Granted, while a pot might not be as cute as a puppy, it also won’t tinkle on your carpet or chew up your new shoes. In the next couple of months, beautiful Earthplanter pots will begin showing up on selected corners on Texas Street as part of test program to gauge how the plants thrive/survive. […]
You just have a few days left to get your comments in on the proposed I-49 Inner City Connector (ICC). We’re asking that you send comments stating your opposition to Alt Route 3A, one that we believe is especially damaging to Downtown. Opposition to 3A so far includes the Downtown Development Authority(DDA), the Downtown […]
It seems only yesterday that the doors to downtown’s iconic The Noble Savage were thrown open again, much to the delight of lovers of great food, live music, and TNS’ welcoming, clubby feel. How time flies. The Noble Savage is now celebrating a full year back with a weekend of fun, food and music. “People […]
Sometimes it takes a pile of well-placed soil and some golden shovels to make a big thing truly official, and such was the case this past cold and blustery Monday, Oct. 30, at 500 Fannin Street. Dozens of people, elected officials and supporters, braved the cold and damp to talk a little about what it […]
For $7SF per year, a cool $12,833 per month, the former Arlington Hotel which is now but a shell, can be yours to lease. Sadly, the owners of the building who at one time had intended to turn the property into the highly-anticipated Every Man a King Distillery, have decided that is no longer an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Downtown is full of remarkable spaces, and 616 Texas definitely counts as one of them. By 1926 when the building at 616-618 Texas Street was constructed, Zodiag’s had already been a Shreveport institution for 52 years. On September 14th at 7:30 pm., the windows of the ‘new’ Zodiag’s at 616 Texas- filled with ‘Fall Merchandise […]
Ashley’s Tiers of Love, 420 Marshall Street, is making some changes to better serve their downtown (and outside of downtown) patrons! Starting Tuesday, their hours will shift to 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Tuesday-Friday|| 9:00 am- 2:00 pm on Saturday, and their menu will expand to include a big breakfast sandwich and hash browns! In […]
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