Notini’s ‘Pizza King’

Tim Huck, who bought Notini’s Italian Restaurant in Bossier City late last year, has brought his dad out of retirement. Scratch that: He’s brought his dad’s pizza recipes out of retirement. That’s right. Just when you thought you would never again be able to treat your taste buds to a Pizza King pizza, now you can.

Community

Monday, Aug. 10, 2020

421 Texas Event Space

By Tony Taglavore

When you book an event at 421 Texas (which can handle from 20 to 400 guests), you can use whichever florist, photographer and entertainment group you would like. However, you will leave the cooking to Jackson, whose menu features his Nouveau Louisiane Cuisine.

Community

Monday, July 27, 2020

Fitness Guru Ken Meeks

By Tony Taglavore

“I didn’t know how skinny I was,” Meeks said. “When I got to college, I started working out. It really wasn’t until after college that the results started to show … I knew I needed to be stronger. I needed all the tools to be better. I kind of got addicted.

Home

Monday, July 27, 2020

Wake Up A Winner, Baby!

By Tony Taglavore

“It’s a shotgun-style house, so the front entrance from the porch is long and huge and has windows along the whole front of the house with columns,” described Jenny Rodgers. “You walk straight through that to the backyard – the back porch, basically. That’s the whole living room, great.

Community

Monday, June 29, 2020

Christian Service Program

By Tony Taglavore

“Laid off. Not working. No income coming in.” Those are the reasons Executive Director Al Moore hears when he visits with whom he refers to as “clients” – people who come as often as twice a day to get a hot meal. Every day except Christmas, Christian Service serves breakfast from 8-10 a.

Business

Monday, June 1, 2020

Sweetport Ice Cream

By Tony Taglavore

Instead of using a stethoscope, Spikes’ tool of the trade is now an ice cream scoop. Sweetport Ice Cream – a throwback to the 1950s ice cream parlors – opened in mid-May. You will find it at 3301 Line Ave. – in the old Glenwood Cleaners, across the street from C.

Cover Story

Monday, May 18, 2020

Back to Our Roots

By Tony Taglavore

“I think people are definitely looking forward to getting some fresh produce that they haven’t been able to find in the grocery stores recently,” said market manager Emerie Gentry. “Meats are kind of hard to find, and those will be readily available.”.

Community

Monday, May 4, 2020

National Foster Care Month

By Tony Taglavore

May is National Foster Care Month. Ironically, it was May of 2013 when Kilpatrick – who was a registered foster care parent – got the call she knew could come at any time. A young brother and sister in Webster Parish had been rescued from a criminal abuse and criminal neglect environment.

Community

Monday, May 4, 2020

Get a New Best Friend

By Tony Taglavore

“I think it’s because people are off work, and they have time to spend with the animals, house-train them, show them the ropes and take them on walks,” said Courtney Wingate, director of the HSNWLA.

Business

Monday, April 20, 2020

Maxwell’s Market

By Tony Taglavore

Maxwell’s Market, at 4861 Line Avenue in Shreveport, is selling food from these three local restaurants. It’s a gesture from market owner Ross Barclay – a way of helping friends in need, friends whose restaurant business has been significantly hurt by the closing of dining rooms.