City administration showed up in force downtown Monday evening, June 14, for one of the ‘Listening Sessions’ being hosted around the city. Mayor Adrian Perkins has been asked for suggestions about how to allocate the nearly $50m one-time funds coming from the federal government as part of the American Rescue Act. The Listening session at […]
It’s going to be a huge and happening Dad’s Day at Caddo Common Park, 869 Texas Ave., Sunday, starting at noon. You’ll have a chance to get your heart rate up with a dance workout presented by Caddo Parish Parks & Recreation with Fitness Activities led by Juston Joneson of Imperium Fitness/Planet Fitness and Darcell “Swoll” […]
Downtown residents, employees, business and property owners, developers, and folks who just love downtown are invited to an important meeting on Monday, June 14 at artspace, 708 Texas St., 5:30-7:30 pm. The City of Shreveport has been hosting these Listening Sessions in City Council districts around Shreveport to share information abut a non-recurring $48.6m federal […]
Two big events are making their way to downtown’s riverfront science center. Game-Port- an interactive gaming playground, and NASA’s Chandra X Observatory, will be opening at Sci-Port Discovery Center on Sunday, June 13. Mark that day! Who doesn’t love a great game…and who doesn’t wonder about the mysteries of space? Combining the two will make […]
We are just around the corner from one of downtown’s favorite summer rituals- Mudbug Madness! The post-Covid return promises to be a glorious thing and MM 37 is adding events to make it even more so. First, volunteers. Loads of volunteer opportunities are still available. If you would like to be a part of Mudbug […]
It’s a remarkable accomplishment for businesses, especially restaurants, to be able to weather the ups and downs of the economy, changing tastes and constant new competition. The shutdowns and occupancy restrictions caused by Covid-19 did not help, leading to the closures of even long-time, deeper-pocketed chain restaurants across the country. That’s why this birthday is […]
The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau recently feted those amongst us who have set the standard for hospitality and service in the local area. A number of downtown employees and venues were honored. We’d like to give them another shout out and a hearty congratulations! Downtown winners include: Attraction of the Year Award Sci-Port Discovery […]
There are multiple options for ‘de Cinco’ fun this week in downtown Shreveport starting with ‘de Uno’! On Saturday, enjoy the inaugural Uno de Mayo downtown pub crawl from 2-8 pm. Sign up at Parish Taceaux, 708 Texas Street, and crawl to Abby Singer’s Bistro, The Missing Link, Noble Savage and Fatty Arbuckle’s. Your $14 […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Get your history here! Former educator Robert Trudeau has made some changes to his popular downtown history tours. The tours are now $15 per person, but only three are needed to form a tour group. The tours are roughly […]
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