Businesses

Parish Taceaux Takes a Bow

Parish Taceaux at 708 Texas Street has been singled out by the Only in Your State blog as a purveyor of tasty tacos and we couldn’t agree more! The little bistro is known for their creative tacos (taceauxs), a popular burnt ends salad, fried avocado, creamy queso dip and constantly re-imagined specialty drinks  created for […]

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Stray Cat & Noble Savage Take it to Facebook

If you have ever wanted to see Olympic quality shade casting, you need wait no longer. Two of downtown’s favorite watering holes have taken a funny back- and- forth to social media, much to the delight of onlookers. Noble Savage Tavern at 417 Texas Street and Stray Cat at 222 Travis Street have been lobbing […]

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Support for the Agora Borealis!

Agora Borealis owner Katy Larsen was the recipient of some tough news recently. Just days before construction on two KCS railroad overpasses was supposed to start, she was alerted that a primary road to her store was going to be closed for most of the month of January. In a letter to The Times, Larsen […]

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Mardi Gras Goodies at LSG

Mardi Gras is right around the corner, and Louisiana Specialty Gifts in the Red River District is ready to light up your laissez les bon temps rouler! Whether you’re looking for a great piece of jewelry to jazz up an outfit, a mask for a bal or gifts for visiting royalty, LSG has you covered. […]

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Noble Savage Tavern Opens for Lunch

First, to the really important stuff. After years of being able to get Noble Savage Tavern’s remarkably creative and delicious cuisine only at night and only while sitting in a space heavy with tobacco smoke, starting Monday, Jan. 13, you will be able to go for lunch in a smoke-free environment. While the weight of […]

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An Abstract Weekend!

If you missed the opening of Materiality: An On the Wall event and Linda Moss’ amazing The Shaken Foundation, run, do not walk, to Artspace, 708 Texas St. There you will get the see the interesting, introspective, color, soft, sculptural pieces in person! This event focuses on the textures of our world and features the […]

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New Smokehouse Sunday Brunch Menu

Red River Brewing Co. at 1200 Marshall is about more than fine craft beers and fun times with friends. It’s also about the eats! Their new restaurant, The Smokehouse, is unveiling a new brunch menu. Their brunch is Sundays from 10:30 am- 2 pm. They are open Tuesday-Sunday, various hours. 

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DDA/DSDC’s Stand on Cross Bayou Point

Reprinted from the Shreveport Times Our Opposition to Cross Bayou Point The Boards of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and the Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation (DSDC) have voted to oppose the current Cross Bayou Point plan proposed by Gateway Development Consortium (GDC). These votes are significant in that both of these organizations were […]

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Last Minute Gift Opportunities Downtown!

Got all your Christmas shopping done? No? We can help! There are multiple cool yule options downtown, so jump in your sleigh to purchase some holiday joy. The Agora Borealis Art Marketplace at 421 Lake is filled to the brim with flights of fancy, one-of-a-kind art, jewelry, clothing, furniture, even Good Granoly granola, local coffees […]

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Lift Your Spirits at This Hilton Event

The Shreveport Hilton Hotel has a festive new event planned to make your spirits bright, just in time for the holidays. The Making Spirits Bright sipping & tasting experience is Friday evening in the newly-rehabbed Hilton lobby bar just unveiled to the public. This is going to be a cool yule deal. The Hilton will […]

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