Riddle me this. What does downtown have in common with an alligator? Before recently, nothing at all. That has now changed with Big Pops Fresh Seafood, soon to be located at the former KCS Cafe building at 830 Louisiana Street. Larry Keith Burt is ‘Big Pops.’ For a time, Larry was known as ‘Pops’ to […]
The walls are up, the kitchen equipment is in place and the Milam Street KICK- Kitchen Incubator & Community Kitchen – is officially open for slicing, dicing, cooking action. The incubator is a partnership between Southern University-Shreveport and the City of Shreveport’s Department of Community Development and aims to teach business-ready skills to students of […]
It seems only natural that with the connection to the Red River and Shreveport Aquarium the water-based creatures of Surfari Pals would find downtown to their liking. Jennifer and Kip Cummings own and manage the 501c3, which recently located at 1010 Marshall Street downtown. They are thrilled to become part of the downtown community and […]
Downtown’s newest eating spot, the Retro Downtown Cafe, is now officially open at 420 Marshall Street adjacent to Government Plaza and across from Shreve Memorial Library. At present, the hours are 7 am- 2 pm-ish, Monday-Friday. The crew threw open the doors Monday, Aug. 12 for a low-key ‘soft’ opening intended to give them a […]
Looking for a prime piece of downtown real estate for your business? Justin Long of Latter & Blum encourages you to take a look at 4,000SF on the ground floor of downtown’s newest and hippest apartment building, The Standard @ 509 Market. This is one of the most heavily-trafficked corners downtown and features prime views […]
Most of us experience the work SWEPCO does in the traditional way; linemen in bucket trucks doing electrical work in- or above- our lush tree canopy. Downtown, though, is a horse of a completely different color. Much of downtown’s bountiful electricity runs under our streets and sidewalks and into small, dark electrical vaults. For the […]
Roughly a year ago, a small building at 512-514 Crockett got a new lease on life. The former Communications Workers of America Local 3411, it had sat for years only partially occupied. Local businessman Ronnie Remedies and his mom Patty had been looking for a new location for Patty’s Shreve Towne Barber Shop and this […]
The Retro Downtown Cafe is in its final stages of permitting and prep prior to opening. The DDA is told only one more inspection is left to pass, along with some final tweaks to the menu and interior decor, then, a few days of ‘all hands on deck’ practice. Once the kitchen and front of […]
There’s the old saying about three things to remember when valuing a property – location, location, location. The location can’t be beat for 605 Texas Street, which is available now to developers/investors/dreamers/ new businesses. The 2-story building that used to house 4 J’s Java and More is a built-out restaurant space with a ground- and […]
It’s lunchtime, you’re starving and there’s no time for a meal. It’s 3 p.m. and you’re struggling to keep your eyes open and get through the rest of the day. Greenhouse Nutrition, the new business at 431 Texas Street, has you covered. Instead of serving up a plate of vittles, they’re in the business of […]
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