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Print Edition #7: June 1, 2006
Poor Boy Lloyd's
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Sure, you can go to Poor Boy Lloyd's for the great breakfasts, or the obvious--the po'boys. Read story.
Pulitzer Press
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Count another victory for the Confederacy of Dunces. Read story.
Going with the flow
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
When Amelia Cox and John Norris of Baton Rouge Gallery issued a call for their splashy summer exhibition CURRENT: The Aesthetics of Contemporary Culture, they had no idea what kind of art would come back. Read story.
This man has crazy legs
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
The World Cup of soccer has begun, but if you have even one hard-core soccer head in your life, you already knew that. Read story.
Speaking for the dead
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
From the serial killer to a killer storm, coroner's journal traces death and compassion Read story.
The war for our parks
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Will political and racial battles break BREC? Read story.
Come together on the Web
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
I’ve never wanted to hop in a van with a bunch of people and spend months on the road not knowing where I’m going to sleep at night,” explains William Osborne about his rock project Victoria Barnum, which utilizes digital recording and file sharing among the members to change the way a rock band operates. Read story.
Move it or lose it
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
The foursome from Meriwether became the standing modern rock heroes at The Caterie, they toured the country, hit a deer, got a new van and recorded Make Your Move, which contained enough in-your-face emotion and hard rock buzz to catch on in Japan, of all places. Read story.
Claire Sanchez’s Handbag
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Here’s a hint. It’s a briefcase, makeup case wallet and accessory. Read story.
Why does George’s have cash on its ceiling?
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
George’s under the Perkins Road Overpass is a south Baton Rouge staple for hot lunches, cold beer and one expensive ceiling. Read story.
Long Distance: Scott Woodward
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Editor’s Note: Baton Rouge is changing fast, yet sometimes we don’t notice. 225 asks expats for their unique take on life here versus elsewhere. Read story.
Strange Brew
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager might sound like something dreamed up by lab scientists or Willy Wonka, but the blend of berries and brew stormed stores and bars in April to the delight of beer aficionados and ale amateurs. Read story.
30 SECONDS: Allie Griffin
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Baton Rouge native Allie Griffin had just finished her career as a star volleyball player at the University of Colorado when she traveled to Reno, Nev., to compete for a spot on the professional beach volleyball tour. Read story.
Get over it
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Baton Rouge High grads take on American culture with Over the Hedge Read story.
Raising Cain
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
In the spirit of the tongue-in-cheek remake of Starsky and Hutch, Plaquemine, La., native Christy Oldham’s Cain and Abel follows two undercover cops who find themselves straddling both sides of the law to battle Los Angeles corruption. Read story.
Signature: Murrell Eugene “Boots” Garland
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
You want to run fast? Fine. But this man’s idea is to develop “functional athletic speed.” Read story.
Two Louisiana artists take ‘The Man’ to task over Katrina
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Henry Turner Jr. and Flavor and D-Americanz Dream Read story.
Mayor deserves credit, not criticism
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Elbert Hubbard, the American philosopher and writer, once said the easiest way to avoid criticism is to “do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” Read story.