The beautiful 1897- built Logan Mansion has sold, and now, you have the opportunity to purchase some of the lovely Victorian furnishings, clothing and home decor lovingly collected by former owners Vicki and Billy LeBrun. The LeBruns purchased the mansion at 725 Austin Place in 2005. It was a life-long dream to Vicki to own […]
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 […]
It’s called Municipal Plaza Park, and few people know it exists. Based on information in our files, it appears it was constructed in 1980 from funds given to the city of Shreveport through the federal government in the form of a UDAG- Urban Development Action Grant. We are unsure why the park, which sits just […]
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] It’s been months in the making, cleanup and clean-out has already started, but the much-anticipated Every Man A King distillery project became official on June 26 with a groundbreaking. It was easy to see the excitement the project is generating simply by counting the number of smiling, sweaty […]
It seems like ideas whose times have come, but more data is always better, and that’s where you come in. The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau is trying to gauge the desire for- and ultimately usefulness of- a Bike Sharing program and a Water Taxi service. Bike Sharing has taken off across the country (and world) […]
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 […]
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 […]
The beautiful The Standard at 509 Market (the intersection of Market and Texas Streets) is now giving tours and taking applications for their upmarket selection of downtown apartments. The tours are by appointment, and can be set up by calling (318)505-5254 or by e-mailing manager@thestandard509.com. Tours are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See […]
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