Lena Thomason, former owner of Lena’s Shoe Gallery at 501 Milam Street, passed away the week of March 28, 2022 at the age of 94. Her funeral is planned for Sunday, April 2, at Rose Neath Southside at 2529 Southside Dr., Shreveport. Visitation is planned for noon- 2 pm, services at 2. The family invites […]
If you love history, revel in shared knowledge and love broadening horizons, a position at downtown’s Spring Street Museum at 525 Spring Street may be for you! The museum is looking for a new director. They are seeking someone with a degree in history, archaeology, museum studies or a related field. This is a 40-hour-a-week […]
A wise person once said that good things come in small packages and we couldn’t agree more. One small section of the southern part of downtown awakens each morning to the sounds of hammers and saws, and the package that will eventually be opened here will be a beautiful one, indeed. When you drive into […]
Robinson Film Center’s homage to the Oscars is almost upon us. The Robbys, the gala food-and-beverage laden red carpet event is Saturday, March 26 from 7 pm until. Robby-goers are encouraged to use movies as their guide in dressing for the event. Through RFC Executive Director Rich Hansil stresses that a James Bond-inspired black tie […]
The historic Hutchinson Building at 504 Texas Street has office space that puts you in the heart of downtown’s Central Business District. Available space includes 3560 SF on the lofty 5th floor, 579SF on the 4th floor and 4609 SF on the 3rd. All feature the latest in fiber optic connection. The common area maintenance […]
If you haven’t had the opportunity to go by and see The Gallery at Andress, this weekend is your chance. The gallery is featuring the vibrant, colorful paintings of Martin Welch (see Welch’s story below). The space on the ground floor of the beautiful Andress Artist and Entrepreneur Center was filled over the grand opening […]
Art, fashion and politics often intersect, but when they did recently downtown it created a thing of special beauty. Just days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, downtown’s Big Sun Studios sponsored a mural that features the country’s flag and national flower, the sunflower. The artwork, located at the corner of Marshall and Crockett Streets, […]
Dozens of pizza, smoothie and small business supporters were on hand this morning to ‘officially’ welcome two of downtown’s newest businesses. The African-American Chamber of Commerce held a joint ribbon cutting for Pop N’ Pizza, 500 Texas Street- and Cookie B’s Smoothies and More, 431 Texas Street. The chamber had a strategic reason to wait to […]
(Please contact us with details of any support/fundraisers downtown that you are aware of.) It is a simple question but a difficult one. How do you help when something so awful that it seems beyond imagining is happening before your eyes on your computer, television and smart phone? Perhaps the best answer is- you do what […]
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