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Print Edition #34: June 29, 2009

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Sake it to me

Monday, June 29, 2009

More good news from Donnie Jarreau Companies, as Perkins Road between City Park and College Drive continues to surge with Jarreau’s latest tenant, Rock-n-Sake Bar & Sushi. Read story.

Not just for jurors anymore

Monday, June 29, 2009

In late May, the city-parish and its design team unveiled the preferred plans for a new $4.1 million North Boulevard Town Square downtown. Read story.

Long Distance: Sean Gahagan

Monday, June 29, 2009

HERE: Student at Catholic High
THERE: Graduating First Class Cadet,West Point, and Company Executive Officer, H-3, United States Corps of Cadets Read story.

What's new

Monday, June 29, 2009

July 2009 Read story.

Jimmy and Elise Lalonde’s Perkins-area backyard “resort”

My Space

Monday, June 29, 2009

As told by Jimmy Lalonde Read story.

A moving, shaking experience

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

We all seem pre-occupied lately with fears about the value of 401(k)s, the effects of state budget cuts, or job security. Read story.

Letters

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

July 2009 Read story.

What's up

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

July 2009 Read story.

Whispers

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Chit-chat, scuttlebutt and scoop Read story.

Sgt. Don Kelly’s weekend ride

Show Me Yours

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Some guys enjoy hitting the throttle of a fast boat or climbing onto a motorcycle for that weekend rush. Read story.

What's in a name?

Louie’s Café

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

It might as well be called Mecca at 3 a.m., and the cheesy hash browns may even be your salvation the next morning. Read story.

Janice Guitreau’s suite Tiger life

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Of the 19 suites at the new Alex Box Stadium, one has nostalgic flair. Read story.

4th Annual Best of 225 awards

Monday, June 22, 2009

The biggest ‘Best of’ ever Read story.

30seconds with Lorin Crenshaw

Monday, June 22, 2009

Albemarle exec’s fresh take on B.R. Read story.

What’s to become of the vacant Lafayette Street building across from the Hilton Capitol Center?

What's up with that?

Monday, June 22, 2009

While the Hilton Capitol Center’s stellar renovation continues to win fans and accolades (it’s up for an elite four-diamond rating from the American Automobile Association), the building across the street remains gutted, its future uncertain. Read story.

This time, the General really is dead

Monday, June 22, 2009

A reflection on Lee High, from beginning to end Read story.

Jack knife juggernaut

Monday, June 22, 2009

How a world-renowned knife-thrower returned to Baton Rouge and 
destroyed a suburban fence Read story.

Summer style

Monday, June 22, 2009

Whether they evoke Americana or French chic, or play up sporty or nautical vibes, stripes are high on the list of enduring fashion trends. Read story.

It takes a village

Monday, June 22, 2009

The rebirth of cool at Southdowns Shopping Center Read story.

Signature: Isaac James Machen

Monday, June 22, 2009

There are a lot more computer nerds now than when James Machen began using his mathematician father’s access to the Southern University mainframe to write code in the mid-1970s. Read story.

Ragusa’s Grill

Hot Lunch

Monday, June 22, 2009

America’s conflation of the burger and the automobile probably predates Ray Kroc and his fast-food empire, but auto mechanic and hamburger chef is still an unlikely pairing. Read story.

The Grape

Monday, June 22, 2009

Black industrial ceilings support spindly chandeliers above a backlit bar with groovy drop lights. Read story.

Viva vermouth

Grape Crush

Monday, June 22, 2009

It’s July, and heavy beverages have been shelved in favor of icy beer, crisp white wines and fruit drinks. Read story.

Snow all summer long

Sip

Monday, June 22, 2009

The heat brings things out in swarms. Read story.

A bride walks into a bakery…

Monday, June 22, 2009

Local designers take the cake Read story.

The FX of the Change

Monday, June 22, 2009

2009 means more space and more films for Digital FX Read story.

The silent minority

Monday, June 22, 2009

By the time you read this, Sean Ottosen will be well on his way to Madison, Wis., hoping to get into graduate school and sink into a tremendous film culture, complete with one of the largest film archives in the nation. Read story.

Third time’s the charm

Monday, June 22, 2009

On July 31 Universal Pictures will release Funny People, the third film from writer and director Judd Apatow. Read story.

Best bets: Music

Monday, June 22, 2009

On July 3-5, the Louisiana Superdome hosts the annual R&B blowout the Essence Music Festival. Read story.

Once upon a time

Monday, June 22, 2009

The piano never had a chance. Read story.

Best bets: Arts

Monday, June 22, 2009

Showcasing the portraiture of Jacques Amans, Clementine Hunter, Diego Rivera and other renowned Louisiana and international artists, the LSU Museum of Art’s ongoing photography series Representations: Constructing Identity from Hogarth to MySpace continues in celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary. Read story.

Melt with you

Monday, June 22, 2009

July event to be bigger than ever Read story.

Anthropologie’s new artist

Monday, June 22, 2009

New Orleans-based painter and former Baton Rougean Sarah Ashley Longshore is making herself at home at Anthropologie. Read story.

The pictures of precociousness

Monday, June 22, 2009

Sydney Harkins is running down a train track. Read story.

Beg our pardon?

Monday, June 22, 2009

Biography will examine the complexities of Edwin Edwards Read story.

Write the poem, 
at the poem

Monday, June 22, 2009

And other lessons from one of Baton Rouge’s best writers Read story.

We salute the best

Editorial

Monday, June 22, 2009

We honor the Best of 225 Award winners this month. Read story.

Crisis presents a golden opportunity

Editorial

Monday, June 22, 2009

Louisiana’s recent funding crisis in the state’s dysfunctional higher education system is a golden opportunity to reform it. Read story.

A quiet street, death at every turn

Monday, June 22, 2009

The death toll at our house is high and climbing. Read story.

Revitalize basin to ensure lasting education

Rant

Monday, June 22, 2009

The picture in this publication’s past issue was quite illustrative of the current state of Spanish Lake Basin. Read story.

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