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AN EFFORT TO COLLABORATE
The summit, in its sophomore year, not only offers minority small business owners an opportunity to learn how to procure new business but gives governmental agencies and contractors a chance to network with qualified minority small businesses in order to meet contracting goals.

CELEBRATION OF ARTS
A walk-in sculpture that allows visitors to enjoy a color-andlight-induced art experience and a public performance by Dallas Black Dance Theater are just two of the new artistic expressions on the program of the 38th Red River Revel Art Festival on Oct.

the cynic
Art is getting more modern every day. I went to a museum recently, and a statue of “The Thinker” was replaced by a computer..

‘Forum’ hires new sales manager
“I just love the overall reputation that The Forum has in the community,” Haacker said. “It’s a very well-respected publication with a lot of creditability. ” Haacker is a Louisiana Tech University graduate and has had several roles at The Times. Her most recent role at The Times was multimedia local sales manager.

SUPPORTING SPACE
The CoHabitat Foundation announced it finished renovations to its new co-working facility in the newly revitalized Red River District under the Texas Street Bridge thanks to $50,000 in finishing funds contributed by Shreveport’s Downtown Development Authority and the Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation.

MUDDY BOTTOMS
According to the park’s publicity, it will be the largest facility of its kind in the nation. The developers said they want to offer ATV enthusiasts a unique experience that will “be an outdoorlovers dream, with multiple terrains to create an ATV rider’s paradise.

Top Biz luncheon set for Oct. 3
The Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce will honor the top small businesses of 2013 as well as J. Pat Beaird Memorial Industry of the Year winner Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company, Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Cemeteries, Crematory & Flower Shop at a luncheon Oct.

PROGRESS REPORT:
“We opened the first Twisted Root location in Dallas in 2006, and since then we’ve been overwhelmed with the reception,” agreed Chef Jason Boso and proprietor Grant Nuckolls. “After expanding throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, we decided to make Shreveport, La.

WEATHERMAN’S FORECAST
Meteorologist Kevin Roth may be the new kid on the block at KSLA, but he’s settling in nicely in Shreveport. A Tampa, Fla., native and a graduate of Florida State University and Mississippi State University, Roth is the newest member of KSLA’s StormTracker 12 weather team.

THE WAY IT WAS IN 1990
The Louisiana Senate approves the county’s most restrictive abortion bill. Pickets and protests are commonplace at area clinics. Patients have to break through human chains (of children as well as adults) to receive services, often in the glare of the media as well.

BUNCO BASH AND MORE
The Renzi Education and Art Center will play host to their eighth annual Bunco Bash and Silent Auction event 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 at Eldorado Resort and Casino. All proceeds will benefit the Renzi Center’s free after-school arts and academics program..

ANOTHER ELECTION
As we all know, never does very much time pass by before there is another election in Louisiana. So it is, therefore, that there is one scheduled for Oct. 19. Some areas will have races on which to decide, other areas will have little or not much of anything.

IT’S OUR LEGACY
Last week, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, in a speech in Boise, Idaho, lamented the dismal state of our country’s civic education deficit. “The more I read and the more I listen, the more apparent it is that our society suffers from an alarming degree of public ignorance,” O’Connor said, according to The Idaho Statesman.

TERM LIMITS
Shall Paragraph A, Section 3-01 of Article III of the Caddo Parish Home Rule Charter be amended to read as follows? Section 3-01. Composition, qualifications and election. A.

Eldorado Resorts announce merger
“We are excited to announce this transformative transaction, which creates a new gaming platform with a diversified portfolio across the country,” Gary Carano, chief executive officer of the combined company, said. “Our strong balance sheet will allow us to take advantage of future growth opportunities as the gaming industry continues to consolidate.

MEET THE BOARD
2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

IN THE FAMILY
The J. Pat Beaird Memorial Industry of the Year Award recognizes a corporate entity from the Greater Shreveport area for their outstanding business achievements, and honors the memory of J. Pat Beaird Sr., whose lifetime of community service helped make Shreveport and Louisiana a better place to live and work.

BUSINESSES OF THE YEAR
Vintage Realty is a full-service commercial real estate provider, handling everything from land and property development to industrial and office space brokerage and leasing, as well as multi-family property management and more. They offer a multi-talented team approach built on relationships of trust and confidence to meet a client’s objectives.

TYPE 2 DIABETES
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 10 U.S. adults currently has diabetes, with numbers continuously rising. As the most common form of diabetes, Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease in which high levels of sugar, or glucose, are in the blood and the body does not use insulin properly.

OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis is common in older adults, especially post-menopausal Caucasian and Asian women. The disease involves a gradual loss of calcium and structural changes that cause bones, which are living tissue, to become more fragile and likely to break..

SPEECH DISORDERS
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association estimates that between six and eight million people in the United States have some form of speech sound disorder. The National Institutes of Health defines a speech disorder as a condition in which a person has problems creating or forming the speech sounds needed to communicate with others.

HEALTHY GEEZER
“Dr. Salovey and I had published our review article, ‘Emotional Intelligence’ in 1990, and a demonstration of how emotional intelligence could be measured as well. In 1993 we published a further article entitled, ‘The Intelligence of Emotional Intelligence.

Talk of the Town
21; Drew Ley, Sept. 24; Winston Hall, Sept. 25; Winston Hall & Chris Allen, Sept. 26; Drew Ley, 6-11 p.m. Sept. 27; Steve Ramey, 6-11 p.m. Sept. 28..

TALK of the TOWN
WANT TO GET YOUR EVENT, BAND OR BAR/NIGHTCLUB LISTED IN “TALK OF THE TOWN”? EMAIL INFORMATION THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT DATE TO EDITOR@THEFORUMNEWS.COM..

Aerial Attack
It didn’t take the LSU Fighting Tigers long to display its new aerial assault offense. New offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has certainly had a profound impact on the Tigers’ offense and in particular quarterback Zach Mettenberger.

Cemetery Club
It deals with three widowed Jewish ladies who meet every month for tea and a trip to the cemetery to pay respects at their husbands’ graves. The last thing the club needs is an interloper, and Sam the butcher, suddenly turns into a problem in more ways than one.

Traditionally Untraditional
Shreveport Oktoberfest 2013 will be held in south Shreveport on Sept. 29 at Zocolo Neighborhood Eatery and Drinkery located at 436 Ashley Ridge Blvd. VIP and premium table ticket-holders may enter at 5 p.m., and gates open for individual ticket holders at 6 p.

Featured Jewelry
After trying on a few pieces, they ask to see one of our sets. It is generally because our designs look so different, so ‘romantic and feminine.’ It’s at that point that wearing a major brand becomes less important and the intrinsic appeal of our designs takes over.

On the Scene
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On the Scene
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