Food Feedback Friday: the popping out of Pulaski edition
Last week, on Food Feedback Friday, we had a wonderful discussion about the merits of exploring Arkansas and sampling the tastes of towns all over the state. I’ll be the first to admit that most of my...
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Get tickets now for Heritage Hog Roast May 4
Time's running out to get advance tickets for the Arkansas TimesHeritage Hog Roast on May 4.We previewed it last week.11 teams of local chefs will be roasting whole heritage-breed farms from Falling...
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Saturday: Mulehead and Jonathan Wilkins at White Water Tavern
Best get your Sunday hangover recovery plan ready, because country-rockers Mulehead perform at White Water Tavern Saturday, with Jonathan Wilkins, 10 p.m.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Thea Arts Festival is tomorrow in Argenta.
This week's ArtNotes has the lineup for the Thea Arts Festival tomorrow in Argenta. Three blocks of Main Street will be closed off, from Broadway to Sixth, sit-down restaurants will serve food on the...
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Reminder: Arkansas Times Heritage Hog Roast is coming up
Hey y'all, this here is just a friendly reminder that next Saturday — May 4 is the date — your pals at the Times will be putting on a humdinger of a party: The Arkansas Times Heritage Hog Roast.It's...
View ArticleThere goes Barack Obama, agreeing with Mike Ross again
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross has said he would have opposed the recent legislative effort to strip funding from Planned Parenthood for sex education and other health programs (not...
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Download Sean Fresh's track "Throw Up" to benefit Global Kids Arkansas
Alright, here's today's $1 download to help bring Global Kids to Arkansas. It's "Throw Up" by Little Rock's Sean Fresh. Get it here and help make this happen.Also, don't forget about The Shift...
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Win a pair of tickets to see Brit Floyd at Verizon Arena
OK, Floyd freaks, we've got a pair of tickets to give away to Tuesday's Brit Floyd show at Verizon Arena. One of the most widely acclaimed Pink Floyd tribute acts in the world will be performing five...
View ArticlePrairie Grove fires cop in bar scuffle
KNWA reports that the Prairie Grove police department has fired a detective, Rex Frederick, who was involved in a fight in a Fayetteville tavern.Prairie Grove moves faster than the Little Rock Police...
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Monday To-Do: Bill Callahan
BILL CALLAHAN9 p.m. White Water Tavern. $10.Bill Callahan is a singer/songwriter who lives in Austin, Texas, and recorded for many years under the name of Smog. He's released many albums of very high...
View ArticleCongress votes to end air traffic furloughs
The House today voted 361-41 for a measure approved unanimously in the Senate to end air traffic controller furloughs that have caused flight delays. All Arkies were on board.[ Subscribe to the...
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Tabriz auction opens online
Ticket holders to the Arkansas Arts Center's Tabriz "Thursday Night (May 2) Auction" fundraiser (a.k.a. the cheap night) may start your engines now: The Arts Center has created an online bidding site....
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Monday: John Legend at the University of Arkansas
Up at the University of Arkansas, check out "An Evening with John Legend" at Barnhill Arena. The musician and activist will speak and play a few songs, 7 p.m., free.[ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Friday night lines
The line is open. Closing out:* EXECUTION LAW CHALLENGED: A new state law specifying drugs to be used in executions still doesn't meet constitutional muster, inmates have argued in a new federal...
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The Extremism Edition
A Republican even crazier than Nate Bell, the last vetoes of the session, the latest outrage from Tom Cotton and Bloomberg versus Pryor — all covered on this week's podcast.Stream on the...
View ArticleNY Times: 'runaway train' of black farm discrimination payments
I meant to mention this earlier. It's a must read. It's about the federal program to pay damages for systemic bias in the Agriculture Department against black farmers. The discrimination was real. But...
View ArticleHead Start budget cuts announced
A roundup to start this rainy Saturday morning:'* BECAUSE NO CONGRESSMAN USES A HEAD START CENTER: Administrators of Head Start agencies received word yesterday that budgets for the remainder of this...
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Mark Pryor: Stooge of the Night on Letterman show
As several have noted, David Letterman made Mark Pryorhis stooge of the night last night for his vote with the NRA to defeat legislation to expand gun purchase background checks to gun shows.Hey, Alan,...
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Maneet Chauhan shows off book, skills in Arkansas
Doing triple duty as chef, book promoter, and teacher, Chef Maneet Chauhan brought her whirlwind tour to Central Arkansas on Thursday, April 25th. A veteran of fine dining establishments such as...
View ArticleSaturday night live
Over to you. I have a pot of Madras curry made with spices actually blended in Madras (Chennai), Texmati rice, red leaf lettuce from the Hillcrest Farmers Market, Barnhill farm strawberries (house-made...
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