A New Restaurant with Outdoor Dining in Metairie

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Garden Gates, the home and garden center in Old Metairie closed its doors, but the beautiful cottage will now become Garrison Kitchen & Cocktails. The new restaurant in the old cottage is located at 2928 Metairie Road in Metairie. The restaurant will feature “upscale casual modern American cuisine.”

The ground around the home will be part of the restaurant and will be called the Pavillions at Garrison. It will have a collection of gazebos with dining tables, an open kitchen and outdoor dining areas. The total size of the property is 1.7 acres and will have “distinctly different areas” throughout.

The indoor/outdoor space is named after owner Steven Stewart’s business Garrison Builders which is a local construction firm. The old cottage will house the bar and an intimate dining room. He will keep the original features of the home. The kitchen will be new construction and will have an open concept with windows that open to the outdoor areas. The gazebos will house their own fans and heatings systems for patrons’ comfort. The remaining grounds will be herb, vegetable and flower gardens that have walking paths intertwined.

“You’ll be able to come to and have a different experience on different visits,” Stewart says.

There are other places that are opening up close to the new restaurant which will bring customers to the area. These include Rock-n-Shake (next door), Las Cruces Tex-Mex and Felipe’s. “It’s good; I think we’ll all play off each other. It becomes more of this restaurant corridor that people think about when they want to go out to eat,” says Stewart.

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Is Spring the Best Time For Real Estate in Every U.S. Market?

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The overall consensus is that the spring months are the hottest months for the U.S. housing market, but this is not the case in every U.S. market. Even though many say the warmer weather brings the improved market, there are places in the country where this does not apply.

“Markets with a later spring – cold weather states in particular like Alaska or North Dakota – might have a later start to the traditional home selling season, while markets with more temperate clients like California and Hawaii may not be quite as dependent on changing seasons to encourage home buyers and sellers from coming out of their winter hibernation. Real Estate agents and mortgage professionals need to be experts about trends and timelines in their local market if there’s a foot of snow on the ground,” explains president & CEO of CJ Patrick Company, Rick Sharga.

Those in the industry look at the housing market as a year-round opportunity for business. There will be an influx during certain seasons in the year. Heavy winter months potential sellers and buyers will not want to get out in the housing market, but in areas such as Nevada there is no snow to contend with.

“As you know, the spring season here in Las Vegas is generally short. It could be 85 degrees here one day, then 100 degrees plus for the foreseeable future. We do however see springlike weather earlier than most, which I believe is an advantage since we find buyers shopping early,” says Cole Wilson with Guild Mortgage.

Another contender is Arizona where it is always hot and dry. “We have seen inventory extremely low in certain neighborhoods during this spring season. Sellers are more resistant to selling and downsizing/upgrading due to the lack of available supply and keeping the current low-interest rates on their existing mortgages,” says Lisa Luck with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty.

Real estate markets in the warmer states tend to be a little busier during the winter months over the spring months. If you are in the market for a new home or want to sell your current home contact a local Realtor. Your local Realtor knows the ends and outs of your local market and can get you the best deal.

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A New Bridge For the Bogue Falaya Bottleneck

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St. Tammany Parish’s World War II-era Bogue Falaya bridge will be replaced with a modern bridge to help with the bottleneck traffic. The $30 million project will alleviate the traffic as you cross over the old bridge on US 190 between I12 and Covington. The three new lanes turn into two-lanes crossing over the 1940’s-vintage bridge. “It’s been an issue for years,” replies David Fitzgerald, Parish Council member.

The ancient bridge is located just east of downtown Covington and is a main thoroughfare for St. Tammany Parish today like it was just after World War II. It was perfect when US 190 was a small country road. Now commuters from the parish, I-12 and Lake Pontchartrain Causeway fight to get over the bridge.

St. Tammany Parish’s population climbed 13% in just ten years from 2010 – 2020 to 270,000. For the counted population there are around 330,000 vehicles registered to the parish. There are more vehicles than there are people in the community. The Office of Motor Vehicles feel that they are constantly trying to play catchup. In fact, one day can have as many as 70,000 vehicles go over the Bogue Falaya bridge.

Travelers and commuters can see the beginnings of the project as the crews have placed signs along US 190 warning of the delays from the construction. The bridge will be replaced in two phases, the first phase will be the northbound and the second phase will be the southbound. Each direction will have two 12 foot wide traffic lanes along with shoulders. The new bridge is slated to be completed by 2025 according to the Department of Transportation and Development.

“We’re somewhat worried about the construction. I believe it’ll be good for business after it’s done,” says Colin Patrick, co-owner of Pat’s Seafood Market and Cajun Deli.

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