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Faubourg St. John residents can walk to the nearest grocery: can you?
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Got Milk?
When citizens envision their ideal neighborhood, they often use the word "self-sufficient." To gauge your
neighborhood's self-sufficiency, subject it to the following test next Saturday morning:
1. Wake up.
2. Make coffee.
3. Open fridge and notice you are out of milk.
4. Travel to your nearest milk source and buy a sufficient quantity.
How far did you have to go? Could you walk, or did you have to drive? Could you buy it from a local
business? If you were able to get back home before your coffee got cold without getting into a car,
then pat yourself on the back; you might live in a relatively
self-sufficient, walkable neighborhood.
Stay Local! touts the
cultural, economic and environmental benefits of doing business close to
home. With recent research
showing
that the average traveler in urban areas spent nearly a full work week -- 38 hours -- of time stuck in traffic in 2005, it becomes increasingly
obvious why the "walkability" of your neighborhood affects
everything from
your
health to your house value. At walkscore.com, you can learn more about
why
walking matters, and what makes a walkable
neighborhood. You can even plug in your address to discover your neighborhood's walkability.
How does your neighborhood score?
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Old Algiers is on the Map!
It may still be "New Orleans' Best Kept Secret©", but not for long if Stay
Local! can help it. See the Old Algiers Neighborhood Guide & Map and other guides we have produced here.
Stay Local! partnered
with the Old Algiers Main Street Corporation who, with the support of
Councilmember James Carter, was able to secure additional funding from
Harrah's to produce the maps which will be distributed throughout Old
Algiers,
as inserts in the October issue of New Orleans
Magazine,
and at other distribution points around the city.
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Nearly 100 businesses and a dozen points of interest to explore. Get on the ferry
and go! |
Click on the map for detailed information on the Office of Recovery Management's target
areas.
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Office of Recovery Management, The Trumpet Help Small
Businesses Stay
Local!
Stay Local! is thrilled to announce that the Office of Recovery Management
has agreed to provide a
1:1 match to cover the costs of creating print guides for any of the 17
target areas. We are currently collecting data for inclusion in
maps in several of the target zones, including Lakeview, Treme and St.
Claude.
Many thanks to Dr. Blakely and his staff for their support of this project, and for the vote of
confidence it represents in New Orleans' small local businesses.
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The Trumpet kicked off what
will
be a regular monthly Stay Local! feature with a story on the Fair Grinds Coffeehouse in September by intrepid intern and UNO grad student Rachel L.
Mays. Watch for a story in the
October issue by intern Nick Poggioli about Christy Williams, owner of Teacher's Stop.
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Volunteers Mobilize, Energize Stay Local!
Volunteers like Nick (at right, with business owner Christy Williams) and Rachel, Will, Diana,
Robert, Lindsey and Danielle motivate us-- and you-- in
all sorts of ways. They track down intriguing success stories; they canvass neighborhood businesses block by block in the heat and rain to
collect information necessary for our neighborhood guides. They also help with data entry and community outreach. Most importantly, they bring
ideas, insights, and skills to the organization that help us do more, better.
Would you like to volunteer? Email Dana at dana@staylocal.org with "Volunteer" in the
subject line. Please briefly tell us about your interests, your areas of expertise and your availability.
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