First Week of Work

It is hot and in New Orleans, but I am excited to be here!  As Jackie mentioned, the Schwartz family is taking good care of us.

The Broad Community Connections (BCC) office is located inside of Trumpet Advertising on Philip Street.  The building is an old ice factory, which has been converted into a beautiful, open-air work space shared by Trumpet Advertising and several New Orleans non-profits.  The space is amazing with extremely high ceilings, beautiful art, interior decorations, large desks, and even pets running free.  While we do spend some time in the office, similar to Jackie, we tend to work in coffee shops as well since we are hopping around the City to meet and network with others.

This morning, Jeff and I had breakfast with Lisa, the president of the BCC Board.  We discussed tasks for the summer such as the market study for bringing a grocery store to Broad Street, as well as the Neighborhood Story Project.  We also brainstormed ways to increase BCC publicity among all the small businesses along Broad Street.  This summer, we also want to bring together the other 6 Main Street organizations in NOLA to build consensus around certain issues such as the lack of State funding available for programming.

I am looking forward to learning more about BCC and exploring this City!