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Shine the Light
Quality of Life Committee French Quarter Citizens Security Task Force "Shine the Light"  The Quality of Life Committee has unveiled its 2012 initiative is to improve the lighting of homes and businesses throughout...

General Meeting
Join FQC for their General Membership Potluck meeting on Thursday, March 15 from 6-8pm at the home of George and Josie Markey 932 Toulouse.  Bring your favorite dish!

NO!SE NOLA
The city of New Orleans is filled with wonderful sounds: jazz music, church chimes, second line parades, carriages, streetcars, and street performers. But unmonitored and unregulated, some of these...

Preservationists Fight Crime Cameras In French Quarter – Video – WDSU New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- A nonprofit group wants to add more cameras to the French Quarter to make the streets safer, but some preservationists are against it. More and...

Want to be an NOPD Volunteer?
Via Sergeant Jonette Williams, Eighth District Community Coordinator If you'd like to apply to work in our new "Volunteers Can Lead" (VoCaL) program, we've set up an email address for you...

Graffiti prevention tips from the NOPD
Via Sergeant Jonette Williams, Eighth District Community Coordinator In recent weeks, members of the 8th District,   acting on information received from community members, have made arrests   in connection with...

KIPP McDonogh 15 News
By Leslie Perrin It was immediately apparent as the school   year began, that an element to the student body at KIPP McDonogh 15   was missing. Only small children...

Report of the FQC Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee has presented the slate of Officers and Board Members for 2012 to be voted on by the membership. Ballots have been mailed to all members and...

What to do about the mule waste
By Fluffy Hegenberger Our new Deputy Director Malachi Hull   (Taxicabs & For Hire Vehicle Bureau) said at a recent VCC meeting   that everyone is very concerned about the...

Get well soon, Laurie Toups
As many of you are aware, Laurie Toups, our executive director, was injured in an accident the day after our fundraiser, in May. We...

Mary’s Ace Hardware tentatively scheduled to open in the fall
Just across the street from Armstrong Park is the site of the soon to be opened Mary's Ace Hardware, located in the 700 block. ...

Work continues on Armstrong Park
It's a welcome sight to see the great work being done at Armstrong Park. We thank Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Councilmember Kristen Gisleson Palmer...