With the holiday season in full swing, 318 Forum contacted a few of the hundreds of organizations in our area who redouble their charitable efforts to help those in need.
The new name will be the Goodman IMAX Dome to honor Sylvia Goodman and her family. According to Dianne Clark, executive director of Sci-Port, “Sylvia’s vision and tenacity resulted in the opening of the current Sci-Port Discovery Center in 1998.
Christ Fit Gym has a facility in Bossier City on Chinaberry Drive where people are encouraged to congregate and work out free of charge. It’s an unusual arrangement, but owner Billy Weatherall says his inspiration came at the lowest point in his life. After military service, Weatherall found his life spiraling out of control.
nearly half a century, the Shreveport Opera Guild has presented Les Boutiques de Noel to help keep the music playing at the Shreveport Opera. They’re at it again this year. The Shreveport Convention Center will be the nexus of holiday cheer Thursday through Saturday, Nov.
The official opening of the second phase of the resurrection of nine parcels of downtown Shreveport now known as Caddo Common Park is Nov. 12. That’s the date slated to recognize the completion of the Performance Pavilion and Misting Station on the site.
Senior Day offers free parking and admission to the Senior’s Expo with exhibitor booths, entertainment, free health screenings, flu and pneumonia shots (with Medicare card), COVID-19 vaccine shots, contest game shows, educational presentations and door prize drawings for eligible attendees who visit 80% of the exhibitor booths.
Born in the town of San Luis Potosi, Pepito grew up in a hardworking Roman Catholic family. San Luis Potosi was once a gold and silver mining hub, dotted with pink-quarry colonial buildings amid a landscape of natural beauty, boasting rivers, caves and waterfalls.
Then we hired a contractor, Richard Lopez of BRL Construction, to do a walk-through with us and take the plans and make sure everything was feasible,” Vance explained..
According to the news release announcing the date, the BBB stated, “We launched the Torch Awards program to recognize businesses building what we now call ‘cultures of trust.
Lewis said this year, as the Stones’ lyric says, time is on his side. “We had about 60 days to put the festival together last year. We didn’t really get the green light until late because of Covid. This year, we had the entire year. We were able to open up artist submissions in February and have a full recruiting season.