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Food & Drink

Celebrate a historic Lenten holiday with an Italian-inspired, south Louisiana-style feast

This month, on March 19, Catholics around the world will celebrate The Feast of St. Joseph. This lesser-known holiday dates back to the Middle Ages during a famine in Sicily. The faithful Catholic Sicilians prayed to Italy’s patron saint, Saint Joseph, to intercede with God to help them through the famine. When the harvests in Sicily were once again plentiful, people wanted to pay homage to St. Joseph by setting…

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Style & Home

Mid City’s newest toy shop, The Modern Munchkin Co., promotes open-ended play

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the current business hours. It’s all work and all play for The Modern Munchkin Co. owner Whitney Tiemann. Her free-play storefront opened this past weekend inside Electric Depot with plenty of products and activities that delighted both parents and their kiddos.  Inside the spot formerly occupied by Sweet Baton Rouge, Tiemann covered blank walls with colorful painted arches and murals, including…

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Things to do

March 2024 calendar of events in Baton Rouge

All month There’s more to do at Perkins Rowe than just shopping. The development welcomes the community to its outdoor lawn for its spring concert series, Rock N Rowe, every Thursday in March. Grab your blankets and chairs and secure your spot to hear from local acts like Michael Foster Project and That 70's Band. perkinsrowe.com/rocknrowe March 1-3 Calling all hunters, fishers and those who love the great outdoors! The…

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Our City

Thousands of grandparents in Louisiana are raising their grandkids. This nonprofit wants to help

Some might joke about suffering from a midlife crisis. But for Kathy Coleman, it was all too real. Around 2010, when Coleman was approaching 50, she became the full-time caretaker of her five grandchildren. Their mother, Coleman’s daughter, was unable to care for her children ranging in ages 5 to 12. Between the logistics and the financial stress of raising the five kids, coupled with the emotional toll of separating…

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