Start me up
Is B.R. the latest entrepreneur hotspot?
Interview: Sam Terito
Owner, North Gate TavernSpring forward
Spring in Baton Rouge means it can be hot, but not too hot, and cool, but not too cool.
Where has customer service gone?
Up Front
Home and auto
As costs decrease, true Jetsons-level home automation is gaining in popularity.
What's in a name: Zia "The Cat"
Zia Tammami, the iconic KLSU deejay and internationally syndicated host of Spontaneous Combustion, wasn’t always known as Zia “The Cat.”
Mending headache and heartache
Patrice Johnson’s wedding day should have been one of the happiest days of her life—but a migraine turned it into a marathon of pain.
Spring game
With the BCS National Championship Game still a punch-in-the-gut memory, the next chance for LSU fans to look forward to football is the National L Club Spring Game on March 31.
Walls and bridges
A new arts effort aims to paint downtown, then the city
Play of the day
Miracle League volunteers give kids unforgettable games
For starters
Young firms with bold ideas and innovative technology are finding fertile ground in Baton Rouge. Here are a few.
Hop on the bus
You and a team of strangers, on a bus traveling at 60 miles per hour, have 72 hours to conceive, build and launch a start-up.”
Kolby Wayne Tullier
Signature
Tallulah
Restaurant Review
Zoës Kitchen
If the king cake and adult beverages of Mardi Gras season have ravaged your diet, the Hummus and Salad Plate ($6.95) at Zoës Kitchen is a delicious dish to help you get back on track while also filling you up.
Unexpected eats
Florida Boulevard is in the middle of a foodie renaissance
Fork up the farm
Local food is the centerpiece of culinary event this month
Hanging by a thread
Beauty meets danger as aerial silk performance takes hold in Baton Rouge
Road to Joy
Joy Kills Sorrow brings award-winning folk and bluegrass to Baton Rouge
All four one
Four major motion pictures filmed in Louisiana arrive in theaters this month—all on March 16
Might as well Jump
Flick Pick
Getting Gritty
Area songwriters partner for monthly concert series
Tickling the Ivory
LSU Press celebrates Louisiana fashion designer Suzanne Perron with new book
Teen Beat
16-year-old goes from the Congo to Christian rap in Baton Rouge
Head of the Glass
Iconic coach Dale Brown gets the documentary treatment
Bird brain
Tune up
Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds
Book review
Royal Street
Book review
Bowled over
EditorialEducation change
Editorial
Knocking on a block of marble
Write On
To the Moon and back
Louisiana filmmaker William Joyce's acclaimed new film and dynamic studio are ready for liftoff
Sage advice
Local shop offers diverse spices and boutique condiments
Making the pitch
Jason Kelly launches new indoor soccer Mecca
Feeding souls
Healing Place's Servolution reaches far and wideMultimedia
Bad Guys, Good Eats! Pop-Up Dinner at Restaurant IPO
Chef and 225 contributor Jay D. Ducote and Chef Chris Wadsworth hosted the Bad Guys, Good Eats! dinner at Restaurant IPO Wednesday night. The dinner was themed around famous movie villains, pairing cocktails and ales with plates of food resembling famous baddies like The Joker, Lord Voldemort, Hannibal Lector, and many others. The highlights of the night were the three middle courses—a black bean soup laced with blood sausage to signify Lord Voldemort, a brace of coneys on black eyed peas resembling Sauron, and lamb medallions atop a fava bean puree to pay homage to the famous favorite of Hannibal Lector.
Summer Crush
Elizabeth Arkley Hammett, a local nursing student and Fur Ball co-coordinator, and her husband Grey Hammett III, who works in commercial real estate, will take you through our summer guide. And they'll look good while doing it, too. Where noted, their clothes and accessories are available from local retailers.
Better Block BR
On Saturday the two blocks between Bedford and Beverly drives on April 13, 2013, residents will get to see a model of what Government Street could look like if we push local and state officials to update the roadway to a safer, more "complete street" model.
225 Summer Crush Swimwear Shoot
Go behind the scenes of 225's swimwear style shoot with...
