People & Places

Poetic X Spoken Word Artist Cover photo: Poetic X Facebook Page [dropcap]S[/dropcap]poken word artist, Poetic X, developed his passion for poetry and spoken word after an assignment he completed for his high school English class. Years later, what began as an interest has now become a career—a lifestyle even—that runs deeper than the words with [...]

By DeShonna Johnson Your senior’s final year of high school is a mishmash of lasts. The last first day of an eight hour school day. The last club fundraiser. The last picture day (thank God, in my case). The last year with the same people they’ve seen day in and day out. Along with this [...]

Book Signing at artspace Aug. 22 By Devin White Cover photo by Scarlett Hendricks Mary Katherine Joyce, 18, returned to Shreveport from Europe for the holidays in 2009. Earlier that year she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and went through grueling treatments for months. On the outside, she was doing well. It seemed like [...]

Keeping Their Heads –– and Homes –– Above Water By Val Horvath Davidson Shreveport-Bossier really took a hit this year with the Red River flooding. We checked in with some of the affected residents to see how they are faring after this devastating moment and what's next for them. Wes Weaver has been around the [...]

Thank You for Being a Friend By Terry Hanley Cover photo by Jennifer Robison. Trust, loyalty, dependability. These are all characteristics that we hope to find in the people that we call friends. For those of us fortunate enough, we form bonds with others that last our whole lives. I have a core group of [...]

SB Magazine's Person of Interest Katy Larsen Agora Borealis Owner SB: How did the idea for Agora Borealis come about? KL: I always wanted to have an art community –– a community that taught you about several different kinds of art and where [you could] do free trade through the artists. So, we came to [...]

The Face of Sex Trafficking By Devin White It’s happening across the globe. It’s happening in the United States. It’s happening in Shreveport-Bossier City. Sex trafficking has no face. And under the wrong circumstances, anyone’s child, friend or relative can become a victim of human slavery. Brittany sat alone in the passenger seat of a [...]

Cookie Dubois Discusses Clothing Line Fashion Designer By Devin White A year ago, Fashion Designer Cookie DuBois debuted her clothing line, Cookie DuBois Clothing, and has essentially breathed new life into the retro fashions of the 1950s and 1960s. Influenced by that time period, DuBois’ designs feature tea length dresses, curve hugging styles and feminine [...]

“‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said. ‘To talk of many things.’” As a child, I can remember the countless hours my parents and I would watch “Alice and Wonderland” together. Growing up in the 1990s, the Disney film adaptation was a mainstay in our VHS collection. Wonderland was a place I could escape to [...]