Restaurants & Retail

The Metro Council Zoning Committee approved a rezoning request Wednesday that will clear the way for the redevelopment of half a block along Government Street in Mid City.

Local Leaf Gallery, a Baton Rouge-area art studio, gift and home goods shop, is opening its first storefront, on Caddo Street near Soji Modern Asian.

Is Barnes and Noble closing its location at Citiplace? Not in the immediate future. But the 34,000-square-foot freestanding retail outlet is being listed for sale or lease.

ProSource Wholesale of Baton Rouge, a wholesale home and commercial improvement supplier, bought a building at 10848 Airline Highway for $2.9 million on Friday and plans to move its Baton Rouge operations there next year. 

Churchill’s has scrapped its plans to relocate to the Acadian-Perkins Plaza. Late Friday, the establishment’s owner withdrew a rezoning request that was set to go before the Planning Commission at tonight’s meeting, which would have cleared the way for the cigar and spirits retailer to relocate to the 9,000-square-foot Claitor’s Bookstore space in the retail center.

JED's Local, owned by Russell Davis, serves classic and upmarket po'boys as well as salads and seafood platters.

It’s taking longer to get drive-thru orders this year, as restaurants deal with labor...

The pandemic-related cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this month means fans will have to wait a bit longer before savoring the fest’s iconic eats. But for lovers of ya-ka-mein, the Creole-influenced Chinese noodle soup and reputed hangover cure, there’s reason to celebrate.

It’s been nearly 10 months since the owners of Bistro Byronz closed the doors...

City Group Hospitality is opening its latest concept next week in Long Farm Village. Proverbial Wine Bistro is about thoughtful pairings of food with not just wine, but craft beer and detailed cocktails as well, says City Group Hospitality managing partner Stephen Hightower.