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Dear future Americans: we had stationery

A time capsule was buried last week. It includes many letters and proclamations, and an unusual poster from a Louisiana artist.

Hot summer nights

One might think a 73.8-degree night sounds rather balmy after a Baton Rouge afternoon of triple-digit temperatures and humidity thick enough to chew. But you would be wrong. Why it matters: The average July nighttime low looks deceptively pleasant. But the hot reality is that overnight heat—

Drinks all around

Baton Rouge is not New Orleans, where drinking follows tourism. Alcohol sale locations here are oriented around LSU and neighborhoods.

The ascent of man

At Uptown Climbing, the challenge of going vertical could also win you a sticker.

Disconnect the dots

Sole searching

Is it the shoes? Yes, it is

Under the overpass

No more secret agents

The off-season case for New Orleans

Five New Orleans places to eat this summer, when the city slows, hotels are less expensive and reservations are not needed.

Field of schemes

Summer baseball is hot. But not if you are eating cheap burgers and margaritas.

A conservancy to consider

A dead corner gets a builder

A novel turn of events

Barnes & Noble is growing again, and so are independent bookstores—a twist in an age when fewer Americans read books.

The pretzel gets its due at Mid City Beer Garden

The pretzel is a dry and second fiddle to chips almost everywhere. At Beer Garden, it's among the best snacks in the parish.

Pickleball, but make it gangster

Transfer of blame

BREC: the high price of excellence?

St. George: signs, signs, everywhere signs

St. George is getting new street signs, a move to create its own identity. Social media is divided.

Take me home … ranch dressing

Somewhere between the goals, the group-stage upsets and knock-out round tension, ranch dressing became the unofficial mascot of America's World Cup summer. A Dallas Fort Worth airport shop is now stocking bottles of it, Axios reports, right next to the jerseys and scarves—proof that when

Stars, stripes and shrugs

American pride is flagging. Women and younger people show the greatest declines in

A different Lake project

FMOL Health plans to invest about $70 million to renovate the former Bone & Joint Clinic into the new home of the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, with the project expected to open in 2028. Why it matters: The investment is the latest sign that the Capital Region’