LRPD takes heat over arrests of high schoolers participating in ‘junior takeover’
Little Rock police ticketed and temporarily detained more than 50 high schoolers on loitering charges at Mabelvale Elementary on May 31, a move that continues to draw criticism.
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How a scrappy group in Fort Smith organized for climate action and won
Organizing on climate change takes work, but one Arkansas group shows us how it’s done.
Arkansas stuck among bottom five states for child well-being, report shows
Arkansas remains among the worst states for child well-being, ranking 45th nationwide for the second year in a row, according to the annual Annie E. Casey Foundation report released Monday.
Two historically Black Arkansas colleges open their doors to displaced Job Corps students
Local colleges and the Little Rock community are rallying to help displaced Job Corps students find stable housing and employment following the phased pause of the program.
Escaped murderer and rapist captured
Escaped murderer and rapist Grant Hardin has been captured less than two miles from the prison he escaped from after a days-long manhunt.
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The Rep’s ‘Me and the Devil’ marries myth, mirth and misfortune
Is “Me and the Devil,” the Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s latest, a comedy or a drama? Written and directed by Little Rock native Steve H. Broadnax III, the play is wonderfully uncategorizable, starting in the land of laughs and then drifting naturally into engrossing depth while never losing sight of its uproarious edge.
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Milano’s now open in former West Little Rock Kemuri space
Milano’s Italian Restaurant has completed the move to its new West Little Rock location in the former Kemuri West space in the Centre at Chenal shopping center at 17200 Chenal Parkway.
Name drop for new restaurant replacing Cañon Grill in Hillcrest
“Hillcrest, meet Plain Jane. Plain Jane, meet Hillcrest.” That’s the message on a sign taped to one of the windows of the vacant restaurant that formerly housed Cañon Grill in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood at 2811 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Fayetteville’s Girls Gone BBQ closing later this month
Girls Gone BBQ, a Fayetteville barbecue restaurant owned and operated by pitmistress Dana Neely, announced that it will close later this month citing high rent and a lack of consistent community support.
@ The Corner owner files permit application for interior renovation of Cañon Grill space
Arkansas Business reported on Monday that one of the owners of downtown restaurant @ The Corner has applied with the city of Little Rock for a building permit for an interior renovation of the 2,200-square-foot former Cañon Grill space on Kavanaugh Boulevard.