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Chef Jon Ortiz Invited to Food Prize

A big shout out to Noble Savage Tavern chef Jon Ortiz on being the FIRST local chef named a 2020 Louisiana Food Prize invitee. For you Food Prize newbies out there, this is a big deal, a chance for the chef to win fame, acclaim and a (small) fortune as the eventual winner of the […]

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Stray Cat & Noble Savage Take it to Facebook

If you have ever wanted to see Olympic quality shade casting, you need wait no longer. Two of downtown’s favorite watering holes have taken a funny back- and- forth to social media, much to the delight of onlookers. Noble Savage Tavern at 417 Texas Street and Stray Cat at 222 Travis Street have been lobbing […]

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Cross Bayou Development Council Vote & Update

On Tuesday, Jan 28, the Shreveport City Council voted 4-3 to oppose a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Shreveport and Gateway Louisiana, LLC, and To Otherwise Provide With Respect Thereto.  This is city legal language that relates to these documents: Cross Bayou Fact Sheet […]

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Changes Coming to Shreveport Gaming Market

Pending approval by state regulators, ownership of downtown Shreveport’s Eldorado Casino and Resort will be changing. The sale of Eldorado to Maverick Gaming LLC is part of a huge $17.3B merger between Eldorado Resorts Inc. (ERI) and Caesar’s. Caesar’s owns Horseshoe Casino and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, the Harrah’s land-based casino in New […]

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Support for the Agora Borealis!

Agora Borealis owner Katy Larsen was the recipient of some tough news recently. Just days before construction on two KCS railroad overpasses was supposed to start, she was alerted that a primary road to her store was going to be closed for most of the month of January. In a letter to The Times, Larsen […]

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New Year, New Fun at Sci-Port Discovery Center

2020 is bringing some fun changes to our favorite science center! Winter hours (it really is still winter no matter what the thermometer says) have kicked in and are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and Noon- 5 pm on Sundays. Sno-Port: The Science and Wonder of Snowflakes, will stay up until […]

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Mardi Gras Goodies at LSG

Mardi Gras is right around the corner, and Louisiana Specialty Gifts in the Red River District is ready to light up your laissez les bon temps rouler! Whether you’re looking for a great piece of jewelry to jazz up an outfit, a mask for a bal or gifts for visiting royalty, LSG has you covered. […]

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Noble Savage Tavern Opens for Lunch

First, to the really important stuff. After years of being able to get Noble Savage Tavern’s remarkably creative and delicious cuisine only at night and only while sitting in a space heavy with tobacco smoke, starting Monday, Jan. 13, you will be able to go for lunch in a smoke-free environment. While the weight of […]

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32nd Annual African-American Parade

Saturday morning, the 32nd annual African-American Parade will roll from the historic Municipal Auditorium east to Market Street, then to Texas Street and back to the Muni. The parade starts at 11 am, but downtown streets will begin closing at 9:30 a.m., and we are told may stay closed until 4 p.m. Saturday should be […]

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An Abstract Weekend!

If you missed the opening of Materiality: An On the Wall event and Linda Moss’ amazing The Shaken Foundation, run, do not walk, to Artspace, 708 Texas St. There you will get the see the interesting, introspective, color, soft, sculptural pieces in person! This event focuses on the textures of our world and features the […]

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