Jake Dement, owner and head coach at the Dement Brothers Old School Boxing Club in Bossier City, is the third-generation heir to a tradition started by his grandfather, former Bossier City Mayor George Dement Jr., who coached three of his sons, Steve, Tim and Walter, to amateur boxing titles.

During the time Shreveport became an epicenter of movie-making, there were no direct flights to New Orleans. If you took a commercial flight to New Orleans for business or pleasure, you had a layover. Since a flight that should have lasted less than 90 minutes took around five hours, most people opted to drive.

Renesting’s big fund-raising event is the annual Nest Fest. From dancing to live jazz, strolling “street performers,” to great cuisine, it has become a memorable night for all involved with all proceeds going to Renesting. Tickets for groups or individuals can be purchased at Renesting’s Web site.

Whether in the performance of a song, a theatrical soliloquy or a poem, a monody is a creative solo interpretation. “Romantic Monody” is the perfect title for the photography exhibit of Devin Rachul McClintic, who is both the artist and subject of most of her dreamy, quirky, provocative and undeniably original work.

Students in first grade at one of the six elementary schools (Caddo Heights, Midway, Werner Park, University, Turner and Southern Hills) have a chance to stay in a STEM school throughout their public school education.

Where else would you find Academy Award winners, Louisiana state officials and artists from around the area noshing on gourmet food and drinks while looking at paintings, storyboards, mockups of buildings and filmed scenes from movies but at artspace?.

Saints preserve us; another good restaurant has opened in downtown Shreveport. Parish Taceaux, adjacent to artspace at 708 Texas and almost just across the street from the Robinson Film Center, puts a Louisiana twist on Tex-Mex.

Various textures and shades of green mixed with blooming plants line flagstone pathways. Paved trails wind past several seating areas, a waterfall, a pottery fountain, planters ranging from small to huge, hanging baskets, colorful tiles, old wood and tin.