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Smart City: Does Baton Rouge really embrace the river?
Aerial file photo of downtown Baton Rouge Over the weekend, a story in The Advocate about how downtown Baton Rouge struggles to embrace the river prompted Mayor Kip Holden to get on the defensive. He...
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Unleashed: Protect your pets and family from mosquito-borne diseases
Football means fall Baton Rouge. But September’s still hot and humid—the perfect weather for mosquitoes to thrive and infect people and pets with disease For cats and dogs, the greatest threat is...
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Unleashed: Tips for enjoying Baton Rouge’s dog parks
File photo As fall’s cool weather approaches, there’s no better time to take your canine companion outdoors to a dog park. BREC’s five dog parks extend from Zachary to Mid City to Bluebonnet and even...
View ArticleSignature: EBRP Coroner Dr. Beau Clark
Photo by Collin Richie Age: 42 Occupation: Coroner, East Baton Rouge Parish Hometown: Baton Rouge By April Capochino Myers For someone surrounded by so much death, Dr. Beau Clark exudes life. He’s the...
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Teen dancer Payton Johnson receiving national recognition
Photos by Collin Richie By Marcus Rodrigue Payton Johnson had about 10 minutes to prepare herself. As one of the top 10 female dancers in the national Dance Awards–Teen Division in New York City, she...
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Baton Rouge antique market creates careers for adults with disabilities
Treasures at Roundabout Mercantile, an antique mall off O’Neal Lane. Photos by Collin Richie Roundabout Mercantile is more than a great spot to find unique items—it’s changing the lives of those who...
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LSU’s handwritten notes make recruitment personal
A handwritten note to a prospective fall 2015 freshman from Alfred E. George, LSU’s associate director of enrollment management. By Jerry Ceppos • Photos by Stephanie Landry Increasing enrollment at...
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Shape up, Baton Rouge!
Photo by Collin Richie Baton Rouge ranked the No. 1 most obese city in America. How did this happen? And how can we fix it? By Marcus Rodrigue It’s no secret that in Baton Rouge, we like to eat....
View ArticleGet featured in 225’s 10th anniversary issue
What do you love about Baton Rouge? Tell us for a chance to be featured in a commemorative issue 225 celebrates its 10th anniversary this November. It’s been quite a decade. To honor the occasion,...
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Unleashed: Cat Haven and Project Purr Merge
The purr-fect match Cat Haven and Project Purr join forces in hopes of bringing Baton Rouge closer to being a “no-kill” community Last week, Baton Rouge’s two exclusively feline rescue organizations...
View ArticleBaton Rouge artist talks his drink-dispensing R2-D2 replica
Meet Baton Rouge’s most interesting “resident.” You may have spotted the fully functional R2-D2 replica at LSU football tailgates and arts festivals around town. The robot is the creation of artist...
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Former editor Tom Guarisco reflects on launching ‘225’
Tom Guarisco What few readers realized when we launched 225 magazine was that we had an editorial staff of three people. Jeff Roedel, Sarah Hunt Young and I were fortunate, though, to be part of a...
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Former editor Jeff Roedel talks working on ‘225’
“Y’all still doing that magazine?” I was asked this question often 10 years ago. Preparations for 225’s debut issue had begun in earnest just a few months before Katrina struck, and the ravages of that...
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Local leaders discuss Baton Rouge as a city of the future
A roundtable discussion with local leaders shows that for Baton Rouge, the future looks bright. Ten years in print doesn’t just mean looking back. It also means forecasting how the Capital Region will...
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10 Baton Rouge sports moments that made major headlines
Since 225 first hit the presses in November 2005, there have been some remarkable sports moments and athletic achievements in Baton Rouge. Simply put, Baton Rouge is a great place to follow, be a part...
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How Baton Rouge became home after Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina catapulted the Capital City from a provincial college town to a major metropolis—with the traffic to prove it. But, for the New Orleanians who now call Baton Rouge home, the city...
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It feels like I’m (not even) in Baton Rouge
We’ve all said it before. We’ve all heard it before. Whether at a fancy event downtown or at a trendy new restaurant: “It feels like I’m not even in Baton Rouge!” When the futuristic Shaw Center...
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10 places that changed the landscape of Baton Rouge
Shaw Center for the Arts (2005) More than any other downtown building, the Shaw Center (above) provided the anchor for the renaissance of downtown Baton Rouge. As home to three restaurants, theater...
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Baton Rouge since 2005: A timeline
Much has happened since 225 debuted in 2005. Baton Rouge has morphed into a new city. Here’s a chronological look at how BR got where it is today. 2005 Courtesy Jim Zietz JAN. 3 So long, Saban. Hello...
View Article‘225’ celebrates 10 years of covering Baton Rouge
When 225 launched in November 2005, Baton Rouge was a strikingly different place. In this commemorative edition, we relive an incredible decade that transformed our city. From national championships...
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