At the September 8 Shreveport City Council meeting, council members approved a “Class AG-Restaurant Conditional Permit” that allows retail bar establishments the opportunity to legally operate as a restaurant. This 90-day permit will temporarily suspend certain provisions of the city’s ordinances regulating classification as a restaurant. See the Council Resolution here. The state had already […]
The YMCA wants downtown to be fit and fabulous and are offering those who live and work downtown a special ‘Why’ Deal ( Why in the world wouldn’t you take it?!) If you have a downtown connection, you’ll be able to join the Downtown Y (which provides total access to the big beautiful Preston Street […]
Red River Brewpub has resumed their popular pre-COVID Sunday Brunch with a menu sure to please. The brunch fest happens every Sunday from 11 am – 2 pm and features a wide variety of breakfast specialties. Check out the menu to see what you’d like to try. While there, join the new Mug Club! Not […]
Want to have your business downtown in the middle of all the art, theater and action of the 600 block of Texas Street? Well, you’re in luck because a 4400 SF space in the heart of it all is now available. The ground floor of 620 Texas Street is 4400 SF that spills out onto […]
With rapidly changing consumer patterns and new challenges for small businesses during this time, it can be hard to know what to prioritize in your marketing strategy. Whether you are experiencing high demand or find yourself with downtime, we’ve put together a guide of priorities and considerations for your marketing strategy in this time. In […]
Fertitta’s Grocery Store and later, deli, has been a part of the downtown Shreveport scene since the early 1920’s. The little store at Fairfield and Howell Streets has been home to several Sicilian-American Shreveport families and to many years of good food. We love that the blog Only In Your State spent a little time […]
It’s likely that you pass the Caddo Parish Courthouse often and have gotten so used to it that you never really see it anymore. We hope this helps bring it back into view. The current courthouse is the third one to sit on the same 2.5 acre spot in the middle of downtown’s Central Business […]
On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow Larson Family, LP a Special Use permit for property at 700 Cotton Street, the old Arlington Hotel. The limited partnership plans to open the “Every Man a King” distillery in 2020 that will feature a large outdoor patio space, distillery operations, […]
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 […]
One more chance for summertime fun! Stroll to Norsworthy Gallery, The Remington Suite Hotel & Spa, Spring Street Museum, Fully Stacked, Fatty Arbuckles, & Wieland Company and see art along the way. Hear some of downtown’s fascinating history and try your hand at Sketching the City with Mischa Farrell Architect, LLC. Enjoy food and […]
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