Open Line
The line is open. Closing out...*READ THIS ARTICLE: As Arkansas legislators grandstand on Planned Parenthood, this nuanced and engaging piece in the New York Times is a breath of fresh air: "What...
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UAMS' poses alternative to St. Vincent collaboration
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has reworked its proposal for an affiliation with St. Vincent Infirmary that would create a new entity for shared services but drop the single management...
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Wes Bentley cast in Ryan Murphy HBO pilot
Arkansas actor Wes Bentley has been cast in the starring role in the HBO pilot "Open" that Ryan Murphy ("Glee,""American Horror Story") is executive producing.According to The Hollywood Reporter,...
View ArticleObamacare guides hot topic at PEER subcommittee
The Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) joint subcommittee met earlier today, with a good chunk of attention devoted to the outreach workers that will be hired as part of the...
View ArticlePryor leaning toward support of immigration reform bill
Sen. Mark Pryor is still being relatively cagey, natch, but he told the Wall Street Journal that his "inclination is to vote for the [immigration reform] legislation." In the last week, a poll...
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Saturday: Twista at Discovery
Chicago hip-hop legend Twista comes to Discovery Nightclub. He'll go on stage late-ish, and all the regular Discovery fun is on the docket too, 9 p.m.-5 a.m., $10 before midnight, $15 after.[ Subscribe...
View ArticleThe NRA has Mark Pryor's back; Bloomberg group keeps up pressure
The National Rifle Association will run 60-second radio ads over the next two weeks defending Sen. Mark Pryoragainst the ads from New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg criticizing Pryor for being weak on gun...
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Food Feedback Friday: cross-eyed, clearing out, and couscous
I hope you all are getting out there and sampling some of the lovely produce we’ve got sprouting up all over Arkansas. The farmers markets are in full force and delivering some of the greatest produce...
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Saturday To-Do: John McAteer and The Gentlemen Firesnakes
JOHN MCATEER AND THE GENTLEMEN FIRESNAKES8 p.m. Vino's. $5.John McAteer— known to more than a few folks as Johnny Mac, solo artist and frontman for The Reds — released the album "Dark Houses" last...
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Saturday To-Do: Meet and Greet with Brooks Robinson
MEET AND GREET WITH BROOKS ROBINSON5:30 p.m. Lamar Porter Field. $10.Little Rock's Lamar Porter Field is a treasure. The WPA-built ball field on Seventh Street was constructed in 1936 and is the oldest...
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Arkansas Cooks at the Bernice Garden
Regular readers of Eat Arkansas know how much Daniel and I love the SoMa neighborhood. Those folks south of I-630 are the true definition of community, from the locally-owned businesses to the many...
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Saturday To-Do: Tinkerfest
TINKERFEST10 a.m.-4 p.m. Museum of Discovery. $8-$10, free for members.This sounds very cool, especially for those with young'uns (or young-at-heart'uns): The 2nd Annual Tinkerfest. Organized by the...
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Saturday To-Do: Project Pat
PROJECT PAT10 p.m. Juanita's. $15 adv., $20 day of.Longtime Memphis rapper and Three 6 Mafia associate Project Pat comes to town Saturday. He's been pumping out the Dirty South jams at a steady clip...
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Sue Evers pleads not guilty in singer impersonation case
Larry Henry, the managing editor at KFSM 5News in Ft. Smith, tweeted this morning that Sue Evers, the woman police accuse of impersonating the bluegrass singer Alison Krauss as part of an alleged...
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Saturday: TobyMac, South Main Vintage Market and more
Magic Springs hosts Contemporary Christian Music star TobyMac, with Capital Kings, Timberwood Amphitheater, 9 p.m., $50-$60. 2013 Simply Red: A Night of Stars is a fundraiser for the Arkansas AIDS...
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Win a pair of tickets to see Johnny Winter at Juanita's
Hey there, how about this: you and a buddy get to go see Johnny Winter June 21 at Juanita's PLUS get to go to the meet-n-greet before the show and maybe get your picture made with the blues guitar...
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Jerry Phillips at Butler Center
Jerry Phillips' last one-man show in Little Rock, you may remember, was "Into Thin Air"at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2009, a show inspired by his thoughts on the myth of the Yeti....
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Sheriff deputy arrested for prostitution deal
A Garland County sheriff's deputy was arrested last night on a federal warrant for enticing an individual to engage in prostitution, the U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge and the FBI just announced. The...
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Aj Smith, Marjorie Williams-Smith
Silverpoint drawings by Aj Smith and Marjorie Williams-Smith, two of Arkansas's biggest talents, are on exhibit at Hearne Fine Art in a show called "Reflections in Silver." The gallery will be open for...
View ArticleCoalition holds immigration reform vigil tonight
The Arkansas Keeping Families Together Campaign, a coalition of groups in favor of immigration reform, will hold a vigil tonight at First United Methodist downtown at 7 p.m. Organizers hope to...
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