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From the Arkansas Blog

The news roundup includes some good news and the open line

Lock them up!

The Bridge Crack Opens Deep Questions Edition

On this week's podcast, Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest political news, including Attorney General Leslie Rutledge bowing out of the governor's race and the state's congressional delegation opposing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. They also talk about recently released reports that confirm that the Arkansas Department of Transportation failed in all sorts of way in relation to the cracked I-40 bridge and a likely final decision on the Pope County casino.

Coronavirus today: 515 new cases, 13 more deaths

The governor says well it has been worse.

Update: Racing Commission approves Pope County casino permit for Cherokee Nation

On a 3-2 vote, Cherokee Nation gets casino license in Russellville.

Stop the presses! Republican endorses Republican for governor

Shocking? Not exactly.
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Little Rock releases proposal for new city director wards

The Reform Alliance report card: A+ for betrayal

Read and weep over the list of Arkansas lawmakers who give short shrift to 92% of the schoolchildren in our state.

Documents in Terry Mansion lawsuit relate museum foundation's wish to be rid of obligation

Amended complaint documents endowment promises for historic house and museum foundation's desire to rid itself of obligations.

Suit complains Black farm workers in Mississippi Delta being replaced with foreign workers

Black Mississippi farmworkers sue over being displaced by white workers from South Africa.

Two senior Arkansas bridge inspection engineers out after release of long-awaited I-40 reports

Leadership change made because of ‘overall concerns about the effectiveness of the program’
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From Rock Candy

Mayor Scott, Lottie Shackelford host book signing for Kevin Dedner

Kevin Dedner, a Little Rock native and University of Arkansas graduate who now runs a successful digital health company in Washington D.C., will celebrate the release of his first book, "The Joy of the Disinherited" from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov 14, at Philander Smith College.

Nominations open for the annual Arkansas Living Treasure Award

Arkansas Arts Council is accepting nominations until December 20 for the Arkansas Living Treasure award.

'The Sound of Music' up at Argenta Community Theater and Wildwood Park for the Arts through Nov. 21

The hills (of North and West Little Rock) are alive with the sound of music.

Oxford American's annual music issue maps the movement of Southern influences on soul, gospel and beyond

With alternating covers of Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin, the "Up South" issue looks at the ways Southerners on the move transformed music scenes in Philly, Chicago and beyond.

Last dance at Jimmy Doyle's Country Club

Jimmy Doyle's roadside honky tonk bids adieu after 47 years.
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Arkansas Symphony Orchestra 'Duo, Trio, Quartet' tonight at Clinton Presidential Center

Tonight as part of the Stella Boyle Smith River Rhapsody concert series at the Clinton Presidential Center: works by Bohuslav Martinů, Joseph Haydn, Ernst von Dohnányi and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Red and the Revelers at Four Quarter Bar Friday night

This Mobile, Alabama, outfit has a big room sound and Four Quarter’s is a small stage, a combination that always supercharges this clandestine Argenta space. 

Crowbar, Sumokem and Pantheon at Vino's Thursday night

Heavy weekday show at Vino's on the horizon.

The Freedom Collection: A Q&A with Korto Momolu

Momolu on her new collection, cannabis, fibromyalgia and fighting the "slow death" of artistic inertia.

‘Music is a living, breathing activity’: A Q&A with Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington

Check out a Kronos Quartet live documentary at The Momentary this weekend.
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I tried the Prickly Pickle and it didn’t hurt a bit

Fried food intolerance be damned, Guy Lancaster went all in on The Prickly Pickle — and then back for seconds.

Big Bad Breakfast coming to West Little Rock in early 2022

Founded in Oxford in 2008 by chef and author John Currence, a New Orleans native and James Beard award winner, Big Bad Breakfast has become a staple in Oxford and beyond, known for its high-end, decadent breakfast fare.

Arkansas brewers know, real men drink hard seltzer

Local brewers improve on the White Claw model.

I'd like an order for pick up: Thanksgiving dinner

Local restaurants offering Thanksgiving feasts to go.

Lost Forty's Festival of Darkness raises $4,100 for Recycle Bikes for Kids

Lost Forty Brewing announced today that the Festival of Darkness raised $4,100 for Recycle Bikes for Kids, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has provided over 19,000 bikes back into the community since its inception in 2008.
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k-Bird going on hiatus

Chef Richard Glasgow, owner and operator of k-Bird, announced last week on Facebook that he is closing the restaurant until "communal dining, and strangers sharing tables are no longer sources of discomfort."

2050: The shift to delivery and drive-thru continues

Restaurants will be forced to reckon with sustainability.

The Arkansas Barbecue Trail

Barbecue tourism is an Arkansas thing, and it's time for you to hit the road.

Onyx takes home two awards from Milan's 2021 World Coffee Championships

Onyx Coffee Lab's co-owner Andrea Allen won second place in the 2021 World Barista Championship, one of three competitions held at the World Coffee Championships, which took place in Milan on Oct. 22-26

Food diary: return trips to Fidel & Co., take-and-make margaritas from The Fold and more

This past weekend Arkansas Times food editor Rhett Brinkley found a new favorite breakfast spot, perfected the Friday afternoon office margarita using a locally sourced mix and learned that if you want the birria ramen, show up early.
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