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 […]
In 2020, you’ll see downtown in a whole new light! The improvement is thanks to Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell and SWEPCO’s participation in the LPSC Energy Efficiency program for public entities and political subdivisions. That’s a mouthful, but the upshot is that $2.5m from SWEPCO was used to fund nine lighting improvement projects in […]
If you’ve driven past the old Arlington Hotel on Cotton Street recently, you’ve seen the evidence of all that is going on inside, and it’s a-plenty. The Every Man a King Distillery is making solid progress though the opening date has -wisely- been set for summer 2020. Anyone who has ever rehabbed a challenged (and […]
Nov. 20, 2019 UPDATE– The Hilton Shreveport (the world class business hotel we fondly know as the Hilton Downtown) is in the final days of a big new ‘do. Work on a massive re-do of the lobby, the bar, restaurant, meeting rooms, common spaces…even of wiring and lighting, is coming to an end. Plans are to […]
Some of the coveted mezzanine space at The Lofts at 624 is available, which could be very good news for you! There are three big reasons we love this space: The natural light that floods through floor-to-ceiling windows. Vitamin D every day! The mezzanine spaces put you at eye level with a remarkable piece of […]
If you’re a fan of the cakes, pies and breads at the new Retro Downtown Cafe, your life is about to take a turn for the more caloric and oh-so-delicious. The new Retro Baking Company is just days away from opening its doors at 500 Texas, just across from 318 Nutrition, the Caddo Parish Courthouse […]
Cool comes in all shapes and sizes, and we’re thrilled that there are a number of people downtown who see the value in saving, rehabbing and giving our amazing historic buildings new life. 408 Cotton is about 12,000SF worth of cool, an old garage and car park recently purchased by iArchitecture’s Jeff Spikes. Plans are […]
200 Travis Street, that bright blue nook at the corner of Travis and Spring Street, opens for business Monday, Nov. 11 as Anthony’s Sports Bar. The brainchild of owner Anthony Burns, the sports bar features much more than sports alone. The menu contains a wide array of everything from Southern comfort appetizers (beer- battered onion […]
A couple of months ago, the long-time home of the downtown Hallmark card and gift shop at 431 Texas Street reopened to a radical change. Gone were Christmas ornaments, sympathy cards, and aisles tight with small dustables. In was an open and airy updated space flooded in natural light and offering a long list of […]
Downtown’s new urban greenspace is now- officially- a thing. On Monday, Oct. 28 all the donors and supporters gathered in the park for speeches and thanks followed by confetti and a ribbon cutting. All this is the precursor to Nov. 2, the date on which the serious stuff-in-the-park starts happening. At 1:30 Saturday, you’re invited […]
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