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Louisiana-based business Leaf + Root creates wellness products from organic healing ingredients
Leaf + Root is a Covington-based business that creates handcrafted products in small batches out of organic healing ingredients. Devan Benoit-Guidry created her comfort pillows and natural remedy salve one Christmas as...
Fresh Junkie provides healthy meals for people on the go
Fresh Junkie will make your lunch while you pick up your breakfast. The day I popped into Fresh Junkies, I had a busy day ahead of me: work at my job from 8-5, followed by a meeting and then writing an article. This...
Goat Yoga is coming to the LSU UREC
From celebrities to office retreats, a new form of yoga has been on the rise. Now, students and members of the LSU UREC will be able to interact with some furry friends through the UREC’s second installment of its...
Perkins Rowe is partnering with GymFit for a three-week community AcroYoga series this August
Community workout classes are becoming popular around Baton Rouge, and Perkins Rowe is no stranger to them. The Rowe has previously hosted fitness classes with partners like American Heart Association and barre3 and is...
Local vegetable company Cultured Guru focuses on bettering digestive health
Cultured Guru, a fermented vegetable company by Kaitlynn Fenley and Jon Chachere, have been packaging their gut-healthy products in Baton Rouge since 2015. Fenley, a microbiologist with a passion for microscopes, and...
Main Squeeze Juice Co. plans to expand, serves an array of colorful menu items
Main Squeeze Juice Company is making a bright, colorful splash in Baton Rouge and more headed our way. After having opened their first two locations, they are actively looking to expand, keeping their eye on the...
Playa Bowls coming to Arlington Marketplace, brings the beach to Baton Rouge
If you can’t go to the beach, bring the beach to Baton Rouge. That’s exactly what brothers Jordan and Beau VanGeffen plan to do with the upcoming opening of Playa Bowls in Arlington Marketplace. They’re hoping to open...
Perkins Rowe partners with barre3 to offer free community workout series
Perkins Rowe is partnering with barre3 every Saturday morning in June for a community workout series. The free class takes place on The Green, the lawn adjacent to Anthropologie and Sur la Table (pictured below), from...
Eat Fit’s fundraiser will have you looking – and feeling – good
Working on your fitness just became easier with Ochsner’s Eat Fit program. Dine in at participating restaurants on June 6, and a portion of the proceeds will go toward the program. Eat Fit works with restaurants to...
Planet Fitness welcomes teens to work out for free this summer
Baton Rouge teenagers will have the opportunity to work out free of charge this summer, thanks to the Planet Fitness Teen Summer Challenge. The Teen Summer Challenge is happening now through September 1, allowing teens...
Plant-Based Eating is on the Rise in Baton Rouge!
In the very recent past, MJs was the only restaurant in Baton Rouge to put a focus on vegan food. Now, Baton Rouge is sustaining three entirely vegan restaurants, one food truck, as well as more restaurants who are...
Cancer Center’s 12th Annual Fest For Life Achieves Milestones
Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center’s annual Fest for Life event recently reached two major milestones: twelve years of providing prevention and early detection services and more than 5,750 people screened in the history...
Invisible Illnesses to be Highlighted at Upcoming Photography Exhibit, The Picture of Health
A photography exhibit highlighting invisible illnesses will be unveiled on Wednesday, May 29 at The Healthcare Gallery, 3488 Brentwood Drive, Suites 102 & 103, Baton Rouge. The exhibit titled, The Picture of Health...
Beer Lovers and Yogis Unite at Yoga on Tap
One of the best things about Baton Rouge in springtime is the weather! The yearly inevitable Mardi Gras freeze is over and the air is getting warmer, but we’re not yet too afraid to spend time outdoors. So what better...
Cancer Center’s Annual “Fest For Life” Event Relocates To Downtown
After hosting more than a decade of cancer screenings in a fun, festive environment, Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center’s “Fest for Life” will return Saturday, April 13 in a new location:...
Sparring continues over Louisiana Medical marijuana
The medical use of cannabis in the state of Louisiana was made legal way back in 2015, but a series of regulatory hangups have stalled patient access to the medicine. Tasked with overseeing grow operations, The LSU...
Race into carnival season with Mardi Gras Mambo
On your mark, get set…go! On Saturday, February 16, an estimated 2,500 runners will celebrate Mardi Gras the Baton Rouge way with the Mardi Gras Mambo. The Carnival Season event from the organizers of the...
Get fit: Louisiana Marathon challenges State employees
When the Louisiana Marathon is run next month, expect a strong showing from Bayou State employees. The Marathon has announced an improved Louisiana State Challenge, in which all state workers are challenged to compete...
#idigbr: summer workouts
If you’re ready to work off all of that delicious Restaurant Week grub, beat the heat with these awesome local workouts. Thanks for tagging #idigbr! Introduction time 💁🏼♀️ — Meredith here I’m The owner behind...
#idigbr: Local Skincare
Here in the south we have access to tons of fresh ingredients. Check out how some local skincare experts use those ingredients to create fresh handmade products! Last month, we introduced our Give Back Bar project and...
Baton Rouge hosts Louisiana Sports Festival
Tennis shoes and goggles recommended, but not required. Athletes from across the state gather this weekend for the First Annual Louisiana Sports Festival at BREC’s Farr Park. The festival features a wide variety...
Ever been plogging?
A worldwide craze has found its way to Baton Rouge! Originating in Sweden, plogging is getting a large group of people to pick up litter around their city while jogging. After watching this viral YouTube video about...
Fitness Friday: Pure Barre
DIG is happy to bring back Fitness Friday’s just in time for summer! This week we’re trying a class at Pure Barre! Barre fitness combines pilates, yoga and ballet to strengthen the body in an energizing...
Perk: Win entry to the Louisiana Sports Festival!
We’re giving away TWO FREE PASSES to the event of your choice to the LA Sports Festival! Check out all of the events here, and enter to win below!
Finally, a race with wine at the finish line
So does this mean I would run faster or slower? Either way, its WINE TIME! Guaranty Foundation is hosting its first annual Corked 5k and Wine Down this weekend! The 5K includes a wine stop at each mile of the race and...
BR to host regional soccer tournament in 2019
That’s a lot of gatorade. More than 200 youth soccer teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee will be competing for the...
The latest in fitness: Hotworx
Are you ready to feel the burn?? The latest fitness addiction has arrived in Baton Rouge! Hotworx is a 24 hour infrared fitness studio that combines exercise with heat. This combination allows participants to flush...
Enter to win a FREE MONTH gym membership!
Just in time to get that summer bod!
We’re giving away a free month membership to Spectrum Fitness! Gym and fitness classes are included. Enter now!
BR Native wins gold in Pyeong Chang
Paralympian Brenna Huckaby is taking over the snowboarding and modeling world one gold medal at a time. Originally from Baton Rouge, Huckaby was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and had her right leg amputated in 2010. Fast...
#FitFriday: TWRL Pole Fitness
The DIG Team is headed to TWRL for our 3rd Fit Friday! On February 16th, were trying out some of the new classes at TWRL Fitness Studio. This week TWRL is giving us some demos of their pole and bungee classes. BONUS: if...
Tee up BR, Top Golf breaks ground on for first Louisiana location
Get your clubs ready, Baton Rouge. Well, at least for 2019… The Dallas-based Top Golf project has officially started on the I-10 and Siegen lot. This exclusive sports experience will include 72 private hitting...
#FitFriday: Uptown Climbing
The DIG Team is headed to Uptown Climbing! On February 9th we’re trying out a Movement Class demo, a Top Rope Belay Class demo and some rock climbing. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for a sneak peak of our...
Win major workout swag from Primeval Gear!
We’re getting you in SHAPE this summer! Enter to win this awesome workout bag filled with goodies from Primeval Gear!
Rock Steady
Ropes and grips and anchors, oh my Given the local topography, our community is pretty unfamiliar with the rock-climbing craze. The co-owners of Uptown Climbing, Baton Rouge’s first indoor climbing gym and Louisiana’s...
#Fit Friday: Yogalates
The DIG Team is proud to introduce our Fit Fridays! With the release of our February Fitness issue, we have decided to try out some of the awesome fitness options that Baton Rouge has to offer, and share them with you...
Southdowns getting a whole lot fresher
Fresh Junkie has officially opened it’s doors in Southdowns. The local restaurant that originated downtown is known for it’s healthy salads, wraps and smoothies. Although, this Southdowns location will also...
The Good Life: 4thekids Baton Rouge
When it comes to nonprofit 4thekids Baton Rouge, co-founders Elizabeth Sherman and Sydney Saia never say “what if,” only “why not?” The women’s can-do attitudes have been a hallmark of their leadership since the...
Shopping cart warning may be overblown
A recent report making its way around social media involving shopping carts and possible skin contact with drugs has many people sharing… and some experts scratching their heads. The claim is that people should...
Bikesharing coming to downtown, LSU, Southern
Get ready to share the road some more. Bikesharing will soon roll out across more of Baton Rouge. Metro Council members approved a measure Wednesday that will create a public-private partnership to build BikeShare...
3 ways to get moving Wednesday
Get your rear in gear with some friends tonight, and maybe enjoy a pint or two in the process. There are several opportunities in the Red Stick for yoga or dance instruction going on Wednesday night. All you need is a...
Drop it Like it’s Hot: How I got beach body ready
Hi, I’m Josh. I began my weight loss journey eight years ago when I maxed out at 479 pounds. Even though I was a happy fat guy, I realized I was about to enter the working world and would eventually incur serious health...
New fitness studio coming to Perkins area
Barre3, a Portland, Oregon, based fitness boutique is opening a location on Perkins Road, according to The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. The studio will offer a combination of yoga, pilates and ballet. “Opening a...