Olivia Deffes

6 days ago | 225batonrouge.com | Olivia Deffes

It’s spring break in Baton Rouge, but Raegan Bowman is busier than ever. Kiddos and their parents file in and out of her Jefferson Highway shoe shop, Oh Pair, in pursuit of kicks to last through the summer. Bowman expertly measures petite feet and rings up parents. In the background, short shoppers beg for coins to ride a big mechanical sneaker at the front of the shop. For Bowman, it’s business as usual.

1 week ago | 225batonrouge.com | Olivia Deffes

All month Grab your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and head to the Main Library at Goodwood for Movies on the Plaza. Every Friday in June, this outdoor movie series will show family-friendly favorites like Inside Out 2, Wish and more. Refreshments will be available for purchase and a dance party will ensue after the credits roll. ebrpl.orgJune 13 Sample dishes from local mobile eateries at Food Truck Round-Up at the Rowe.

1 week ago | 225batonrouge.com | Olivia Deffes

Experienced potters can get behind custom-made wheels to create their own clay masterpieces at the new Mid City Mud, BellyFire Studios’ 24-hour membership-based workshop opening this Sunday, June 1. Owner David Rollins says the space will fill a need for local potters while also creating a “third place” in Baton Rouge. Before it became Mid City Mud, the 900-square-foot spot at 3121 Government St. housed a barbershop, though Rollins says it sat vacant for some time.

2 weeks ago | 225batonrouge.com | Olivia Deffes

Live palm trees, two stories of seating and stacked food and drink menus: A new oasis for coffee lovers has debuted on Nicholson Drive. Pura Vida Coffee Bar opened April 26. The coffee shop comes from owners and business partners Canon Cockrell and Jordan and Victoria Arroyo, who wanted to bring a larger, chill hangout and study spot closer to LSU’s campus. The 4005 Nicholson Drive space, over 5,000 square feet, previously housed a Regymen Fitness.

3 weeks ago | 225batonrouge.com | Olivia Deffes

Beloved independent bookstore Red Stick Reads is back and bigger than ever. The shop recently moved from its South Eugene Street digs, but it’s staying in Mid City. The new store debuted Friday, May 10, for the neighborhood’s Hot Art Cool Nights event. It’s inside a warehouse spot at 3829 Government St., behind Baton Rouge Music Studios. The new space, which sat empty for almost 20 years, boasts almost double the square footage of Red Stick Reads’ original location.