Celebrate Highland 2011: A Holiday Home Tour is just 10 short days away and Shreveport is taking notice! The Shreveport Times’ Maggie Martin recently featured an article about the tour and a photo gallery of one of the beautiful homes on the tour; click on the above links to view them. Highlander Noma Fowler-Sandlin also [...]
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Robinson’s Rescue recently announced the generous donation of land and buildings at 2515 Line Ave from the doctors of the Shreveport Eye Clinic. “We are looking forward to opening our doors in this new location,” said Candy Peavy, Board President. “We will have an abundance of parking for our clients and plenty of room to [...] The Highland neighborhood has always had one of the most interesting and varied real estate markets in Shreveport. There are currently many beautiful homes for sale in Highland. Highlights include a 19th-century Gothic Revival on almost an acre, a remodeled Foursquare in the Fairfield District with a fabulous kitchen, a completed remodeled Craftsman bungalow near [...] Ever wonder how your property taxes are calculated? As property tax season rolls around, the Lafayette Parish Assessor’s office has published a guide to “Louisiana Property Tax Basics,” which explains the property tax process in layman’s terms and applies to every parish in Louisiana. Click here to download a pdf version of the booklet. Last month’s edition of the Forum featured the fabulously funky home of Highland artist Pam Atchison and her husband Bob. Their truly one-of-a-kind home, which was also featured on the 2009 HRA Holiday Tour of Homes, mixes traditional Craftsman architecture with a playful, “anything goes” attitude and embodies the spirit of the Highland neighborhood. If [...] This election year presents an important opportunity for Highland residents to speak out about the changes they’d like to see in their community. Many Highlanders have expressed the desire for a historic commission that would actively protect the historic districts of Shreveport (the only major city in the state that does not have one). What [...] The latest edition of SB Magazine has listed Highland among it’s “10 Great Neighborhoods” in the Shreveport-Bossier area. The article praises the architecture, community activism, and “great deals” that can be found in our historic neighborhood. Did you read the SB magazine article? What do you think of its characterization of Highland? Leave a comment [...] One of Highland’s landmark properties, 530 Kirby Place, is currently on the market. Known as the Maples Place, this neoclassical antebellum home was built in 1859 and is one of the oldest structures not only in Highland but in the city of Shreveport. It is one of four large, lovely homes that were once used [...] |
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