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Rick Ross Verizon Arena concert, remainder of his tour canceled
UPDATE: Well, huh. I'd seen about Ross canceling his North Carolina shows on account of he was supposedly getting online death threats. Now he said he's gone and canceled the rest of the tour"due to...
View ArticleArkansas will partner with feds on health-insurance exchange
It’s official: Arkansas will partner with the federal government on the health-insurance exchange required by the Affordable Care Act. No surprise. Insurance companies will be charged an additional 3.5...
View ArticleStore robbery in Mablevale
The Crackerbox convenience store at 10402 Mablevale Pike was held up last night just after 9:30 p.m. by two men. Clerks said they were working behind the counter when two masked robbers came in with...
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12-12-12 is Pepper Boy Day, so check out his killer new album "Nitetime'
Little Rock's Pepperboy has an early Christmas present for everybody. I'll give you a hint what it is: a new 15-track album called "Nitetime."If by chance any of ya'll missed it, be sure to read John...
View ArticleBank robbery on Cantrell
LRPD spokesperson Cassandra Davis reports that the Metropolitan Bank branch at 7401 Cantrell Road was robbed today by a male and female couple who displayed a handgun and later pepper sprayed a teller....
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Mark Martin posts that government help is "evil" on Facebook
At least this time, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin’s inflammatory rhetoric on Facebook is mere boilerplate, not a promise to “take care” of eliminating Spanish-language voter forms, in...
View ArticleOpen Line
BAD NEWS FOR COACH BB: Arkansas running back Knile Davis announced today that he will forego his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Bummer. He doesn’t project as a first-rounder right now, but...
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Little Rock unveils 'Creative Corridor' plan
Two architects unveiled the city of Little Rock's master plan for a cultural corridor on Main Street today. Fayetteville's Marlon Blackwell, private architect and department head of the Fay Jones...
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Tech park eliminates old Alltel building
After reaching a concensus that Building 5 on Allied Drive was poorly configured for wet labs and clusters of tech businesses, the Little Rock Technology Park Authority board tonight eliminated it from...
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Friday-Sunday To-Do: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's 'Happy Holidays'
ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 'HAPPY HOLIDAYS'8 p.m. Robinson Center Music Hall. $18-$58.There's probably not another time of year that's as infused with sentimental sounds as what we call "The Holiday...
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Saturday To-Do: Kingsdown Toys for Tots Christmas Party
KINGSDOWN TOYS FOR TOTS CHRISTMAS PARTY8:30 p.m. Revolution. $8 or $5 with toy donation.This is the fourth year in a row that the guys in Kingsdown have hosted a Toys for Tots Christmas throwdown to...
View ArticleAG rejects Regnat Populus ballot title
Regnat Populus' amended ballot title and proposal to amend campaign finance laws was rejected by the state attorney general Wednesday because of ambiguities in the wording of the penalty portion of the...
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Milford Track is worth tracking down
If you are serious about eating good food you must oftentimes hunt it down in unlikely locations. And sometimes, these places do require a bit of searching simply to even locate the restaurant. Little...
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Friday: Wht Grlz, Luella and the Sun, Greg Spradlin and more
Get your dancefloor action at Revolution, with Wht Grlz, Neural of Evil Bastards, Big Brown, Lawler, Transisto, Ewell, Jason D. Spencer Rx vs. Stetra, Brian Dub Hill, Mr. Napalm and Jase the Trip,...
View ArticleThat way lies madness: convincing yourself that you have “influence”
I have been writing for a few years now, and very early on I learned not to let a little praise go to my head. My writing doesn’t move mountains, change hearts of stone or win elections for anyone,...
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Capital Hotel hires executive chef
Big news for foodies: The Capital Hotel announced yesterday that Chef Joël Antunes has been named executive chef, overseeing Ashley’s and the Capital Bar and Grill. Antunes won the James Beard Best...
View ArticleWho should run the health-insurance exchanges?
Good roundup last night on Marketplace on the question of whether to have states or the federal government run the health-insurance exchanges. Arkansas announced yesterday that for now the state will...
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Jason Baldwin talks about 'Paradise Lost' at 'Cameras' event
Last night, we kicked off the first night of the two-day "Cameras in the Court" event we're co-sponsoring with the Clinton School for Public Service and the Little Rock Film Festival. The first...
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Rheem announces layoffs in Ft. Smith
Heating and air manufacturer Rheemannounced today that it will lay off 75-100 hourly workers from their Ft. Smith plant in January, adding to the 60 workers let go last January. The latest round of...
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Truck of missing man, skeletal remains found in White Co.
A truck belonging to a man who has been missing since May has been found in a remote part of White County, with skeletal remains nearby. James Ellworth Rainerson, 63, was reported missing on May 15....
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