Maggie Heyn Richardson

1 week ago | 225batonrouge.com | Maggie Heyn Richardson

The month of May brings to a close one of Baton Rouge’s most robust seasons, and we’re not talking about crawfish or Mother’s Day. No, we mean graduation, when LSU, Southern University, Baton Rouge Community College and countless regional high schools turn out jubilant graduates taking part in one of life’s most memorable milestones. Spot the frenzy across gift shops, bakeries, restaurants and local landmarks, where capped-and-gowned students pose proudly for pix.

2 weeks ago | 225batonrouge.com | Maggie Heyn Richardson

Baton Rouge’s latest breakfast eatery, The Cozy Griddle, soft opens next week on Coursey Boulevard with a straightforward menu of breakfast favorites like eggs to order and homemade biscuits and pancakes. Former Catholic High School football player Tarick Johnson launched the concept, drawing experience from his family’s longtime catering business, SYI, and former Main Street Market restaurant, SYI Express Café, now a food truck.

2 weeks ago | inregister.com | Maggie Heyn Richardson |Sally Grace Cagle

At some point in a person’s life, the desire might come along to replace that cheap framed poster or mass-produced print with an actual piece of art. But what if you know nothing about buying an original painting or drawing? What makes a good one? And what’s a fair price? Taking the plunge on this particular rite of passage can seem both expensive and intimidating. Local experts say it doesn’t have to be.

3 weeks ago | inregister.com | Maggie Heyn Richardson |Sally Grace Cagle

Why the Capital Region can’t get enough of sandwichesThis article was originally published in the October 2024 issue of 225 Magazine. How many times, over the course of your life, have you held a sandwich? In childhood, your sticky kid paws gripped a requisite lunch box PB&J, grape jelly weeping through the craters of squishy white bread. And then there was the grilled cheese, manna for picky eaters in both homes and restaurants. As a young adult, you manhandled fried-oyster po-boys at The Chimes.

3 weeks ago | 225batonrouge.com | Maggie Heyn Richardson

For Cynthia Owens Green, the commute to work is short and hasn’t changed in years. The 75-year-old wakes up before 4 a.m. and walks from her house across Balis Drive to Owens Grocery Market & Deli. Inside the modest storefront, she and a small team will serve a scratch-made country breakfast, followed by a changing daily menu of Southern plate lunches. Many of her customers grew up in the neighborhood, or live or work nearby.