Month: July 2021

Rhino Hours Extended

Rhino Coffee downtown in the Lofts at 624 has extended their hours to 7 am- 6 pm every day! Owner Andrew Crawford tells us they have been short-handed and there has been some illness that has made for even longer hours for employees, so they decided to close their downtown store at 2 pm for […]

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619/631 Milam On the Market

Two historic downtown buildings hit the market this week. 619 Milam is the former Goldring’s Department Store, and more recently, an office furniture store. The beautiful glass doors with the gold rings  are a reminder of the building’s storied past. It is spacious at more than 30,000SF and can be purchased with the adjacent building, […]

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Explore Space with Chandra at Sci-Port!

  Explore the Milky Way and Black Holes in Sci-Port’s IMAX® Dome Theatre NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Exhibit to Feature Special Zoom Program of Scientists and Astronomers Special FREE Program:  Thursday, July 29, 2021; Presentation 10:00am – 11:00am; Q&A until 11:30a Space IS the final frontier and you’ll be able to discover a bit more of […]

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The Grand Strand Returns with Season 37

Tickets for the general public for The Strand Theatre’s amazing 37th season of shows go on sale MONDAY, AUGUST 16 at 10 am! The new season is chock full of music, dance, drama; even dogs! From One Night of Queen to Mutts Gone Nuts, they will have it all. For YOU to have it, though, […]

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Pokémon Go Specials Downtown!

Pokémon Go Fest Means More Fun, More Creatures & More Food, Drink, and Deals in Downtown Shreveport! It’s the 25th anniversary of Pokémon and the 5th anniversary of Pokémon Go, and these auspicious anniversaries aren’t going to pass unnoticed by the millions of players worldwide and Niantic, the creator of  Pokémon! Niantic and Google Play […]

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First Yoga Class FREE at Humm Yoga

Interested in giving yoga or a new yoga studio a try? Downtown’s newest yoga studio at the Lofts at 624, 624 Texas Street, wants to make it easier for you by giving downtown employees, businesses and residents a free first class. It’s easy, but this is a time limited offer, so take advantage of it […]

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Downtown’s Era of ‘Legal’ Brothels

One of the most famous historical figures in Shreveport is a madam  named Annie McCune, which in and of itself is a remarkable story. So, too, is that Shreveport was one of only two cities in the Louisiana that had a legal Red Light District in which the business of prostitution was purveyed. Shreveport’s Red […]

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Prevot Design, APAC Welcomes New Partners

Prevot Design at 601 Spring Street has announced two new partners in the architectural and design firm, April Sharlow & Geoff Perego. Prior to their partnerships, Sharlow was the Director of Interior Design and Perego was Director of Architecture. The firm has been in the forefront of design and build in NW Louisiana, and are […]

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HMV Nips & Snips to Make Downtown Beautiful

75 years is a birthday/anniversary to remember and Heard, McElroy and Vestal,  one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in NW Louisiana, is doing just that. However, they are turning their celebrations outward, to help the community. At the beginning of this year, HMV launched six months of giving to honor their years […]

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A Little Bit of History: 207 Milam St.

On the pretty, tree-lined 200 block of Milam Street is the office of UL Coleman Companies. The building is a beautiful example of something historic given new life and an updated look. The building, like downtown in general, has seen highs and lows over the years. In the 1970s, the building and several around it, […]

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