible for designing the format of Les Amis de Marigny, the monthly newsle er of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Associa on, the Layout Editor u lizes layout so ware to assemble text, photographs and other content in an aesthe cally pleasing and easy-to-read arrangement. The Newsle er Editor provides the text and photos and the Ad Manager provides adver sing material. The Layout Editor works from home or offi ce on his/her own computer and so ware. Each edi on is prepared in approximately a one-week span. A er approval of the completed newsle er by the Newsle er Editor, the Layout Editor transmits the newsle er to the designated printer and the website manager in pdf format. Contact editor@faubourgmarigny for more informa on. Letter from the President Commercial Advertising By Allen Johnson Frenchmen Street Per-month Rates 1-2 times/year* With newspaper headlines heralding the arrival of Full Half Quarter Business Back Sidney Torres and the Motwanis on Frenchmen St., it is Page Page Page Card Cover undeniable that our locals only secret has reached the big $125 $65 $50 $30 $70 me. What used to be a collec on of restaurants featuring music and populated by locals, and away from the madness of Bourbon Street, has become a free for all. The Per-month Rates 3+ times/year* ”restaurants” have become music clubs, with no regula on Full Half Quarter Business Back of the requirement that 50% of their sales come from Page Page Page Card Cover food. Rules and regula ons were nego ated and agreed $100 $52 $40 $24 $55 to so that Frenchmen wouldn’t become Bourbon St. But in present day, Frenchmen St. has become a mess that the city would never allow Bourbon St. to become. Food trucks *10% off these rates for FMIA Members! park on the Esplanade neutral ground, or pick up trucks pull up in front of people’s homes and grill food to sell to Ads should be photo ready, or in jpg, f or pdf format. tourists walking from the French Quarter to Frenchmen. All adver sing must be received by the 15th of each month for These vendors operate in full viola on of the law, with no publica on in the next month’s issue. For informa on regarding fear that the city will do anything. And why should they? adver sing, contact us at [email protected]. The city has turned a blind eye when it comes to viola ons around Frenchmen St. and it is becoming more and more Classifieds Now Available dominated by tourists, as the locals have moved on to….. The newsle er is now accep ng classifi ed ads. Personals, however, are not being accepted. Contact ads@ St Claude Avenue faubourgmarigny.org. Classifi ed Rates: $5.00 per each 25 words. In the past few years, we have seen a number of changes along St. Claude. Whether it’s the con nuing a empts to rezone the Red Haus into a Special Event space, and About the Newsletter later a restaurant, or the a empt to combine parcels in the Bywater into a hotel called Sun Yard, St. Claude seems Les Amis de Marigny is the newsle er of the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Associa on, a 501(c) non-profi t, all-volunteer primed to come into fl ux as more bars and restaurants and organiza on commi ed to the preserva on of the unique other developments announce plans every month. The architectural and cultural heritage of our historic district, and to FMIA has created a St. Claude Development Commi ee, improving the quality of life in our diverse community. led by Elisa Cool, to put together our ideas for the Contents, editorials and opinions expressed do not necessarily development of this corridor. I think it is crucial that we refl ect the offi cial views of the FMIA, its Board or its members. The FMIA does not warrant the legality of any business pay a en on to Frenchmen St., and keep this in mind, as adver sed in its newsle er. we decide what we want St. Claude to become. Contents of Les Amis de Marigny are copyrighted. Permission to reprint any of the newsle er, including photographs and Riverfront Overlay original artwork, must be obtained from the editor and/or byline As you may remember, the FMIA fought for many years columnist. against the RiverFront Overlay, which was designed to Manuscripts, photographs and ar cles dealing with topics of interest to the Marigny neighborhood are encouraged. The allow heights up to 85 feet (against the neighborhood editor reserves the right to reject submissions including editorial standard of 55 feet) along the river. In fact, we even fi led and adver sing content. a lawsuit against the city as they violated the rules of the Submissions must be received by the 7th of the month for City Planning Commission when they skipped the CPC and inclusion in the next month’s issue. Send contribu ons to: introduced it at the City Council. A er many years, the city FMIA Newsle er 2401 Burgundy St., Box 10 fi nally agreed to have a maximum height of 75 feet, as long NOLA 70117 as the developer reserved 10% of the units for Aff ordable or [email protected]. The newsle er is published each month except August and January. Back issues are available online at www. page 3 faubourgmarigny.org. Design & Layout by GK Produc ons, Inc. Prin ng by Printall, Inc. 2 Faubourg Marigny Improvement Associa on December 2018 Letter from the President continued from page 2 Housing. However, when this came up for fi nal vote in to Hotel Peter and Paul as what can be done, and why front of the City Council, the City Council voted to remove it’s so important to protect our neighborhood’s historic the Aff ordable Housing requirement from the Overlay, integrity. The FMIA supported this project because the allowing all buildings to build up to 75 feet by right. I bring owner agreed to keep all of the historic buildings. This was this up, because currently the City Council is asking the crucial, as it shows that projects can be done successfully, City Planning Commission to examine Inclusionary Zoning while also preserving our historic architecture. We will and expand Aff ordable Housing. If they want to show point to this as what can happen when things are done they’re serious, they could revisit the RiverFront Overlay, right. and resubmit the Aff ordable Housing requirement into the RiverFront Overlay. Just a thought… Hotel Peter and Paul and Adaptive Reuse MERRY CHRISTMAS!! On November 13, the FMIA held our monthly Meet the Neighbors event at the Hotel Peter and Paul at 2317 Burgundy. This was one of the largest turnouts we’ve had, and it wasn’t surprising. For years, people have waited for this renova on to be completed, and they were anxious to see the fi nished result. And it’s safe to say they weren’t disappointed. I’m not going to try to describe it here, because I won’t be able to do it jus ce. You should stop in for drinks and something to eat, and see it yourself. And while you’re there, appreciate it as a shining symbol for what we’ve endorsed for years. Adap ve Reuse is at the heart of the FMIA’s mission, and we can point December 2018 Faubourg Marigny Improvement Associa on 3 Marigny Green News — Greener Tips for Fall By Deborah Oppenheim I heard the Marigny Elf say, “All I want for the holidays is your own container. for Marigny residents to recycle and reduce waste” and 9. Think of compos ng your these are some ps to make his wish come true! scraps. Compost Now New 1. Bring your own bags to the grocery store: Stop using Orleans Waste is in partnership plas c bags — more than 17 billons plas c bags are with New Orleans Public Library, Schmelly’s Dirt given out by supermarkets a year. That is 300 bags Farm, Speak Easy Farm and Sugar Roots Farm to turn for a family of 3 causing nearly 60,000 tons of plas c your frozen food scraps into rich compost or use to that will go into the landfi ll sites. feed farm animals. Visit www.compost-now.org for 2. Defrost (and eat) your freezer contents before the more informa on. holidays. It will make it work more effi ciently and 10. Switch to LED ligh ng or solar power to be more create more space to store le over food.