I limped toward Winn-Dixie’s exit, my mind on various trials and tribulations. The city’s recent long hot, dry spell had done nothing to improve my mood, though there’d just been a sudden shower. The store’s double glass doors slid open, and I hea…
Sip & Stroll Downtown, hosted by the Greater Baton Rouge chapter of the Louisiana Restaurant Association, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21.
For want of a pen, a 10-year-old girl becomes part of a community.
The Baton Rouge Symphony will feature music from “Star Wars,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Star Trek,” “Apollo 13” and more in its "Sci-Fi — Music of the Final Frontier" concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at First Baptist Church, 529 Conven…
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The death of a close friend taught Christian Bell to appreciate her birthdays a lot more.
People come to hear Chonda Pierce to laugh, not cry. Those who show up these days need to understand that the punchlines don't always come from a happy place.
Deadline for religion bulletins is noon Monday. Email religion@theadvocate.com.
Dear Smiley: Russ Kercher described the Berlin Wall memorial and National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
From the deep blue shade on the stucco exterior to the vibrant dining room wallpaper to the outfit she's wearing on this day, it's obvious Kristi Brousseau loves color.
The quaint Acadiana town of New Iberia will get its two hours of fame on Saturday night when Lifetime airs "Christmas in Louisiana."
We often associate spring with flowers, but take a look around and you'll see many trees and plants are blooming and changing colors right now.
With the large drifts of purple and gold wildflowers blooming along area roadsides, it seems even nature is celebrating LSU football.
I can't say I'm surprised by Jeff Robert's story:
The Southern University Ag Center will host its Fall Garden Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the M.A. Edmond Livestock Arena’s Multipurpose Building, 14600 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge.
The Gulf Coast Bonsai Foundation is hosting three bring-your-own tree bonsai classes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Waddill Outdoor Educational Center, 4142 Flannery Road, Baton Rouge.
In 2002, right there in the lobby of the Broadmoor Cinema 4 in Baton Rouge, a legend held court.
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: Running From
Nashville’s The Steel Woods has all of the talent necessary to carry the Southern rock torch. But don’t tell the band’s co-founder and co-songwriter that.
Across the last weekends of the year, the box office will get interesting.
The wood-fired pizza scene continues to grow in the Baton Rouge area, with options ranging from quick, less expensive spots, like Lit Pizza or Dat’z Italian, to the premium experience of Rocca Pizzeria.
“The Foolproof Family Slow Cooker and Other One-Pot Solutions” by Valerie Brunmeier, Page Street Publishing Co., 192 pages paperback, $21.99
Sweet Spiced Cocktail Nuts
Willie Price, of New Iberia, continues our seminar on Louisiana spices:
Torchy’s Tacos and AT&T are opening locations in the Nicholson Gateway development in early 2020.
A big rig truck brought Ashley Baker to law school.
Baton Rouge, in fact the entire state, is still on a high after the Tigers beat Alabama on the Tide's home turf, no less. It was indeed a sweet victory!
Thirty years ago, "Steel Magnolia" opened in theaters across the country, bringing Clairee, Ouiser, Truvy and their cohorts into our hearts. Now, a local theater company is marking that milestone by bringing the classic story of female friendship …
The Ricapito Writer’s Group will have a reading of poetry and fiction at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive. The public is invited.
The word for today, class, is "hubris."
With the holidays just a few short weeks away, now is the time to start assembling your wardrobe.
That World War I Flying Ace Snoopy has swooped into the USS Kidd Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Nine members of Friendship Force of Baton Rouge and one member from New York visited Brazil from Oct. 3-22.
Provisions on Perkins, a casual dining restaurant that opened in the old Galatoire’s Bistro spot, has closed.
"A couple of weeks ago I was at the old New Orleans airport waiting for a flight," says Tony Falterman, of Napoleonville.
Grammy-winning Christian music singer Lauren Daigle is extending her world tour, and will be coming back to perform in her home state next summer.
From 1950s-style diners to authentic Japanese ramen, Baton Rouge's food scene keeps getting hotter. Here's a list of restaurants, cafés and eateries we've tried so far in 2019.
Saturday, Nov. 9, was the 30th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Wall.
Placing a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in a long-term care setting is often stressful and worrisome, and it can be even more so if a decision must be made about placement in a specialized memory care unit.
In 1984, fame found Jody Plauché in the worst way.
What do you call a black-tie worthy fundraiser where you get to wear your “dressy” jeans and the guys can lose their ties? That would be the Sizzlin’ for SEALs Soirée benefiting the Navy SEAL Foundation held on Nov. 2.
The ancient English city of Bath, where my wife and I spent a day last month during a 25th anniversary visit to the U.K., draws visitors from around the world, charmed by the sense that time moves more slowly there.
My first glimpse of him was out of the corner of my eye. As I sat in my parked car listening to the radio while waiting to go to an appointment on Camp Street, I noticed him … and each and every person he approached that brusquely turned him away.
“Give Up the Ghost” by Cherie Claire, Happy Gris Gris Publishing, 294 pages, paperback, $9.99
The LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., is showing "Destination: Latin America" through Feb. 9.
Flower show & tea
The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is in the running to bring a free 10- to 12-week live music series to the area next year.