Wiener Dog Races to Benefit Robinson's Rescue

Harrah’s Louisiana Downs (8000 E. Texas St in Bossier City) will be hosting Wiener Dog Racesand Pet Day on Labor Day (Sept. 6th) starting at 11am. In addition to the races there will be contests for cutest dog, best costume, and best trick, and you can have your picture taken with your pet. [...]

Centenary's 24th Annual Book Bazaar

This year’s Book Bazaar will be held Friday, Sept. 10th from 4pm-9pm and Saturday, Sept. 11th from 9am-4pm at the Centenary College Gold Dome (Kings Hwy at Woodlawn Ave). More than 70,000 books, DVDs, records, VHS tapes, and cassettes will be offered, with prices starting at 25 cents and most items priced below $5. Proceeds [...]

Shops and Services in Highland

The Highland area has many unique shops and services that can’t be found anywhere else in town. One such business is the new CottonTails Diaper Service, which sells, sanitizes, and delivers eco-friendly cloth diapers. Parents can not only have clean diapers delivered to their homes each week but can also have the used ones picked [...]

Dining Out in Highland

Photo by Lora Fairchild

The residents of Highland are lucky to live amongst some of the best restaurants in town. One of the area’s newest eateries, Taqueria la Michoacana, was recently featured in The Forum; click here to see their review of this authentic Mexican taqueria, located at 2905 Youree Dr. For a full listing [...]

Highland Jazz & Blues Fest Fundraiser

HRA’s neighborhood partner, Highland Jazz & Blues Fest, is holding a fundraiser for its 7th annual festival on Wednesday, June 30th at Buffalo Wild Wings (7441 Youree Dr). In addition to food, fun and beverages, folks from the HJ & BF will be at the restaurant from 6-8 pm with festival swag and [...]

First Farmer's Market ride success; second ride this week

Another ride to the Farmer’s Market is scheduled for this Saturday.  Bicyclists meet at 8:45 a.m. in the Columbia Park parking lot (or earlier for those wanting fine breakfast fuel at the Columbia Cafe) and roll out at 9:00 a.m. sharp.  The route will be Creswell Ave to Marshall St; it only takes [...]

Farmer’s Market to Feature Highland Goodies

The Shreveport Farmer’s Market will reopen for the summer season on Saturday, June 5 at the Festival Plaza downtown. The market will feature a variety of homemade Highland goodies such Pan’s Pantry jams, jellies, and preserves from Highlander Noma Fowler-Sandlin, who also manages the Farmer’s Market, and an assortment of sweet and savory offerings from [...]

Noel Community Arts Summer Camp

Noel Methodist Church (520 Herndon St) will soon be holding its Summer Music & Art Camp, “Through the Looking Glass,” as a part of its Noel Community Arts Program (NCAP). The camp begins Monday, June 21 and runs through Friday, June 25 from 9:00am – 12:00pm. Children who have finished grades Kindergarten-5th will enjoy plenty [...]