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‘Big drag’: Fayetteville’s Faux L’Beau on designing...

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2025/05/09

Just a month after winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” drag queen Onya Nurve is headed to Central Arkansas on May 14. Ahead of her appearance at Club Sway, we spoke with Faux L’Beau, a Fayetteville-based drag queen who played a key role in designing several outfits for Nurve’s victorious run on “Drag Race.”

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Harding grad at FEMA helm says he’ll ‘run right over’...

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2025/05/09

Harding grad David Richardson told employees he would “run right over” them if they resisted changes to FEMA, according to audio obtained by the Arkansas Times.

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Daytripping with ‘Driftwood Johnnie’: Cruising the...

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2025/05/09

While millions of Arkansans have grown up within miles of the Mississippi River, it doesn’t exactly make the list for popular day trip destinations. But the Quapaw Canoe Company, led by famed river guru John Ruskey, aims to open the eyes of Arkansas residents to the wild body of water in their own backyard.

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Despite federal funding uncertainty, University of...

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2025/05/08

The massive University of Arkansas solar project moves forward, but questions abound on the federal funding promised to the project.

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Evanescence gets a cameo on Nathan Fielder’s ‘The...

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2025/05/08

Until recently, the work of bizarro actor, writer and showrunner Nathan Fielder had intersected with Arkansas only once — at least as far as we know. As of Sunday, however, there’s a new connection between Fielder’s idiosyncratic brand of squirm-inducing comedy and The Natural State: Little Rock-born band Evanescence’s song “Bring Me To Life.”

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Thursday Open Line

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2025/05/08

Welcome!

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Arkansas’s Planned Parenthood supporters embrace the...

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2025/05/08

Arkansas’s consolation prize for winning this race to the bottom is that we’re down here pioneering tips and tricks to share with other states who find themselves shut off from access to necessary medical care.

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Flying Saucer’s future in LR River Market in question

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2025/05/08

After 27 years in Little Rock’s River Market District, the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium has warned its customers that the longtime craft beer hub is “at a crossroads.”

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Our House is having a giant health and wellness fair...

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2025/05/08

On Saturday, May 31 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., you can catch a free health and wellness fair put together by people who are longtime experts at channeling resources to those who need them: Little Rock-based nonprofit shelter Our House.

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Slideshow: Planned Parenthood Garden Party

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2025/05/08

The Planned Parenthood 35th annual Garden Party last night had everything: complimentary beer and wine, unpretentious yet tasty hors d’oeuvres delivered via circular tray, a wine pull, a silent auction and inspiring speeches. The only thing missing — due to the threat of rain — was a garden.

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Arkansas attorney general rejects first ballot...

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2025/05/08

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas on Wednesday decried the attorney general’s rejection of its proposed constitutional amendment under a new law that prohibits ballot titles from being written above an eighth-grade reading level.

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Trump pulls Arkansas-connected surgeon general pick...

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2025/05/07

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, who did her residency at UAMS, is no longer in the running to be the U.S. surgeon general after Laura Loomer questioned her credentials.

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Holy Souls set to demolish two historic Hillcrest...

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2025/05/07

A Little Rock church secured the rezoning needed to demolish two homes and clear 16 trees in the historic Hillcrest neighborhood to make way for more parking spaces.

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Following in Arkansas’s footsteps, Florida...

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2025/05/07

It’s not just Arkansas. Other state legislatures — especially those with Republican majorities — are also looking for ways to rein in direct democracy.

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Renewed attacks on public media funding could affect...

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2025/05/07

Unprecedented funding challenges at the national level threaten Arkansas’s public radio network, and local station managers are informing the public and listeners about what could happen should these cuts take place.

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Saturday Open Line

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2025/05/03

Good afternoon.

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New state law could threaten future of UCA’s Chinese...

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2025/05/02

A new law passed this spring by the Arkansas Legislature may force the closure of a program at the University of Central Arkansas dedicated to Chinese culture and language.

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First look at Community Bakery’s new West Little Rock...

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2025/05/02

Community Bakery owner Juli Brandenberger and her husband, CEO John Brandenberger, did a nice job of capturing the vibe of the bakery’s flagship cafe for their new West Little Rock location off Rodney Parham.

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Friday Open Line

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2025/05/02

Good afternoon.

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AMFA’s 2025-26 concert series to feature Lisa...

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2025/05/02

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ 2025-26 concert series also includes Phil Cook, Kaia Kater, Bette Smith and more.

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