Amazon, move over. Grocery store, you’re yesterday’s news. Downtown’s Cotton St Farms offers fresh-from-the- local- farm goodness, delivered to your doorstep. Since June 8, shoppers have been able to go online and purchase sweet corn, yellow and red watermelon, peaches, cucumbers, eggplants, and cantaloupe, purple hull and crowder peas and other garden delights. In addition […]
There are quite a few new businesses either under construction or in the final throes of preparations downtown. Here is the roundup of a few and their status. -The new Greenhouse Nutrition meal replacement business at 431 Texas Street (in the Slattery Building), is just a short time away from opening. If you remember what […]
If you’ve not been to the SALT Restaurant at the Shreveport Aquarium, it’s time to plan a meal there. The restaurant is now open seven days a week from 11:00 am until 5 pm with the exception of Thursdays, when the hours are 11 am until 9 pm for JAM ON THE RED ,their every Thursday […]
If your phone is dragging, your iPad sagging, SWEPCO is offering a way to pump them up while downtown! Stop by 416 Travis Street, where in the lobby of the Mid South Tower you will find the new SWEPCO Charging Station. The station was originally built for festivals and events and then the realization hit […]
Looking for fun on Father’s Day? Abby Singer’s Bistro at Robinson Film Center is doing a Dad’s Day Brunch with all the stuff Dad likes (bologna? beer?) The brunch runs from 10:30 am until 2 p.m. on Sunday and costs $22 per adult and $12 for those 12 and under. Call 318-459-4125 for reservations. Afterwards, […]
The Standard at 509 Market is open for business and a few days ago, we took a look through the property, which started life as the Commercial National Bank. You can tell that it was really something to see, because it still is. The cool factor starts in the lobby which features inlaid marble tile […]
Historic Commercial Tax Credits are available to many owners of historic buildings in the Downtown Development District. These credits, both state and federal, can go a long way in helping offset the costs of rehab and improvements; in fact, up to 40% of all ‘qualified’ costs of your project can be returned to you […]
We like to share when we find a product that works well, and the Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation’s Graffiti Abatement Team reports the Goof Off works as promised. There are a LOT of products out there and our crew has tried many of them. Power-washing is still tried-and-true, but using a high intensity power washer […]
Welcome to downtown Shreveport! We have asked the restaurants to honor your convention badges, name tags or hotel room keys for the various specials being offered. RESTAURANTS WITH SPECIALS! Abby Singers Bistro –10% off food orders 617 Texas Street (318) 459-4125 Fat Calf Boucherie– 10% off on all food orders Red River Brewing Co. – […]
You might have noticed some changes at 420 Marshall (adjacent to Government Plaza) to the space that was once Theo’s and later Katherine’s, but always a restaurant. All the work was behind closed windows, but signage popped up last week giving the big reveal away. The East Bank District’s popular Retro 521 Cafe is expanding […]
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