Downtown is the place to be for the holidays! Holidaze Shopping at Artspace, 708 Texas Street, will be open through Dec. 21. The space is decked top to bottom with great one-of a-kind Northwest Louisiana artisan-made items. Open late on the 15th and 21st for extended shopping. Make and take gingerbread house on December 10th […]
The holiday season is creating some changes for businesses and we have a few you should be aware of. If you are purchasing any gifts that require embroidery services, Appli-Ks Embroidery and Gifts at 624 Texas Street should be at the top of your list for the work. However, Katy and her crew need you […]
There’s new life and a new manager at The Lot 318, 400 Crockett Street. Music promoter and businessman Jackie Brock has taken over the running of the old SporTran Terminal with plans to show its real potential as a live music venue and hang out. He has already hit the ground running with two metal […]
Working Downtown has its privileges! Les Boutiques de Noel is next week, and Downtown workers are invited to shop & grab lunch AND the admission is free! Free admission runs from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 17 and Friday, November 18. Wrap up some of your holiday shopping on your lunch hour! […]
District B candidate Gary Brooks was the guest at a recent District B candidate conversation hosted by the Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation (DSDC). The majority of downtown Shreveport is in District B, and both candidates in the run off election were invited to attend. Candidate Mavice Hughes-Thigpen declined to attend. Brooks spent nearly an hour […]
Early voting in the upcoming Nov. 8 Congressional Primary Election has begun! You will be able to vote in person through Tuesday, Nov. 1. at the Registrar of Voters office at 525 Marshall Street,8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day (Except Sunday, Oct. 30). To vote, you will be asked for either a photo ID […]
Did you play the State Fair of Louisiana Treasure Hunt? It was a first-ever for the State Fair, and when they asked downtown to participate, we jumped at the chance to share fun and some downtown history. We saw folks out looking in every nook and cranny. Our only disappointment is that it didn’t go […]
Well, you’ve gone and done it. You’ve waited too long and now, tickets for the Food Prize ‘Come and Get It’ gustatory extravaganza are sold out, as is Comedy Prize. Never fear, though, Film Prize is here! Beginning today (Thursday), you’ll be able to partake in three days of film fun and just a bit […]
The flu has -rightfully- taken a backseat to Covid over the last couple of years, but medical professionals are warning that it never went away; we just managed to avoid it with mask-wearing and hand washing. Medical experts are warning that since mask-wearing is -by and large- over, the flu will be back with a […]
It’s here, it’s big, and it’s oh-so-fun. This weekend kicks off the return of PrizeFest 2022! Let’s take the tour in chronological order, shall we? (Viva.) On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15, eleven musical acts will compete for a $10,000 top cash prize and a chance to change their careers in Louisiana Music […]
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