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From the Arkansas Blog

Inside the state's abrupt closure of the last surgical abortion provider in Arkansas

Inside an abortion clinic abruptly shut without notice by the state: A sobbing woman with no place to turn,

Saturday's open line with some video news and comment

A Saturday news roundup and open line.

Another death added to virus toll in Arkansas

70 of 75 counties now have cases

You ARE hearing a lot from Leslie Rutledge -- about $1.5 million worth

She's everywhere, from Facebook to YouTube to every TV channel in Arkansas.

Tom Cotton and the virus conspiracy theory

Tom Cotton's key role in a coronavirus conspiracy theory.
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The virus toll: County government prepares for revenue loss

Counties face a major blow from coronavirus.

Ottenheimer Hall closes; 67 events canceled

A $245.7 million blow to Central Arkansas's leisure, hospitality, recreation and personal services businesses.

Sunday dinner is elegant and easy with the lamb "Easter Box" from Ciao Baci

Ciao Baci, one of our great locally-owned restaurants, is offering their take-out “Easter Box”, a braised lamb pot roast Shepard’s Pie that feeds four for $55.

The Still Here Edition

On this week's podcast, Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus-related news, including the state's bid to force Arkansas's only surgical abortion provider to stop providing services, Governor Hutchinson declining Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s request to impose a shelter-in-place order in Little Rock and more.

First state employee to die in Arkansas from COVID-19 worked at the Central Arkansas Community Correction Center

Richard Richardson worked with residents at the Central Arkansas Community Correction Center, a 150 bed unit in Little Rock for non-violent male offenders.
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From Rock Candy

Arts Center announces furloughs

Thirty-six percent will lose their jobs temporarily, but not their health insurance or retirement contributions.

Recommended reading: Ling Ma's "Severance" is an uncanny novel for these times

Ma's debut novel is a prescient look at life during a pandemic, but it's also an uncanny meditation on work.

Oxford American podcast gets $350K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities

"Points South," a podcast from the Oxford American, is the recipient of a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Arkansas Times wants to see your masks

We want to see your homemade masks. Send a photo to calendar@arktimes.com. Need a pattern? Try the CDC's fabric pattern or one of its two no-sew options. 

SXSW to open up its film festival collection online for free

SXSW is turning the film festival selections it had slated for its now-canceled 2020 lineup into an online festival. 
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From Nigeria to rural Arkansas: Oluwatobi Adewumi on culture shock, crowns and quarantine

"I kind of lean towards beauty — to me, beauty carries more weight," Adewumi said. "Women have some kind of energy. … To me, they speak volumes more."

CALS launches curbside library service at two branches

CALS launches curbside pickup at the Main and Terry Library branches.

Lights out at the White Water: A Q&A with Matt White

We talk with Matt White, co-owner of the storied White Water Tavern, about the bar's hiatus.

Watching "Ozark?" Listen for Little Rock musicians on Episode 9

Check out the (mostly) Little Rock outfit The Romany Rye on the new season of Netflix's "Ozark."

COVID-19 pushes the pause button on the Little Rock music industry

Arkansas musicians and venue owners talk about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry.
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Cooking through the pandemic: A conversation with Georges Launet

We talk with Little Rock restaurant scene staple Georges Launet about pizza, the pandemic and what it was like to close Hill Station 10 weeks after its much-anticipated opening.

Bakers, take note: Art Is In Cakes selling pantry staples curbside

Add Art Is In Cakes to the list of non-big box grocery options in Little Rock.

Arkansas small farmers and markets exercise creativity, grit as season opens

How small farmers and producers are managing amid the pandemic.

Arkansas Cinema Society buys up vouchers for local restaurants, turns them into trivia prizes

Arkansas Cinema Society is buying up gift certificates from local restaurants to turn into prizes for a trivia series that celebrates ACS' third year.

Electric Ghost and Few launch 'Support Hospitality Workers' merch

Arlton Lowry of Few.io, Shannon and Brooks Tipton of Electric Ghost/Phantom Palm and the Downtown Little Rock Partnership are linking up to help out-of-work or underemployed service industry workers.
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El Sur’s baleadas are without rival

My favorite thing to eat in Little Rock right now is the baleada con todo from El Sur, Luis Vasquez’s Honduran food truck often found (in normal times) in the South Main neighborhood.

Dero Sanford offers free food photography for local restaurants during the pandemic

Six days ago, Sanford put out a call on his social media platforms offering to do five free shots of plated food for Central Arkansas restaurants in need of some enticing promotional material.

Capi Peck coordinates meal train to nursing home beset by COVID-19

Capi Peck — city director for West Little Rock’s Ward 4 and the “self-taught good cook” behind Trio’s Restaurant — has launched a “meal train” to feed medical and support staff at Briarwood Nursing Center, a senior care facility on Rodney Parham Road that’s currently beset by an outbreak of COVID-19.

The Root Cafe has a grocery market

Add The Root Cafe to a growing list of restaurants modifying their operations for increased curbside and delivery service.

Copper Grill channeling donations to feed first responders

Downtown Little Rock's Copper Grill, for one, is channeling donations from a GoFundMe campaign to help make meals for first responders during the coronavirus crisis. 
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