Highland Jazz & Blues Fest

“This event is, to us, the most important one we are going to have this year,” Lewis said. “It was always something I wanted to do. The legacy of the people who have played there, and the level of talent that will be there this year – it’s certainly a great honor for us to be included in that lineup.

Arts & Entertainment

Monday, July 29, 2019

Reflections Of 40 Years

By Tony Taglavore

“This has nothing to do with paid photography,” Johnson explained. “It is all ... I kind of call it what my muse leads me to shoot, or what punches my buttons – moves me, touches my heart. This (show) is only about ‘that’s a beautiful thing, or that’s an interesting subject.

Community

Monday, July 29, 2019

Driven To Give Back

By Tony Taglavore

Driven To Give Back 1968 Mustang could be yours for just $50 Tony Taglavore John Treadway has three children and five grandchildren. All are enjoying a happy, healthy life. Dad and Grandfather know he is blessed.

Home

Monday, July 29, 2019

The St. Jude Dream Home winner to enjoy their own “staycation” every day

By Tony Taglavore

inside of the house. “Every day, you get to come home, and it doesn’t matter what mood you’re in, this palette is so soothing that the minute you walk in you’re like, ‘OK, worries at the door. I’m home.’” The house at 744 Smokehouse Loop – in North Bossier City/Benton’s Kingston Plantation subdivision – is the third St.

Cover Story

Monday, June 17, 2019

SERATONES find “POWER” in SOUL

By Tony Taglavore

outspoken about the political landscape and how it’s important for us to be engaged. We have this privilege, and if we don’t recognize that privilege and use it in a way that amplifies whatever is necessary for change, then what are you doing?” What Haynes and Seratones have been doing is winning over audiences in quick fashion.

Cover Story

Monday, June 3, 2019

Tim Fletcher: The Tiger

By Tony Taglavore

Six years ago, Tim Fletcher rolled the dice. He was well into an almost 20-year career as a television sportscaster on two stations. Popular. Hard-working. So, he felt fairly confident when asking his boss for two weeknights off during the spring in exchange for working two weekdays.

Cover Story

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Major Impressions

By Tony Taglavore

“I’ve been flying ever since and absolutely love it!” A little more than a year ago, Kempen spread his wings. In April 2018, he was named director of the 2019 Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air and Space Show. More than a year of planning will culminate the weekend of May 18-19, when the 87th.

Cover Story

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

TACO WARS 2: Come Join the Fiesta!

By Tony Taglavore

“We have to have the right seasoning,” said Martha Anchondo, owner of Taqueria La Reyna Del Sur on Industrial Drive in Bossier City. “Meat, you can buy anywhere, but you have to have the right seasoning … tender meat with onion and cilantro. Onion and cilantro make the difference from a regular taco.

Business

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

King Lawler’s Memphis BBQ

By Tony Taglavore

A tag team made in … Benton, La.? King Jerry Lawler’s Memphis BBQ Company has opened their newest location at 6458 Highway 3 in Benton.

Cover Story

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

TAKING THE CLASSIC MARTINI TO THE EDGE AT BOSSIER ARTS COUNCIL’S ARTINI IN THE PLAZA

By Tony Taglavore

“Let’s catch up over martinis!” “Do you want to try and work out the numbers over a martini?” Saturday, March 30, from 7-11 p.m., you can have a martini and celebrate the arts. Artini in the Plaza, which raises money for the Bossier Arts Council (BAC), will be held outside in Bossier City’s East Bank Plaza in the East Bank District.