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Sunday: Heartless Bastards at Stickyz
The Heartless Bastards play at Stickyz Sunday. Stickyz has a big night Sunday, with Heartless Bastards, Wussy and Amasa Hines, 18-and-older, 8 p.m., $12. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Win tickets to Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's 'Beethoven & Bluejeans'
The Times and ASO are giving away tickets to "Beethoven & Bluejeans." The Times and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra are giving away five pairs of tickets to the annual "Beethoven & Bluejeans"...
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The Pre-Election Edition
A bad week for Romney, a glimmer of hope for Herb Rule, weed wars, the narrative of the state legislative elections, city board elections and more — covered this week on the podcast. Stream on the...
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Review: STRFKR at Revolution
Cheree FrancoStarfucker played at Revolution Thursday night. Last night, the Oregon-based indie-tronica group (whose longhand title is less modestly dubbed Starfucker) drew an eclectic mix of young...
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Here's a new video from The Alpha Ray
Need a little something to get you primed for The Alpha Ray's album release show that's tonight at White Water Tavern? Then try out this weird, yet also strangely beautiful video for the band's new...
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Bill Clinton enters Arkansas legislative fray with radio ad
Clinton LibrarySTILL CAMPAIGNING IN ARKANSAS: Bill Clinton, shown in his 1974 congressional race, is back campaigning in Arkansas, by radio, 38 years later.The Arkansas Black Political Caucus has...
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Arkansas Times Beer Fest a hit
The first Arkansas Times Craft Beer Fest last night in the Argenta Arts District was a hit. We sold out of tickets and, sorry, ran out of the souvenir beer mugs provided for tasting by the 700-plus in...
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The core dishonesty on Issue 2 requires NO vote
REDEVELOPMENT? Mall at Turtle Creek in Jonesboro, which benefited from an earlier stab at a redevelopment amendment, would have been built with or without taxpayer subsidy, officials said at the time....
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Times versus the yard signs
Okay, it’s not exactly the Electoral College versus the popular vote, but still . . . I’m not taking issue with the Northwest Arkansas Times endorsing Dan Coody in his bid to reclaim the role of mayor...
View ArticleWoo pig open line
A homecoming victory for the Hogs seems the big news of the day amid the flurry of last-minute desperation election appeals and misdirection plays. You tell me what's going on. [ Subscribe to the...
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UPDATE: Campaign cash went to Sen. Hutchinson's ex-girlfriend
NEW ALLEGATION: Former girlfriend figures in story about Jeremy Hutchinson.I got a heads-up last night that Stephens Media was set to break this story about Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson:His former...
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Circuit judge race finishes in the mud
Pulaski and Perry County voters will select a juvenile judge Tuesday. It's a runoff in a race that Little Rock's Patti James very nearly won outright in May. John Hout barely squeaked into the runoff.I...
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Morning notes — police force, federal court payday
A few more notes about news not yet fully developed:* POLICE FORCE: Speaking of use of force by the Little Rock police. I'm told that at least two more federal lawsuits are in the offing about Little...
View ArticleMitt Romney: On hiring your very worst bosses to run the country
How many men at this hour are living in a state of bondage to the machines? How many spend their whole lives, from the cradle to the grave, in tending them by night and day? - Samuel Butler (novelist)...
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Gentlemen, start your pumpkins
On the Sunday after Halloween you pay your money and you take your chances rolling used pumpkins down the steep hill on Midland south of Hill Road. The longest rolls win prizes. Pumpkin splattering is...
View ArticleA glorious open line
It doesn't get any better than this day. But you're welcome to complain just the same. The line is open. Final words:* SLEAZIEST AD OF THE SEASON: A lot of mud is flying, but the Republican Party of...
View ArticleLegal conflict awaits end of presidential election
I predicted on the radio yesterday that President Obama would be re-elected if there's a fair election. I claim no insight. I also believe in climate change. The science of public opinion research...
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Republicans ready to bring DC gridlock to Arkansas
DO IT OUR WAY OR ELSE: Sen. Michael Lamoureux.I wish the Democrat-Gazette wasn't behind a pay wall because Charlie Frago's article about Medicaid expansion provides some important insight into...
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President Clinton endorses Herb Rule for 2nd District Congress
Well sure he does. News release from Herb Rule of Little Rock, the Democratic candidate for 2nd District Congress.Herb Rule proudly announces today an endorsement by his old friend and former President...
View ArticleSex trade turns into a robbery
A police report on an incident about 9:30 p.m. Saturday from a man who took a woman back to his trailer off Stanton Road in Southwest Little Rock. Fair warning:[The suspect] advised that he met Suspect...
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