The street signage honoring downtown businesswomen Roberta Minor and Elgin Hill went up this past weekend to the delight on the family and friends on hand. Ms. Minor and Ms. Hill were owners of R & E Beauty Shop at 1232 and later 1233 Milam Street, but beauty wasn’t their only business. They were honored […]
UPDATE: Robinson Film Center will be hosting a showing of the movie The Secret Garden on Thursday, March 23 at 1:30. Tickets are $6.50 to $8.50. Here’s the ‘buzz’- Artspace, 708 Texas Street, is normally the place for visual and performance art exhibits- the more traditional paintings, sculptures and poetry. Not so on March 22 […]
Art Stops • Special Events • Eateries • Selfie Stop & Public Art Download a Printable Map SPECIAL EVENTS Battle of the Gumbo Gladiators at Festival Plaza 101 Crockett St. | Noon – 4pm The Battle of the Gumbo Gladiators event is this Saturday, March 11th from 12:00 – 4:00pm at Festival Plaza in […]
There are those weekends in which Five Things to Do Downtown are ten things too few. THIS is one of those weekends! The Missing Link at 504 Texas Street will be full-on metal music on Saturday from 2 pm- on. $10 will get you up close and personal with 2 PM – 2:40 PM K.O.D 3 […]
It’s always hard to say goodbye to a friend, especially one who has meant so much. Herman Chapple has been with the Downtown Development Authority for 27 years, for most of that time as the head of our hard-working Streetscape division. Herman loved downtown and took his role in keeping it nice seriously, but he […]
Downtown Shreveport loves friends, and this week we picked out a gentleman to thank for that friendship. Michael Mackey has been a Sales Consultant at Rountree Ford – Lincoln for 32 years. Several months ago, we started noticing that Michael was liking and sharing a lot of our Facebook posts about good things happening downtown, […]
The planning is well underway for Mudbug Madness, which will take over downtown’s Festival Plaza over the long 2023 Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28. The venerable mudbug and music festival turns 39 this year, and with the new year comes their new logo- They’ve also opened up registration for vendors. Arts and crafts vendors are […]
The remembrances started appearing on Facebook this past weekend as news that Mike Sylvester had passed. Robinson Film Center says goodbye to Mike. Friends say goodbye to Mike. The DDA says goodbye to Mike. Rhino Coffee says goodbye to Mike. Why is that so many responded in this way? Well, Mike was a unique […]
The Krewe of Harambee Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mardi Gras Parade rolls through downtown Shreveport each year on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at 1 p.m. This parade is bursting at the seams with marching bands, dance troupes, performance artists, dozens of floats, and more. Following the parade, the marching bands typically gather on […]
If you’re looking to do some work for the federal government, XMC Business Center director Lindora Baker says an upcoming Proposal Planning and Writing RFPs class is a do-not-miss. The class, scheduled from 9 am-4 pm on Thursday, Nov. 9, will be held at her business center at 856 Texas Avenue. Seating is limited to […]
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