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Up Front
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Think about it. 2012 is Louisiana’s bicentennial. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
It was about eight years ago when I first started working in restaurants and bars. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
During the planning stages of this issue, we decided to move beyond the many men and women in our community we have discussed ideas with and gather a diverse group of young Baton Rougeans for a more focused period of brainstorming. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Emerging fashion designer, LSU alum and St. Gabriel native Stephanie Young recently earned top designer honors at Fashion Week New Orleans. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
In March, local musician Christopher DiBenedetto posted a photo of his bloody, bruised face on Facebook. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
She may be used to cooking on camera, but drinking? Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
From near death, cyclist Mike Bitton completes a miraculous comeback Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Local couple launches a music festival to save Grand Isle and the Louisiana coast Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Students from 40 schools across 18 parishes are helping plant Longleaf Pine, Tupelo Gum, Swamp Red Maple and other native seedlings and grasses along the Louisiana coastline as part of one of the state’s most widespread anti-erosion efforts. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
‘Walkability’ expert Dan Burden reviews Government Street Read story.
Signature
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A chair-bound man with a 200-pound tumor cannot convince the medical professionals in his area to perform a high-risk surgery. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Mestizo, Spanish for “of mixed blood,” has been a favorite restaurant since it first opened on Sherwood Forest in 1999. Read story.
Bites
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Waiting more than an hour for a table to eat boiled crawfish may seem a little much, but that’s exactly what loyal customers will do on busy nights at Sammy’s Grill on Highland Road. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Black-as-night turtle soup, sticky, cane syrup duck, and barbecued shrimp that begs for bibs and napkins: such trappings have made Café des Amis in Breaux Bridge a favorite haunt for Baton Rougeans in search of great destination food. Read story.
Sips
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Cinco de Mayo may not hold much significance for those who lack Latin blood running through their veins, but it’s a great excuse to tip back a cerveza or two—or better yet, a margarita. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Though this year’s slate of summer movies looks promising, it’s hard to find a real bright spot among the dark, foreboding fare about to land in theaters. Read story.
Tune Up
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Alabama Shakes is “putting old-school music back on the map,” as Jack White proclaims on the blog for his boutique, Nashville-based label Third Man Records. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
I would have to say my favorite artist is Andrew Wyeth. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
It’s always a nice respite when an unconventional band breaks away from the familiar sea of indie music in search of a sound bigger than its music, the audience or the venue. Read story.
CD Review
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Prom Date’s previous release, 2010’s six-track Clock Out, made a great case as one of the best local albums that year. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
It’s your last chance to experience Through the Lens, the Arts Council’s current exhibit of evocative images from the Louisiana Photographic Society. Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu reveals the secret power of the narrative Read story.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Lost Bayou Ramblers add electronic overdubs to modernize Louisiana music Read story.
Rant
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
While I agree with Mark E. Martin’s Rant in the March 2012 issue, and I fully support his call to increase Baton Rouge’s friendliness toward pedestrians and bikes, there’s something simple everyone can do until the city becomes connected: call a cab. Read story.
Editorial
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Wall Street Journal called it a “moon shot.” Well, Apollo has landed. Read story.
Write On
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
"Every really new idea looks crazy at first.” Alfred North Whitehead, pillar of Cambridge and founding father of analytic psychology, said that. Radiohead, an art-rock group of English intellectuals of a different sort, once had a song called “Big Ideas (Don’t Get Any).” Read story.
