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Board of directors updated on 3/8 cent sales tax, promised specifics on Lift Little Rock penny sales tax

By Rebekah Hall

The Little Rock Board of Directors received an update from City Finance Director Sara Lenehan on the “promises kept” by the 3/8 Cent Capital Sales Tax. Mayor Frank Scott Jr. also told directors that on March 10, he will present “specific numbers” to the board on how the proposed “Lift Little Rock” sales tax would impact city departments and projects.

Feb 25, 2020 8:40pm

State of the art in Bentonville: The Momentary opens, a 'SOTA2020' debuts and more

By Leslie Newell Peacock Arkansas Blog

Feb 21, 2020 4:49pm

Dark money pours into Supreme Court race, along with partisan money

By Max Brantley Arkansas Blog

Feb 24, 2020 4:11pm

From the Arkansas Blog

Board of directors updated on 3/8 cent sales tax, promised specifics on Lift Little Rock penny sales tax

Rebekah Hall 2/25/20 8:40pm

Transformation: Steve Goode, top agency boss, departing state government

Max Brantley 2/25/20 6:27pm

State tobacco, alcohol and gambling regulator Steve Goode is resigning for a move to the private sector.

Judge halts marijuana dispensary replacement license

Max Brantley 2/25/20 2:19pm

A lawsuit challenging a state decision on a replacement marijuana dispensary license led today to an order by Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen halting issuance of replacement licenses until the issue is resolved.

Judicial politics and more on today's news roundup

Max Brantley 2/25/20 1:13pm

The daily video news roundup and open line.

Immanuel Baptist opens community center on Shackleford Road

Max Brantley 2/25/20 12:47pm

Immanuel Baptist Church announces opening of the City Center, a facility in a former Kroger next to the church grounds on Shackleford Road that will provide a variety of community services.

New suit filed over deficiencies in state home care

Max Brantley 2/25/20 12:33pm

A new federal lawsuit was filed yesterday over the state's reduction in Medicaid-provided home care services.

Herbology Dispensary to open Wednesday in former Joubert's Tavern

Rebekah Hall 2/25/20 11:57am

Herbology Dispensary will open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the former Joubert's Tavern space at 7303 Kanis Road in Little Rock. Herbology will be the third dispensary to open in Central Arkansas's Zone 5.

Company responds to delay in Little Rock gun factory

Max Brantley 2/25/20 10:50am

A spokesman for CZ-USA, a Czech gunmaker that was supposed to begin operating at the Little Rock Port next month, sent a response today to my questions Monday about the delay in the project.

Trump in India. Whew

Max Brantley 2/25/20 7:54am

Indian crowd apparenty not impressed by Trump rhetoric.

Bloomberg paying another visit to Arkansas

Max Brantley 2/24/20 4:21pm

Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is going make another stop in Arkansas, this time for a rally at 7 p.m. Thursday in Bentonville.

"AstroZone: An Interactive Art Experience"

Leslie Newell Peacock

An immersive art, sound and science exhibition of inflatable sculpture is cosponsored by the Murphy Arts District and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Feb 27, 2020 8:00am to 5:00pm First Financial Music Hall

"Ragtime"

Stephanie Smittle

The story is vital, the cast is stellar and you can bet on this being a production that makes good on Argenta Community Theater’s developing reputation as one of the most polished, forward-thinking playhouses in the region.

Feb 27, 2020 7:00pm to 7:00pm Argenta Community Theater

"Inside and Out: Figurative Drawings by Robert Bean, Jeremy Couch and Logan Hunter"

Leslie Newell Peacock

An exhibit in the Underground Library at the Libraries at Gallery Square celebrates the human form.

Feb 27, 2020 8:00am to 5:00pm CALS Roberts Library

From Rock Candy

Five more properties on the National Register

Leslie Newell Peacock 2/25/20 11:06am

Three homes, a cemetery and a 1915 former grocery store in Elaine are added.

Courtney Barnett plays solo set at the Momentary, invites Bentonville to Melbourne

Katy Henriksen 2/24/20 11:32am

Aussie rocker Courtney Barnett inaugurated the Momentary's RØDE House, named after the microphone company that served as a founding funder for the new arts space.

Argenta Community Theater's "Ragtime" stares down America, hard

Stephanie Smittle 2/21/20 3:12pm

With a small live orchestra, a shapeshifting set and a robust cast of over 30 actors, ACT took on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 story “Ragtime."

Hemmed-In Hollow wins Round Four of the 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase; Trashcan Bandits secure wild card spot

Arkansas Times Staff 2/21/20 3:02pm

With mountain folk sensibilities, dulcet violin and endearing harmony, Hemmed-In Hollow took top honors last night at the 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.

Momentary opens this weekend with hybrid of art and performance

Katy Henriksen 2/19/20 10:12am

“It’s a completely flexible space and we’re really excited about it because a space like this doesn’t exist in this region and there are very few like it in the country,” she explains. “Our team is thinking about how performance can happen anywhere.”

Ante Yana wins Round Three of 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase

Arkansas Times Staff 2/14/20 10:40am

With staccato spoken word, mean-as-hell bass riffs and punctuating saxophone, Ante Yana took top honors last night at the 2020 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase. Look for them, as well as Won Run and Tiny Towns, at the Rev Room for the showcase finals on Saturday, March 14.

Slideshow: Breaking Benjamin at Simmons Bank Arena

Brian Chilson 2/13/20 11:16am

Arkansas Times staff photographer Brian Chilson was on the floor to catch some of Breaking Benjamin's set Wednesday night.

Five Arkansas properties, district added to historic register: Correction

Leslie Newell Peacock 2/12/20 4:30pm

Arkansas's source for breaking news and analysis, with coverage of politics, Little Rock, dining, entertainment, medical marijuana, art, health care,...

Unmistakeably Russian: Nataliia Lamanova's artistamps

Leslie Newell Peacock 2/11/20 4:00pm

Satirical images of the Soviet-era cult of physique.

Six Bridges festival announces lineup, including Tim O'Brien

Leslie Newell Peacock 2/11/20 11:54am

Also "Furious Hours" author Casey Sep, mystery writer Deborah Crombie, and dozens more.

From Eat Arkansas

Will's Cinnamon Shop | Will's Famous Cinnamon Rolls - FeastMode! Hot Springs

Seeking sourdough

Rebekah Hall 1/30/20 3:11pm

You’ll find it — and a one-of-a-kind oven that’s nearly three decades old — in Leslie.

Picture of Doe's Eat Place in Little Rock

Hot tamales and Clinton mania: an oral history of Little Rock's Doe's Eat Place

Lindsey Millar 1/30/20 2:53pm

This is the story of how the Little Rock landmark came to be and how it persists as told by staff, friends and customers.

Tusk & Trotter's "High South" cuisine is peak pork

Stephanie Smittle 1/30/20 2:38pm

If you’re the kind of person that prefers their protein to resemble the animal from which it came as little as possible, you’ll still find plenty to eat, but you might also risk missing the point. Tusk & Trotter serves meat with an origin story, and what’s on the plate is meant to highlight, rather than mask, the qualities of the animal you’re being offered.

Don Dugan and Tasha Stratton to take over South on Main

David Ramsey 1/30/20 8:13am

Don Dugan and Tasha Stratton -- who currently operate Dugan's Pub, Dizzy's Gypsy Bistro and Stratton's Market -- are taking over as owners at South on Main.

Wunderful European soul food at WunderHaus

Leslie Newell Peacock 1/28/20 1:31pm

The idea for serving good food produced locally came to Jacqueline Smith when she was pregnant.

Ed Walker's, Bruno's, Star of India among Arkansas Food Hall of Fame finalists

Stephanie Smittle 1/27/20 3:49pm

The Department of Arkansas Heritage has named its fourth class of finalists for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program launched in 2016 to "to recognize Arkansas’s legendary restaurants, proprietors and food-themed events across the state."

Matt Bell plans to sell South on Main restaurant; new ownership expected to continue partnership with Oxford American

David Ramsey 1/23/20 10:51am

The Nashville Scene reports that Little Rock Chef Matt Bell is selling South on Main to new ownership and will be taking over as executive chef at Gray & Dudley in Nashville. Bell is set to begin at the restaurant, part of the city's 21c Hotel, in February.