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Wednesday: The Devil Makes Three
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE8:30 p.m. Revolution. $13 adv., $15 day of.At this point, bands that mix it up at the intersection of country, folk, blues, hillbilly, ragtime, rock 'n' roll and punk aren't really...
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On the big screen: The Jim Lindsey story
Word comes in today of completion of a documentary on Jim Lindsey, the Razorback star who became a successful real estate developer and behind-the-scenes political power.It's the work of a young...
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One month after Mayflower, Exxon is upbeat UPDATE: Dustin McDaniel weighs in
Oil company cheerleader Jason Rapert, the senator for the Mayflower oil spill zone, helped get out the ExxonMobil public relations message today by tweeting news of the oil company's report a month...
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Coming to Boswell-Mourot: Huss, Taylor, Chapman, Bremner, Wilkinson
Boswell-Mourot Fine Art at 5816 Kavanaugh Blvd. will open a new exhibition, "Arkansas Artists & Their Works," Saturday, May 11, with a reception from 6-9 p.m. The exhibition will showcase a variety...
View ArticleFlash: Texas grows enlightened on women's issues
Interesting story from Texas on the Texas legislature. Republicans, who control nearly everything in Texas, apparently suffered huge blowback from their war on women in the last legislative session...
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Tuesday topics
The line is open early. The roundup of odds and ends is in the political vein:* THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT HAS DESIGNS ON ARKANSAS: Church and State magazine reports on plans by the American Renewal Project,...
View ArticleTheatreSquared in northwest Arkansas announces new lineup
Fayetteville’s TheatreSquared last week announced the lineup for its eighth season. The five-play season will feature the world premiere of “The Spiritualist” by Robert Ford; “4,000 Miles” by Amy...
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Summer opera: Puccini, Donizetti, Gilbert and Sullivan
Opera in the Ozarks celebrates its 63rd season at Inspiration Point this summer with alternating performances of three favorites: Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," Donizetti's "The Elixir of Love," and...
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UA team wins MIT prize
The Boston Globe reports that a startup enterprise from the University of Arkansas has won $250,000 as the winner of the MIT Clean Energy Prize.Picasolar is developing technology to improve the...
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The Governor's Culinary Challenge: Who made the grade?
Last week, we were fortunate enough to attend the Governor’s Culinary Challenge at the Capital Hotel. The event placed ten highly acclaimed Arkansas chefs head-to-head in a friendly competition and...
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'Powder, lead, walnut, brass and steel': Nate Bell's tribute to weapons
Kind of a nicely written narrative from Rep. Nate Bell of Mena on what he says was a formative episode of his youth, when, he says, a 30-30 rifle gave him the backing he needed to scare a would-be...
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Escaped teen is sought: Update
A manhunt is underway for Brandon Metcalf, 17, who escaped between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. last night from the Dermott Juvenile Treatment Center. Metcalf, from Atkins, was committed to the facility Oct. 26,...
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News update: E-mails on Imboden graduation controversy, more
Some late arriving news item:* IMBODEN SUPERINTENDENT DID TALK ABOUT BRYANT HUDDLESTON AS GRADUATION SPEAKER: We've been writing about the complaint by California TV producer and former KAIT anchor...
View ArticleTech Park about to heat up
I wrote this morning about the latest development on the woebegone Little Rock Technology Park — a rump effort to take over the site selection process because of factional divisions. In short, Chair...
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Thursday and Friday To-Do: Thick Syrup Anniversary Shows
THICK SYRUP ANNIVERSARY SHOWS9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern.It's been seven years (eight really, but he doesn't count the first one) since Travis McElroy got the itch to become a record label mogul. In...
View ArticleThe midweek, midafternoon open line
Over to you. I have to see a man about some siding. Final words (except Leslie Peacock will drop in on the Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board meeting this afternoon, which ought to be...
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Back to square one for tech park
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority board of directors had a come-to-Jesus meeting today, its members [most of them anyway] speaking candidly about confusion about what the board's goals are. Is...
View ArticleNixes on Exes
"I went to the George Strait concert and heard him sing 'All My Exes Live In Texas.' I knew that was wrong, but I didn't say anything. by Doug SmithMunthlee Parker writes:"I went to the George Strait...
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Ben Taylor at Juanita's
Also, Thick Syrup Anniversary Shows at White Water Tavern, 'The Main Thing: Wiener Day at the Rollercade' at the Joint, Ola Podrida at Vino's, Arkansas Delta Rockabilly Festival, the Arkansas Symphony...
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Diamonds in the manure of the Arkansas legislature
Some legislators and legislation shone.The big oneThe legislature got lots of things very wrong but managed against long odds to get the biggest issue right. Hundreds of thousands of low-income...
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