News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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The city-parish is considering deferring for a year its request for $67.5 million in federal funds for the TramLink BR streetcar line that is proposed for a 3.4-mile stretch along Nicholson Drive. Securing the federal money is key for the future of the project, and will cover about 50% of the estimated $170 million total […]
News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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A second planned Rock N Roll Sushi restaurant will set up shop in the spring on Perkins Road, owner Chip Burr says, if the city-parish Planning Commission approves a rezoning request for the 1,700-square-foot building in which he plans to open the restaurant.
News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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Construction of Square 46 in Mid City is expected to be completed sometime in the spring of 2017, a broker close to the project says. In the meantime, commercial office and retail space is being preleased in the roughly 25,000-square-foot mixed-use development going vertical on Government Street.
News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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Some 15 months after filing a rezoning request with the city-parish Planning Commission for a beer garden at 3808 Government St., the project’s developers have yet to break ground. But plans for the establishment, which will be located on a 20,000-square-foot vacant lot at the intersection of Steele Boulevard, continue moving forward, according to co-owner […]
News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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A founder of one of Baton Rouge’s most popular Greek and Lebanese restaurants is taking his flavor profile south of the border, with plans to open a Mexican restaurant on Coursey Boulevard by the start of the new year.
News Source: 225 Magazine
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When new restaurants open in town, it’s fair to greet them with a degree of both optimism and apprehension until you’ve tried the food. After eating at newly opened Eliza Restaurant & Bar, I’m not even sure what the word “apprehension” means.
News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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After a soft opening last week, Eliza, a Creole-style restaurant at 7970 Jefferson Hwy., celebrates its grand opening tonight with a private reception and officially opens for business Tuesday.
News Source: The Advocate
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Get ready, Baton Rouge: the popular New Orleans-based District Donuts is coming to a location near you. District Donuts announced that it will open its Baton Rouge location in Towne Center in spring 2017.
News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
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Five years after taking over management of the city-parish’s Animal Control shelter, the Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge broke ground today on a new $12 million facility to shelter Baton Rouge’s stray dogs and cats.
News Source: The Advocate
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Rotolo’s Pizzeria will anchor a $4 million Burbank Drive shopping center with a prototype restaurant designed to set the tone for the Baton Rouge-based chain over the next 20 years.