In a meeting Tuesday evening, the Little Rock Board of Directors voted to increase the city’s solid waste fees by 31 percent, from $22.02 per month to $28.90 per month for “once a week, single cart” residences. This is the first time the city has increased solid waste rates since 2004. 

The House will meet Oct. 11 to talk about ousting Republican Rep. Mickey Gates, the tax cheat.

The State Plant Board today voted to continue existing rules on use of dicamba herbicide during the 2020 growing season, which keeps a May 25 cutoff for application in place.

The first financial disclosure was filed today by a group hoping to put an amendment on the 2020 ballot that would allow gambling machines statewide.

The death of a well-known journalist is, in Donald Trump's view, all about him.

City government tops the news on today's video roundup.

In this episode, Antwan & Charles provide perspective and conversation on Little Rock's own Joe Johnson dominating The Big3, analysis of the town hall meetings concerning the future of LRSD, and top-ten hip-hop albums of all time. They also discuss the importance of mental health and benefits of therapy/counseling with professional counselor Charmaine Beasley.

ROBB RYERSE The Atlantic has produced a 25-minute documentary on the well-thrashed campaign of a progressive Republican. Robb Ryerse, against Republican incumbent Rep. Steve Womack last year.

Christopher Ogburn of Warren has announced he’ll run as a Democrat for the House District 8 seat held by Republican Rep. Jeff Wardlaw of Warren, a former Democrat.

The Little Rock Planning Commission is scheduled to consider a proposal for redevelopment of the historic Gay Oil Building at Third and Broadway for a car wash.

From Deadline today comes news that Ashlie Atkinson — a Little Rock native and Hendrix College grad who appeared in Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" — will be cast on USA Network's "Mr. Robot."

How Conway native Erin Enderlin's tunes have landed on the lips of Reba McEntire, Terry Clark, Randy Travis and Lee Ann Womack — and where Enderlin's going from here.

We talk with Arkansas Times Film Series curator Omaya Jones about Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund's 2002 Academy Award-nominated crime film "City of God," next up in our screening series.

"I always wanted to play Frankenfurter," Bostwick told us. "But I think everybody does because he’s such a combination of masculinity and surety, meanness. He was compassionless. He was selfish. He was all about him. Basically, he was Donald Trump. It was always, 'I’m the greatest, look at me.' "

The Arkansas Arts Council announced the recipients of its annual Individual Artist Fellowships, a group of unconditional, non-matching awards of $4,000 each, awarded to nine artists in rotating categories.

The Arkansas Cinema Society's Dreamland Film series will begin on Saturday, Sept. 28 with a two-hour screening of HBO's "Insecure," followed by a panel moderated by Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and columnist Philip Martin with producers Deniese Davis and Jayme Lemmons.

Arkansas Times photographer Brian Chilson was on the floor at last night's KISS concert to catch the action.

The University of Arkansas’s School of Art in Fayetteville is in expansion mode, and the person tasked with overseeing that expansion is Gerry Snyder, a self-described small town Idaho boy who came to academia later in life, after working a bunch of non-traditional seasonal jobs so he could carve out more time to paint.

The Arkansas Times sat down with the four stars of “Million Dollar Quartet," which premieres on Friday, Sept. 6 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 6, to talk about their famous characters, performing in the South and playing their own instruments in the show.

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For the ninth annual Main Street Food Truck Festival, a record 84 food trucks have registered to sling all sorts of cuisine on Sunday, Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

We're thrilled to debut a new podcast! "Heaping Spoonful," is a twice-monthly conversation between host Kelley Bass and restaurateurs, chefs, growers and others who have helped generate the legends associated with eateries across the Mid-South. The podcast is presented by Ben E. Keith Mid-South. In the first episode, Arkansas restaurateur George Eldridge — of The Band Box, The Sports Page and Doe's fame — talks about how he got into the business, his beloved grill top and his long friendship with President Clinton.

“It kinda takes people out of their comfort zone,” Vasquez said. “People are like, ‘Why is there a plantain in there?’ or ‘What is a fried plantain?’”

🔥 Feast Mode! We stopped by the newly opened Capo’s Tacos where they mix old school Mexican dining with a modern vibrant atmosphere.

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Blue Sage Vegan's “Don’t Be a Chick’n” sandwich is a masterpiece.

Along the Arkansas River Valley in Altus, there is a wine trail rich in history, rooted in family and eclectic in presentation.

Indian Kitchen drops the pretense of fine dining in favor of Indo-Pak comfort food with a focus on catering.

After much speculation and petitioning, Arkansas Business confirms today that Trader Joe's is indeed setting up shop at the former Toys 'R Us in West Little Rock, at 11500 Financial Center Parkway. 

While Panini & Co. supports vegan and vegetarian lifestyles, general manager Benjamin Hoanzl says the goal is to “provide variety for everybody.”