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Sunday open line

Winding down.

Slideshow: Protest in Little Rock draws attention to Palestinian suffering

Protesters aimed to draw attention to what's happening in Gaza.

Sleepy Saturday open line

How's your energy?
picture of Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore

Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore has died

Moore was 57. The cause of death has not yet been announced.

Cabot firefighters are back with another sexy calendar, this time including puppies

Extreme heat advisory: Scantily clad Cabot firefighters and very cute dogs team up for a sizzling 2024 calendar.
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Washington Post, lectern manufacturer chime in on Arkansas's 'podiumgate'

From highbrow media to an Illinois manufacturer’s blog, folks continue to weigh in on the $19k lectern.

Friday open line

You made it.

Arkansas librarians meet for annual conference amid censorship pressures

The conference as a whole will not focus on censorship, but the issues have impacted librarians’ morale across the state, said Carol Coffey, the Arkansas Library Association president.

LRSD board buys into a new approach for behavior issues and a new strategic plan

The Little Rock school board set its focus on quelling behavior problems in the classroom and hiring a new company to develop a districtwide plan at their meeting this week. 

Body language expert analyzes Sanders' remarks on lectern purchase

Dr. Jack Brown found that Sanders' body language displayed "anger, contempt, anxiety, [and] hubris," as well as an "extremely high likelihood" that she was lying about the backstory regarding the lectern.
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From Rock Candy

Carolyn Forché’s visit to UCA teaches lessons in holding the pain of others

You can experience a poem a hundred times — you can read it to yourself in the quiet of your room, or aloud to your dog on the back porch, or teach it to your students, or even memorize it, with each encounter telling you something different. But hearing a poem read by its author in person often changes everything.

Stark inspirational works, vibrant paintings meet up at Hearne

Black and white scratchboard drawings by Perrion Hurd and vibrant, hyper-saturated with color paintings by Kennith Humphrey create an excellent juxtaposition at Hearne Fine Art.

Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Wes Craven's New Nightmare’ (1994) Tuesday night

Wes Craven’s 1994 attempt to rejuvenate the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise is a meta offering that's even darker than the original.

New River Market mural by Jessica Jones

Located on the parking garage wall next to Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, the painting is vibrant, and displays a sprawling cluster of Natural State foliage against a rainy blue backdrop.

'I've Seen a Lot of Highway': On Billy Don Burns' new album

“I’ve Seen a Lot of Highway," the new album by Arkansas native Billy Don Burns, presents the road as both harsh and liberating, a place where someone can bottom out or find salvation — all in the same night.
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Ashley McBryde at Robinson Center on Sunday

Tickets are still available, but the pickings look slim, so act fast.

Anti-folk singer-songwriter Jeffrey Lewis at White Water Tavern

Anti-folk singer-songwriter Jeffrey Lewis rambles so charmingly that even his song titles tell stories. He plays at White Water Tavern on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with two events this weekend

Up first is tonight's Fiesta en SoMa, which will take the place of the neighborhood's monthly SoMa After Dark event. Then, on Saturday, catch the Hispanic Heritage Celebration, held at the River Market Pavilions.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival begins tonight

Over the course of its nine days of programming — nearly all of which will take place at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in downtown Hot Springs — over 80 documentaries will be screened, with nearly four dozen of those offerings being feature-length.

New releases from Pharoah Sanders, Bonnie Montgomery, Yuni Wa and more

In addition to a remastered double vinyl reissue of "Pharoah," the 1977 album by legendary Little Rock-born jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, we've got the details on new releases by Bonnie Montgomery, Yuni Wa, Kyle Mays, Silas Carpenter and The Snake Sutras.
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Last chance to eat at original Mt. Fuji location

If you want to have one more meal at Mt. Fuji's original Breckenridge Village location before its move across the shopping center, Sunday night is your last chance.

Menu item of the week: Brood & Barley's monster mash cereal ice cream

Spooktacular.

Kat Robinson is back with her 2023 State Fair food guide

Barbie and Ken elote, anyone?

Blue Ember Smokehouse opening West Little Rock location

Blue Ember Smokehouse, a small Arkansas barbecue chain with locations in Fort Smith and Jonesboro, is constructing a new location in West Little Rock at the corner of Rahling Road and Chenal Parkway.

An update on Delicious Temptation's expansion

The expansion will boost the restaurant's square footage from 2,000 to 4,000 and its seating capacity from 88 to 108, co-owner Anthony Niel said.
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Lundstrum family reviving Springdale's AQ Chicken House

Catalyst Capital, an investment group owned by a prominent conservative state representative and her family, announced plans to revive the recently closed (and demolished) AQ Chicken House.

Russellville favorites Ridgewood Brothers BBQ tease new custom whole hog cooker

The new piece of machinery is sort of a hybrid between a grill and a smoker, pitmaster Grant Hall said. The rig features a flipper, or turning rack, which is essentially a cooking grate mounted on a rotating spit within the unit that allows the operator to flip the hog from one side to another.

Riviera Maya back open on Fair Park

On Monday Riviera Maya is reopening its 801 Fair Park Blvd. location after being closed for about a year and a half following an overnight fire that broke out in the restaurant's kitchen in March 2022.

North Bar owners plan to rebuild

Kyle and Snee Dismang, owners of North Little Rock restaurant North Bar, are planning to rebuild following a fire that broke out at the Park Hill eatery Monday night.

Draft + Table opening this month in former Cregeen's space

Kev Doroski, a Belgium native who grew up in Arkansas and began his fine dining career at Ristorante Capeo in Argenta, is opening Draft + Table in the former Cregeen's location.
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