Sandy Cimino is a lady who does it all. Not only will she be celebrating 50 years of a banking career on June 7, she has volunteered for numerous organizations, agencies and non-profits in Bossier City and Northwest Louisiana.
The simple, and legally correct, answer is, where he sleeps each day.
In November of last year, the Shreveport City Council passed a resolution encouraging the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) to place a moratorium on the issuance of any occupational licenses and certificates of occupancy for liquor stores/retail sales of alcohol-liquor, other than renewals , for a period of six months.
A controversy has both sides feathers ruffled of an always hot topic debate in Major League Baseball. This past week, New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson got into it with a few Chicago White Sox players in Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal. Once the dust settled, the reasoning for the dust up was brought to light. According to Anderson, Donaldson twice referred to him as “Jackie” during the game. The reasoning behind the nickname according to Donaldson stemmed from a 2019 interview with Sports Illustrated in which Anderson compared himself to a modern-day Jackie Robinson. In the interview he said “I feel like I need to bring more energy, excitement and fun to baseball. The comparison by Anderson stops there, as he has done little, in my opinion, to bring much positivity to the game over the course of the three years since the comment.
The North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is excited to announce a Northwest Louisiana chapter of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NWLA FAME) has formed to launch an apprenticeship program that will develop a pipeline of skilled technicians to support the regional manufacturing sector. The NWLA FAME chapter is made up of six local manufacturers, Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and NLEP. There will be an open house for interested applicants June 1 with two sessions available, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Both sessions will take place in Building L on the BPCC campus, 6220 E. Texas St. in Bossier City.
Now that he is the Shreveport City Council president, James Green is a man of few words at council meetings.
There are places people who’ve been in Shreveport for a while remember fondly. Shreve Square. Nanking’s restaurant. The Florentine. These are the businesses in which wild plans were hatched, friendships begun, drunken ideas were debated long into the night, and memories were made.
Cuban Liquor, the locally owned retailer of fine spirits and gourmet foods, recently conducted a raffle of rare and highly sought-after bourbons, which raised $20,000 for Common Ground Community, a local nonprofit based in the Cedar Grove Community.
The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Department Office will host its annual tax sale online at civicsource.com on Tuesday, June 7. The auction opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m., subject to a sliding close. Over 1,500 properties are slated for auction. The sale is open to the public, and registration is free.
In the words of famed choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, “The body says what words cannot.” In the special exhibition, "Dance: A Song of the Body," we will explore the art form of dance through public domain images and pieces from the R.W. Norton Art Gallery’s permanent collection. From burlesque to ballet, the human body's movement says volumes and captivates the audience with its technique and tone. The pairings of fine art and photographs overcome barriers between style and media, from traditional geishas and elegant ballerinas to modern Martha Graham and risqué cancan ladies.
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