Korean culture has landed on Florida Boulevard
Seoul Stop is a convenience store, a photo booth, a claw machine, a ramen bar, and a carnival all at once. A second location is coming soon.
Get Out
The backyard bird social club
Baton Rouge sits on a major migration highway—and free apps turn every yard, porch and park into a connection point for millions of birders worldwide.
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | May 18–25
Why it matters: The Soul Food Festival anchors a packed Memorial Day weekend, Live After Five closes out its spring run on Friday and the Chuck Wagon Gang brings 90 years of gospel history to the Old Governor's Mansion midweek.
🗓️ Wednesday, May 20
🎵 Music at the Mansion: Chuck
A sack is being hackied
Dude, the analog revival claims another victim.
Three years of restaurant openings, mapped
A new restaurant is more than a menu. It's a signed lease, a construction loan, and a bet on a neighborhood. We tracked where those bets are being placed.
The drink menu is having a moment
High margins drive restaurants to concoct weird drinks. The soda at McDonald's is divine.
Creative destruction on the cocktail menu
A viral frozen drink has landed in Baton Rouge, swirling tequila, lime and ice cream into something dangerously easy to love.