Downtown venues are going to be bursting with all sorts of holiday cheer and there are three in particular that you will want to know about. For the first time in their history, Robinson Film Center/Abby Singer’s Bistro at 617 Texas Street has combined decor, food, and art in a holiday happening. Holi-dazed is a […]
Texas Avenue property owner Tom Monick likes precise things. This is no surprise as his career as a Professional Engineer has shown the importance of precision in making things work, insuring that things are structurally sound and that they run on time. It is also no surprise that he would be intrigued by the Swiss’ […]
Business in Downtown Shreveport: No Supply Chain Breaks, Port Backlogs or Chip Issues Here! Each day brings more grim news. Shipping containers at west coast ports are unable to offload! Prices for containers have skyrocketed! Manufacturing has slowed to a crawl because of a world-wide shortage of semiconductor microchips! There aren’t enough trucks or drivers! […]
Nothing says Christmas is just around the corner like the Shreveport Opera Guild’s Les Boutiques de Noel! The event, which is once again being held at the Shreveport Convention Center at 400 Caddo Street, opens Thursday, Nov. 18 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 20. Especially exciting to us is the Boutiques’ free Downtown Lunch Trolley […]
Looking for a job downtown? We have a few to share that might pique your interest. The Red River Revel is looking for an Executive Director. They are actively recruiting for this Full Time position to find a person will “need to manage existing relationships with sponsors, vendors, and city officials in order to facilitate […]
A new up-and-comer in the world of media and marketing is open for business in downtown Shreveport. Savage Creative Solutions is the creation of owner Paul Savage, who comes to the job with a background of media skills. His most recent position was as Director of Communication, Marketing and PR for the Greater Shreveport Chamber […]
The Noble savage Tavern, the venerable downtown dive bar loved by many, closed for ‘good’ at the end of business on Saturday, Nov. 8. There were no official posts by owners or managers on their social media page, but there had been some talk and several Facebook posts by FONS (Friends of Noble Savage) warning […]
As the weather turns cooler, the DDA Streetscape’s divisions thoughts turn to the holidays and all the many festive green wreaths they will be hanging! This fun chore generally takes several weeks to complete. Each year leading up the holidays, the crew changes out lightbulbs on- and hangs- about 400 wreaths throughout downtown. The wreaths, […]
Realtor Trent Siskron is beginning to wonder if he has a tiger by the tail. This past week, he listed 710 Crockett, the ‘Salvation Army Lofts’ and already, the listing is going viral. “I haven’t seen anything like this on any other listing I have had,” he told me this morning. It’s not a surprise […]
This past Saturday, members of the DDA’s Streetscape division and other DDA employees converged, clean-up equipment in hand, on the 500 and 600 blocks of Spring Street. The employees at the Blind Tiger restaurant at 120 Texas Street certainly noticed the activity. The large storefront windows to their popular eatery look out on heavily-trafficked Spring […]
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