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Chatz Cafe is right on 'cue
Here's an understatement for you all: there's a lot of barbecue out there. And in addition to the vast landscape of restaurants found in our great state, arguments about preferences in smoke, spice,...
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Nate Bell's 'reforms' have serious costs
Rep. Nate Bell, a Tea Party Republican from Mena, has long been a puppet for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the Koch brothers-funded corporate lobby that fronts as a state...
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Make Medicaid more efficient? It's already in the budget.
The cuts recommended by the Department of Human Services to plug the state Medicaid program’s budget shortfall in 2014 and 2015 have caused a stir because they include cuts to Level 3 nursing-facility...
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Hillcrest Artisan Meats celebrates first anniversary
December 1, 2011 saw the grand opening of Hillcrest Artisan Meats, a meat market and sandwich palace that has become one of the most beloved places for Little Rock carnivores to get their meat on....
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Saturday To-Do: Se7en Sharp Shares
SE7EN SHARP SHARES7 p.m. Fox and Hound. $5 adv., $7 door.A lot of Times readers are probably familiar with Central Arkansas rockers Se7en Sharp. The band played in the 2012 Times Musicians Showcase,...
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Friday: Machina and more at Chuck LeCompt benefit at Maxine's
Machina, featuring former members of Evanescence and Future Leaders of the World, plays a benefit show for Hot Springs restaurateur Chuck LeCompt, who is facing high medical bills as a result of cancer...
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ATM robbery on Baseline
A man trying to withdraw money from a cash machine at a bank on Baseline Road Wednesday told police he was accosted and robbed by a knife-wielding thief. Aeriel Johnson of Mabelvale told police that...
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John Ward, journalist and author, dies
News comes from Times columnist Ernie Dumas that John L. Ward, 82, the journalist and author of "The Arkansas Rockefeller"and"Winthrop Rockefeller, Philanthropist" died Thursday of cancer. Ward, a PR...
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ACA health-insurance exchange is coming no matter what. Who should be in charge?
We noted yesterday that Rep. Nate Bell has been quoting Christie Herrera of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Here’s the advice Bell passed on from her on the health-care front: Steps...
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Food Feedback Friday
By now the Thanksgiving leftovers have been consumed, the visiting family members have all returned to their proper places, and you’re starting to stress out about Christmas plans. Aside from the...
View ArticleAre Arkansas Republicans planning to cut Pre-K education program?
Michael Cook, the Democratic political operative now blogging at the Talk Business website, reports on Republican robo-polling that has continued after the election. The poll mentioned that the...
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Sunday To-Do: 'War(m) Chief'
'WAR(M) CHIEF'7:30 p.m. Stickyz. $5 or a donation.This weekend offers a twofer on rock shows that will help make the world a better place. In addition to "Se7en Sharp Shares," you've got War Chief's...
View ArticleTravs finally comment on front office changes
After avoiding questions from the Arkansas Times and other media and seeing a Facebook protest group called Take Me Out of the Ballpark swell to nearly 2,000 members, the Arkansas Travelers finally...
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Creative Expressions show tonight
Work by patients in the Arkansas State Hospital's Creative Expressions art program goes on exhibit tonight in the hospital lobby at 305 S. Palm St. The artist patients, who work with Little Rock artist...
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Tim Griffin to serve on Ways and Means
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffinhas been chosen to serve on the powerful U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. Griffin says this means he will not run for Governor or Senator in 2014, both of which he had...
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Saturday: Winston Family Orchestra at White Water Tavern and more
White Water Tavern hosts a record release show for the oddball psych-pop trio Winston Family Orchestra. Opening the show are lo-fi charmers The Sea Nanners, 10 p.m., $5. The Fifth Annual Celebration of...
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Entering the Times/Root Cafe beard-growing contest? Don't miss the shave-in...
OK, all of you who are hirsute of face and competitive of spirit: The Root Cafe and the Arkansas Times are putting on a beard-growing competition, and the shave-in approacheth. Categories for the...
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Majority Leader not swayed by new DHS projection on Medicaid expansion
As I reported this week, the Department of Human Servicesupdated their study on savings to the state’s bottom line if Medicaid expansion is approved, and the numbers look even better for Arkansas than...
View ArticleEducation groups offer fiery criticism of Supreme Court ruling
Before gathering in Little Rock this afternoon for a two-day summit on improving education, educational organizations released a statement condemning the Arkansas Supreme Court's ruling in Kimbrell v....
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