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On the catwalk

Since opening its doors in mid-January Storyville, the family-owned and operated t-shirt mecca on Chimes Street, has brought local designs and customizable apparel to college students and soccer moms alike. Now, the Harvey-Durham siblings are taking things to the next level with a fashion show celebrating Louisiana designers and the wearable art they create.

“A Celebration of Louisiana Fashion” will feature t-shirts and other designs by local folks Mojo Ware out of West Monroe, as well as Metro Three, Dirty Coast and Defend New Orleans out of the Crescent City and LSU students and graduates Glim+Glam, Purple Monkey, Icon and Giraphic Prints.

“We really want to shine a spotlight on the designers,” Elizabeth Harvey says. “There are so many amazing artists here and we want everyone to know about them.”

Storyville’s first fashion show emceed by brothers Seth and Josh Harvey will feature more than 75 designs modeled by local college students. Local spin-doctor DJ OttO will provide the musical accompaniment, and a break-dancing performance by local dance troupe Robot Circus will keep things rockin’. LSU fashion design major Drew Dean, who also directed the LSU En Vogue show at the Manship in the spring, will oversee the production of Storyville’s show.

“Basically, the show’s gonna rock, everybody’s gonna have a great time and we’re going to celebrate Louisiana fashion—Storyville style,” Josh Harvey says. wearyourstory.com

—Sarah Young

In the game

This fall Baton Rouge-based digital entertainment company Nerjyzed released BCFX, its first PC video game. The title is similar to the popular NCAA Football series for PlayStation, but features more than 40 teams from historically black colleges. “Black College Football Experience” features a new engine providing “rag-doll physics for some brutal tackles.” In order to make the videogame more like the raucous Grambling vs. Southern showdowns in the Superdome, BCFX features bands, mascots, dancers and interactive halftime shows more prominently than some football titles. Players can even become a drum major to go at it Drumline-style.

“The atmosphere and experience of a BCF game is truly like no other out there,” Nejyzed CEO Jacqueline Beauchamp says. “The only way to do this justice is to include all of the things that make it so special.”

The game is only available for play on PCs, but company officials say they may offer BCFX and future titles on other formats. nerjyzed.com

—Jeff Roedel

Sober scooter

Overzealous drinkers in Baton Rouge have options. Besides calling a cab or waking up a friend, now they can call Zingo, a service that dispatches a designated driver and saves their sober buddies the hassle. A Zingo driver arrives on a Di Blasi folding motorbike, stores it in the trunk of the inebriated client’s car, takes the keys and drives them home. The cost: $20 for pick up, plus $2 per mile. Protective parents can even buy Zingo gift cards to shove in the wallets of their college-aged sons and daughters. “It’s not just about picking up drunk college students,” co-owner Mitch Poché insists. “We’re for the 50-year-old who had one too many at Sullivan’s, too.” And if you’re at the Happy Note, you’re in luck—Zingo headquarters is right next door. zingobr.com

—Jeff Roedel