This is it: the final hours to make nominations for the Best of 225, the Capital Region’s original reader’s choice awards.

Barn Hill Preserve, a wildlife preserve in East Feliciana Parish, has rebranded as Magnolia Wilds. Established in 2012, the ...

Just can’t get enough Mardi Gras? There are plenty of parades in the Capital Region—and even more around the state that are ...

Restaurant Week is here, and it’s time to elevate your dining game! From January 27 to February 1, enjoy delicious 3-course ...

Dine out during January Restaurant Week January Restaurant Week kicks off on Monday, Jan. 27, and will run until Saturday, ...

Events details are as of 225’s publication deadline the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, but may be subject to change due to the ...

Here’s the scoop: CounterspaceBR owner Sarah Joy Hays has a sweet new gig, working with New Orleans-born Gail’s Fine Ice Cream as its director of creativity and quality control. Expect fresh flavors ...

Alan Walter, a Baton Rouge mixologist and former City Group Hospitality consultant, has been named a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist in the “outstanding professional in cocktail service” category.

Missing your fave restaurant yet? We feel you. We’re going on more than 48 hours snowed in, following a rare winter storm that has shut down much of the city’s infrastructure. But local restaurants ...

Psst—send this link to a friend you’d love to see featured in 225. Our second annual Twenty in their 20s issue, a special edition celebrating Baton Rouge’s up-and-coming leaders, creators and ...

Are icy roads following the Capital Region’s winter storm keeping you stuck at home? Sounds like a great time to, ahem, make your picks for this year’s Best of 225 Awards. Greater Baton Rouge’s ...

Frigid temperatures Wednesday on the heels of a rare winter blizzard covering most of the Gulf Coast make closures likely to continue over the next couple of days in the Capital Region. Locally, ...