Looking for fun in the Great Outdoors? Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, will be your chance for fun in the sun: two days of art, food, music, plants, shopping, and a grand ‘re’-opening of Caddo Common Park! The Downtown Mercantile Spring Market will be open for business Saturday, April 24 from 10 am-8 pm at […]
The grand Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport is one step closer to reopening today. The historic venue was forced to close in 2020 because of Covid concerns and restrictions, but as occupancy limits are loosened, plans are underway to bring plays, musicals and other exciting events BACK to their storied stage! The Strand Board and […]
The limited-member Prohibition Club at the Logan Mansion, 725 Austen Place, has officially opened. This is a club in which memberhip definitely carries privileges, like: Lunch for the member and up to three guests, Monday- Friday Appetizers & beverages for the member and up to three guests, Monday-Friday Use of the Logan Mansion space for […]
Get your tickets now for the first weekend of the Black Girl Magic Museum (BGMM) at The Standard, 509 Market Street. The museum, which plans to open Friday, March 26 (to run through Memorial Day) is an interactive, educational pop up that started in Mesquite, Texas and will be making its way through the U.S. […]
If you haven’t taken advantage of all the deals of 318 Restaurant Week, get to eating…you only have two days (Friday and Saturday) left! 13 downtown eateries signed on to the popular restaurant promotion started several years ago by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. There have been some stellar meals had already this week, […]
You only THOUGHT St. Patrick’s Day events were over after last weekend, and yes, St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday. You would be wrong. The wearing o’ the green and the pinchin’ o’ the backsides will continue this weekend with events Saturday night. The first, The Missing Link’s St. Paddy’s Day Bash at 504 Texas Street, […]
Whose pet WOULDN’T look better with a little collar bling? Artist Lauren Ross Simmons of downtown’s C&C Mercantile and Lighting is collaborating with Robinson’s Rescue Low Cost Spay/Neuter to give your pooch or kitty or possum or (fill-in-the-blank- animal) a new look while helping the mission of Robinson’s Rescue. Each order will have a 1-2 day […]
It is no secret that the worst of times can bring out the best in people and such was the case during last week’s Snowmageddon event. People all over the region were suffering in various ways. Power went out, water pipes froze, streets became impassable, city water pressure dropped and to many areas, ceased altogether. […]
The snow, ice and bone-chilling cold temperatures forced many (if not most) governmental agencies, courts and downtown businesses to close most of the week, creating another blow to budgets and the local economy. Though it likely is pricier now, some 20 years ago it cost the City of Shreveport $200,000 per day to call an […]
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