Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) starts in earnest on Feb. 11th downtown, giving you multiple days to plan a fun event. Thursday night kicks off with Galentine’s, a party at 421 Texas Street specifically for ladies. The 6;30-9:30 event features passed hors d’oeuvres, build your own charcuterie board bar, dessert bar by Whisk, complimentary glass of bubbles […]
Any say savory crawfish beignets with remoulade? OK, maybe they didn’t mention crispy golden fried beignets stuffed with crawfish, but now that you’ve seen them, wouldn’t they taste great? This is just one of the delicious specials that occasionally find their way on the menu (and into bellies) at the Hilton Hotel Shreveport’s newly-branded River […]
Downtown will soon be welcoming a new Cajun-themed fast food restaurant at 400 Texas Street adjacent to the Shreve Memorial Library. Kajun Korner Food Express is owned by Karanda Martin-Tucker, who made such a hit at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market that she has decided to go for a brick-and-mortar. Martin-Tucker is working on a hundred […]
Downtown’s Shreveport Aquarium is swimming right along. Jon Whitehead, the founding partner of the Planet Aqua Group which owns the aquarium, tells us the Destiny Garcia has been promoted to aquarium General Manager. Garcia, who has been at the facility since 2018 takes over from Jason Coffel, who is leaving to focus on his growing […]
UPDATE: Fat’s owner Chase Boytim tell us he is looking at an early February opening for his new concept Fat’s Oyster House. Original Story, Nov. 11, 2020. Chase Boytim is at it again. Chase, the owner of the popular postage stamp-sized Fatty Arbuckle’s Pub in the Red River District, has long wanted additional space. His […]
2021 is off to a good start; tenants of the Andress Artist and Entrepreneur Center started moving in this week! Photographer Kathryn Gaiennie takes the honor of being the first to unpack her bags, but more will be following soon. Gaiennie told us some of the things that enticed are the open space, high ceilings, […]
Wherever we looked in the final days of 2020 there were grim lists of top stories. Covid 19, social justice and injustices, and all things politics dominated headlines in the year past, and has turned the corner to dominate the earliest days of 2021. Much of what people have experienced this year fell into the […]
Walk into Cotton St. Farms at 406 Cotton Street and you’ll see hydroponic walls of fresh greens and herbs as well as giant locally-grown sweet potatoes and hydroponically-grown Beefsteak and Cherry tomatoes! The tomatoes come from a farm in Mooringsport that has taken their tomatoes out of the ground and into greenhouse to be able […]
C&C Mercantile and Lighting at 1110 Texas Avenue has added another reason to make you linger. Special Reserve Coffee Roasters is now in the house, serving up espresso drinks, cold brew coffees, estate teas and specialty drinks like Vietnamese Masala Chai. They plan to soon launch a ‘Nitro Bar’ that will feature SR’s coffee concentrates. […]
In 1923, William Fitzgerald was ready to build his new plumbing and heating company at 939 Louisiana Ave. In December of that year, city building inspector J.T. Harrison issued a permit for a one-story building with basement that would cost an estimated $25,100. By August, Fitzgerald Plumbing and Heating Company was open for business, and […]
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