The west side of 331 Milam Street, the building that houses the downtown post office and The Office Hub, is going to be undergoing a transformation this Juneteenth weekend. A new mural, entitled Absolute Equality is a collaborative project commemorating Juneteenth with Shreveport faces, people and places. The original art by muralist/artist Ka’Davien Baylor will […]
We stumbled across a great little human interest story in the 800 block of Texas Avenue. On the corner across from the Asian Gardens is a large agave plant (yes, the kind of plant Tequila is made from) that is about to bloom. We first saw and posted it on May 30, and shared it […]
Come one, come all, for Train Day at the Museum on Sunday, May 15 from noon- 4 pm. The Shreveport Railroad Museum at 142 North Common Street is going to be the place for all things trains and railroad-related Sunday, May 15! Come enjoy an afternoon of train talk, memorabilia, food trucks, magic and museum tours. […]
Downtown is nothing if not musical this week. You may not have seen a lot about this benefit concert at The Missing Link, 504 Texas Street, on Saturday, but it will be well worth the $5 admission charge. There are eight bands playing beginning at 1 pm. All the bands are performing gratis to help […]
Frustrated that folks think it’s OK to toss stuff on the ground? (We know. Grrrr.) Want to do something about it? We have a way! On Saturday, April 23, from 8 until noon, teams are going to be spreading out all over downtown Shreveport to take part in the loveshreveport Citywide Cleanup. We’d love to […]
Two wonderful new exhibits open to the public TODAY at artspace, 708 Texas Street, and you’re invited to attend the opening reception that runs from 5-8 pm! Brazen Spirits is a combination of works by local sculptor Julie Glass and fiber artist Sherry Tamburo. Glass and Tamburo work with opposing materials–hard/soft, rough/smooth–to give the art […]
On April 30th from noon-8 pm, the area around historic Municipal Auditorium is going to be transformed into all things South of the Border fun. Taco Wars returns for another fun-filled year, for a debut in its brand new location downtown! Also new is a very special VIP offer that ends Monday, April 18. Become […]
Robinson Film Center’s homage to the Oscars is almost upon us. The Robbys, the gala food-and-beverage laden red carpet event is Saturday, March 26 from 7 pm until. Robby-goers are encouraged to use movies as their guide in dressing for the event. Through RFC Executive Director Rich Hansil stresses that a James Bond-inspired black tie […]
Dozens of pizza, smoothie and small business supporters were on hand this morning to ‘officially’ welcome two of downtown’s newest businesses. The African-American Chamber of Commerce held a joint ribbon cutting for Pop N’ Pizza, 500 Texas Street- and Cookie B’s Smoothies and More, 431 Texas Street. The chamber had a strategic reason to wait to […]
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