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Monday, June 4, 2018

Leone’s Shoe Shop: A Step Into the Past

By Joe Todaro
Frank Leone started the business in 1952 and operated it for 26 years before selling to a friend of Whittington’s family, who operated it until 1980. When he took over, Whittington said, there were 17 shoe repair shops in Shreveport and Bossier City. Today, there are seven left.
Business
Monday, Nov. 20, 2017

Bossier East Bank Reopening

By Joe Todaro
After delays that had some merchants and customers unhappy, Barksdale Boulevard has been transformed, according to Bossier City CAO Pam Glorioso, to make the area more attractive to the people the city was hoping to attract. “It’s kind of hard to have a pedestrian-friendly downtown with a five-lane highway going through it,” she said.
Business
Monday, Oct. 9, 2017

SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL CENTENNIAL

By Joe Todaro
The impressive structure sits in a footprint of 133 by 110 feet. It stands as a sort of gateway to the Common Street Viaduct and the on-ramps to I-20 and the suburbs beyond. In 1917 dollars, the final cost of construction was $186,477.28. Many of the building’s original furnishings are still in use, as well as many original fixtures.
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Monday, July 31, 2017

GEEK´D CON 2017 kicks off in August

By Joe Todaro
In case you wondered, there are probably as many definitions of geeks as there are geeks. A geek can be someone excessively enamored of a specialized subject or activity. (Think about French food aficionados.) They can be digital technology enthusiasts. Some people called eccentric or nonmainstream may end up with a geek handle.
Community
Monday, May 22, 2017

Summer of love

By Joe Todaro
San Francisco Travel described the event as a gathering of 100,000 “free-spirited adventurers” in the city’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood to dance, sing, promote peace and wear flowers in their hair.
Business
Monday, April 10, 2017

PLANNING PAYS OFF, MUCH TO BE PROUD OF IN 70 YEAR HISTORY

By Joe Todaro
In 1947, 19 businessmen met in Bossier City to form the new Bossier Chamber of Commerce. The group, under the leadership of names like V. V. Whittington, A. R. Teague, O. A. Teekell and Harry B. Walker, met for the first time in September of that year and formally signed its articles of incorporation on Oct.
Community
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE RED

By Joe Todaro
Three thousand, four hundred, forty feet above sea level where the states of New Mexico and Texas meet, the Red River begins. It crosses part of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, then turns south and east across Louisiana before emptying into the Atchafalaya and Mississippi water system in West Feliciana Parish.
Cover Story
Monday, Oct. 24, 2016

THE STATE FAIR RETURNS

By Joe Todaro
FOR the 110th time, the State Fair of Louisiana will open its gates on Oct. 27. Along with the traditional features, this year’s version of the fair will have many special things to see and do, according to President and General Manager Chris Giordano..
Cover Story
Monday, Oct. 10, 2016

THE FUTURE IS WOW AT ITC

By Joe Todaro
The ITC is the latest addition to the park, whose mission, according to CIC Executive Director Craig Spohn, is to “foster collaboration, accelerate technology transfer, and develop the necessary workforce to meet the growing cyber demands.” In order to do that, he said, the park has partnered with government, industry, research and academia.

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