Save the date for HRA’s new signature event, The Highland Experience, which will be held on Sunday, May 1 from 11am-3pm on the 800-900 blocks of Robinson Place. Highlights include a “taste” from 10 of Highland’s best restaurants, live music from Twang Darkly and A.J. & the Two Tone Blues Band, an artist’s fair, historic [...]
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Highland landmark Shreveport Little Theatre has reopened its doors after being rebuilt from the ground up following two devastating fires. Founded in 1922, the theatre is one of the nation’s oldest, continuously operating community theatres. Their next show, Pippin, will run April 28-30 and May 1, 6-8. The Forum recently featured an article on the [...] The Caddo Parish School Board’s Vision 2020 Plan currently calls for the closure of one of Highland’s historic neighborhood elementary schools, Creswell Elementary, and the demolition of the other one, Barret Elementary. HRA’s next General Membership Meeting is on Tuesday, April 12th at 6pm and will feature our school board representative Charlotte Crawley. She [...] After much time and effort from the Shreveport Historic Preservation Study Committee, our city has finally developed a model historic preservation ordinance! The ordinance would, among other things, create a historic preservation committee that would protect Shreveport’s historic landmarks and districts. Currently Shreveport is the only major city in Louisiana that does not have a [...] Photo by Jim Hudelson Highland’s St. George Greek Orthodox Church (1719 Creswell Ave) has been undergoing renovations over the past few years and has recently begun work on the interior of the church. Iconographer Tom Clark has decorated the vaulted ceiling and walls of the sanctuary in the style of the ancient Byzantine churches and [...] The Highland Center (520 Olive St.) will be sponsoring the 12th annual local celebration of World Religion Day on Sunday, January 23 from 1pm-5pm. World Religion Day is an international holiday originated in 1950 by the Baha’i Faith to promote interfaith understanding around the world; Shreveport and Bossier City are proud to claim one of [...] Highland has played an important role in Shreveport’s film industry in the last few years. Learn more about movie making in our area and support the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation at the Robinson Film Center on Sunday, January 16. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will speak on Bayou Bijou: Movie Making in Louisiana; a reception [...] The National Trust for Historic Preservation has begun a new campaign called Save the Windows, which calls for homeowners to stop replacing historic windows with newer vinyl windows. Their website, www.savethewindows.org, offers practical solutions for making older windows more energy efficient and reminds homeowners that refurbishing original windows saves money, creates less waste, and enhances [...] |
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