The highly-anticipated Uneeda Biscuit Lofts apartments at 709-711 should see first tenants moving in this weekend and we predict the historic rehab will fill quickly. Half of the 32 one-bedroom units, which range in size from 592 to 753SF will be set aside for ‘Artist Housing’ but what does that mean? It means at least […]
Looking for a new gig? We’d love to have you become part of our ‘family’. A number of downtown businesses have positions they are looking to fill, from the City of Shreveport at 505 Travis Street, to an interesting upcoming position at Visit Shreveport-Bossier (VSB), the convention and tourist bureau. VSB is creating a new […]
It has been a whirlwind three years for C&C Mercantile and Lighting owners Lauren Ross Simmons and Derek Simmons. In 2020 YOC (Year of Covid), the couple decided that getting married, having a baby and purchasing a business wasn’t enough. They decided to rehab a rough-looking former furniture store at 1110 Texas Avenue and move […]
Got a favorite business downtown? Here’s your wrap-up of changing hours heading into summer’s blessed end. Downtown’s favorite gathering space for coffee and chat, Rhino Coffee at 624 Texas Street, has gotten its AC repaired and hours are now 7 am-5 pm. Pending hiring of additional staff, hours could be extended further. Rhino is open […]
If you have been searching for a new home for your retail space, service business or business offices, we have some prime candidates in a variety of sizes and prices. The only similarities are that all are in equally wonderful historic rehabs in easily accessible and high-profile locations, and yes, you will love being downtown. […]
A turnkey restaurant space is currently available in the heart of the Central Business District at 605 Texas Street. The space, which was most recently home to Shababy’s Cajun Cooking, was sadly vacated after medical issues forced Shababy’s popular Mandy and husband and helper Mike to slow down and take a breath. (We wish them […]
Downtown’s the Agora Borealis, 421 Lake Street, is celebrating Year #9 of being downtown’s premier art marketplace with a day filled with art, creative inspiration, and activities. When you look at the ‘traditional’ 9th year wedding gift, you see that it is pottery and willow, symbols of molding, shaping and flexibility, a yin and yang. […]
Downtown has a newly-branded company at 107 Spring Street that would like to help you promote your business. The former Certus Direct is now Oddball Branding. The name change, says owner/manager Daniel Petruska was needed because “Certus doesn’t really say what we do.” What Oddball Branding does, and does quite well, is branding using […]
Downtown could be home to yet another fabulous AirBnb in the not-too-distant future. One of the three apartments on the second floor of the City Center Flats building at 427 Crockett Street is almost ready for its close-up. The studio space is elegantly beautiful, situated around the corner from the new Glass Hat Cafe and […]
“It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a year since we opened,” says The Grove founder and owner Carrie Ann Restel. She remembers the long evenings disassembling pallet boards and painting them white to create walls for her vendor spaces. That was a lot of splinters ago. It was hard for anyone to imagine that […]
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