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A detour in De Valls Bluff
Yesterday, I reported on the Memphis leg of our recent trip, citing some of the finest dining we experienced in the city. But as anyone who's traveled there recently can tell you, the short 2-3 hour...
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Here are some photos from last weekend's Wakarusa
Photographer Grav Weldon sent more photos from last weekend's Wakarusa music festival at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark. Here are some of the photos he sent earlier.More after the jump.[ Subscribe to the...
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Friday: Amy Lavere, '13' at The Weekend Theater and more
Memphis singer/songwriter Amy LaVere brings her jazzy Americana and gorgeous, singular voice to White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $7. Folk/blues singer John Fulbright plays at Stickyz, with Ruston Kelly,...
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Tom Cotton says president is "court packing"
I'll say this for Rep. Tom Cotton: he knows his audience. If there is a nonsensical argument to make against President Obama, Cotton will leap to the head of the line. This week's entry is the...
View ArticleGov. Beebe appoints Jay Shue Medicaid Inspector General
Gov. Mike Beebe today announced the appointment of Jay Shue as the state's first Medicaid Inspector General. The position was created via legislation from Sen. David Sanders. Shue has directed the...
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Farm to Table: An Arkansas Times eating event
If you attended the Arkansas Times Whole Hog Roast, you will remember that Brian Kearns came away with first place. Now the Times and the executive chef at the Little Rock Country Club are teaming up...
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Lunch with a side of 'judicious marksmanship'
While out at lunch today, we saw this sticker on both doors of a fast-food sandwich shop in North Little Rock. I know the thought of my fellow diners packing heat is supposed to make me feel safer, but...
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Will there be enough carriers to create a competitive health insurance...
We noted on Tuesday the announcement of letters of intent from four carriers to sell on the Arkansas health-insurance exchange, known as the Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM). That was followed up...
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Rembrandt in Little Rock
Thanks to a gracious Todd Herman, director of the Arkansas Arts Center, I got a tour today of the Arts Center’s bang-up “Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Treasures of Kenwood House, London”...
View ArticleMasterpiece open line
ART! I'm checking out the Kentwood House exhibition at the Arkansas Art Center tonight. Don't miss Leslie's review of the show, a rare chance to see a large collection of European masterpieces here in...
View ArticleAnti-abortion group can't intervene in federal suit
The anti-abortion group Concepts of Truth may not intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arkansas's 12-week abortion ban, Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled today. Here's the ruling....
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Saturday To-Do: Amy Garland
AMY GARLAND9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern.There's some seriously great playing on some very, very good tunes on the new Amy Garland album, "Hang a Light." The singer/songwriter hosts the "Backroads" show...
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Saturday To-Do: Brewer and Shipley
BREWER AND SHIPLEY5 p.m. Basin Spring Park, Eureka Springs. Free.To be real candid about it, my mom is not exactly the most hip musical connoisseur. Back in 1970 or so, about the time The Stooges were...
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Food Feedback Friday: lemongrass and Lin's
Welcome back to everyone’s favorite day of the week, Friday. I’m certainly glad to see its smiling face again, especially when it means we get to talk food, here, on Food Feedback Friday. Lots of great...
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Saturday To-Do: Future, Ace Hood
FUTURE, ACE HOOD7:30 p.m. Barton Coliseum. $50-$100.Last year, you could've seen Future at Revolution for $20. That was before he became the rapper of the moment, though. If anyone not named Jay-Z or...
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Morning Notes: Shoffner, C&H Hog Farm
*THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: Picture above from BuzzFeed, which reports that Dunkin' Donuts is offering the Doughnut Bacon Sandwich, starting today. This sounds like something I dreamed up when...
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Our far-flung correspondents
Courtesy of Max, where did the word "geyser" come from? Iceland.[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticlePoll shows opposition to immigration reform in Arkansas
Talk Business reports on a poll out from the anti-immigration group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The poll finds that 60 percent of Arkansans oppose the immigration reform bill...
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Saturday: Arkansas Bo, Earl & Them and more
Two of the biggest rappers around are at Barton Coliseum tonight, but Stuttgart's Arkansas Bo could probably out-rap both of 'em. He's celebrating the release of his new album, "My Pahtnaz Nem," at...
View ArticleArmed robbery at LR Kroger store
The Kroger store at 8415 W. Markham was robbed this morning by an unknown assailant brandishing a pistol. The Kroger is near the intersection of W. Markham and Rodney Parham.Workers at the store told...
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