NEWS
& EVENTS
April
Yard of the Month
938 Friscoville
Ingrid & Hector Toruno
Thanks to all who keep our neighborhood beautiful!
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Next General Meeting
Wednesday, May 15th, 6 p.m.
at the Community Center of St. Bernard
7143 St. Claude Ave., Arabi
Agenda TBA
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As always:
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opportunities to get involved through committees
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catching up on neighborhood & Parish happenings
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Meetings are open to all (not just members)!
Any resident of Old Arabi can join the association,
both homeowners and renters!!
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Membership is just $20 per household annually,
and is due every year on January 1st.
Click on the "MEMBERSHIP" tab above for details.
General meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday
of odd months at 6 pm
Caroling at the Barn was very well attended!
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OANA elves and friends
decorated the St. Claude neutral ground.
The intrepid crew was hard at work on a
rainy Sunday morning -- and got the job done!
Undecorating happened on Sunday,
Jan. 7th, with plenty of good helpers!
Members take top pickleball honors!
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Many OANA members (both Active and Associate)
participated in the First In-house Pickleball Tournament
at Val Riess Gym.
There were about 60 participants and fun was had by all!
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Kathy Hall and Marie Cosse received Gold medals!!
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Susan Green helped with scoring and Kim and Sidney were with us in spirit, cheering us on.
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Ronnie Evans, Sal and Patrice helped with organizing.
Pickleball at Val Riess Gym is open to everyone and is generally played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 am to 1 pm.
OANA Pickleballers
Kathy, Susan & Marie
Arabi Amblers
Runners/Walkers/Bikers Group
now meeting every Wednesday, 7 pm
at 6619 North Peters
All are invited -- OANA members and non-members
Optional stop at the Old Arabi Bar after!!
For more info contact:
Marie Cosse
504-343-0516
NEW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
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Our brand new Little Free Library is up and full of books!
There's also a bench nearby, for comfortable browsing.
Check it out!
Many thanks to our member farmer/gardeners for design, installation & maintenance of the new landscape plantings at the Aycock Barn and Courthouse/Jail
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Watch for news of a dedication ceremony to be announced soon!
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Love thy neighbor, love thy neighborhood!
Here are a couple of great articles about our neighborhood:
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"New restaurants are joining old favorites in St. Bernard Parish" -- Gambit, May 14, 2018
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"When St. Bernard made cars" (at the Ford motor plant in Arabi!) -- nola.com, Nov. 5, 2014
COME JOIN THE FUN!
click on the "MEMBERSHIP" tab
at the top of the page for details
While you're waiting for our next great event, if you're on Facebook check out this cool video from Domino's Sugar Refinery!
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Old Arabi Revitalization Plan
The final plan has been released to the public, and includes the streetscape improvements on St. Claude Ave., as well as future improvements in the neighborhood
You can review plan details at the Parish website:
https://sbpg.net/DocumentCenter/View/78/2016-Old-Arabi-Revitalization-Plan-PDF?bidId=