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 […]
Good news for two historic properties in downtown Shreveport. HRI, the owner of the Lee Hardware and United Jewelers apartment buildings at 719 Edwards and 301 Crockett Street, has closed on financing and needed rehab on the two buildings will begin soon. In anticipation of the challenges to tenants who will be living through the […]
All the benefits of yoga are now as close as 624 Texas Street at the Lofts. Humm Yoga, whose fun slogan is ‘move at your frequency’, has just opened their new modern, natural light-filled studio in the historic former Sears department store, now an apartment, commercial and coffee hub downtown. Owners Chessi Nasif May and […]
After a couple of weeks waiting in suspense, downtown’s Noble Savage Tavern has unveiled their new menu! Returning are the weekly seasonal menu specials that include things like avocado deviled eggs with Capicola and shrimp & crab salad sandwich on a croissant with house-made savage slaw and chips. Those who have loved NST because of their […]
2019 was a big year for Derek and Lauren Ross Simmons. They were going through several of the items on the Top Ten Most Stressful Life events list. Recently married, they had also purchased a well-known Shreveport business that they intended to change dramatically. C & C Electric and Lighting had been at 2430 Line […]
Meet Jon Ortiz and Dylan Teekell. You might know them, but you might not be familiar with East Side Fire, their new food gig at The Lot, 400 Crockett St. Both Ortiz and Teekell have a long history in food and the preparation of it, most recently at Eldorado Resort Casino and The Noble Savage […]
What if you knew that fresh-from-the-local-farm produce would be waiting for you without you having to lift a finger, and that the purchase would be supporting a local farm, not a giant conglomerate? Downtown has just the thing. In mid-‘ish’ June, Cotton St Farms at 406 Cotton St. will begin Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions […]
Downtown’s newest cool place to work wants YOU (if you need art space)! The Andress Artist and Entrepreneur Center at 717 Crockett Street was built with artists in mind. The expansive ground floor is all about creativity and features concrete floors, soaring ceilings, great natural light, a ‘clean room’ with sink and laundry amenities, and […]
Downtown is soon to be home to two glass working businesses with different missions. On Friday, April 30 at 5:30 pm, High Gravity Glassworks launches at Red River Brewpub, 1200 Marshall Street. High Gravity Glassworks is owned by Michelle Pennington. The business will be all about sharing the love and creativity of glass blowing with […]
Kajun Korner Food Express will be throwing open their doors at 400 Texas Street (adjacent to the Shreve Memorial Library) Friday, April 30 at 10 am! Predicted rain should not keep hungry downtownies away from Karanda Tucker’s fun new eatery. Her new brick-and-mortar is just a short walk away from Government Plaza, the Caddo Parish […]
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