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Enter & VOTE For a Downtown View!

We choose to live, work and have fun downtown for many reasons- the history, the art, the architecture, the events, the amenities, the people and the VIEWS! We love the photographs we see of downtown skylines and scenes from various office windows downtown. Share your best shot with us by September 13 and win a […]

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Retro Downtown Cafe Now Open

Downtown’s newest eating spot, the Retro Downtown Cafe, is now officially open at 420 Marshall Street adjacent to Government Plaza and across from Shreve Memorial Library. At present, the hours are 7 am- 2 pm-ish, Monday-Friday. The crew threw open the doors Monday, Aug. 12 for a low-key ‘soft’ opening intended to give them a […]

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Prime Space for Your Business!

Looking for a prime piece of downtown real estate for your business? Justin Long of Latter & Blum encourages you to take a look at 4,000SF on the ground floor of downtown’s newest and hippest apartment building, The Standard @ 509 Market. This is one of the most heavily-trafficked corners downtown and features prime views […]

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SWEPCO Updates the Downtown Grid

Most of us experience the work SWEPCO does in the traditional way; linemen in bucket trucks doing electrical work in- or above- our lush tree canopy. Downtown, though, is a horse of a completely different color. Much of downtown’s bountiful electricity runs under our streets and sidewalks and into small, dark electrical vaults. For the […]

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Shreve Towne Studio Opens at 512 Crockett

Roughly a year ago, a small building at 512-514 Crockett got a new lease on life. The former Communications Workers of America Local 3411, it had sat for years only partially occupied. Local businessman Ronnie Remedies and his mom Patty had been looking for a new location for Patty’s Shreve Towne Barber Shop and this […]

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Downtown Art Exhibits

Downtown Shreveport is definitely the place for visual art in August. Four exhibits will be up for the month and they run the gamut of styles and themes. Faces of Shreveport Common– Central ARTstation, 801 Crockett St. At Central ARTstation, 801 Crockett, catch the ‘Faces of Shreveport Common.’ Sixteen artists from Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s […]

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Retro Cafe Days Away from Opening

The Retro Downtown Cafe is in its final stages of permitting and prep prior to opening. The DDA is told only one more inspection is left to pass, along with some final tweaks to the menu and interior decor, then, a few days of ‘all hands on deck’ practice. Once the kitchen and front of […]

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Don’t Go In The Water!

​What’s more dangerous than a shark? A lot of things actually. Sink your teeth into fun facts all about sharks during Shark Week at the Shreveport Aquarium. Ongoing family-friendly activities, experiments and displays portray the truth about the ocean’s most misunderstood creature. Learn all about these jawsome apex predators and their essential role in the […]

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A Great Location for Rent

There’s the old saying about three things to remember when valuing a property – location, location, location. The location can’t be beat for 605 Texas Street, which is available now to developers/investors/dreamers/ new businesses. The 2-story building that used to house 4 J’s Java and More is a built-out restaurant space with a ground- and […]

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Greenhouse Nutrition Shakes it Up!

It’s lunchtime, you’re starving and there’s no time for a meal. It’s 3 p.m. and you’re struggling to keep your eyes open and get through the rest of the day. Greenhouse Nutrition, the new business at 431 Texas Street, has you covered. Instead of serving up a plate of vittles, they’re in the business of […]

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