We’re on a roll now! The CatMobile is finished!
Check out the photos! I think it looks great! I will be driving it around town to draw attention to opening of The Cat Club. The artist who painted the CatMobile, Zac Maras, is also doing some other artwork for us, including a large mural on the walls of The Cat Club, and some paintings […]
Seeking a Muralist
I’m now looking for a muralist to put cat-themed murals on the walls in The Club, maybe giant cats walking up the Mississippi River, or peering out of the Superdome. I want New Orleans landmarks combined with big, bold kitty cats doing extreme things: something amusing and specific to NOLA. I’m getting a security camera […]
Found a contractor
It’s been a minute since I last blogged and a lot has happened! After a few fits and starts, I finally found a contractor who is willing to work within a defined time frame and who is within my budget. I’d really like to open in September of this year. It is amazing how hard […]
Crescent City Cat Club
I continued to look for a site. I found a couple that would have worked. One was especially interesting: right across the street from the Healing Center and the St. Roch Market. It had two separate entrances opening onto the street, and the price was right, but again, my unconventional idea was rejected, and the […]
The Cat Club
After discovering that I already owned a property that could be transformed into a cat adoption facility, I had to consider how to do it. The Marigny property is a shot-gun double, with an efficiency apartment in the rear. Initially I thought I might have to install a lift to make the property ADA (American’s […]
Cat-Yoga
So the next step is to find a contractor who could handle the work and be on our team. We need to build a fire-wall separating the residential area from the commercial space (cat club). A fire-wall is a double thickness of material going all the way up through the attic so that if there […]