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Go behind the scenes of the making of the cake featured on the cover of this issue with a video of the Ambrosia Bakery team at work.

Want to see the scale-smashing action described here on video? Check out footage from one of Southern Smash founder McCall Dempsey’s recent events below!

Benjamin Leger’s blog “Public transit on the brain” was one of the most read 225 stories online in January. The crux of the piece was the effort to establish a passenger rail line from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. The Redevelopment Authority has plans to purchase the old Entergy building on Government Street for a mixed-use development that could include a train station. Are you interested in a commuter rail service from the 225 to the 504? If so, email [email protected] with your thoughts on the concept.

While fans celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles landing in the U.S. and performing on The Ed Sullivan Show last month, a Baton Rouge native was collaborating with one of the Fab Four. This spring, singer-songwriter Emmett Skyy Spooner is set to release his new album, Dreamer, featuring “We Are One Love,” a track that finds legendary Beatle Ringo Starr behind the drum kit. Read 225’s exclusive story about Skyy’s work with Starr.