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Friday To-Do: Jim Dandy, Rwake, Pallbearer
JIM DANDY, RWAKE, PALLBEARER9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern.It might not seem real obvious on first blush, but Southern rock legends Black Oak Arkansas exerted an enormous influence not just on their...
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Tonight: Third Day at Verizon Arena
Christian rock giants Third Day play at Verizon Arena tonight, with Colton Dixon and Josh Wilson, 7 p.m., $21-$43.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleLittle Rock records sixth homicide
The Little Rock Police Department says Abe Hall, 58, of 3608 Asher, has died as a result of gunshot wounds suffered at his home early this morning. Another man inside the home was wounded.Details are...
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Here are some photos of last weekend's Designers Choice Fashion Preview
Brian Chilson went to last weekend's Designers Choice Fashion Preview and provided us with lots of photos. More are available here.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleExxon hates this TV ad
Over the top? Hyperbole? Perhaps. But it seems clear to me the video is a satirical way of attacking Exxon Mobil.Exxon doesn't like it.A news release from the group that made and wanted to air the...
View ArticleUPDATE: House approves Medicaid expansion
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATEAfter more than an hour of earnest debate, the House approved enabling legislation to expand the state Medicaid program through increasing the number covered by federally paid...
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Thursday night line
The Thursday night line is open. Final words:* THE MEAN STREETS OF LR AND THE MEAN LR COPS: The Guardian has taken another look at use of force by the Little Rock police force, with detailed reporting...
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Central Arkansas Water asks Exxon to relocate pipeline
The board of the Central Arkansas Water utility met today and, as expected, adopted a resolution asking for information from Exxon Mobil about causes of the pipeline rupture at Mayflower and for...
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Gov. Beebe, Speaker Carter prefer climactic Medicaid vote tomorrow, but ....
The deciding influence on holdout Republicans on Medicaid expansion lies more in the hands of Republican colleagues than in the governor's office, unlike some mighty legislative cliffhangers of years...
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UPDATE: Medicaid, guns, bicycles on the Broadway Bridge
A light input overnight. A few things stand out.* IT'S ALL ABOUT MEDICAID: Will today be a climactic day on Arkansas's decision on expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care initiative?...
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Saturday: Bam Margera at Revolution, after-party at Discovery
Jackass and CKY star Bam Margera brings the madness to Revolution, with Hunter Moore and members of CKY, 18-and-older, 9 p.m., $15-$40. As for the ragin' after-party? Where else but Discovery? That...
View ArticleAttack on referendum process continues
The Oaklawn and Southland casinos, gas lobby and other business interests are in a House committee this morning with an 11th-hour amendment to SB 821 to strangle the ballot referendum process. This is...
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Saturday To-Do: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra: 'Midori & Tchaikovsky'
ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 'MIDORI & TCHAIKOVSKY'8 p.m. Robinson Center Music Hall. $14-$52.The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra winds down its current season with a performance highlighted by the...
View ArticleExxon security at the Mayflower spill
More interesting video above from the Tar Sands Blockade, an activist group that is looking at the impact of the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline break.At the 4:49 mark in the video, you'll see an...
View ArticleMedicaid vote delayed until Monday
I'm awaiting a further report from David Ramsey at the Capitol, but the vote on the Medicaid expansion appropriation will be put off until Monday. Legislators will get a weekend to talk to...
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Blanche Lincoln speaks out for rights of Arkansas women
It's a measure of how cynical people had become about former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln that an opinion piece she's posted on Huffington Post has people wondering what her ulterior motive might...
View ArticleRick Smith named UAMS med school dean
Dr. G. Richard Smith, chair of the department of psychiatry at UAMS, will be the new dean of the College of Medicine, succeeding Dr. Debra Fiser.UAMS news release follows on the jump.G. Richard Smith,...
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Rick Redden Memorial at studioMAIN
studioMAIN and AMR Architects will host a celebration of the life of the late architect and downtown devotee Rick Redden tonight from 5-9 p.m. The 2nd Friday Art Night event inaugurates studioMAIN's...
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Sunny night for 2nd Friday, with mint juleps
Second Friday Art Night, from 5-8 p.m. tonight, will be unusually festive: The Historic Arkansas Museum, which is showing photographs by 11 members of the Blue Eyed Knocker Photo Club and “Phenomena of...
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The Rep's Silver ArtWorks is Saturday
Don't forget: The Arkansas Repertory Theatre's ArtWorks XXV auction is Saturday night at the theater at Sixth and Main streets. For $50, you can eat and drink and bid on work by more than 90 artists....
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