225 Magazine

11/02/2024

Turkey Day is Thursday, Nov. 28. And if you’re still looking for the perfect sides for your table, you don’t need to look far. 🦃🍁

🔗:https://www.225batonrouge.com/food-drink/secure-thanksgiving-sides-capital-region-restaurants-markets

11/01/2024

Spooky season is over. Now come the fall festivals, foodie events and fun leading up to Thanksgiving. 🍁🎵

All month Hear skates scraping ice and sticks slamming pucks when the Baton Rouge Zydeco takes on its opponents this month at the Raising Cane’s River Center. Bundle up, grab your concession-stand goodies, and cheer on this local hockey team. brprohockey.com   Nov. 2 Head downtown to connect with...

11/01/2024

The sides are just as important as the Thanksgiving turkey. Here’s where to snag some premade options around town. 🦃🍁

Halloween has passed, and the first notes of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” are hanging in the air. But don’t get distracted by the shiny baubles and gifts of the holiday season just yet: Thanksgiving is less than four weeks out. Turkey Day is on Thursday, Nov. 28, and if y...

11/01/2024

When makin’ groceries in the Capital Region, there’s a whole lot to be thankful for.

We’re exploring it all in 225‘s November cover story, which is all about our unique grocery culture. 🛍️🛒

See it played out inside any given store. It’s the Louisiana-made marmalade near the produce section, the crawfish tails in the freezer or the variety of jambalaya mixes in the aisles. It’s the way patrons cherry pick from their weekly shopping lists. Here, shoppers are so deeply familiar with i...

11/01/2024

[Sponsored] EBR Superintendent LaMont Cole isn’t just overseeing the East Baton Rouge Parish School System; he’s on a mission to bring joy, inspiration and a deep sense of curiosity back to the classroom.

Sponsored by East Baton Rouge Parish School System EBR Superintendent LaMont Cole isn’t just overseeing the East Baton Rouge Parish School System; he’s on a mission to bring joy, inspiration and a deep sense of curiosity back to the classroom. With a transformative vision for a school system tha...

11/01/2024

Posh Pop, Baton Rouge's new gourmet popcorn store, is a dream come true for its kid founders Bailey Galloway and Harper Galloway. 🍿

🔗: https://www.225batonrouge.com/food-drink/first-look-posh-pops-first-brick-mortar-features-14-popcorn-flavors-plus-sweets-eats

10/31/2024

Through the smoky haze of airbrush makeup in one of The 13th Gate’s backstage rooms, you can find Baton Rouge artist Grace Lee creating terrifying transformations. 💀🖌️

This story was originally published in 225 Daily in October 2022. Through the smoky haze of airbrush makeup in one of The 13th Gate’s backstage rooms, you can find Baton Rouge artist Grace Lee creating terrifying transformations. She molds scars, darkens fingertips, paints teeth and airbrushes gau...

10/31/2024

Things to do this weekend in Baton Rouge 🎃🎵📚

Friday through Sunday, Nov. 1-3: Head to New Roads for The Harvest Festival.

Saturday, Nov. 2: Visit downtown Baton Rouge all day for the Louisiana Book Festival.

Sunday, Nov. 3: Visit the LSU Museum of Art for Access for All Day: Printmaking & Panel Discussion.

Attend The Harvest Festival this weekend Head on down to New Roads this weekend, Friday, Nov. 1, to Sunday, Nov. 3, for The Harvest Festival. The Harvest Festival offers a family-friendly atmosphere filled with food, rides and attractions all while supporting the local agriculture community. Live ba...

10/31/2024

With an interior now awash in hot pink and black, kid-founded Posh Pop sells 14 specialty popcorn flavors by kid sisters Bailey Galloway and Harper Galloway. 🍿

It’s hard for Zachary High School ninth grader Bailey Galloway to believe it, but she’s standing behind the counter of her very own specialty popcorn store. Three years ago, Bailey and younger sister, Harper, 9, hatched Posh Pop, their then-largely online gourmet popcorn and special events busin...

10/31/2024

It’s that time of year. Between fall football and holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and New Year’s, there are endless excuses to go out in Baton Rouge over the next few months. 🍻

It’s that time of year. Between fall football and holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and New Year’s, there are endless excuses to go out in Baton Rouge over the next few months. From rooftop destinations to bars working on their specialty cocktail game, here’s a roundup of places to help yo...

10/30/2024

We at “225 Magazine” pride ourselves on our coverage of the people and places that make the Capital Region special. ⭐️

So, we want to hear from our readers: What do you want more of from us? How can we improve? Tell us here ⬇️

We at 225 Magazine pride ourselves on our coverage of the people and places that make the Capital Region special, from restaurants shaping our culinary scene to the organizations working to make Baton Rouge a better place to live. We are continuously striving to improve our magazine and newsletter.....

10/30/2024

Every year on the first Sunday in November, someone lets the dogs out in downtown Baton Rouge. Who? The Cap City Beer Fest, of course. 🍺🍻

Every year on the first Sunday in November, someone lets the dogs out in downtown Baton Rouge. Who? The Cap City Beer Fest, of course. The fall festival has been around for a little over a decade supporting local animal shelter Companion Animal Alliance (CAA). Ticket sales usually raise around $80,0...

10/30/2024

Sandwiches say a lot about south Louisiana, unfolding with assertive flavors and powerful traditions. 🥪

Here’s how to enjoy the infinite possibilities of the sandwich in the Capital Region.

To have and to hold Why the Capital Region can’t get enough of sandwiches How many times, over the course of your life, have you held a sandwich? In childhood, your sticky kid paws gripped a requisite lunch box PB&J, grape jelly weeping through the craters of squishy white bread. And then there wa...

10/30/2024

From rooftop destinations to bars working on their specialty cocktail game, here’s a roundup of places to help you plan out your very own fall bar crawl. Have a wicked Hallo-week! 🎃

🔗: https://www.225batonrouge.com/food-drink/guide-nightlife-baton-rouge-15-spots-downtown-beyond

10/29/2024

From Greater Baton Rouge Business Report:

Earlier this month, travel expert Mark Ellwood joined the “Today Show” to share his top travel destinations for the fall.

Among his picks? None other than Baton Rouge. Here’s why ⬇️

Earlier this month, travel expert Mark Ellwood joined the Today Show to share his top travel destinations for the fall. Among his picks? None other than Baton Rouge. Specifically, Ellwood highlighted the Red Stick’s not-too-cold, not-too-warm fall weather as well as the football programs of LSU an...

10/29/2024

Here’s why these twin Dunham School seniors are so passionate about teaching Latin to local students. 🗣️🕰️

Nearly three millennia after the fabled founding of Rome on the Tiber River by legendary twins Romulus and Remus, twin Dunham School seniors are teaching Latin along the Mississippi. “Castor and Pollux, Amphion and Zethus—my dad and grandparents would read me those stories,” says Richard Harro...

10/29/2024

Babies at Woman's Hospital’s newborn and infant intensive care unit (NICU) celebrate a big milestone this week: their first Halloween. 🎃🍼

And though they might not be trick-or-treating this year, they’ve dressed up for the occasion.

🔗: https://www.225batonrouge.com/article/photos-womans-hospitals-teeny-tiny-patients-celebrate-halloween-big-way

10/29/2024

The plan for the Perkins Road Overpass pedestrian project calls for a path under the overpass linking Reymond Avenue to Christian Street. 🚴‍♀️

More progress could begin as soon as December. Here’s the latest.

🔗: https://www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/could-work-begin-soon-on-pedestrian-path-under-the-perkins-road-overpass-business-owners-hope-so

10/28/2024

From Greater Baton Rouge Business Report:

Coming soon to Government Street 👀

Rivers Dupree, the owner of Rescued Revisions in Denham Springs, is opening an antique, home decor, plant and gift shop at the Circa 1857 complex. It aims to open in time for White Light Night.

Rivers Dupree, the owner of Rescued Revisions in Denham Springs, is opening an antique, home decor, plant and gift shop at the Circa 1857 complex on Government Street. Tribe Market will open in the former Peach Culinary Boutique next to event venue The Guru. Dupree plans to open the shop in time for...

10/28/2024

Things to do this week in Baton Rouge 🎃💃

Wednesday, Oct. 30: Bring the kiddos to Fall Fest at Serenity Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center.

Wednesday, Oct. 30: Head over to the Baton Rouge Police Department for Boo with the Blue Trunk or Treat.

Thursday, Oct. 31: Wear your dancing shoes for Masquerade Halloween Latin Night at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center Baton Rouge.

More events ⬇️

Play in a Halloween board game tournament Monday Head to The Bulldog tonight, Monday, Oct. 28, for Spooky Game Night hosted by Little Wars. Expect to play games like Gloom, Side Effects and Villainous. Tiered prizes will be awarded to competitors. Spooky Game Night is from 6-8 p.m. This event is fre...

10/28/2024

It's been four years since $40,000 was raised to fund safer parking and general improvements to the land under the Perkins Road Overpass. Progress is slow—but it seems to be inching closer. 🌱🚴‍♀️

Not a week goes by that customers of BLDG 5 don’t ask owners Misti and Brumby Broussard when a much-anticipated pedestrian and bike path near their restaurant will finally break ground. Progress seems to be inching closer, but the Broussards still have to respond that they don’t know the answer....

10/28/2024

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10/26/2024

Come with us to Emerald Layne 🏷🎄

Inside the Perkins Road shop, shelves are stocked with charming knickknacks, decor, clothing and other household wares. Owner Paula O’Neal and store manager Abbie Bayham have carefully curated a collection of locally made goods and unique finds.

🔗:https://www.225batonrouge.com/style-home/first-look-inside-new-perkins-road-gift-store-emerald-layne

10/26/2024

It's game day and, while we might not be at home for this game, the Golden Band from Tiger Land is still bringing their music to Texas. 🎶🥁

It’s an early fall morning at LSU. Cool morning air is finally starting to make its way South to Baton Rouge as hundreds of people gather outside Tiger Stadium. It’s Homecoming weekend, and tailgating students, alums and Tiger fans await kickoff for the matchup against Ole Miss. A herd of studen...