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The Arkansas Times’ Natives Guide answers all the unspoken questions that the residents of Pulaski County have about their home in the intellectual capital of Arkansas. To create a framework for handling all those questions, we landed on the number 15. This is the first issue of the Arkansas Times in 2015, and the number 15 seems to pop up a lot here — for example, there are 30 people on staff at the Arkansas Times, which is 2 X 15. For those of you with beautiful minds out there, 15 is also the number of magic squares, and by that we don’t mean the elders on staff of the Arkansas Times, and is a triangular number: 1+2+3+4+5=15. So there you are. That doesn’t mean we didn’t stray from the 15 theme. No matter. We expect the information provided in the Natives Guide will provide readers with sometimes amusing, sometimes surprising and always edifying details of life here in Pulaski County. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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n January, the Duggar family of Northwest Arkansas will reveal that, due to Jim Bob Duggar’s being bitten by a radioactive Mormon, the paterfamilias has been blessed with the ability to reproduce by budding, much like a sea anemone. The first asexually-reproduced Duggar will be revealed to the world two days later, with another coming every six days or so until either Jim Bob’s supply of stray hairs, moles and skin tags is depleted, or Arkansas’s population is entirely Duggar, whichever comes first.
In April, a look at the old emails of former Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines following his retirement will reveal that the multicolored disco lights installed on downtown bridges during his term in office are actually part of a plot to hypnotize the citizenry into believing that the trolley system is a perfectly good allocation of county resources.
A large spacecraft will land on the lawn of the state Capitol in July, with the beatific beings of light who emerge angrily demanding to know what we’ve done to their ambassador of goodwill and peace, TC Edwards.
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The Arkansas Legislature will push through the Unborn Firearms Protection Act of 2015 in February. It mandates that each pregnant woman submit to having a loaded and fully functional handgun implanted in her uterus so her fetus can fend off any would-be abortion providers.
In May, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department will reveal that it has run out of money to complete the I-630/I-430 interchange in West Little Rock, leaving motorists headed for Saline County from downtown no other choice than to complete a “Dukes of Hazzard”-esque jump over an unfinished section of the road deck before continuing on their way.
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4 To solve the state’s prison overcrowding crisis, lawmakers will activate “Project Thunderdome” in March, building a high fence around Pine Bluff and allowing the city to be transformed into a squalid prison colony run by criminal warlords, where only the strongest and most heavily armed survive. Most residents there will notice no change.
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7 In June, former Govs. Mike Beebe, David Pryor, Dale Bumpers, Jim Guy Tucker and occasional guest star Bill Clinton will debut an all-male exotic revue called “You Can’t Spell Gubernatorial Without ...”
10 In August, after Arkansas Travelers mascot Otey the Swamp Possum slips sportswriter Wally Hall a scrawled note in which Otey begs for the sweet release of death, it will be revealed that the mascot is not actually a guy in a suit, but a hideous human/animal chimera created in a top secret lab off the coast of South Korea.
11 In June, ExxonMobil will cease their efforts to re-open the Pegasus pipeline that ruptured at Mayflower in 2013, announcing that they will be opting for a much safer system that uses a giant circus cannon to fire train tank cars full of crude oil over Arkansas, to be caught by a cartoonish, oneacre catcher’s mitt at the Texas border.
In September, the Arkansas Times’ Observer will be unmasked as former Pulaski County Sheriff Tommy Robinson, who writes the column on a lapdesk made from the shattered skulls of his enemies and is paid in raw meat.
13 In October, keepers at the Little Rock Zoo will discover that the zoo’s two jaguars have made paper mache copies of themselves to fool guards before tunneling out in search of more delicious toddlers.
14 In November, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin will be impeached following a tearful press conference in which Martin finally admits that he is not, in fact, “that NASCAR car guy” everybody thought he was when they voted for him.
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In December, two guys drunkenly crossing their streams while taking a leak behind Vino’s will somehow lead to a “Ghostbusters”-style total protonic reversal and the end of all life on earth as we know it.
H15TORY! We explore ol’ No. 15 in Arkansas history. Why? Because it’s ’15!
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he Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (online at encyclopediaofarkansas.net) is one of our favorite stops on the “Interwebs,” chock-full of intriguing information about the place we call home. We never come away from a visit to those digital stacks without learning good stuff about this state we adore. For the 2015 Natives Guide, we decided to plug variations on the number 15 into its search window and see what popped up. The results, seen below in no particular order (except for the events of 1815 and 1915, a nod to the century marks), turn out to be a real smorgasbord of Arkansas history, from the pre-territorial era to the present day. Here we go:
Davidsonville, in the Arkansas Territory, is founded in 1815 and the territory’s first post office and courthouse are established in the years following.
In 1803, the U.S. government purchases the Louisiana Territory (which includes present-day Arkansas) for the fire-sale price of $15 million. The territory would first be surveyed in 1815.
Jan. 1, 1915: Gov. George Donaghey declares the Arkansas State Capitol — which had been under construction since July 1899, becoming a costly boondoggle and political football in the intervening years — complete. Feb. 8, 1915: Hugh Patterson Jr., the Arkansas Gazette publisher who led the paper at the time of the 1957 Central High School Crisis (when its coverage of the crisis won two Pulitzer Prizes), is born in Cotton Plant, Miss. March 20, 1915: The great gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharp is born at Cotton Plant in Woodruff County. March 27, 1915: The great blues guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr. is born in the community of Turkey Scratch near Helena. March 1915: “The Champion,” a short film starring Charlie Chaplin and featuring Little Rock native and film star Bronco Billy Anderson in a cameo role, premieres. June
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Wheelbarrow coal mine in Johnson County go on strike, leading to the thenfamous Wheelbarrow Strike of 1915. July 1, 1915: A farmer reports the first sighting of the so-called “White River Monster” — an enormous gray beast allegedly as big as a city bus — on the White River near Newport. July 5, 1915: North Little Rock City Hall opens at Main and Broadway streets. (Little Rock City Hall had opened previously, on April 15, 1908, at West Markham and Broadway streets.) July 20, 1915: Little Rock’s Mount Holly Cemetery Association is incorporated. The Arkansas General Assembly passed the Newberry Act in 1915, which banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the state, five years before the 18th Amendment instituted Prohibition nationwide Little Italy, a community of Italian immigrants near the border of Pulaski and Perry counties, was founded in 1915. CONTINUED ON PAGE 25
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ecause this is a list of public and private agencies in Pulaski County that offer services to those in need of assistance we’re departing from the number 15 theme here. The list is by no means comprehensive, but we hope it provides a good place to start. Addresses are in Little Rock unless noted.
ABUSE AND NEGLECT HOTLINES Arkansas Adult Protective Services. For filing reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation of impaired or endangered adults, including the elderly. 1-800482-8049 (24-hour hotline), aradultprotection.com. Arkansas Child Abuse Prevention. For reporting instances of child abuse and neglect. Maintained by the Arkansas State Police. 1-800-482-5964, stoparchildabuse.com. Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Nonprofit resource center for victims of domestic violence. 1-800-2694668 (Arkansas hotline), 1-800-799-7233 (U.S. hotline), domesticpeace.com.
Cocaine Anonymous. 374-1334, caarkansas.org. Better Community Development Hoover Treatment Center. 663-4774, bcdinc.org. The BridgeWay. Detox and behavioral health. 771-1500, thebridgeway.com.
ELDERLY AND DISABLED SERVICES (see also “Abuse and Neglect”) Alzheimer’s Arkansas. Support for people with dementia and their caregivers. 224-0021 or 913-1878 (after hours), alzark.org. The Arc Arkansas. Support for people with developmental disabilities. 3757770, arcark.org. Arkansas Disability Coalition. Resource directory for families and individuals with all types of disabilities. 614-7020 or 1-800-223-1330, adcpti.org.
Narcotics Anonymous. 373-8683, caasc. org.
Disability Rights Arkansas. Assistance, referrals, legal representation and advocacy for disabled Arkansans. 2961775 or 800-482-1174, disabilityrightsar. org
Recovery Centers of Arkansas. The state’s largest treatment provider. 3724611, rcofa.org. Sober Living Inc. Transitional housing and treatment. 562-0507.
Alcoholics Anonymous. 664-7303 (hotline), arkansascentraloffice.org.
Arkansas Crisis Center. Suicide prevention hotline. 1-888-274-7472, arcrisis.org.
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CareLink. The Area Agency on Aging for Central Arkansas. 372-5300 or 1-800482-6359, care-link.org
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Professional Counseling Associates. Includes a walk-in clinic. 221-1843, ca-ar. org.
GYST (Get Yourself Together) House. Also provides legal help. 568-1682, gysthouseinc.com.
Al-Anon and Alateen. Support for relatives and friends of alcoholics, including young people. 372-5234, ar.alanon.alateen.org.
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Little Rock Community Mental Health Centers. Adults 21 and over. 686-9300 (24/7 hotline).
Choices in Living Resource Center. Guidance for seniors and disabled adults, including Medicare, Medicaid and other benefits. 1-866-801-3435, choicesinliving. ar.gov.
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Arkansas CARES. Treatment for mothers and expectant mothers. 6610720 (business hours), 803-3388 (after hours), methodistfamily.org.
Family Service Agency. Angermanagement classes and consumer credit counseling. 372-4242, helpingfamiliesfirst.org.
Family Service Agency. Also offers anger-management classes and credit counseling. 372-4242, helpingfamiliesfirst.org.
Union Rescue Mission (Dorcas House/ Nehemiah House). Faith-based drug and alcohol recovery and shelter with separate programs for men and women. 374-1108, urmission.org.
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Centers for Youth & Families. Familycentered treatment and mental health services for youth. 666-8686 or 888-868-
Easter Seals Arkansas. Services for children and adults with disabilities. 2273600, eastersealsar.com.
FOOD PANTRIES AND HOT MEALS Dozens of churches and other organizations in Central Arkansas distribute food to those in need. For a complete list, contact the Arkansas Food Bank Network at 565-8121 or go to arkansasfoodbank.org. Access Arkansas. Determination for DHS benefits, including SNAP (food stamps). 682-1001 or 1-800-285-1131, access.arkansas.gov. Amboy Community Food Pantry. 100 Auburn Drive, NLR. 753-2777, amboycommunityfoodpantry.org.
Arkansas Rice Depot. 565-8855, ricedepot.org. CareLink (Meals on Wheels). 372-5300 or 1-800-482-6359, care-link.org. Jacksonville Care Channel for the Needy. 201 N. Elm St, Jacksonville. 982-4647. Little Rock Compassion Center. 3618 W. Roosevelt Road. 296-9114 St. Francis House Inc. 2701 S. Elm St., open weekdays. 664-5036, stfrancisministries.com. Salvation Army. 111 W. Markham St. or 1505 W. 18th St., NLR. 374-9296 (LR) or 753-4318 (NLR), salvationarmyaok. org/caac. The Stewpot, First Presbyterian Church. 800 Scott St., hot meals weekdays. 372-1804, stewpot-littlerock. org. Stone Soup, Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church. Hot meals on Sunday, 375-1600, qqumc.org/outreachministries.
LEGAL SERVICES Bowen School of Law Legal Clinic. Connects law students with clients in need of help with consumer protection, family law, mediation and tax issues. 3249441, ualr.edu/law/clinical-programs. Center for Arkansas Legal Services. Provides legal aid to low-income Arkansans in civil (non-criminal) cases. 376-3423 or 1-800-9-LAW-AID, arlegalservices.org.
MEDICAL CARE Access Arkansas. Determination for DHS benefits, including medical and child care. 682-1001 or 1-800-285-1131, access.arkansas.gov Clinic Esperanza/Hope Clinic. Spanish interpreters available; $5 co-pay. 6111 W. 83rd St. 562-1114 Little Rock Walk-in Medical Clinic. 802 N. University Ave. 291-2322 Pulaski County Health Unit. 3915 W. 8th St. 280-3100 Harmony Health Clinic. Must be under 200 percent of the poverty line; dental clinic available by appointment. 201 E. Roosevelt Road. 375-4400 Open Hands Clinic. Must be homeless or currently living in a shelter or transitional housing. 1225 MLK Drive. 244-2121
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fifth grade literacy teacher at Carl Stuart Middle School in Conway, Powers has always loved learning. As a fifth grade student herself, she loved math and science, and as a college student, she excelled in her classes without a firm major in mind. It was when her professors suggested that she consider teaching as a career that it all fell into place. “I had always been organized and confident – even as a child,” Powers said. “I absolutely loved to learn, and when my instructors asked if I had ever thought of being a teacher, it all made sense. I majored in sociology with a minor in education. I get to pursue both now.” Powers began her career in Chapel Hill, North Carolina teaching first grade, which she did for 10 years. After moving to Conway in 1998, she switched to teaching literacy to fifth grade students. “Each has their own challenges,” Powers said. “With first grade, it’s a lot more physical – sitting in the floor, wiping noses, getting down on your knees to hear what a shy student is saying. With fifth grade, you have to be more agile mentally. They’re different, but I enjoy them both.” Then there are the adults. As if Powers didn’t have enough to do, she also teaches online with the University of Phoenix, and prior to that post, she was an adjunct professor at the University of Central Arkansas. Powers views her profession as the foundation for the success of the community. “Teaching takes every bit of focus I have,” she said. “My only goal is to create an environment where my students feel safe and can learn. This means I have to be aware of what is going on with them both in my class and when they leave. The Arkansas Education Association keeps up with what is going on in our profession and communicates that with our community of educators. With the AEA on watch, I have the time I need to focus on teaching my students instead of wondering what is happening with legislation, policy and benefits.” In particular, Powers appreciates that the AEA amplifies her voice as a teacher and professional. “I have been a member of the Arkansas Education Association since I moved here more than 15 years ago, and I was a member of the education association in college and where I taught in Chapel Hill,” Powers said. “You would never ask a lawyer why she is a member of the bar association because she is viewed as a professional. Educators are professionals in the same way,
and we need an entity to serve as our voice and go to bat for us if we need it.” Part of what the AEA provides teachers like Powers is training, meetings and workshops that help educators to stay abreast of teaching trends and support professional camaraderie. The AEA also provides expert legal representation and $1 million in liability insurance to protect members against the unlikely possibility of lawsuits. “I appreciate the AEA in pursuing an active role in the Arkansas legislature and fighting for the best possible conditions for this state’s students and association members,” Powers said. “It’s what teachers need and what we deserve. They are knowledgeable about the issues teachers face, and they can answer our questions when we have them. I know that if I need something, they will back me up.”
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15 WAYS TO MAKE A KID HAPPY BY LESLIE NEWELL PEACOCK
1. Go to the Little Rock Zoo. It’s not a travel-many-miles destination zoo like ones in Memphis and St. Louis, but why pick nits when you can watch goril-
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n the days before cell phones and iPads and video games and Wii to keep kids happy — yes, Virginia, that’s how it was — there were simpler pleasures that parents could provide their children. For example: I never tired of getting my mother to drive through the state Capitol tunnel and honk, because the echo was so great. I begged to be taken to the Little Rock. For some reason, I really wanted to visit the Governor’s Mansion — I guess it seemed grand — but was told I could only after I learned to cut my own meat with a knife. Pitiful, really. Today, however, there is more to do in Little Rock and North Little Rock with your kids than you can cram in before they hit their teens and no longer want to have anything to do with you. Some are commercial — they’ll cost you money — and some are educational and some just let parents sit out for a minute and talk among themselves, a precious time for those who look after short people. No. 1 at the top of any list for any decade: The Little Rock Zoo. Here goes.
THIS BIRD’S GOTTA SWIM: Children can’t help loving the penguin exhibit at the Little Rock Zoo.
las do it? Or spy on cheetahs stalking mockingbirds and squirrels? Or see African penguins, so wobbly on land, glide gracefully through the water? Watching animals do what they do — even if that’s just lounging magisterially — is fun no matter how old you are. But kids go bananas for it. Plus, there’s a lot to see, which means you’ll walk a lot and hopefully wear out the young’uns. If you’re planning on going more than once a year, buy a family membership. It’s a good deal. 2. Take them to a play at the Arkansas Arts Center. The professional company of the Arts Center’s Children’s Theatre puts on great shows, adapting children’s books for the stage with original music. The theater is smallish
(just the right size, actually), so acoustics are great and kids are close to the action. Coming in spring of 2015: “Rumplestiltskin” and “The Legend of Robin Hood,” adapted by resident playwright Keith Smith, and “Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat,” adapted by Katie Mitchell. 3. Discover the laws of nature at the Museum of Discovery. For the little kids, there’s Wiggle Worm, science for kids under 6, three days a week, and interactive exhibits on the body (guts!), tornados, electricity, snakes (maybe not so interactive) and other animals — you name it. And for grownups who like their science served with wine, there’s Science After Dark, which has included programs on, for example, the science of passion. Interested?
4. Splash around at War Memorial Park and Riverfront Park. Children — who would be otherwise broiling in the hot Arkansas sun — find splash pads’ unpredictable shoots of water endlessly entertaining, like a water sprinkler to the power of 10. They’re the local version of Old Faithful, but kids get to dance in the spray instead of just admire it, and they’re free and good for a spur of the moment cool-off, since the kids don’t have to don swimsuits first. 5. Go fish. If you’re under 16, all you need to go fishing is a line and a pole and some crickets or slimy alternative, no Game and Fish Commission license required. There are public fishing holes all over Pulaski County, including ponds at MacArthur Park (with the homely
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6. Ride the Arkansas River Trail. Pile the bikes in and on the car, pack up snacks and water and head to Murray Park to cross the Big Dam Bridge and travel to points beyond on the north side of the river or stay south and head west across Jimerson Creek to Two Rivers Park. From the bridge, they’ll get to see boats go through the lock and dam; on the flat trails they’ll get to test their mettle with their pedals. If they’re old enough, they might be interested in the birdlife along the river: pelicans, gulls, cormorants, great blue herons, even a swan once in a while. You could do this every weekend and not get bored. Take
but Monday. The Nature Center is right on the Arkansas River, accessible from a walkway off President Clinton Avenue.
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Muscovy ducks as a sideshow), War Memorial and Kiwanis Park; creeks in Boyle Park, Burns Park, Hindman Park and Remmel Park; and Victory Lake at Burns Park. There are also access points on the Arkansas River, but that’s for older fisherfolk. Make jokes about crappie! Threaten to skin a catfish! It’s not all about the sitting and waiting. Bigger kids might want to take the fly fishing seminars at Bass Pro Shop.
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the dog, too, but watch out for the bicyclist bomber types whose egos are more inflated than their tires: Some of those guys will run over Rover. 7. Feed thawed mice to the baby alligators at Witt Stephens Jr. Nature Center. Every Friday at 2 p.m., kids gather round to feed the Nature Center’s
two 24-inch baby gators crickets, worms and what the staff calls mousecicles. So cute! At 2 p.m. Wednesdays, kids can feed the fish in the Nature Center’s 9,000-gallon aquarium. Every third Saturday, there’s a drop-in range day, in the Daisy BB indoor range or archery on the lawn of the Clinton Center. The nature center is also into geocaching, every day
8. Do time traveling. Take the kids to Toltec Mounds State Park. No, it’s not in Pulaski County, but it’s just across the line in Lonoke County, and it’s a great place to teach little kids and older ones alike about the prehistoric residents of Arkansas. Tall mounds are surrounded by an embankment, built basketful of dirt by basketful 1,500 years ago. There’s an exhibit space that displays some of the artifacts made by the Plum Bayou people who inhabited the site and shows what an archeological dig looks like. 9. Climb Pinnacle Mountain. Or just stay at the bottom of the mountain, where there is a nice playground, a picnic area and a wetland trail to the Little Maumelle and its ancient cypress trees. There’s a trail up the mountain, though you’ll have to do some boulder climbing, but the reward, a view of the Arkansas River Valley, is
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15 WAYS TO MAKE A KID HAPPY great. Wait, there’s more! The park has a visitor center with stuff to touch and buy, lots of trails (the 250-mile Ouachita National Recreation Trail starts here and goes to Oklahoma), organized floats down the Maumelle, classes in birds, butterflies and plants, guided trail horse rides and an arboretum where the trees have names on them so maybe you can learn them. 10. Learn to ice skate, even body check. At the Arkansas Skatium, a Southern kid can catch up with his Northern counterparts who hit the ice the minute they can walk. There is even a youth hockey league here, for “minimites” (ages 6 and under) to midgets (for 15- to 18-year-olds who don’t mind being called midgets). Bring a blanket if you’re just watching. Ah, how fondly we remember watching our 3-year-old stand stock still on the ice to the strains of “The Ants Go Marching In” in the class’ graduating performance. There’s roller skating here, too. 11. Let them play their hearts out. There comes a time in every parent’s life when she will pay nearly any amount of money to get the kids out of the house. When you’ve exhausted all the other free-to-cheap options, there’s dozens of trampolines for your little rascal to jump on at Altitude Trampoline Park in West Little Rock, all sorts of giant inflatables for him to flop around on at Jump Zone in North Little Rock, and arcade and carnival-style games (plus laser tag and putt-putt and all sorts of other stuff) at Playtime Pizza in Southwest Little Rock. Our favorite pay-to-play spot is The Wonder Place, geared toward kids 8 and younger. There’s an indoor playhouse, a puppet stage, a pretend farmers market and vet clinic and all sorts of other blocks, dolls and art supplies on offer. 12. Go get a frozen treat. It makes a good bribe, and you get a treat, too. It’s difficult to drive anywhere in the city without passing by chains that sell ice cream, frozen custard, gelato, fro-yo or Dippin’ Dots (still the ice cream of the future 25 years after its invention). While it’s pretty hard to mess up frozen desserts, there’s ice cream and then there’s Loblolly’s “made with real, high quality ingredients by hand” ice cream. It’s available at various restaurants around town, but home base — and the place you can find the widest selection of Lob-
lolly ice cream, plus homemade sodas, marshmallows and other treats — is the soda counter at The Green Corner Store. You’ll be hooked for life. Ditto for ZaZa’s impossibly creamy gelato and Le Pops’ inventive takes on iced lollies (or popsicles) in The Heights. 13. Buy them something special. There’s still a hole in our toy-buying heart where the Heights Toy Store used to be, but we’re really fond of Cheeky Marshmallows, the downstairs offshoot of Box Turtle in Hillcrest. Aside from the chains, there are also Learning Express in the Pleasant Ridge Town Center, Knowledge Tree on North University and The Toggery in the Heights and Pleasant Ridge Town Center. For books for young readers, WordsWorth in the Heights is your best bet. We also like to check out River Market Books and Gifts and the Central Arkansas Library System’s discount used bookstore; there are always deals to be found. For your budding superhero, Collector’s Edition on JFK Boulevard in North Little Rock and The Comic Book Store in the Treasure Hills Shopping Center in Little Rock are chock-full of awesome. 14. Play ball. The Junior Deputy Babe Ruth Baseball program has been teaching that most American sport to kids since 1947, from the Astro League for 4-year-olds to the Babe Ruth League for 13- to 15-year-olds. Unlike the old days when the program first started, girls are welcome, though they typically play in the younger leagues, where their advanced coordination and powers of thought typically surpass their boy teammates. Or so it’s said. Parents get to take a break and let someone else boss their kids around, and if you show up with a plastic cup in your hand, no one is going to mind. 15. Take them to the Little Rock. What the heck. There’s not much of it left, but if your child is curious about where Little Rock got its name from, just head to Riverfront Park, to the base of the Junction Bridge. There ’tis. Then explain that early explorers called it La Petite Rocher, since they were French, a name that folks changed in the 1950s to “La Petite Roche,” since they weren’t French. Or just let them look. Won’t take long. Lindsey Millar contributed to this story. www.arktimes.com
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THE 15 OLDEST HOUSES IN PULASKI COUNTY
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he Historic Preservation Program of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, whose job it is to keep intact the tangible elements of our state’s history, provided the following list of the oldest houses in Pulaski County. All are on the National Historic Register. The oldest building is the Hinderliter House at the corner of Cumberland and Third streets, also known as the Hinderliter Tavern. It was built in 1820 and is now part of the Historic Arkansas Museum. You can tour the Hinderliter, even dance there at the museum’s annual Christmas Frolic. The other 14 buildings, in chronological order: 1822: The Ten Mile House, 6915 Stagecoach Road. Originally named the Archibald McHenry House, it was built on the Old Southwest Trail 10 miles south of Little Rock. It was occupied by federal troops in September 1863, and was where David O. Dodd, the teenaged spy, was held before his hanging. 1836: The Old State House, 300 W. Markham St. Arkansas’s first state Capitol, used until 1911. 1840: Little Rock Arsenal, 503 E. Ninth St. Now the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, the arsenal ostensibly was constructed to help the city guard against Native American uprisings. It was held variously by Union and Confederate troops during the Civil War. The fact that Gen. Douglas MacArthur was born in the building gives it its name. 1840: Pike-Fletcher-Terry House, 411 E. 7th St. The home of Albert Pike (lawyer, poet and writer of “Dixie”) and Capt. John Gould Fletcher (father of the poet of the same name) the Terry Mansion is most remembered today as being the 14
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THE PACKET HOUSE: Built by U.S. Sen. Alexander McDonald in 1869, this house is also called the McDonald-Wait-Newton House.
home of Adolphine Fletcher Terry, who convened the Women’s Emergency Committee there to reopen the city’s schools after Gov. Orval Faubus closed them in 1958 in defiance of integration. 1840: Absalom Fowler House, 502 E. Seventh St. Fowler, a lawyer said to have once thrown an inkwell at Chester Ashley, cutting him over the eye, called the house “Magnolia”; its later owners, the Gracie family, called it the “Gracie Mansion.” The Gracies sold it to the Catholic Diocese. 1842: Curran Hall, 615 E. Capital Ave. Owned by several prominent Arkansas families, including night-rider Jacob Frolich, who had to depart Arkansas for a while to avoid a murder charge, and Mary Eliza Bell, the daughter of Arkansas Gazette founder William E. Woodruff. It is now the Little Rock Visitor Information Center. 1843: Trapnall Hall, 423 E. Capital Ave. Built by a lawyer and legislator, the house had a succession of owners and might have been torn down had not Julia Taylor purchased it in 1929 and donated it to the Junior League, which used the building for many years as its headquarters. It is now owned by the state. 1845: White-Baucum House, 201 S. Izard St. Now undergoing renovation,
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this house was built for Arkansas Secretary of State Robert T.J. White and was then owned by banker-cotton brokerwholesale grocer George Baucum. It was occupied by the Mehlburger engineering firm for a time; more recently it was inhabited by vagrants until its sale in 2013 to Greg Hatcher. 1853: William E. Woodruff House, 1017 E. Eighth St. William Woodruff, who founded the Arkansas Gazette in 1819, built this large home, now east of Interstate 30. The Quapaw Quarter Association recently acquired the property with a grant from the city and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program as a way to protect the property. It hopes to sell the house to an owner who will renovate the property, which has suffered
fire damage and removal of many of its historic features. 1856: Harris House, southeast of Hensley on Hwy. 365. Robert G. Harris built this house from cypress lumber and bricks made of local material on the property. 1868: McKenzie House, 4911 Hwy. 161, Scott. Moved to its current location from Hazen to protect it from being demolished. 1869: First Hotze House, 1620 Main St. This house, at the corner of 16th and Cumberland streets, was built by Peter Hotze, an immigrant from Austria who made his fortune in the cotton trade with John Gould Fletcher. Hotze later built the large house directly in back of this house, facing Louisiana. In private hands now, it once was headquarters of the Ouachita Council of the Girl Scouts for many years. 1869: McDonald-Wait-Newton House (also known as the Packet House), 1406 Cantrell Road. Built by Union soldier and later U.S. Senator from Arkansas Alexander McDonald on what was then known as Lincoln Avenue, or “Carpetbaggers Row.” Later owned by the daughter of the family that built the Ten Mile House, and then her daughter, who married Tom Newton. It was converted to
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apartments in 1946 and was later altered for use as a succession of restaurants. 1871: Reichardt House, 1201 S. Welch St. This Victorina home was built by Austrian immigrant Edward Reichardt, who
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man Court, $1.12 million. James A. Campbell and Cynthia Hubach, 41 Edgehill Road, $1.1 million. Kevin and Karen Heath, 34 Germay Court, $1.1 million. Stanley and Catherine Payne, 302 Hickory Creek Court, $1.1 million. James McHugh and Christine Altoff, 5101 Hawthorne Road, $1.05 million. Kevin and Victoria Kordsmeier, 38 Germay Court, $1.05 million. Thomas W. Roy II and Clara Brown, 9605 Hwy. 161 S., Scott, $999,000. Huiyong Chung and Elena Ambrogini, 2415 N. Pierce St., $989,000. Hardy Winburn, 300 E. Third St., Units 1401 and 1501, $980,000. Pam and Patrick Turner, 11 Sologne Circle, $965,000.
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obyn Horn is both wood sculptor and painter. She creates gravity-defying waves of wood, geode-like half spheres, chisel-patterned puzzle pieces. Her sculpture-inspired paintings are some of the most singular abstract works being created in Arkansas today. She was the 2008 recipient of the Arkansas Arts Council’s Living Treasure award. David Bailin’s larger-than-life drawings in charcoal, pencil, paint and coffee are metaphysical tales of Everyman, often with references to Biblical stories. He calls it Kafkaesque, but you don’t need to be familiar with “Metamorphosis” to enjoy his beautiful line. Sammy Peters’ nonrepresentational paintings draw their strength from his mark-making, texture, combinations of shapes and a sensational palette. They don’t tell stories in the way David Bailin’s drawings do, but they have a cohesive, understandable structure to them as complete as the beginning, middle and end of a book.
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KRAIN: A master of color and composition.
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Cefalo’s work. Ben Krain is a photojournalist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette whose skills are such that he could work anywhere he wants. His deeply saturated colors and masterful composition are exhibitionworthy, which is why he has had solo shows at the Arkansas Arts Center and private galleries in Little Rock. Jim Mize doesn’t like being called the “best songwriter in Arkansas,” but it happens fairly often. The Conway native has inspired a healthy cult following for his
rugged, confessional brand of Southern rock, and his songs — particularly those on his self-titled record, released last year — combine the uncanny specificity of the everyday with a deep, underlying sadness. Nickole Brown is a professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the author of two widely acclaimed and heavily autobiographical books of poems: “Sister” and “Fanny Says.” The latter, a collection inspired by her grandmother, is due out early this year, though poems
from it have been published in Oxford American magazine and elsewhere. As Oxford American poetry editor Rebecca Gayle Howell puts it, Brown “distills the whole of America into one woman: bawdy, loving, racist, battered, healed and gorgeous with determination.” Adam Faucett’s voice is one of the state’s most memorable and culturally significant exports, a genuinely powerful, painful instrument. His latest album, last year’s “Blind Water Finds Blind Water” (released via Little Rock’s own Last CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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chamber dramas full of brief moments of joy amid near-constant coming-ofage turmoil. The Village Voice called his feature-length debut “Last Summer” one of the “top 10 undistributed films of 2013” and last year’s “Sacred Hearts, Holy Souls,” was named Best Film Made in Arkansas at the Little Rock Film Festival. There is no more ambitious or beloved local rock band than Amasa Hines, which makes vibrant, imaginative indie rock backed by a first-class horn section, and which released its stellar debut, “All the World There Is,” in 2014. Front man Joshua Asante has a hypnotic stage presence, and the band’s live shows are as exciting as any you’ll see in town. Pepperboy is a true Little Rock original, a prolific rapper with a totally inimitable vibe that combines an absolute, radical honesty with a production style that’s immersive, slow and dreamlike. You can find some of his extraordinary output at his website (greenovasouth.com), but he’s at his best in his videos, where he can address us directly. With last year’s “A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade,” Little Rock native Kevin
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TOP 15 20 WORKS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER A
t the end of last year, the Arkansas Times asked the art experts at the Arkansas Arts Center to name the 15 most important works in the Arts Center’s collection (which is owned by the Arts Center Foundation). After what Director Todd Herman called “heated exchanges,” Herman, curators Brian Lang and Ann Wagner and registrar and Arts Center institution Thom Hall compromised on 20 pieces from a collection that now totals 13,000 works of art. That’s five more than we need, but it’s a compromise. “Also, we cheated a little bit by naming the John Marin Collection and the Paul Signac Collection as single items,” Herman said. Herman, Lang, Wagner and Hall remain friends, despite the exercise.`
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Not pictured: Il Guercino, “Study for the Figure of Ahasuerus” (1637) John Marin collection Charles Burchfield, “Black Iron” (1935) Jackson Pollock, “Untitled” (1939-40) Paul Signac collection
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Spade, Resting” (1882) Jacob Lawrence, “Carpenters Series No. 2” (1981) Roy Lichtenstein, “Study for Aviation” (1967) Richard Diebenkorn, “Untitled, The Ocean Park Series” (1972) Pietro da Cortona, “Study of a Dioscrouros” (1640) John Mason, “Vertical Sculpture” (1963) Louise Nevelson, “Tide Garden IV” (1964) Thomas Moran, “The Sentinel — Yosemite Valley” (c. 1872) Georgia O’Keeffe, “From Pink Shell” (1931) Egon Schiele, “Kneeling Nude” (1914)
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he Historic Arkansas Museum of territorial-era houses and attendant galleries (featuring both contemporary and historic artifacts) collects objects made in or important to Arkansas. Swannee Bennett, deputy director and chief curator for the museum, provided the following list, and, like his cohorts at the Arkansas Arts Center, just had to offer more rather than the 15 requested. Bennett added, “Gosh, this ain’t fair. There are many, many more wonderful and unique pieces that we might cameo.” (Bennett doesn’t actually use “ain’t” in speech, but it should be pointed out that it was perfectly acceptable English in the 19th century, which is the century
Bennett inhabits, if not literally, then curatorially.) In his words, the 16 most precious objects at HAM:
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5. 5 Portrait of John Drennen, founder of Van Buren and principal agent for Indian removal, painted by George Catlin in 1834-35 while in Van Buren. 6. 6 Percussion rifle made by J.R. Robertson in Pulaski County in 1870. 7. 7 One of the first “Bowie” knives, made by the original fabricator of the knives, James Black, in Washington (Hempstead County) before 1836. 8. 8 Secession quilt made by Mrs. Green McPhearson of West Point (small town just east of Searcy) in 1861 as a patriotic gesture in support of Arkansas’s secession from the Union. 9. Daguerreotype of Mr. and Mrs. 9 Chester Ashley, probably Little Rock, photographer unknown, 1841-1842. Very rare. 10. Original handwritten deed to Wil10 liam Woodruff’s first Arkansas Gazette print shop at Arkansas Post, 1819. 11. 11 Piece of chewing tobacco “stolen” from President Andrew Jackson by someone on Arkansas U.S. Sen. William Savin Fulton’s staff, a fun item in the collection. 12. Original pencil sketch of “Bliss12 ville,” the ex-slave or freedmen’s village in Little Rock in 1866, by famed Civil War artist A.R. Waud. 13. Landscape painting of Little Rock 13 riverfront looking across at Big Rock, 1919, by renowned American landscape painter Nicholas R. Brewer (father of Arkansas artist Adrian Brewer, grandfather of Arkansas artist Edwin Brewer, great-grandfather of Arkansasborn illustrator Audrey Wood). 14. Handmade silver and fused glass/ 14 ceramic “Elsa” necklace by Arkansas artist Elsie Freund, circa 1955. One of the many pieces of Elsie Freund’s work we have in the collection. 15. 15 Genre painting “The Chess Game” by Arkansas Traveler painter Edward Payson Washbourne, painted before 1860. Depicts Washbourne and his brothers, Josiah Woodward and Henry E. A., sitting around a table playing chess in their parents’ home near Dardanelle. 16. Large NILOAK earthenware vase, 16 swirl pattern, earliest known dated piece of this well-known pottery, incised “C.D.Hyten 3/23/[19]23.” Hyten owned NILOAK pottery and was the creator of the swirl pattern.
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If you like craft beer, our annual festival in Argenta is something you can’t miss. For one low, low price, you get the opportunity to sample essentially every craft beer available in the market, eat loads of pub-style grub and hear quality live, local music.
ARKANSAS TIMES HERITAGE HOG ROAST We’re mixing it up for the third goround of the most delicious event the Times puts on. In 2015, in addition to a professional category filled by local and regional restaurateurs, there’ll be a separate division open to amateurs and, for each division, people’s choice awards. Look for a registration announcement early this year and for the festival, at the Argenta Farmers Market grounds again, to be held sometime in April.
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BEER AND MORE BEER: Essentially every craft beer in the market can be had at the Arkansas Times Craft Beer Festival in October.
the Rabbi” booth and klezmer music — challah along with the band!
5TH ANNUAL INDIE ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL April 25 Also known as Etsy Fest, this event is a handmade marketplace made more festive with live music, in the Hillcrest neighborhood.
LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL May 11-17 Your chance to see some of the best independent narrative and documentary films and hear from and interact with the filmmakers behind them. Plus, the parties are always great.
ARKANSAS LITERARY FESTIVAL April 23-26 Authors you know and authors you don’t but should gather in venues throughout downtown to read and talk and make us all more literate. Bonus appeal: Most all of the appearances are free.
RIVERFEST May 22-24 The granddaddy of all Arkansas festivals returns on Memorial Day with big-name musical acts; dogs jumping, acrobatically, into water; men not wearing shirts who should be wearing shirts, and so many funnel cakes.
JEWISH FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 26 The celebration of latkes, knishes and matzo ball soup will take place on the concourse of War Memorial Stadium. There is also jewelry and other fun stuff to buy, kids’ activities, an “Ask
31ST ANNUAL GREEK FOOD FESTIVAL May This is the papous of all food festivals hereabouts, three days of food (both to eat at the festival at the Greek Orthodox Church and to go), dancing, music and arts and crafts.
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ARKANSAS TIMES CELEBRATE THE GRAPE June Sample hundreds of wines, nosh on tasty tapas, listen to live music and hang with your friends at the Times at this annual outdoor fest at the Argenta Farmers Market grounds. 2ND ANNUAL ACANSA September The longest festival in Central Arkansas, Acansa is a six-day celebration of dance, music, theater, visual arts and literary events from artists local and national. ROCKTOBERFEST September More beer! This one, 12 years running, comes courtesy of the Central Arkansas Fermenters and features hundreds of commercially brewed beers alongside more than 50 homebrews. ARKANSAS TIMES CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Oct. 23
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HILLCREST HARVESTFEST Fall For those who live in Hillcrest or nearby, it’s an annual rite of passage: walking through the hordes on Kavanaugh (blocked off for the day) with an open container, a dog on a leash and a baby stroller. Plus, there’s always great music and a fun fashion show. MAIN STREET FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL Fall With the word that a truck soon to open in Little Rock will sell Alaskan dumplings, we’re just a Korean taco truck away from reaching food truck nirvana. We’ve got purveyors of just about every sort of deliciousness serving food from trucks, and nearly all of them will be at this annual festival. WORLD CHEESE DIP CHAMPIONSHIP Fall Some claim cheese dip was invented here. Regardless, Arkansans eat it by the bucketful and love to debate the finer points of the stuff. Here’s a chance to do both. 5TH ANNUAL CORNBREAD FESTIVAL Fall Cornbread may not have been invented here, but it’s certainly been perfected here. Competing cornbread cooks join arts and crafts vendors to bring out the masses to several blocks of Main Street, in the SOMA neighborhood.
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Feb. 15, 2011: Author Maya Angelou of Stamps is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. Sept. 15, 1975: Wiederkehr Village, home to the famous Arkansas winery, is incorporated in Franklin County. At the 2010 census, African Americans constituted 15.4 percent of the racial makeup of Arkansas. July 15, 1996: Mike Huckabee is sworn in as the state’s 44th governor following the resignation of Jim Guy Tucker. May 15, 2005: The U.S.S. Razorback Submarine opens for tours at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North Little Rock. The Star of Arkansas, a large diamond discovered in 1956 at what eventually became Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, weighs in at just over 15 carats. Feb. 15, 1882: The Agricultural Wheel, a farmer’s union that eventually expanded to 10 states, has its first official meeting near Des Arc. March 15, 1940: Music producer, songwriter and Stax Records label coowner Al Bell is born near Brinkley in Monroe County. Dec. 15, 1935: The Arkansas poet Jo McDougall is born near DeWitt. The song “15 Million Light Years Away” is the third track on “Back Thar n’ Over Yonder,” the latest album by the band Black Oak Arkansas. June 15, 1889: Scipio A. Jones, who would go on to be one of the state’s most prominent black attorneys, passes the bar exam in Little Rock. Oct. 15, 1873: The Arkansas Press Association is founded. March 15, 1928: Thomas O. Murton, whose attempts to reform the Arkansas state prison system while serving as the warden of Tucker State Prison Farm and Cummins Prison were fictionalized in the 1980 Robert Redford film “Brubaker,” is born in Los Angeles, Calif. May 15, 1874: The Brooks-Baxter War, a skirmish between rival gubernatorial campaigns following a disputed election, ends when President Grant declares Baxter the legitimate governor
of Arkansas and sends troops to Arkansas to quell the feud. Jan. 15, 1945: Vince Foster, whose 1993 suicide would later bloom into an enduring right-wing conspiracy theory involving Bill and Hillary Clinton, is born in Hope.
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Jan. 15, 1998: Special prosecutor Kenneth Starr receives permission from the Department of Justice to expand the Whitewater investigation to include Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky. Aug. 15, 1986: The 374th Strategic Missile Squadron, which oversaw the operations of several of the nuclear missile silos in North Central Arkansas, is deactivated. July 15, 1914: The state’s last legal hanging, of Arthur Tillman, is held in Paris in Logan County.
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Federal government
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton B-33 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20002 202-224-2353 U.S. Congressman French Hill (2nd District)* 1232 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-2506 *As of press time, Congressman-elect Hill’s local office information was still undecided, according to his staff. However, it’s customary for new members to assume the office space of their predecessors. That would be Tim Griffin’s office at 1501 N. University, Suite 150.
State government constitutional officers Gov. Asa Hutchinson State Capitol, Room 250 Little Rock 72201 682-2345 Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin State Capitol, Room 270 682-2144 Attorney General Leslie Rutledge 323 Center St., Room 200 682-2007 Secretary of State Mark Martin State Capitol, Room 256 682-1010 Auditor Andrea Lea State Capitol, Room 230 682-6030 Treasurer Dennis Milligan State Capitol, Room 220 682-5888 Land Commissioner John
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State legislators representing at least part of Pulaski County STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State Capitol, Room 350 Little Rock 72201 In session: 682-6211 Out of session: 682-7771 District 29 Rep. Fredrick Love P.O. Box 4963 Little Rock 72214 612-3939 District 30 Rep. Charles Armstrong 9900 W. 36th St. Little Rock 72204 224-5071 District 31 Rep. Andy Davis P.O. Box 30248 Little Rock 72260 837-5109 District 32 Rep. James Sorvillo 1925 Rainwood Cove Drive Little Rock 72212 551-9571 District 33 Rep. Warwick Sabin P. O. Box 250508 Little Rock 72225 501-374-0000 District 34 Rep. John Walker 1723 Broadway St. Little Rock 72206 614-9772
District 35 Rep. Clarke Tucker 40 Sherrill Road Little Rock 72202 416-7401 District 36 Rep. Charles Blake 305 E. 16th St. Little Rock 72202 425-9824 District 37 Rep. Eddie Armstrong P. O. Box 5323 North Little Rock 72119 444-8468 District 38 Rep. Donnie Copeland 5813 Petit Jean River Road North Little Rock 72116 425-5454 District 39 Rep. Mark Lowery 229 Summit Valley Circle Maumelle 72113 837-5221 District 40 Rep. Douglas House 8923 Bridge Creek Road North Little Rock 72120 590-1055 District 41 Rep. Karilyn Brown 335 Alanbrook Ave. Sherwood 72120 580-9000 District 42 Rep. Bob Johnson 511 N. First St., Suite 8 Jacksonville 72076 982-1975
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Pulaski County government County Judge Barry Hyde 201 Broadway, Suite 400 Little Rock 72201 340-8305 Sheriff Doc Holladay 2900 S. Woodrow St. Little Rock 72204 340-7060 Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley 224 S. Spring St. Little Rock 72201 340-8000 County/Circuit Clerk Larry Crane 401 W. Markham, Suite 100 Little Rock 72201 340-8500 Treasurer Debra Buckner 201 Broadway, Suite 110 Little Rock 72201 340-8345 Assessor Janet Troutman Ward 201 Broadway, Suite 310 Little Rock 72201 340-6170 www.arktimes.com
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ELECTED OFFICIALS QUORUM COURT, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE District 1 Doug Reed 476-1932 District 2 Tyler Denton 202-230-9600 District 3 Kathy Lewison 224-5724
CITY GOVERNMENTS Little Rock
City Hall 500 W. Markham St. 72201 371-4510 Mayor Mark Stodola (Unelected) City Manager Bruce T. Moore 371-4510 CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ward 1 Erma Hendrix
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City Hall 550 Edgewood Drive 72113 Suite 590
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Mayor Mike Watson 851-2500
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District 5 Lillie McMullen 224-2783
Ward 3 Kathy Webb
District 6 Donna Massey 660-4551
Ward 4 Brad Cazort
District 7 Teresa Coney 455-1622
Ward 5 Lance Hines
District 8 Curtis Keith 537-1213
Ward 6 Doris Wright (vice mayor)
District 9 Judy Green 374-0679
Ward 7 B.J. Wyrick
District 10 Robert Green 258-6921
Position 8 Dean Kumpuris (at-large)
District 11 Aaron Robinson 982-1538
Position 9 Gene Fortson (at-large)
District 12 Jared Luke McCoy 351-7714
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high school with two campuses. The NLRSD is dedicated to its students’ academic success. Its capital improvement plan is creating new and improved facilities to enhance student learning through technology, arts and projects. Following its motto, the district is committed to providing students with a “world class” education so they can be globally competitive. Some of NLRSD’s key academic successes and programs include providing free ACT exams to all 11th graders and recognition of three National PTA Reflections winners from Indian Hills and Meadow Park elementary schools. Here is an overview of the district’s other exciting programs:
IN TUNE: Orchestra is offered at Pulaski County Special School District’s Scholars Program.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT The North Little Rock School District (NLRSD) has more than 700 teachers and 9,200 students enrolled in 12 elementary schools, two middle schools, the North Little Rock Academy (grades 6-12) and a
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PROJECT LEAD THE WAY Students are learning engineering skills through projects-based lessons, as well as activity- and problem-based curricula. This program gives students the chance to lead their own learning by identifying and solving unique problems. Project Lead the Way Engineering is offered to students at North Little Rock High School. The program allows students to apply their science, technology, engineering and math skills to solving real-life problems. Project Lead the Way Launch is being piloted at the district’s elementary schools. This program teaches problemsolving and critical-thinking skills, where students apply STEM knowledge and their own skills. RACHEL’S CHALLENGE Rachel’s Challenge includes a series of student-empowering and educatormotivating programs and strategies called the Awaken the Learner Five-Step School Improvement Process that equips students and adults to create and sustain safe, caring and supportive learning environ-
ments essential for academic achievement. The programs are based on the writings and life of 17-year-old Rachel Scott, who was the first student killed at Columbine High School in 1999. Rachel left a legacy of reaching out to those who were different, who were picked on by others or who were new at her school. The program is implemented at NLRSD middle schools. COMPUTER CODING AND ROBOTICS All sixth graders in the NLRSD will be taking a computer coding class. Middle school students will also have the opportunity to be involved with robotics classes. Keeping students excited about learning and engaged is the key to academic success. By the time these students are juniors in high school, there will be 1 million jobs in these fields in the United States that cannot be filled due to the lack of untrained workers. ADE GRANT AWARD The North Little Rock School District was recently awarded a matching-fund grant of more than $265,000 from the Arkansas Department of Education. The district will use the funds to expand and improve computer networks and Internet access, including wireless internet. It is projected that the funds will increase internet capacity by four times the current speed. NORTH LITTLE ROCK COMMUNITY FARM AWARDS The Community Farm is also a national award-winning EAST Project. The student-run farm aims to produce a food supply and focuses on feeding the homeless, including NLRSD students. The North Little Rock Community Farm, based at the North Little Rock High freshman campus, recently won Regions Bank’s
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KEEPING STUDENTS ENGAGED: Middle school students in the North Little Rock School District get involved in robotics classes.
“What a Difference a Day Makes” competition. The farm project was awarded a $5,000 prize and 100 volunteer hours from the bank and its associates.
PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT The Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD), with almost 18,000
students in 36 schools, is the third largest district in the state and a recognized leader in public education. The district’s facility and technology initiatives are providing students with state-of-the-art learning environments. With unique course offerings, diverse vocational specialties, and more, students are prepared to excel here.
PCSSD PROUD OF SCHOLARS PROGRAM The PCSSD has many special programs, but there is one that really makes the disrict shine: Its Scholars Program. The program includes almost 3,000 students from 3rd to 12th grade enrolled in three schools — College Station Elementary School, Fuller Middle School and Mills University Studies High School — dedicated to talented and gifted learning. Created more than 20 years ago, the nationally recognized Scholars Program is the state’s only full-time, all-day program for students identified as gifted and talented. All math, science, English and social studies teachers for the program have graduate hours, licensure or graduate degrees in teaching the gifted. “We’re proud to say our program was the first, and it’s still the best,” said PCSSD Superintendent Dr. Jerry Guess. education. “We’re here to meet the needs of all students to help them prepare for a global work force. For many kids, that means
offering rigorous classes and a bar set very, very high from an academic standpoint,” Guess said. “The Scholars Program is a unique opportunity to participate in an educational program designed to meet those students’ cognitive, social and emotional needs,” he added. “The students take part in coursework designed to enhance critical thinking, improve research and communication skills and foster independent learning,” Guess said. “For example, at College Station Elementary School, in addition to the accelerated, enriched curriculum, our students are learning Mandarin Chinese, taking string orchestra and participating in clubs like chess and Quiz Bowl.” Guess said that talented and gifted programming is a critical part of public schoo.l At the high school level, gifted students who meet the prerequisites may also take Advanced Placement (AP) classes. “AP courses allow students to get a jump-start on college. Those who score high enough on AP tests may be exempt from basic college courses. That’s a substantial advantage and can be a significant cost savings,” Guess added. For more information about the Schol-
“World Class Students Deserve World Class Schools.”
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North Little Rock School District has embarked on a mission to provide world class opportunities for all students from their first day in our Pre-K program through their transition to work or college after graduation. Our world class faculty and staff are committed to providing world class instruction through arts infusion, emphasis on STEAM instruction and programs that engage and inspire students.
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EDUCATION IN PULASKI COUNTY approach charars Program, please call Laura Shirley, director acterized by an emphasis on of talented and gifted independence, programs, at 234-2094. freedom within The district is also in the process of rolllimits and respect ing out a one-to-one for a child’s nattechnology program, ural psychologiso that within two cal, physical and years each student social developwill have an iPad for ment. his or her individThe mission of ual use. The district Rockbridge Monmeets the needs of tessori School is special education stuto serve and nurdents, is at the head ture a developof the pack in athleting child’s mind, GOING DIGITAL: Students at College ics and touts regionemotions and Station Elementary benefit from the latest ally and nationally in educational technology, including iPads, physical growth recognized activities Chromebooks and other learning tools. through the work including band and of the Monteschoir. PCSSD employs some of the best sori Method, which offers children teachers in the state, a large percentage a solid bridge to their future so they of whom are nationally board certified may discover their paths and conor hold master’s degrees. tribute to the greater good. As Central Arkansas’s only free and public ROCKBRIDGE MONTESSORI Montessori school, Rockbridge offers SCHOOL Arkansas students, regardless of their A Montessori education is an economic status, a unique choice to
experience an academically rigorous curriculum combined with practices of peaceful social development that result in joyful learning experiences for children. For more information about any
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15 CHEAP EATS
1) MR. CHEN’S 3901 S. University Ave., 562-7900 While Mr. Chen’s is no cheaper than the average Chinese place, its menu is miles ahead of the rest. There’s still your standard kung pao and lo mein, but there’s also roast duck and small steamed buns and the boiled beef in hot oil (in general, the less appetizing the item sounds, the better it is). Everything is fresh and the portions are ample, the air gently lilted with star anise. The sauces tread the line between American expectations of what Chinese food is and that cuisine’s vast reality. Afterward, visit the Asian supermarket next door to load up on Pocky, frozen dumplings and durian. (The Arkansas Times is not responsible for actual durian purchases.) 2) TAQUERIA SAMANTHA 7521 Geyer Springs Road, 744-0680 It seems unfair to call out a single taco truck when Little Rock has so many options in this department, but we’re going with the Samantha for two reasons. First, it came through for us years ago again and again on late nights when it would stay parked outside a Latin club on Broadway and Fourth Street after midnight. Second, we recently ordered a veggie burrito from Taqueria Samantha that’s perhaps the best we’ve ever tasted: heaps of grilled peppers and onions, ripe avocado, luscious crema, rice and beans in perfect proportions. The truck also has all the basic taco components: asada, pastor, carnitas, lengua, etc. The original truck has spawned two offspring — Taqueria Samanthas II and
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ur list of cheap eateries in Pulaski County is subjective, of course, and necessarily incomplete. We’re leaving out so many worthy places — Banana Leaf, say, or the sandwiches at the Town Pump, or a dozen taquerias sprinkled throughout the city — but we feel it’s a good place to start for those of us who prioritize substance over ornamentation, variety over opulence, and sheer miserliness above all else. For more detailed (and knowledgeable) reviews on food and drink in Little Rock and around the state, check out our food blog, Eat Arkansas.
AN ORIGINAL: A Sims pork barbecue sandwich with ambrosia-like mustard-based sweet sauce.
III — and the last time we checked, all three Samanthas were still perambulating around the city, which is one of the better pieces of evidence that America might be something resembling a meritocracy after all. 3) VINO’S 923 W. Seventh St., 375-8466 Like your mother or the Social Security system, Vino’s is too easily taken for granted. The fact that there’s a place in 2014, anyplace, where you can fill your belly with two cheese slices for four bucks is fairly remarkable. It’s a straightforward, workhorse institution: pizza, calzones and lots and lots of beer, much of it brewed on the premises. New microbreweries with slicker branding are mushrooming in the Little Rock area — Stone’s Throw, Lost 40, etc. — but Vino’s has nothing to prove to these upstart puppies, and let’s hope its rec room sprawl stays just as unrehearsed as its always been. Give us a simple, sloppy pizza-and-beer joint. Give us a pitcher of Six Bridges Cream Ale, a large Margherita and a dank cave filled with frequently bad art, the tang of malt in the air and a dozen noisy conversations. 4) MIKE’S VIETNAMESE 5501 Asher Ave., 562-1515 There are three Vietnamese restaurants in Little Rock, and they all have their virtues, but only Mike’s has a pool table and occasional karaoke. Though its menu also includes very solid Chinese fare, the Vietnamese dishes are where it’s at: good pho (including the seafood variety), better spring rolls and terrific bun. Bun — a great bowl of cool veggies and vermicelli topped with lightly barbecued shrimp or meat and a light, sweet-sour sauce — is the rare meal that manages to be both hearty
and refreshing, making it an especially vital option in the heat of summer. 5) LAYLA’S 9501 N. Rodney Parham Road, 227-7272 With any ethnic food, it’s easy to fall into the habit of pigeonholing your own menu selections, and Middle Eastern is no different: You crave a gyro or a falafel sandwich, so that’s what you always end up getting. Let Layla’s push you out of that rut. Get the goat plate. Get the yogurt plate. Get the Mubarak plate (whether there’s any connection there to the fallen Egyptian autocrat, we’re not sure). Each is under $10, absolutely delicious and served in portions of obscene dimensions. For vegetarians, the falafel and baba ghannouj are good options. We’ve been told the pizza is equally impressive, but it’ll take an act of tremendous will to break away from the yogurt plate now that we’ve discovered it. Layla’s also has locations on Highway 10 in West Little Rock and in Conway. 6) VEGGIE DELI 9112 N. Rodney Parham Road, 221-9977 Housed in the back of an Asian grocery on Rodney Parham, Veggie Deli serves a lunchtime menu of South Indian fare and chaat, or street food. Everything is vegetarian and everything clocks in at six bucks or less; as its website says, it’s essentially fast food, though far tastier and fresher than anything served in a burger chain. If you’re like us, every item except the samosas will be unfamiliar on your first visit — chat papadi, dosa sambhar, ragda pettish — and the pictures won’t be of much help. Don’t stress, though, because everything at Veggie Deli is very, very good. Pick two or three completely randomly (it’s a liberating feeling), and next time pick two or three others.
7) THE BOX 1023 W. Seventh St., 372-8735 Surely there’s got to be middle ground left in the cheeseburger universe between the automated hellscape of Wendy’s et al. and the upscale prices of boutique establishments that plate their burgers with truffle fries (which are incredible, folks, don’t get us wrong, but they are not cheap). Indeed, there are options out there, and one of the best is The Box. The burgers are juicy and the fries ample and flavorful; that plus a Coke (or beer) runs under $10 for lunch. The rest of the menu is fairly nonexistent — because what else do you really need? 8) BOULEVARD BREAD 1920 N. Grant St., 663-5951 OK, Boulevard didn’t come to mind at first when we thought cheap eats, but tune out the price of the artisan cheese sampler and focus on the sandwiches. Boulevard’s well-burnished branding belies the fact that you can get lunch there for about what you’d pay at Jimmy John’s or a similar chain: $7.50 for a large sandwich, chips included. Not bad for a fresh-baked baguette loaded with pancetta, caprese salad or Mediterranean-style tuna. Now we just need to convince Boulevard to stay open ’til 10 p.m. and deliver. Boulevard also has locations in the River Market, on South Main and at UAMS. 9) BREWSTERS 2 2725 S. Arch St., 301-7728 There are so many ways to go tragically wrong with fried catfish: too fishy, too bland, too stringy, cooked to a crisp, just plain soggy and gross. But when it’s done right, it’s about the best meal this cold world has to offer. Brewsters 2 does it right, and that’s all that matters. An order of three sublimely fried catfish fillets, two sides and hush puppies costs $8, and the wings aren’t bad either ($8 for a dozen). Beers are available for purchase — as are, delightfully, Long Island iced teas. 10) SIMS BAR-B-QUE 2415 S. Broadway St., 372-6868 The original Sims opened in 1937, and any barbecue joint that’s stuck around since before the Nazis invaded Poland probably has something going for it. Each of the three locations delivers dizzying amounts of smoked meat on white bread, doused in a thin sauce that’s hot and sweet and vinegary all at once. A rib dinner is under $10, although if you’re extra hungry perhaps you should try the “sympathy tray”: a full slab of ribs, a whole chicken, chopped beef or pork and three sides for $60. (Who exactly the sympathy is for is CONTINUED ON PAGE 38 www.arktimes.com
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left unsaid.) Sims is also beloved for the fact that you can order a 40-ounce of Budweiser along with your sandwich, although if it’s a weekday work lunch you may want to downgrade to 32 oz. just to err on the side of caution. There are two other Sims locations, one on Geyer Springs Road and one on John Barrow Road. 11) ROSALINDA 900 W. 35th St., North Little Rock, 7715559 Something awful happened to us the other day. We were driving one evening in North Little Rock when we saw that Rosalinda Restaurant Hondureño had disappeared from its spot on JFK Boulevard. We ranted and cursed fortune for taking the area’s only Central American eatery away, but a friend with a cooler head investigated and found it had moved to a new spot in North Little Rock near Camp Robinson Road. Whew. We don’t know enough to tell Honduran cooking from Salvadoran, but we know we love what Rosalinda offers: plantains, tamales de elote and yellow rice with beans that are far better than any rice and beans have a right to be. A couple of lunchtime pupusas — hot, plump masa tortillas filled with beans, cheese or meat and served with a lightly fermented slaw of cabbage and carrots — costs about $5. It’s also open for breakfast and dinner. 12) KITCHEN EXPRESS 4600 Asher Ave., 666-3500 Kitchen Express’ logo features a wheeled oblong platter — like a skateboard — loaded with peas, mashed potatoes and fried chicken. One day, someone will make that dream vehicle into a reality and set it to rolling around Little Rock, but until then you’ll have to content yourself with the brick-and-mortar establishment, which is home to some of the best soul food in town. A three-piece chicken dinner with two sides is $8 and a vegetable plate is $6, though all but the most lackadaisical vegetarians will have trouble with this menu. You know the drill: pork-seasoned beans and greens, catfish, pork chops, sweet tea, cornbread and a shallow tray of peach cobbler that’s been heat-lamped into some new, improved metamorphic form. 13) HANAROO 205 W. Capitol Ave., 301-7900 Hanaroo is pricier than every other place on this list, but it’s all relative — sushi tends to be uncheap by its nature, and bargain basement raw fish should give pause to even the most frugal among us. (A half-dozen purchases of Manager’s 38
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Special-labeled Kroger rolls later, we’ve finally learned that life lesson.) Hanaroo is home to very good sushi for a very good price, especially at lunch, which is when you can order the tuna tataki bento box for $11. This earns you miso soup, a gingerdressing salad, three pieces of sashimi, an eight-piece roll of your choice, steamed edamame, potato salad (for some reason, and it’s incredibly good) and the tuna itself, swimming in a light, citrusy soy sauce that’s almost painfully delicious.
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14) IRIANA’S 201 E. Markham St., 374-3656 Pizza can be a divisive topic. There are partisans out there who don’t care for the sort that Iriana’s delivers — big, floppy, N.Y.-style slices served between two paper plates when purchased on the go. Respectfully, the doubters are fools; even if Iriana’s didn’t happen to be located right below our office, we’d go there on a regular basis. A slice of cheese pizza is $2.39 and makes a light meal on its own, and the veggie supreme (“Plow the Garden”) is the best in town, we maintain. Iriana’s offers unbeatable lunch specials — typically, a slice, a salad and a drink for $7 — and stays open late. 15) THE ARKANSAS STATE CAPITOL CAFE 500 Woodlane St., 376-7487 No, not the Capital Bar and Grill — the Capitol, with an “o.” Buried deep beneath the dome of state government there is a small, sparsely adorned basement room with green institutional walls, a soft serve machine and lots of those bottles of clear vinegar hot sauce packed with the little green peppers. We’ve got a soft spot for cafeterias (too many childhood trips to Luby’s) and something just feels right about steam tables and saucers of yellow cake with chocolate icing. You can get a vegetable plate of creamed potatoes, navy beans and turnip greens for $5. It’s an unassuming place, wholly utilitarian. No one would ever venture to the Capitol Cafe unless they have business of some sort with state government. But then, in a sense, every resident of Arkansas does have business at the Capitol, all the time: The building and the body it houses belong to the people, meaning it’s yours. So, make a trip of it one morning. Sit in on a legislative meeting on education, health care or the prison system. Snag a senator afterward and ask some questions. Stroll around the Capitol listening to the echoes in the halls and admiring the marble. Then, head down to the basement around noon, help yourself to some meatloaf and ponder the future of the state heading into the New Year.
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PLENTIFUL PLATE: The ginger and onion lobster at Mr. Chen’s is a handful for waitress Nico Weng.
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1620 SAVOY Fine dining in a swank space, with a menu redone by the same owners of Cache downtown. The scallops are especially nice. 1620 Market St. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-2211620. D Mon.-Sat., BR Sun. AFTERTHOUGHT BISTRO AND BAR The restaurant side of the Afterthought Bar (also called the Afterthought Bistro and Bar) features crab cakes, tuna tacos, chicken tenders, fries, sandwiches, burgers and more. Live music in the adjoining bar, also private dining room. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. 501-663-1196. ALLEY OOPS The restaurant at Creekwood Plaza (near the Kanis-Bowman intersection) is a neighborhood feedbag for major medical institutions with the likes of plate lunches, burgers and homemade desserts. Remarkable chess pie. 11900 Kanis Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-221-9400. LD Mon.-Sat. ARKANSAS BURGER CO. Good burgers, fries and shakes, plus salads and other entrees. Try the cheese dip. 7410 Cantrell Road. Beer and wine, CC. $-$$. 501-663-0600. LD Tue.-Sat. B-SIDE The little breakfast place in the former party room of Lilly’s DimSum Then Some turns tradition on its ear, offering French toast wrapped in bacon on a stick, a must-have dish called “biscuit mountain” and beignets with lemon curd. 11121 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-716-2700. B-BR Sat.-Sun. BIG ORANGE: BURGERS SALADS SHAKES Gourmet burgers manufactured according to exacting specs (humanely raised beef!) and properly fried Kennebec potatoes are the big
draws, but you can get a veggie burger as well as fried chicken, curried falafel and blackened tilapia sandwiches, plus creative meal-sized salads. Shakes and floats are indulgences for all ages. 17809 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-821-1515. LD daily. 207 N. University Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-379-8715. LD daily.. BIG WHISKEY’S AMERICAN BAR AND GRILL A modern grill pub in the River Market District with all the bells and whistles - 30 flat-screen TVs, whiskey on tap, plus boneless wings, burgers, steaks, soups and salads. 225 E Markham St. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-324-2449. LD daily. BLACK ANGUS CAFE Charcoal-grilled burgers, hamburger steaks and steaks proper are the big draws at this local institution. Now with lunch specials like fried shrimp. 10907 N. Rodney Parham. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-228-7800. LD Mon.-Sat. BOBBY’S COUNTRY COOKIN’ One of the better plate lunch spots in the area, with some of the best fried chicken and pot roast around, a changing daily casserole and wonderful homemade pies. 301 N. Shackleford Road, Suite E1. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-224-9500. L Mon.-Fri. BOULEVARD BREAD CO. Fresh bread, fresh pastries, wide selection of cheeses, meats, side dishes; all superb. Good coffee, too. 1920 N. Grant St. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-6635951. BLD Mon.-Sat., BL Sun. 400 President Clinton Ave. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-374-1232. BLD Mon.-Sat. (close 5 p.m.), BL Sun. 4301 W. Markham St. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-526-6661. BL Mon.-Fri. 1417 Main St.
DINING GUIDE, Cont. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-375-5100. BL Mon.-Sat. THE BOX Cheeseburgers and french fries are greasy and wonderful and not like their fastfood cousins. 1023 W. Seventh St. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-372-8735. L Mon.-Fri. BRAVE NEW RESTAURANT Chef/owner Peter Brave was doing “farm to table” before most of us knew the term. His focus is on fresh, highquality ingredients prepared elegantly but simply. Ordering the fish special is never a bad choice. His chocolate crème brulee sets the pace. 2300 Cottondale Lane. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-2677. LD Mon.-Sat. BREWSTERS 2 CAFE & LOUNGE Down-home done right. Check out the yams, mac-andcheese, greens, purple-hull peas, cornbread, wings, catfish and all the rest. 2725 S. Arch St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-301-7728. LD Mon.-Sat. BROWN SUGAR BAKESHOP Fabulous cupcakes, brownies and cakes offered five days a week until they’re sold out. 419 E. 3rd St. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-372-4009. LD Tue.-Fri. (close at 5:30 p.m.), L Sat. BUFFALO GRILL A great crispy-off-the-griddle cheeseburger and hand-cut fries star at this family-friendly stop. 1611 Rebsamen Park Road. Full bar, CC. $$. 501-296-9535. LD daily. BUTCHER & PUBLIC Sandwich and butcher shop featuring meats from animals locally raised and butchered/processed/transformed by Travis McConnell. 521 Main Street. NLR. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-410-7783. L Mon.-Fri. BUTCHER SHOP The cook-your-own-steak option has been downplayed, and several menu additions complement the calling card: large, fabulous cuts of prime beef, cooked to perfection. 10825 Hermitage Road. Full bar, all CC. $$$. 501-312-2748. D daily. CACHE RESTAURANT A stunning experience on the well-presented plates and in terms of atmosphere, glitz and general feel. 425 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$$. 501-850-0265. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. CAFE BRUNELLE Coffee shop and cafe serving sweets, tasty sandwiches and Loblolly ice cream. 17819 Chenal Parkway. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-448-2687. BLD daily. CAFE@HEIFER Serving fresh pastries, omelets, soups, salads, sandwiches and pizzas. Located inside Heifer Village. 1 World Ave. No alcohol, all CC. $. 501-907-8801. BL Mon.-Fri. CAJUN’S WHARF The venerable seafood restaurant serves up great gumbo and oysters Bienville, and options such as fine steaks for the non-seafood eater. In the citified bar, you’ll find nightly entertainment, too. 2400 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-375-5351. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. CAPERS It’s never been better, with as good a wine list as any in the area, and a menu that covers a lot of ground — seafood, steaks, pasta — and does it all well. 14502 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-868-7600. LD Mon.-Sat. CAPITAL BAR AND GRILL Big hearty sandwiches, daily lunch specials and fine evening dining all rolled up into one at this landing spot downtown. 111 Markham St. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-370-7013. LD daily. CHEERS IN THE HEIGHTS Good burgers and sandwiches, vegetarian offerings and salads at lunch, and fish specials and good steaks in the evening. 2010 N. Van Buren. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-5937. LD Mon.-Sat. 1901 Club Manor Drive. Maumelle. Full bar, all CC. 501-851-6200. LD daily, BR Sun. CHICKEN KING Arguably Central Arkansas’s best wings. 2704 MacArthur Drive. NLR. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-771-5571. LD Mon.-Sat.
5213 W 65th St. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-562-5573. LD Mon.-Sat. CIAO BACI The focus is on fine dining in this casually elegant Hillcrest bungalow, though excellent tapas are out of this world. The treeshaded, light-strung deck is a popular destination. 605 N. Beechwood St. Full bar, all CC. $$$. 501-603-0238. D Mon.-Sat. COMMUNITY BAKERY This sunny downtown bakery is the place to linger over a latte, bagels and the New York Times. But a lunchtime dash for sandwiches is OK, too, though it’s often packed. 1200 S. Main St. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-375-7105. BLD daily. 270 S. Shackleford. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-224-1656. BLD Mon.-Sat. BL Sun. COPELAND’S RESTAURANT OF LITTLE ROCK The full service restaurant chain started by the founder of Popeye’s delivers the same good biscuits, the same dependable frying and a New Orleans vibe in piped music and decor. 2602 S. Shackleford Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-312-1616. LD daily. COPPER GRILL Comfort food, burgers and more sophisticated fare at this River Marketarea hotspot. 300 E. Third St. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-375-3333. LD Mon.-Sat. CRUSH WINE BAR An unpretentious downtown bar/lounge with an appealing and erudite wine list. With tasty tapas, but no menu for full meals. 318 Main St. NLR. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-374-9463. D Tue.-Sat. CUPCAKES ON KAVANAUGH Gourmet cupcakes and coffee, indoor seating. 5625 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-664-2253. LD Mon.-Sat. DAVE’S PLACE A popular downtown soupand-sandwich stop at lunch draws a large and diverse crowd for the Friday night dinner, which varies in theme, home cooking being the most popular. 201 Center St. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-372-3283. L Mon.-Fri., D Fri. DAVID FAMILY KITCHEN Call it soul food or call it down-home country cooking. Just be sure to call us for breakfast or lunch when you go. 2301 Broadway. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-371-0141. BL Tue.-Fri., L Sun. DAVID’S BURGERS Serious hamburgers, steak salads, homemade custard. 101 S. Bowman Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-227-8333. LD Mon.-Sat. 1100 Highway 65 N. Conway. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. (501) 327-3333 4000 McCain Blvd. NLR. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-353-0387. LD Mon.-Sat. DEMPSEY BAKERY Bakery with sit down area, serving coffee and specializing in gluten-, nutand soy-free baked goods. 323 Cross St. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-375-2257. Serving BL Tue.-Sat. DIZZY’S GYPSY BISTRO Interesting bistro fare, served in massive portions at this River Market favorite. 200 River Market Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-375-3500. LD Tue.-Sat. DOE’S EAT PLACE A skid-row dive turned power brokers’ watering hole with huge steaks, great tamales and broiled shrimp, and killer burgers at lunch. 1023 W. Markham St. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-376-1195. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. EJ’S EATS AND DRINKS The friendly neighborhood hoagie shop downtown serves at a handful of tables and by delivery. The sandwiches are generous, the soup homemade and the salads cold. 523 Center St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-666-3700. LD Mon.-Fri., BR Sun. THE FADED ROSE The Cajun-inspired menu seldom disappoints. Steaks and soaked salads are legendary. 1619 Rebsamen Park Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-9734. LD daily. CONTINUED ON PAGE 40
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DINING GUIDE, Cont. FLYING FISH The fried seafood is fresh and crunchy and there are plenty of raw, boiled and grilled offerings, too. 511 President Clinton Ave. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-375-3474. LD daily. FLYING SAUCER A popular River Market hangout thanks to its almost 200 beers (including 75 on tap) and more than decent bar food. It’s nonsmoking, so families are welcome. 323 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-372-8032. LD daily. FORTY TWO Solid choice for weekday lunch, featuring entrees and sandwiches from around the world. 1200 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-537-0042. L Mon.-Sat. FRANKE’S CAFETERIA Plate lunch spot strong on salads and vegetables, and perfect fried chicken on Sundays. Arkansas’ oldest continually operating restaurant. 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-2254487. LD daily. 400 W. Capitol Ave. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-372-1919. L Mon.-Fri. GOOD FOOD BY FERNEAU Lunch offers a choice of ordering the gluten-free, sugarfree, healthy-yet-tasty-and-not-boring fare. On Friday and Saturday nights chef Ferneau stretches out a bit with about four entrees that still stay true to the “healthy” concept but do step outside the no-gluten, no-sugar box. 521 Main Street. NLR. Full bar, CC. $$-$$$. 501-7254219. L Mon.-Fri., D Fri.-Sat. GUILLERMO’S GOURMET GROUNDS Serves gourmet coffee, lunch, loose-leaf tea, and tapas. Beans are roasted in house, and the espresso is probably the best in town. 10700 Rodney Parham Road. CC. 501-228-4448. BL daily. GUS’S WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN The best fried chicken in town. Go for chicken and waffles on Sundays. 300 President Clinton
Ave. Beer, CC. $-$$. 501-372-2211. LD daily. 400 N. Bowman. Beer. $-$$. 501-400-8745. LD daily. HERITAGE GRILLE STEAK AND FIN Upscale dining inside the Little Rock Marriott. Excellent surf and turf options. 3 Statehouse Plaza. Full bar, all CC. $$$. 501-399-8000. LD daily. HILLCREST ARTISAN MEATS A fancy charcuterie and butcher shop with excellent daily soup and sandwich specials. Limited seating is available. 2807 Kavanaugh Blvd. Suite B. No alcohol, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-671-6328. L Mon.-Sat. HOMER’S Great vegetables, huge yeast rolls and killer cobblers. Follow the mobs. 2001 E. Roosevelt Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-374-1400. BL Mon.-Fri. 9700 N Rodney Parham. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-224-6637. BLD Mon.-Sat., BL Sun. IZZY’S It’s bright, clean and casual, with snappy team service of all his standbys — sandwiches and fries, lots of fresh salads, pasta about a dozen ways, hand-rolled tamales and brick oven pizzas. 5601 Ranch Drive. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-868-4311. LD Mon.-Sat. KILWINS Ice cream, candies, fudge and sweets galore made in-house and packaged for eatit-now or eat-it-later. 415 President Clinton Ave. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-379-9865. LD daily. KITCHEN EXPRESS Delicious “meat and three” restaurant offering big servings of homemade soul food. Maybe Little Rock’s best fried chicken. 4600 Asher Ave. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-666-3500. BLD Mon.-Sat., LD Sun. LASSIS INN One of the state’s oldest restaurants still in the same location and one of the best for catfish and buffalo fish. 518 E 27th St. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-372-8714. LD Tue.-Sat. LE POPS Delicious, homemade iced lollies (or popsicles, for those who aren’t afraid of the
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trademark.) 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, CC. $. 501-313-9558. LD daily. LOBLOLLY CREAMERY Small batch artisan ice cream and sweet treats company that operates a soda fountain inside The Green Corner Store. 1423 Main St. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-3969609. LD Mon.-Sat., L Sun. LOCA LUNA Grilled meats, seafood and pasta dishes that never stray far from country roots, whether Italian, Spanish or Arkie. “Gourmet plate lunches” are good, as is Sunday brunch. 3519 Old Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-4666. BR Sun., LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. LOST FORTY BREWING Craft brewery that includes Pint and Pitcher, a taproom specializing in Delta-influenced beer hall food. 501 Byrd St. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-319-7335. LD Wed.-Sun. LULAV A MODERN EATERY Bistro-style menu of American favorites broken down by expensive to affordable plates, and strong wine list, also group-priced to your liking. Great filet. Don’t miss the chicken and waffles. 220 W. 6th St. Full bar, CC. $$$. 501-374-5100. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. MADDIE’S PLACE Owner/chef Brian Deloney has built quite a thriving business with a pretty simple formula – making almost everything from scratch and matching hefty portions with reasonable prices in a fun, upbeat atmosphere. 1615 Rebsamen Park Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-660-4040. LD Tue.-Sat. MIDTOWN BILLIARDS You’ll find perhaps the city’s finest burgers in this all-night dive. But be prepared to smell like stale cigarette smoke and grease once you’re finished. 1316 Main St. Full bar, CC. $-$$. 501-372-9990. D daily. NATCHEZ RESTAURANT Smart, elegant takes on Southern classics. 323 Center St. Beer and wine, CC. $$-$$$. 501-372-1167. L Tue.-Fri., D Wed.-Sat. ONE ELEVEN AT THE CAPITAL Inventive fine dining restaurant helmed by Jöel Attunes, a James Beard award-winning chef. 111 Markham St. Full bar, all CC. $$$. 370-7011. BD daily, L Mon.-Fri, BR Sun. ORANGE LEAF YOGURT Upscale self-serve national yogurt chain. 11525 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-227-4522. LD daily. THE OYSTER BAR Gumbo, red beans and rice (all you can eat on Mondays), peel-andeat shrimp, oysters on the half shell, addictive po’ boys. Killer jukebox. 3003 W. Markham St. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-666-7100. LD Mon.-Sat. PURPLE COW DINER 1950s fare — cheeseburgers, chili dogs, thick milk shakes — in a ‘50s setting at today’s prices. 8026 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-221-3555. LD daily, BR Sat.-Sun. 11602 Chenal Pkwy. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-224-4433. LD daily, BR Sat.-Sun. RED DOOR Fresh seafood, steaks, chops and sandwiches from restaurateur Mark Abernathy. Smart wine list. 3701 Old Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-666-8482. BL Tue.-Sat. D daily. RED MANGO National yogurt and smoothie chain whose appeal lies in adjectives like “allnatural,” “non-fat,” “gluten-free” and “probiotic.” 5621 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-663-2500. BLD daily. RENO’S ARGENTA CAFE Sandwiches, gyros and gourmet pizzas by day and music and drinks by night in downtown Argenta. 312 N. Main St. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-3762900. LD Mon.-Sat. RIVERFRONT STEAKHOUSE Steaks are the draw here — nice cuts heavily salted and peppered, cooked quickly and accurately to
your specifications, finished with butter and served sizzling hot. Also has incorporated some of the menu of Rocket Twenty-One. 2 Riverfront Place. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-3757825. D Mon.-Sat. THE ROOT CAFE Homey, local foods-focused cafe. With tasty burgers, homemade bratwurst, banh mi and a number of vegan and veggie options. Breakfast and Sunday brunch, too. 1500 S. Main St. Beer, all CC. $-$$. 501-414-0423. BL Tue.-Sat., BR Sun. SALUT BISTRO This bistro/late-night hangout does upscale tapas. 1501 N. University. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-660-4200. L Mon.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. SANDY’S HOMEPLACE CAFE Specializing in home style buffet, with two meats and seven vegetables to choose from. It’s all-you-can-eat. 1710 E 15th St. No alcohol, no CC. $. 501-3753216. L Mon.-Fri. SATCHEMO’S BAR AND GRILL Pulled pork egg rolls, chicken fries and a “butter” burger star. 1900 W. Third St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-725-4657. L Mon.-Wed., LD Thu.-Sun. SCALLIONS Reliably good food, great desserts, pleasant atmosphere, able servers — a solid lunch spot. 5110 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-666-6468. BL Mon.-Sat. SO RESTAURANT BAR Call it a French brasserie with a sleek, but not fussy American finish. The wine selection is broad and choice. Free valet parking. Use it and save yourself a headache. 3610 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-1464. LD Mon.-Sat., D Sun. SONNY WILLIAMS’ STEAK ROOM Steaks, chicken and seafood in a wonderful setting in the River Market. Menu is seasonal, changes every few months. 500 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$$. 501-324-2999. D Mon.-Sat. SOUTH ON MAIN Fine, innovative takes on Southern fare in a casual, but well-appointed setting. 1304 Main St. Full bar, CC. $-$$. 501-244-9660. L Mon.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. SPECTATORS GRILL AND PUB Burgers, soups, salads and other beer food, plus live music on weekends. 1012 W. 34th St. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-791-0990. LD Mon.-Sat. SPORTS PAGE One of the largest, juiciest, most flavorful burgers in town. Grilled turkey and hot cheese on sourdough gets praise, too. Don’t want a burger or sandwich? They have good daily lunch specials. 414 Louisiana St. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-372-9316. L Mon.-Fri., D Fri. STICKYZ ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CHICKEN SHACK Fingers any way you can imagine, plus sandwiches and burgers, and a fun setting for music and happy hour gatherings. 107 Commerce St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-372-7707. LD daily. SUFFICIENT GROUNDS Great coffee, good bagels and pastries, and a limited lunch menu. 124 W. Capitol. No alcohol, CC. $. 501-372-1009. BL Mon.-Fri. 425 W. Capitol. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-372-4594. BL Mon.-Fri. SWEET LOVE BAKERY Full service bakery with ready-made and custom order cakes, cookies and cupcakes. Plenty of in-store seating. 8210 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. (501) 613-7780. BL Tue.-Sat. TABLE 28 Excellent fine dining with lots of creative flourishes. Branch out and try the Crispy Squid Filet and Quail Bird Lollipops. 1501 Merrill Drive. Full bar, CC. $$$-$$$$. 501-2242828. D Mon.-Sat. TERRI-LYNN’S BBQ AND DELICATESSEN High-quality meats served on large sandwiches and good tamales served with chili or without (the better bargain). 10102 N. Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-227-6371. L
DINING GUIDE, Cont. Tue.-Fri., LD Sat. (close at 5pm). TOWN PUMP A dependable burger, good wings, great fries, other bar food, plate lunches, full bar. 1321 Rebsamen Park Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-663-9802. LD daily. TRIO’S Fresh, creative and satisfying lunches; even better at night, when the chefs take flight. Best array of fresh desserts in town. 8201 Cantrell Road Suite 100. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-221-3330. LD Mon.-Sat., BR Sun. TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE Smoothies, sandwiches and salads in an art deco former YMCA. 524 Broadway. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 246-3145. BLD Mon.-Fri. (closes at 6 p.m.) 10221 N. Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-224-2233. BLD daily 12911 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-376-2233. BLD daily. WHITE WATER TAVERN Good locally sourced bar food. 2500 W. 7th St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-375-8400. D Tue., Thu., Fri., Sat. WILLY D’S DUELING PIANO BAR Willy D’s serves up a decent dinner of pastas and salads as a lead-in to its nightly sing-along piano show. Go when you’re in a good mood. 322 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-244-9550. D Tue.-Sat. ZIN URBAN WINE & BEER BAR This is the kind of sophisticated place you would expect to find in a bar on the ground floor of the Tuf-Nut lofts downtown. It’s cosmopolitan yet comfortable, a relaxed place to enjoy fine wines and beers while noshing on superb meats, cheeses and amazing goat cheese-stuffed figs. 300 River Market Ave. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-246-4876. D daily.
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BENIHANA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE Enjoy the cooking show, make sure you get a little filet with your meal, and do plenty of dunking in that fabulous ginger sauce. 2 Riverfront Place. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-374-8081. LD Sun.-Fri., D Sat. CHI’S CHINESE CUISINE No longer owned by Chi’s founder Lulu Chi, this Chinese mainstay still offers a broad menu that spans the Chinese provinces and offers a few twists on the usual local offerings. 5110 W. Markham St. Beer, all CC. $-$$. 501-604-7777. LD Mon.-Sat. CHI’S DIMSUM & BISTRO A huge menu spans the Chinese provinces and offers a few twists on the usual local offerings, plus there’s authentic Hong Kong dimsum available. 6 Shackleford Drive. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-221-7737. LD daily. 17200 Chenal Parkway. No alcohol, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-821-8000. LD Mon.-Sat., D Sun. 3421 Old Cantrell Road. 501-916-9973. FANTASTIC CHINA The food is delicious, the presentation beautiful, the menu distinctive, the service perfect, the decor bright. 1900 N. Grant St. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-663-8999. LD daily. HANAROO SUSHI BAR One of the few spots in downtown Little Rock to serve sushi. With an expansive menu, featuring largely Japanese fare. Try the popular Tuna Tatari bento box. 205 W. Capitol Ave. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-301-7900. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. IGIBON JAPANESE RESTAURANT It’s a complex place, where the food is almost always good and the ambiance and service never fail to please. The Bento box with tempura shrimp and California rolls and other delights stand out. 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-217-8888. LD Mon.-Sat. KBIRD Delicious, authentic Thai. 600 N. Tyler. No alcohol, CC. $$-$$$. 501-352-3549. LD Mon.-Fri. KEMURI Upscale Japanese from Little Rock restaurateur Jerry Barakat features entrees
grilled on robatas (charcoal grills), sushi bar and other Asian dishes, plus American favorites given a pan-Asian twist. You’ve never had baby back ribs likes these cooked on a robata. 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., no. 2. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-660-4100. L Mon.-Fri., D daily. KIYEN’S SEAFOOD STEAK AND SUSHI Sushi, steak and other Japanese fare. 17200 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-821-7272. LD daily. KOBE JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI Though answering the need for more hibachis in Little Rock, Kobe stands taller in its sushi offerings than at the grill. 11401 Financial Centre Parkway. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-225-5999. L Mon.-Sat. D daily. LILLY’S DIMSUM THEN SOME Innovative dishes inspired by Asian cuisine, utilizing local and fresh ingredients. 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-7162700. LD Tue.-Sun. MR. CHEN’S ASIAN SUPERMARKET AND RESTAURANT A combination Asian restaurant and grocery with cheap, tasty and exotic offerings. 3901 S. University Ave. $. 501-562-7900. LD daily. MT. FUJI JAPANESE RESTAURANT The dean of Little Rock sushi bars offers a fabulous lunch special and great Monday night deals. 10301 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-227-6498. L Mon.-Sat., D daily. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-227-6498. OISHI HIBACHI AND THAI CUISINE Tasty Thai and hibachi from the Chi family. 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-603-0080. LD daily. PHO THANH MY It says “Vietnamese noodle soup” on the sign out front, and that’s what you should order. The pho comes in outrageously large portions with bean sprouts and fresh herbs. Traditional pork dishes, spring rolls and bubble tea also available. 302 N. Shackleford Road. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-312-7498. LD daily. SEKISUI Fresh-tasting sushi chain with fun hibachi grill and an overwhelming assortment of traditional entrees. Nice wine selection, also serves sake and specialty drinks. 219 N. Shackleford Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-2217070. LD daily. SUSHI CAFE Impressive, upscale sushi menu with other delectable house specialties like tuna tataki, fried soft shell crab, Kobe beef and, believe it or not, the Tokyo cowboy burger. 5823 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-9888. L Mon.-Sat. D daily. THE SOUTHERN GOURMASIAN Delicious Southern-Asian fusion. We crave the pork buns. Various. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-954-0888. L Mon.-Fri. THREE FOLD NOODLES AND DUMPLING CO. Authentic Chinese noodles, buns and dumplings. With vegetarian options. 215 Center St. No alcohol, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-3721739. LD Mon.-Fri. VAN LANG CUISINE Terrific Vietnamese cuisine, particularly the way the pork dishes and the assortment of rolls are presented. Great prices, too. Massive menu, but it’s user-friendly for locals with full English descriptions and numbers for easy ordering. 3600 S. University Ave. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-570-7700. LD daily.
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BANANA LEAF INDIAN FOOD TRUCK Tasty Indian street food. 201 N Van Buren St. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-227-0860. L Mon.-Fri. CAFE BOSSA NOVA A South American approach to sandwiches, salads and desserts, all quite good, as well as an array of refreshing South American teas and coffees. 2701 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-614-6682. LD Tue.-Sat., BR Sun. CREGEEN’S IRISH PUB Irish-themed pub with a large selection of on-tap and bottled British beers and ales, an Irish inspired menu and lots of nooks and crannies to meet in. 301 Main St. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-376-7468. LD daily. DUGAN’S PUB Serves up Irish fare like fish and chips and corned beef and cabbage alongside classic bar food. The chicken fingers and burgers stand out. Irish breakfast all day. 401 E. 3rd St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-244-0542. LD daily. LAYLA’S GYROS AND PIZZERIA Delicious Mediterranean fare — gyros, falafel, shawarma, kabobs, hummus and babaganush — that has a devoted following. All meat is slaughtered according to Islamic dietary law. 9501 N Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-227-7272. LD daily (close 5 p.m. on Sun.) 6100 Stones Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-868-8226. LD Mon.-Sat. L E O ’ S G R E E K C A S T L E Wonderful Mediterranean food — gyro sandwiches or platters, falafel and tabouleh — plus dependable hamburgers, ham sandwiches, steak platters and BLTs. Breakfast offerings are expanded with gyro meat, pitas and triple berry pancakes. 2925 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, CC. $-$$. 501-666-7414. BLD Mon.-Sat., BL Sun. (close at 4 p.m.). MUSE ULTRA LOUNGE Mediterranean food and drinks. 2611 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. 501-663-6398. D Mon.-Sat. MYLO COFFEE CO. Bakery with a vast assortment of hand-made pastries, house roasted coffee and an ice cream counter. Soups and sandwiches, too. 2715 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer, CC. $-$$. 501-747-1880. BLD Tue.-Sun. THE PANTRY CREST Czech and German comfort food with a great bar menu. 722 N. Palm St. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-725-4945. D Mon.-Sat. THE PANTRY Owner and self-proclaimed “food evangelist” Tomas Bohm does things the right way — buying local, making almost everything from scratch and focusing on simple preparations of classic dishes. The menu stays relatively true to his Czechoslovakian roots, but there’s plenty of choices to suit all tastes. There’s also
a nice happy-hour vibe. 11401 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-353-1875. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. ROSALIA’S BAKERY Brazilian bakery owned by the folks over at Bossa Nova, next door. Sweet and savory treats, including yucca cheese balls, empanadas and macarons. Many gluten-free options. 2701 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-319-7035. BLD Mon.-Sat. (closes 6 p.m.), BL Sun. STAR OF INDIA The best Indian restaurant in the region, with a unique buffet at lunch and some fabulous dishes at night (spicy curried dishes, tandoori chicken, lamb and veal, vegetarian). 301 N. Shackleford. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-227-9900. LD daily. TAZIKI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFE Fast casual chain that offers gyros, grilled meats and veggies, hummus and pimento cheese. 8200 Cantrell Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-227-8291. LD daily. 12800 Chenal Parkway. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-225-1829. LD daily. THE TERRACE MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN A broad selection of Mediterranean delights that includes a very affordable collection of starters, salads, sandwiches, burgers, chicken and fish at lunch and a more upscale dining experience with top-notch table service at dinner. 2200 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-217-9393. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. YA YA’S EURO BISTRO The first eatery to open in the Promenade at Chenal is a date-night affair, translating comfort food into beautiful cuisine. Best bet is lunch, where you can explore the menu through soup, salad or half a sandwich. 17711 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-821-1144. LD daily, BR Sun.
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BRUNO’S LITTLE ITALY Traditional Italian antipastos, appetizers, entrees and desserts. Extensive, delicious menu from Little Rock standby. 310 Main St. Full bar, CC. $$-$$$. 501-372-7866. D Tue.-Sat. CAFE PREGO Dependable entrees of pasta, pork, seafood, steak and the like, plus great sauces, fresh mixed greens and delicious dressings, crisp-crunchy-cold gazpacho and tempting desserts in a comfy bistro setting. Little Rock standard for 18 years. 5510 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-5355. LD Mon.- Fri, D Sat. CIAO ITALIAN RESTAURANT Don’t forget about this casual yet elegant bistro tucked into a downtown storefront. The fine pasta and seafood dishes, ambiance and overall charm combine to make it a relaxing, enjoyable, affordable choice. 405 W. Seventh St. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-372-0238. L Mon.-Fri., D Thu.-Sat. DAMGOODE PIES A somewhat different Italian/pizza place, largely because of a spicy garlic white sauce that’s offered as an alternative to the traditional red sauce. Good bread, too. 2701 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-664-2239. LD daily. 6706 Cantrell Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-6642239. LD daily. 10720 Rodney Parham Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-664-2239. LD daily. 37 East Center St. Fayetteville. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 479-444-7437. LD daily. GRAFFITI’S The casually chic and ever-popular Italian-flavored bistro avoids the rut with daily specials and careful menu tinkering. 7811 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-2249079. D Mon.-Sat. IRIANA’S PIZZA Unbelievably generous handtossed New York style pizza with unmatched zest. Good salads, too; grinders are great,
DINING GUIDE, Cont. particularly the Italian sausage. 201 E. Markham St. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-374-3656. LD Mon.-Sat. LARRY’S PIZZA The buffet is the way to go — fresh, hot pizza, fully loaded with ingredients, brought hot to your table, all for a low price. Many Central Arkansas locations. 1122 S. Center. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-224-8804. LD daily. 12911 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-224-8804. LD Mon.-Sat. MELLOW MUSHROOM Popular high-end pizza chain. 16103 Chenal Pkwy. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-379-9157. LD daily. PIZZA CAFE Thin, crunchy pizza with just a dab of tomato sauce but plenty of chunks of stuff, topped with gooey cheese. Draft beer is appealing on the open-air deck — frosty and generous. 1517 Rebsamen Park Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-664-6133. LD daily 14710 Cantrell Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-868-2600. LD daily. PIZZA D’ACTION Some of the best pizza in town, a marriage of thin, crispy crust with a hefty ingredient load. Also, good appetizers and salads, pasta, sandwiches and killer plate lunches. 2919 W. Markham St. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-666-5403. LD daily. THE PIZZERIA AT TERRY’S FINER FOODS Tasty Neapolitan-style pizza and calzones from the people who used to run the Santa Lucia food truck. 5018 Kavanaugh. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-551-1388. Tue.-Sat. RISTORANTE CAPEO This excellent, authentic Italian restaurant was the trailblazer in the now-hot Argenta neighborhood of downtown North Little Rock, the Isaac brothers opening it in 2003. It remains a popular destination for classic Northern Italian favorites and features an outstanding wine list and cellar. 425 Main St. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-376-3463. D Mon.-Sat. U.S. PIZZA Crispy thin-crust pizzas, frosty beers and heaping salads drowned in creamy dressing. 2710 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-2198. LD daily. 5524 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer and wine, all CC. $$. 501-664-7071. LD daily. 9300 North Rodney Parham Road. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-224-6300. LD daily. 3307 Fair Park Blvd. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-565-6580. LD daily. 650 Edgewood Drive. Maumelle. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-851-0880. LD daily. 3324 Pike Avenue. NLR. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-758-5997. LD daily. 4001 McCain Park Drive. NLR. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-753-2900. LD daily. VESUVIO Arguably Little Rock’s best Italian restaurant. The cheesy pasta bowls are sensational, but don’t ignore the beef offerings. 1315 Breckenridge Drive. Full bar, all CC. $$$.
501-246-5422. D daily. VINO’S Great rock ‘n’ roll club also is a fantastic pizzeria with huge calzones and always improving home-brewed beers. 923 W. 7th St. Beer and wine, all CC. $-$$. 501-375-8466. LD daily. ZAZA Here’s where you get wood-fired pizza with gorgeous blistered crusts and a light topping of choice and tempting ingredients, great gelato in a multitude of flavors, call-yourown ingredient salads and other treats. 5600 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer and wine, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-661-9292. LD daily. 1050 Ellis Ave. Conway. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-336-9292. LD daily.
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BAJA GRILL Food truck turned brick-and-mortar taco joint that serves a unique Mexi-Cali style menu full of tacos, burritos and quesadillas. 5923 Kavanaugh Blvd. CC. $-$$. 501-722-8920. LD Mon.-Sat. CASA MANANA Great guacamole and garlic beans, superlative chips and salsa (red and green) and a broad selection of fresh seafood, plus a deck out back. 6820 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-280-9888. LD daily 18321 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-8688822. LD daily 400 President Clinton Ave. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. (501) 372-6637. BL Mon.-Sat. COTIJA’S A branch off the famed La Hacienda family tree downtown, with a massive menu of tasty lunch and dinner specials, the familiar white cheese dip and sweet red and fieryhot green salsas, and friendly service. 406 S. Louisiana St. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-244-0733. L Mon.-Fri. THE FOLD BOTANAS BAR Gourmet tacos and botanas, or small plates. Try the cholula pescada taco. 3501 Old Cantrell Road. Full bar, CC. $$-$$$. 501-916-9706. LD daily. FONDA MEXICAN CUISINE Authentic Mex. The guisado (Mexican stew) is excellent. 400 N. Bowman Road. Full bar, CC. $$-$$$. 501-3134120. LD Tue.-Sun. LA HACIENDA Creative, fresh-tasting entrees and traditional favorites, all painstakingly prepared in a festive atmosphere. Great taco salad, nachos, and maybe the best fajitas around. 3024 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-6610600. LD daily. 200 Highway 65 N. Conway. All CC. $$. 501-327-6077. LD daily. LA REGIONAL A full-service grocery store catering to SWLR’s Latino community, its small grill in a corner became so popular that the store added a full-service restaurant on the east end of the building. The menu offers a whirlwind trip through Latin America, with delicacies from all across the Spanish-speaking
world. Bring your Spanish/English dictionary. 7414 Baseline Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-565-4440. BLD daily. LAS PALMAS Mexican chain with a massive menu of choices. 10402 Stagecoach Road. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 501-455-8500. LD daily 4154 E. McCain Blvd. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. LD daily. LOCAL LIME Tasty gourmet Mex from the folks who brought you Big Orange and ZaZa. 17815 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, all CC. $$-$$$. 501-4482226. LD daily. MERCADO SAN JOSE From the outside, it appears to just be another Mexican grocery store. Inside, you’ll find one of Little Rock’s best Mexican bakeries and a restaurant in back serving tortas and tacos for lunch. 7411 Geyer Springs Road. Beer, CC. $. 501-565-4246. BLD daily. MEXICO CHIQUITO Some suggest cheese dip was born at this Central Arkansas staple, where you’ll find hearty platters of boldly spiced, inexpensive food that compete well with those at the “authentic” joints. 13924 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-217-0700. LD daily. 1524 W. Main St. Jacksonville. No alcohol. $$. 501-9820533. LD daily. 4511 Camp Robinson Road. NLR. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-771-1604. LD daily. 11406 W. Markham. No alcohol, all CC. $$. 501-2170647. LD daily. RIVERIA MAYA Tasty, cheap Mexican food. Try the Enchiladas con Chorizo. Lunch special fajitas are fantastic. 801 Fair Park Blvd. Full bar, all CC. $-$$. 663-4800. LD daily. ROSALINDA RESTAURANT HONDURENO A Honduran cafe that specializes in pollo con frito tajada (fried chicken and fried plaintains). With breakfast, too. 3700 JFK Blvd. NLR. No alcohol, no CC. $-$$. 501-771-5559. BLD daily. SENOR TEQUILA Typical cheap Mexican dishes with great service. Good margaritas. 10300 N. Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-224-5505. LD daily. 9847 Maumelle Blvd. NLR. 501-758-4432; 14524 Cantrell Road. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-868-7642. LD daily.; 2000 S. University Ave. Full bar, all CC. $$. 501-660-4413. LD daily. TAMALITTLE RESTAURANT Authentic Mexican food, including pastes, flour-based small empanada-like pastries stuffed with a variety of Mexican ingredients, and other traditional dishes. 102 Markham Park Drive. No alcohol, all CC. $-$$. 501-217-9085. BLD Mon.-Fri., LD Sat. TAQUERIA KARINA AND CAFE A real Mexican neighborhood cantina from the owners, to freshly baked pan dulce, to Mexican-bottled Cokes, to first-rate guacamole, to inexpensive tacos, burritos, quesadillas and a broad selection of Mexican-style seafood. 5309 W. 65th St. Beer, no CC. $. 501-562-3951. BLD daily.
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