Restaurants & Retail

Why Kalurah Street Grill is closing its doors

After more than six years, local restaurateur Brad Watts is closing Kalurah Street Grill this week.

Occupancy permit application filed for Dior, site of mass shooting

An occupancy permit was filed Thursday for the Bennington Avenue nightclub where a dozen people were injured last month in a mass shooting, according to public records. 

Expanded menu and new look for Overpass Merchant

It’s been almost six years since the Overpass Merchant opened for the first time...

Baton Rouge-based Fig & Dove prepping for growth

After finishing last year with 55% growth in year-over-year sales, local interior designer Colleen Waguespack is bracing for another year of growth

Best of 225 nominations close this afternoon 

There are still a few hours left to decide who will be nominated for this year’s Best of 225 Awards. Write-in nominations close today at 5 p.m.

Fratelli’s Italian Grille to open location at Mall of Louisiana

Fratelli's Italian Grille is opening a location at the Mall of Louisiana, its second in the Capital Region.
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Customer pushback on price increases forces businesses to get creative  

While price increases, which began as early as the summer of 2021, have been...

How local bakers are dealing with costlier ingredients during king cake season

Inflation on ingredients like eggs, butter and flour is hitting Baton Rouge bakers hard, and in some cases it’s resulting in the removal of menu items or price hikes in the middle of king cake season. 

Capitol Grocery reopens after temporary closure, plans Mardi Gras event

While a recent closure was temporary and related to a family emergency, the new proprietor of Capitol Grocery says he is working through the store’s larger issues and expects to host an event for Spanish Town Mardi Gras.

Spanish Town institution Capitol Grocery closes

Capitol Grocery, an institution of Baton Rouge’s Spanish Town neighborhood that first opened in 1914 and has frequently changed hands in recent years, is closed and might not reopen anytime soon.