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Foundation’s community in NC includes working farm

By Maggie Heyn Richardson In the world of planning, greenspace is a priority. Neighborhood residents and users of mixed-used developments place a premium on parks where their children can play, tree-lined sidewalks that invite strolling and footpaths that meander through natural settings. But what if greenspace meant an active farm? That’s what’s happening in 5401 […]

Open table: Building community at White Star Market

By Maggie Heyn Richardson IMG_7923 2.jpg It’s a hot June weekday and friends Jason Wesley and Brandon Kelly are having lunch at White Star Market, the new food hall in Baton Rouge’s Mid City neighborhood. Sitting side by side at a sprawling table filled with other diners, the two men are hovered over metal trays […]

Driven: Matt McKay’s powerful commitment to community

From time to time, Matt McKay wonders about something. What would have happened back in high school if his American Legion baseball team had won their state championship game? Because if they had, he muses, the cards might have fallen differently, and he wouldn’t have had a chance conversation that led to a part-time job […]

BR Area Foundation Grants $47 million, New Board Members Elected

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s donors contributed $47 million to their charitable funds in 2017, and the Foundation granted $46 million to nonprofits last year. Grants were $9 million more than in 2016. The Foundation manages charitable funds on behalf of its donors, which includes investing the money, handling the paperwork, providing advice on issues […]

Boy Scouts project could draw thousands to Atchafalaya

By C.E. Richard On a bright autumn morning, we eased our canoes into still waters near Henderson, Louisiana, and paddled a few clumsy strokes before old muscle memories took over. Soon, we were gliding easily across the glassy black surface of the swamp. Navigating our way through a graveyard of gray cypress stumps, I felt […]

EBR’s Emerging Warehouse District

By Maggie Heyn Richardson Anthony Kimble of Kimble Properties is investing in the rise of Mid City. Anthony Kimble of Kimble Properties is investing in the rise of Mid City. Every so often, business owner David Applegate steps out onto the balcony of his building at 14th and Government Streets to look at the world […]