Restaurants & Retail

Beer supply store LA Homebrew shutting off its taps

After nearly a decade in business, local brewery supply store LA Homebrew is closing on Saturday, the business announced this morning on Facebook. 

Pay-per-chew: More restaurants trying subscription programs 

Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they'll do the same for their favorite meals.

First Blaze Pizza location in Baton Rouge could open in spring

Work is underway to transform a closed bank branch on Siegen Lane into Baton Rouge's first Blaze Pizza location, following receipt of a complete interior renovation permit from the Planning Commission.

Yilena Hernandez’s Pizza Art Wine opens in Ichiban Square 

Fashion model Yilena Hernandez’s new Italian restaurant Pizza Art Wine has opened in Baton...

Chef Charles Bis’treaux relocating to Bluebonnet shopping center

Chef Charles Bis’treaux and a golf training facility are both moving into The Village at Bluebonnet Centre this spring

Circle K on Jefferson sold to California retail developer for $1.5M

California-based retail developer and consulting firm Brand Growth Inc. has purchased the Circle K on the corner of Jefferson Highway and Lobdell Boulevard
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Alleging racism, downtown business owner scraps plan for bookstore

James Curtis, owner of downtown plant shop and design studio Outside Stimuli, says he has decided not to move forward with a bookstore on Florida Street. 

US store openings outpace closings for first time since 2016

Nationwide, physical store openings exceeded closings on an annual basis last year for the first time since 2016, reports Axios. 

Pet-friendly bar Pelican to Mars makes long-awaited opening in Mid City

Pelican to Mars, a pet-friendly bar in the works since 2019, held a soft opening this past weekend ahead of a grand opening party planned for the last weekend of February. 

Pointe-Marie development plan on tap for Planning Commission

The Planning Commission today is set to approve 85 low-density residential lots inside Pointe-Marie,...