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Print Edition #41: February 2, 2010

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Springing forward

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

You may think mixing trends is hard to pull off. Au contraire! Read story.

Deadly doses

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

How potent prescriptions are winding up in the wrong hands, often with tragic consequences Read story.

Regain control of controlled substances

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Last year I heard about the tragic death in Florida of television pitchman Billy Mays, that high-energy guy with the dark, closely trimmed beard who sold everything from cleaners to hands-free cell phone adapters. Read story.

Letters

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

February 2010 issue Read story.

What's up

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

February 2010 issue Read story.

Whispers

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Chit-chat, scuttlebutt and scoop Read story.

Mardi Gras is here

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Baton Rouge Mardi Gras season kicks into high gear this month with several parades that roll between now and Mardi Gras day, which is Feb. 16. Read story.

30seconds with Steve Lawrence

Chocolate comes first

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Think you’ve got a sweet job? Steve Lawrence spends all day making and selling that ultimate of all sweets—chocolate. Read story.

Hunter Territo’s 
home office

My Space

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

February 2010 issue Read story.

Armed and dangerous

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

At 5'10" and 150 lbs., Joey Fitts doesn’t exactly look like the best arm wrestler in the state. Read story.

Barisal Guns

What's in a name

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

When loose-cannon rock band Barisal Guns had only a raucous, early 1970s Zeppelin-meets-MC5 sound and no name back in 2006, the band members looked to all the typical tricks. Read story.

The Magruder family

Long Distance

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

The family: MacGregor D. Magruder II; Ashley Coles Magruder; Lillian Magruder, age 9; Ella Jade Magruder (who was adopted from China), age 8; and Duncan Magruder, age 8.
Their residence: Kigali, Rwanda Read story.

What's new

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

February 2010 Read story.

Po-boy shmo-boy: I need a cheesesteak

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

A Philly native searches for a taste of home in Baton Rouge Read story.

We did it our way

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Red Stick Mardi Gras is no seething debauch, but at least our Carnival culture is unique Read story.

Signature: Conya "Pinkie" Windsor

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Conya “Pinkie” Windsor wears pink—the color of love—every single day. Read story.

Gator Tea

Sip

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Long Island meets Grand Isle with Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s Gator Tea ($8). Read story.

Outing your chow

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Get ready for grill season the right way Read story.

Rhône Valley value

Grape Crush

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

This month, warmer weather and Mardi Gras are great excuses to lose whatever self-imposed discipline we adopted in January and start charting wines to take us through the spring season’s grilling and al fresco dining. Read story.

Coyote Blues

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Louisiana art has its blue dog. Read story.

Nguyen Bistro: A Taste of Asia

Hot Lunch

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Each national cuisine seems to be identified in shorthand with a specific dish: shawarma, spaghetti with meatballs, sushi, hamburgers. Read story.

The girl behind the films

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

BR native navigates Hollywood as a production assistant Read story.

When a good director goes lowbrow

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

This month Martin Scorsese delivers a new film, and for the first time in a decade it is one from the New Yorker that does not focus on gangsters or larger-than-life heroes. Read story.

Hollywood hugs

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Master gaffer Phil Beard makes the film industry a family affair Read story.

Getting Tips

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

With the state almost certain to slash the budget for the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism—the agency that provides Tipitina’s Foundation with the bulk of its budget as a skills training program—the key for the organization’s Music Office Co-Op on Government Street in 2010 will be sustainability. Read story.

Best bets: Music

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Raleigh-based duo Phil Moore and Beth Tacular bring their ramshackle Americana band Bowerbirds to Spanish Moon on Feb. 8. Read story.

Review: Frozen Bears 2000

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Baton Rougeans might remember Kevin Hurstell best as one third of the now-defunct indie rock band Slobot. Read story.

Songbird

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Theresa Andersson returns to Baton Rouge Read story.

Riffs: Jamey Hatley, author

On her recent reads

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

I’m reading Barb Johnson’s More of this World or Maybe Another. Read story.

Book Review: Wings of Paradise: Birds of the Louisiana Wetlands

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Charlie Hohorst Jr. first recognized the magnificent beauty of birds in flight in the same way as many other native Louisianans. Read story.

Best bets: Arts

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LSU Museum of Art by experiencing Of People and Places: Contemporary Works from the JPMorgan Chase Art Collection through Feb. 14. Read story.

Riffs: Brittany Howard, painter

on meeting a long-admired artist

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Unfortunately, I never will get the chance to meet Picasso. Read story.

Loving cup

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Our city boasts a number of annual arts events, from Forum 35’s festival-like Art Melt to Culture Candy’s Project Runway-style Uncommon Thread Wearable Art show. Read story.

Perfect strangers

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Jill Moore’s photo series reveals Everyday people Read story.

Your time to shine

Editorial

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

No fewer than 96 positions will open up this year on various boards and commissions under the Metro Council’s authority, making 2010 a great time to bring new energy to local government. Read story.

Make the most of the Manship

Editorial

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

The Manship Theatre is as a superb venue, but it’s yet to be properly and fully utilized. Read story.

Hang up b4 you kill someone

A Wee Bleether

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

I saw something weird the other day while driving one of Baton Rouge’s busy five-lane roads. Read story.

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