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RJ Tao's transitions to Cafe 5501
RJ Tao’s, the upscale Asian fusion restaurant in the Heights will be making the switch to Cafe 5501 in the coming weeks. It will still be under the ownership of Robert Tju and the Chi family, who also...
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Crawford, Griffin urge defunding Obamacare. UPDATE: But Griffin declares he's...
Republicans today released a letter by Rep. Mark Meadows and signed by 79 other Republican members of Congress including Reps. Rick Crawford and Tim Griffin of Arkansas, that appears to edge toward...
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Shotz! applies for private club permit in River Market
Shotz!, a Fayetteville nightclub on Dickson Street, is hoping to open a second location in the River Market, raising objections from some city officials and downtown businesses. Shotz! offers various...
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Blue Hog turns attention to Mark Darr's state credit cards; many more questions
Blue Hog Report continues plowing Lt. Gov. Mark Darr's campaign and official expense records and he's turned up more gems than a fresh plowing of the Crater of Diamonds State Park. Blue Hog makes a...
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Conservation groups: pollution monitoring at hog farm not enough
A coalition of conservation groups yesterday offered measured support but some skepticism regarding Gov. Mike Beebe's proposal of independent, state-funded testing and monitoring at the C&H Hog...
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The Save the Buffalo River open line
Another day done. Another open line. Final words:*SAVE THE BUFFALO RIVER: Want a little bipartisanship? Here's some. Sept. 12, former U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder and his wife the Rev. Betsy Singleton, are...
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Judge Griffen denies recusal request in Josh Hastings retrial
Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen late this afternoon issued a 19-page order responding to a batch of defense motions in the retrial of Josh Hastings, the former Little Rock police office accused of...
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Shining Rae inks deal with Base79
Magnolia native Shannin Watkins, a singer/songwriter who performs as Shining Rae (and who played in our Showcase in 2012), recently signed a two-year partnership with the London-based Base79, one of...
View ArticlePine Bluff gambling raids reach Chenal Valley
A sidelight on Wednesday raids that led to the arrests of 24 people as authorities in Jefferson County cracked down on a string of machine gambling parlors:The Pine Bluff Commercial reported that a...
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Griffin, Crawford dance around shutdown threat
I wrote yesterday at some length about the appearance of the names of Republican Reps. Rick Crawford and Tim Griffin on a letter signed by 80 House members that news organizations left, right and...
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Friday-Sunday To-Do: Parallel Universes Conference
PARALLEL UNIVERSES CONFERENCEVarious times. Crescent Hotel. $75-$125.This weekend is the second annual Parallel Universes Conference at The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. The theme this year is...
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Saturday: Randall Shreve & The Sideshow, Michael Prysock and more
Native Arkansan Iris DeMent is the first high profile act to come to South on Main, Oxford American's new restaurant/performance space. Tickets are sold out to the 8 p.m. concert. Fayetteville's...
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Anatolia arrives in West Little Rock
I’d be incredibly nervous opening a Mediterranean restaurant in this town. The competition is stiff to say the least. What with local favorites such as Layla’s, Istanbul, Leo’s, and a host of other...
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FBI announces reward in case of power line downed near Cabot
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever was responsible for intentionally downing an Entergy high-voltage transmission line in Holland Bottoms on Highway...
View ArticleRepublican announces for Bookout Senate seat
No election has been called — and it's known yet if there will be partisan primaries — but Republican John Cooper of Jonesboro, a Tea Party-backed candidate who lost a race against Rep. Butch Wilkins...
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Jail escapee Derrick Estell and girlfriend in custody in Florida
Derrick Estell, who broke out of the Garland County Jail July 28 in a plot that allegedly included help from his mother and stepfather is in custody in Florida, according to Fox 16. Also arrested was...
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Marriage lawsuit drops governor, attorney general as defendants
The lawsuit filed by Searcy lawyer Cheryl Maples on behalf of a number of gay and lesbian couples seeking to strike down Arkansas bans on same-sex marriage has been amended to drop the governor and...
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Robert Brown announces he's in last year as president of Arkansas Tech
Dr. Robert C. Brown, who finished his 20th year as president of Arkansas Tech University on July 1, has announced that this academic year will be his last as president of the school, which grew to an...
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Food Feedback Friday: lots of liver love
There’s certainly a lot of culinary plans in motion in Little Rock at the moment. Lots of chefs opening new restaurants, lots of old favorites expanding to new digs, and lots of new faces hitting the...
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The House is closing
Forbidden Hillcrest posts a letter from Josh Blevins, owner of The House. The restaurantwill close at the end of this month. An Arkansas Times reviewer panned the restaurant last week, with further...
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