2019 was a big year for Derek and Lauren Ross Simmons. They were going through several of the items on the Top Ten Most Stressful Life events list. Recently married, they had also purchased a well-known Shreveport business that they intended to change dramatically. C & C Electric and Lighting had been at 2430 Line […]
Love the idea of living downtown but want to own instead of rent? We’ve got you covered with a new property just hitting the downtown market! 229 Milam Street #52 is a 1154 SF condo in the building that also houses Red River Bank. It is a short 2 blocks from the riverfront walking paths, […]
When we first launched the ParkMobile Parking App in downtown Shreveport, we heard from a handful of people who said ‘That’s a great feature, but we don’t want to load another app on our phone.’ We now have an answer to those folks. You don’t have to. ParkMobile now offers a “Text to Pay” feature […]
If you are a fan of HGTV (and who isn’t, really?), you have seen an episode of ‘You Live in What?’ It features creative souls all over the country who have turned grocery stores, gas stations, old missile silos, barns and countless other structures into amazingly cool living spaces. My husband and I were featured […]
Downtown is soon to be home to two glass working businesses with different missions. On Friday, April 30 at 5:30 pm, High Gravity Glassworks launches at Red River Brewpub, 1200 Marshall Street. High Gravity Glassworks is owned by Michelle Pennington. The business will be all about sharing the love and creativity of glass blowing with […]
If you procrastinated on putting a deposit down on one of John Cush’s condos at Ridgeway Square, 719 Marshall St., you are officially out of luck. The final two of the six custom condos, have sold. The spaces combine the best of the old – high ceilings, old brick walls and tin ceiling tiles- with […]
Kajun Korner Food Express will be throwing open their doors at 400 Texas Street (adjacent to the Shreve Memorial Library) Friday, April 30 at 10 am! Predicted rain should not keep hungry downtownies away from Karanda Tucker’s fun new eatery. Her new brick-and-mortar is just a short walk away from Government Plaza, the Caddo Parish […]
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 […]
Work is continuing on a proposed Southern University satellite law school in downtown Shreveport. Initial conversations center around the school locating on two floors of the current Main Branch of the Shreve Memorial Library, 424 Texas St. Southern is aiming to begin classes in the spring semester of 2022 and host another in the spring […]
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