Food Feedback Friday
Chicken and dumplings from The Southern Gourmasian Once again, it's time to give us all the juicy details on where and what you ate this week. Whether you found a new gem of a place tucked behind some...
View Article'Rapture Us' reaches fundraising goal
You'll recall that the Times spoke with local writer and filmmaker Levi Agee last week about the realities of raising money to make a movie. Agee's "Rapture Us" had been accepted by the nonprofit...
View ArticlePSC approves Entergy switch on power agency
Thanks to Roby Brock for heads up on an Arkansas Public Service Commission order that permits Entergy Arkansas to move forward on an agreement with a new power transmission agency, Indiana-based MISO....
View ArticleSunday: Galactic with Corey Glover
Joe Ely plays at Revolution Sunday. New Orleans funk/fusion favorites Galactic with Living Color lead singer Cory Glover play Juanita's, 7 p.m., $22 adv., $25 day of. Texas country legend Joe Ely is...
View ArticleHere's the lineup for the fall season of 'AETN Presents'
"AETN Presents" starts Nov. 2 with a performance from Don't Stop Please. It's officially fall now, and in addition to the nice cooler temperatures, majestic golden foliage and gusty, autumnal splendor...
View ArticleAnother Friday night open line
Over to you. Finishing up (and if Meatloaf and Mitt Romney's singing don't tell you this campaign has gone on long enough, you are a glutton for punishment): * ABOUT THAT ELECTORAL COLLEGE THINGY:...
View ArticleThe Long Groan Edition
The presidential election, the latest gem from Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, new leadership at the Game and Fish and a whole bunch of poll numbers — all discussed on this week's show. Stream on the jump....
View ArticleMorning notes — desegregation, Planned Parenthood, Game and Fish
At last. Fall. Fine for football. Some odds and ends: NO DEMAGOGUE: Pulaski Superintendent Jerry Guess.* GIVE JERRY GUESS A MEDAL: Jerry Guess left a successful school district to take a tough...
View ArticleEmployer coercion brought to you by Citizens United
A new wrinkle of corporate personhood, thanks to the Republican Supreme Court bloc's Citizens United decision, is this, as reported in the New York Times: Until 2010, federal law barred companies from...
View ArticleA Reliable Beauty
If you're looking for a car who's engine is just broken in when other cars are headed to the junkyard, then check out this 2009 CLK350, a beautiful 5 passenger Red Coupe with only 24,476 Miles and a...
View ArticleFood for Thought symposium at Bowen Law School
Cheree FrancoTrends in food in Arkansas The Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service, a volunteer effort by UALR’s Bowen Law students, held its first public symposium on Friday. The topic...
View ArticleHispanic Caucus issues vote suppression alert
A newsletter from the Third District Hispanic Caucus says a Springdale man who voted in 2008 is not showing up on voter rolls and that others registered this year are also not appearing in the voter...
View ArticleNobody is too repugnant for Republicans to support
HOW LOW WOULD HE GO: Is there anything that could prompt GOP Chair Doyle Webb to disavow a party candidate?Thanks to Jason Tolbert for digging up the clip of Republican Party Chair Doyle Webb...
View ArticleKFSM Chronicles: Separating the News from the Nonsense
I finally sat down last night and did what I have been promising Tracy I would do for quite some time - I took a legal pad and wrote down exactly what one might see on KFSM (Channel 5 -...
View ArticleOpen line, Gangnam Mulerider edition
Nothing much here but regrets over the Hog loss. By popular demand is a Southern Arkansas University lip dub, "Gangnam Style," including a cameo from president David Rankin. Speaking of the Hogs,...
View ArticleThe Eat Arkansas guide to craft beer
JESS MILLER Well unless you've been living under a rock, you may have heard a thing or three about the upcoming Arkansas Times Craft Beer Festival on November 2. The event runs from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at...
View ArticleRallying with Arkansas Republicans, Mike Huckabee
KARK TVPAST AND FUTURE: Mike Huckabee chats with Asa Hutchinson, a potential Republican candidate for governor in 2014. The Arkansas Republican Party held a rally in the River Market last night...
View ArticleThe morning Romney — his victory speech
New York Times columnist Timothy Egan envisions a morning-after-election speech by a winning Mitt Romney. The laundry list of conflicting and mathematically unsustainable promises would be funny if...
View ArticleReduce your carbon footprint with this SUV
The carbon footprint of a new car is the equivalent of 1,000 or more gallons of fuel because of the energy used to produce the car. So a great, green alternative is a pre-owned vehicle. This sleek,...
View ArticleFree Speech takes a hit: Bentonville School Board members discuss Draconian...
It’s sort of intriguing how the most conservative of communities, ones where the words “Freedom and Liberty” might be expected to be emblazoned on the uniforms of city employees, find certain freedoms...
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