You can find a lot of things in downtown Shreveport- coffee, movies, shoes, men’s suits, visual art, live theater, services of all types- but the exception other than the few Saturdays of the Shreveport Farmers’ Market- has been fresh produce. Downtown is what has been known as a fresh produce desert. Time to cue the […]
For 350 small business people on Monday, it was all about learning the tricks of standing out on Facebook. The social media giant brought its Boost Your Business team to 601 Spring for a 2-hour session that featured best practices, great ideas, advice and networking- all in the hopes that small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs will […]
Update– On Tuesday, July 10, the Shreveport City Council voted unanimously to enter into a new Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Red River STEM to take over Sci-Port Discovery Center. Red River STEM will manage both day-to-day business and lead all future plans. The Community Foundation says a new executive director will be announced soon and […]
On Tuesday, June 12, members of the Shreveport City Council unanimously approved moving $1.2m in federal grant dollars to allow for the construction of the much- talked about Shreveport Common park. Groundbreaking is expected in the late summer. With minimal weather delays, the park could be open in 6-8 months. The 2.4 acre site sits […]
Downtown Shreveport is getting ready for its walk down the runway in Shreveport’s first ever SB Fashion Week planned for Sept. 26-29. Downtown figures prominently in SB Magazine’s fashionable plans and there are opportunities for designers, models and more to see and be seen and win press, prestige and great prizes. One of the downtown […]
Pretty much everyone knows that Shreve Town and later, Shreveport, were named after Captain Henry Miller Shreve, he of Graft Raft-clearing fame. What you might not realize is that Shreve never lived in Shreve Town OR Shreveport, he really only made money and a name for himself from it. One of the other founders, however, […]
Got dogs or just love them? If so, show up Saturday morning starting at 7 a.m. at the Shreveport Dog Park at the Stoner Boat Launch for a Dog Park Clean Up Day. If your Fido loves the park, then you no doubt are aware that it took a beating during recent river flooding. The […]
Walker-Alley & Associates, LLC has been selected as exclusive leasing and management of American Tower, 401 Market Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. American Tower is one of Shreveport’s signature Central Business District office buildings and occupies a prominent place on Shreveport’s skyline. This property has been owned by Rancho Pacific Commercial of Rancho Cucamonga, California since 2005. […]
For years prior to the painting of the Millennium Mural on the south and east sides of the A T & T Building in Downtown Shreveport, the building was known simply as the ‘one with the giant antenna on the roof.’ That has now changed, thanks to advances in technology. The giant Nautilus-looking structure that […]
The Remington Suite Hotel & Spa is the region’s premier boutique hotel and soon, it will be getting even sweeter. Over the years, the hotel has been the go-to lodging for many of the Hollywood film and movie stars that have spent time in Shreveport-Bossier. It was not unusual to be bellied up to the […]
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