High Gravity Glassworks, the new glassblowing retailer at Red River Brewpub, 1200 Marshall Street, is up and going with plans to host their official ‘Launch Party’ on Friday, April 30. The glassblowing business will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 3pm-8pm, 2pm-8pm Friday and Saturday, 12-5pm Sundays. You’ll be happy to know that the popular […]
After more than a year shuttered by Covid and construction, Rydaz Bar, aka Lake Street Bar at 315 Lake Street, will be reopening on Sunday, April 18 with a two-fer. From 2-6 pm, come and enjoy the Blues & BBQ Day Party featuring Flava’s BBQ, hosted by DJ Hummer Lummer. From 7-11pm, it’s the Bayou […]
Bistro to Go, the popular lunch eatery and snack shack in the Regions Tower, 333 Texas, is reopening ‘soon’ according to owners. The downtown location is one of two in Shreveport, and should be open in the next several weeks, good news to the legions of fans who have been missing their tasty dishes, including […]
It is no secret that the worst of times can bring out the best in people and such was the case during last week’s Snowmageddon event. People all over the region were suffering in various ways. Power went out, water pipes froze, streets became impassable, city water pressure dropped and to many areas, ceased altogether. […]
UPDATE: Rhino Coffee and Appli-K’s Embroidery and Gifts at the Lofts at 624, 624 Texas Street, were finally able to reopen today (Thursday, Feb. 25) after ten days without water. Bon Asian Cafe in the Beck Building at 400 Travis St. is still closed due to damages sustained because of a burst pipe. Other restaurants […]
On the heels of Capital One Bank announcing the closure of two branches (including downtown) in April, Regions Bank is also announcing they intend to move the services of the downtown branch to Line Avenue as of May 21. If you will continue to need in-person customer service at a bank downtown, we would encourage […]
Fat’s Oyster House in the Red River District, has started serving. Fat’s owner Chase Boytim threw open the doors as part of a ‘soft opening’ Super Bowl weekend and was happy with the turnout. Several events including karaoke on Friday night, live music Saturday evening, boiled crawfish by the pound and the game on Sunday […]
The Darragh Company (www.darraghcompany.com), a commercial construction supply company, announced the acquisition of Morgan Tool & Supply (www.morgantoolandsupply.com), 939 Louisiana Avenue in downtown Shreveport effective March 1, 2021. With the acquisition, Darragh will have a total of 13 locations in all its divisions in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, and now Louisiana. Rich Dunlap, Darragh Company CEO […]
The banking industry has changed drastically over the past few years and the continued push to online banking will likely mean ever more branch closures and consolidations regionally. Capital One Bank has seen a significant downsizing over the past few years going from a large presence in downtown Shreveport to – after April 27, 2021- […]
There are a lot of signs we love seeing downtown. ‘This way to the Farmers’ Market’ is one, ‘Artwalk stop’ is a particular favorite…but ‘Sale Pending’ and ‘Sold’ probably make us the very happiest, especially when we know that the purchaser loves old buildings and downtown and has good things in store for the property. […]
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