Print Edition #4: February 28, 2006

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Hot Lunch: Beauregard Gallery

Heart-warmed and charmed to my core. Lunch at Beauregard Gallery & Bistro has that effect.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Heart-warmed and charmed to my core. Lunch at Beauregard Gallery & Bistro has that effect. Read story.

Demon Seeds

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Bones loves to play with words that shock, evident on its latest EP, Disconnected. "I have a 16-year-old’s fascination with words,” says lyricist/bassist Mike Miller. Read story.

Note for note

POPULAR BAR RETURNS

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

And by “real” Hightower means stiff: easy on the ice, easy on the water, hard on everything else. Read story.

Another first from 225

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Last November, we premiered a new kind of publication for the Capital City, something unique and exciting to read that helps residents and newcomers discover Baton Rouge Read story.

Deputies descend on FEMA trailer park after 225 story

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Once inside, reporter Chuck Hustmyre found plenty of residents weary of the drug dealing, violence and the petty crime they say has made their exile from the New Orleans area even worse. Read story.

Interview: Sam Terito

Owner, North Gate Tavern

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

An ordinance to ban drink specials could be voted on March 8. Sam Terito says it punishes all bar owners, even the responsible ones. Read story.

Lauren Thom’s iPod

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

“I’ve always wanted to see my favorite band in my favorite city,” Thom says. “I almost cried when they took the stage.” Read story.

What's Up with Billy B’s

What’s in a name?

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

This classic soda shop has anchored Bocage Village since 1955 when it was known as Dearman’s drugstore and pharmacist Bill Dearman was serving up more Valium than cheeseburgers Read story.

Everything! I miss the way Baton Rouge is the perfect combination of small town and big city. I miss fresh crawfish, and most of all, I miss my friends and colleagues. It’s been heartbreaking to be so far away since the hurricane especially. My thoughts and prayers are with south Louisiana every day Read story.

What's Up with That?

What’s the point of those giant paper clips on the levee?

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

other than the Delta Queen, the Mississippi Queen and the American Queen that dock there, the landing has served mostly as a dimly-lit hotspot for teens going steady and a platform for drunken patriots to hurl beer bottles at the fireworks barge on the Fourth of July. Read story.

A killer story

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Susan D. Mustafa is not intimidating at 5 feet 2 inches. The 41-year-old has a pleasant face framed with thick curly blond hair. She flinches at the suggestion she will soon have few friends on the police force. Read story.

Click and Clutter

LSU's revamped Web site baffles critics, visitors

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

LSU’s new Web site design has critics and visitors alike scratching their heads. Among the problems, the opening page features inexplicable photos of grade-school children, and an angry driver in traffic. Read story.

Kicking it with Old Soccer Dude

44-year-old's first trip—and fall—onto the soccer pitch.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

The over-40 game prep is a little more involved. You’ve got to start drinking a lot of water several hour before the game. Exactly one hour before the game take one Ibuprofin and eat a Power Bar. Get dressed. Read story.

Charles Jantzi

MEN AND WOMEN OF IRON

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

An average week of workouts consists of two to three swims, three to five bicycle rides and three to five runs. Practicing two disciplines back-to-back in what athletes call a “brick” is the best way to train your body to handle the transitions your muscles must make on race day. Read story.

Wardrobe essentials

Spend $1,500 for what is necessary in a wardrobe

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

All good wardrobes consist of some very basic building blocks, the staple pieces from which all great outfits are created. They can be mixed and matched for very dressy occasions or more casual affairs. Read story.

Knot your ordinary tie

INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER DISHES ON BR STYLE

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

“People here are not afraid of mixing and matching different colors and patterns,” Venanzi says. “And I think an open mind is very important for making people look special and different.” Read story.

Personal style, Clothes calls

Baton Rouge's stylish tell all

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

For this issue 225 tried on eight who look great. We’ve got an attorney who likes his suites double-breasted and his hats Homburg, an artist who straddles the gap between classic and edgy (does that make her cledgy?) and a landscaper who shops DKNY and Saks. Read story.

Signature: Tonya Robertson

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Tonya Robertson's job is no small task: The Young Leaders Academy earned more than its share of awards for helping at-risk young black boys from the inner city long before she set foot on campus to replace the dynamic Kirt Bennett, its first director. Read story.

Gas Food Lodging

A month of great shows destined to put us on the musical map

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

The Gas Food Lodging Festival, designed to introduce artists passing through on the way to Austin’s SXSW to Baton Rouge’s live music scene, returns for a second triumphant year with over 30 bands in the I-never-thought-they’d-play-here category. Read story.

He loves La.

Randy Newman set to return, breaks arm hiking

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

“I never saw myself as a romantic hero,” Newman says. “And I wasn’t happy in a sort of us-versus-them mode. I feel like I lifted this banner and ran out of the trench, and nobody followed me.”
Read story.

Dinner with Andre

PRODUCER COMING HOME FOR NEW FILM

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

When Andre Champagne left Baton Rouge for a career in Hollywood four years ago, he never thought he would be back so soon. But with the state’s movie industry thriving, the 29-year-old leapt at the chance to bring a project to Louisiana. Read story.

Taqueria Legit

Chef Joaquim Pardo, above, is proud of his steak fajitas.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

These small grocery stores are where immigrants from Mexico to India can find foods and foodstuffs from home. The café evolves from the desire to have a comforting place to eat authentic dishes when there is no time, or desire, to cook at home. Read story.

What’s brewing

B.R. coffee scene warms up

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Our food writer tours 225 coffeehouses and recommends her favorites. No grande, double, decaf, soy lattes for her. Read story.

The revolution will be televised

Video art by Teddy Dibble comes to Baton Rouge Gallery

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

“The shows are filler, I could care less about them. But the commercials! Some of the better humor is in them,” Dibble says Read story.

BRLT aims high with March musical

Lauren Regner, above, rehearsing as Annie Oakley

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Baton Rouge Little Theater believes it has what it takes to give local audiences a show they will enjoy. The theater will perform Irvin Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. Lauren Regner stars as Annie Oakley. Read story.

Editorial: FEMA needs to cooperate

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

It wasn’t until the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Department pushed its way into the park with a surprise convoy they found the three and arrested them on the spot. Read story.

Beguiled in the 'Burbs

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Within a week of arriving, I’ve turned into a suburban cliché. I’ve already accompanied my wife to shop for drapes, upgraded from my beloved, clunky vintage speakers to tiny surround-sound jobs, bought tools from Sears, harrumphed while reading about break-ins in the neighborhood newsletter, and spent more than just a few minutes imagining a more powerful garage door motor Read story.