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‘Great Day for Baton Rouge’: Officials Gather to Launch Construction of the New Downtown Library Branch

News Source: The Advocate

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This library is for making art, not just consuming it. Tuesday, city officials broke ground on the long-debated, occasionally contentious $14.6 million River Center Library downtown next to City Hall.

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Latest on Baton Rouge Marriott facelift: new signage, larger rooms and restaurant

News Source: Baton Rouge Business Report

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Old signs displaying the Marriott name have been removed at the Baton Rouge Marriott at 5500 Hilton Ave. and will be replaced with new signage as more than $20 million in renovations take place. Jamie Turnage, the hotel’s director of sales, says renovations that have been ongoing since December 2015 will wrap up sometime in […]

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On track? Baton Rouge may delay federal request for streetcar funds

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 […]

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Rock N Roll Sushi already planning second Baton Rouge location

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.

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Square 46 expected to wrap up construction in the spring

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.

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Mid City Beer Garden’s Developers Hope for Spring Groundbreaking

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 […]

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Albasha Co-founder Tapping Into Tex-Mex for Latest Baton Rouge Restaurant Concept

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.

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Fast Break: Louisiana favorites at the new Eliza Restaurant & Bar

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.

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Eliza officially opens on Jefferson Highway

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.

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New Orleans-based District Donuts to open Baton Rouge location in Towne Center

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.

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