By the time he called to arrange to pick it up, The Root had turned it over to Little Rock police, who returned the gun to Landers. "Tr' -- A friend refers to it as "that crazy-ass movie," but that's harsh. This year is marked by a clear sense of purpose, beautiful surroundings and excellent company. Highlighting the hypocrisy that enables repeated massacres in our streets and schools is the lords work. The Razorbacks were slotted at No. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Rios was named a semifinalist for the Best Chef: South award in 2020, and McClure was a semifinalist for the award for six straight years from 2014 to 2019. Amid a debate about the city of Little Rock spending money on prevention, intervention and treatment programs aimed at helping at-risk youth and reducing crime, city Director Lance Hines criticized the program. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ), and that perhaps thats cause enough to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Finalists: Doggie Dos, Fairview Kennels, Hounds Hideaway (Conway, Jonesboro and Rogers), (Smile Dailey General and Cosmetic Dentistry). 2003-2022, All . Dr. Jermall Wright became the Little Rock School Districts newest superintendent, following the retirement of Michael Poore. The process begins with a round of nominations from the public, after which the top five businesses in each category are declared finalists, and a second round of voting begins. Complimenting Russian aggression is not very patriotic, if you ask us. FAYETTEVILLE -- It's been a bumpy road this season for the University of Arkansas men's basketball team. ", Print Headline: More of the best (and worst) of 2022. UAMS Interventional Pain Management Voted Best Pain Care Clinic in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Best of the Best 2021 The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with its history rooted in outstanding service, has provided Arkansas residents with exceptional care and education in various health care professions for more than a century. So far, plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging Arkansass first-in-the-nation ban on gender affirming care have stopped the law from going into effect. Finalists: Downtown Dental Care, Dr. Ethan Erwin (Hot Springs), Jolly Family Dental. Finalists: Boulevard Bread Co., Cinnamon Creme Bakery, Dempsey Bakery. Ethical and legal questions about the planning process shut the whole thing down, and legal challenges about failures to release public information about the LITFest contract were ongoing in November. Todd Yakoubian, Finalists: Mt. Arkansas pro golfer John Dalys secret to peak performance is out of the bag. Renowned documentarian Brent Renaud was killed on March 13 while reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Emily Berret, who was director of operations for Pelosis office during the U.S. Capitol riot, was the first witness in Barnetts trial in federal court in the, After being sworn in as Arkansas' first female governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to think bigger and bolder and to do better th, Central Arkansas Water's chief executive officer took questions from members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday regarding a proposed rate package. Company executives said there was a shift in market dynamics evident during the quarter, with customers becoming more cost conscious as capacity becomes more r, Walmart Inc.s global tech leader was honored this week by a retail industry group as one of five People Shaping Retails Future 2023.. Our most elusive editor, Lindsey Millar, gives up the secret location of his clubhouse with a story about Natural State Treehouses, a Fayetteville-based business that can make your childhood dreams come true. Bittersweet. Some sharpshooter took aim at the Kingsland water tower in May, leaving a bullet hole that made it look like the profile of Johnny Cash painted on the tank was taking a leak. A weekend To-Do List: Pride and the Power of Love at ESSE Purse Museum, Summer Soulstice X, Lucinda Williams, Jason Isbell, Ashley McBryde and more, Make your next pickle your best pickle with Mr. Davis Pickles, Change of the guard: White Water Tavern reopens under new ownership, Natural State Treehouses makes dreams come true, Trenton Lee Stewarts The Mysterious Benedict Society is an enterprise in emotional memory. When things calmed down the pineapples became a popular burger addition at the venerable produce store/restaurant on Wright Avenue. The bright side is that weve gotten so used to Arkansass regression that we hardly noticed. On New Years Eve in 2010, 4,000 or more red-winged blackbirds were found dead around the town of Beebe. Sen. Joyce Elliott is indeed the best Arkansan. Governor Hutchinson whipped up a press release attacking President Bidens announcement that he would issue pardons for some marijuana offenses. Fans of @ the Corner have been waiting years more than three years, in fact for sisters Lila and Helen Grace King and Kamiya Merrick (the chef), to open th. From his North Carolina prison cell, a lovestruck Joe Exotic of Tiger King fame vowed to settle down in Fort Smith where his boyfriend, Seth Posey, resides and where Joe enlisted help from a local Dominos Pizza to send cheesy (!) Turkey bologna? January 18, 2023, Arkansas lawmaker files bill to restrict bathroom use based on sex, Former legislator Wilkins sentenced to a year and a day on bribery plea, Forecasters: Parts of southern, eastern Arkansas under tornado watch, Wholesale inflation in U.S. slowed further in December to 6.2%, Conway factory to suspend production, reduce staff, Police: 1 dead after standoff in North Little Rock, WATCH: Voices of Elaine symposium to shed light on 1919 massacre in Arkansas, Ukraine helicopter crash kills interior minister, others, KARK reporter Haven Hughes killed in Little Rock crash, Nonprofit creditor started for North Little Rock area, 2 hurt after crash involving El Dorado school bus, superintendent says, FBI agent demonstrates stun gun in Barnetts Capitol riot trial, North Little Rock police ID victim in East Broadway homicide, Bentonville man gets 30 years for 20 counts related to child pornography, Walmarts tech chief takes retailer honors, Ozarks VA health care system names new director, Family still seeking answer in North Little Rock killing after 5 years, Hogs aim for better fortunes away from home, Little Rock couple found dead after filing to seek divorce, GOP calls for bargain as debt clock ticking, Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Webb selected to chair public service agency, Arkansas State details plans for College of Veterinary Medicine, Girls HS Basketball: Little Rock Christian at Parkview. Maybe its still out there after all, so grab some binoculars and go see what you can find. The Founding Fathers fan club contingent in the Arkansas legislature worked overtime in 2021 to limit access to the ballot. Sadly, Harmon had to finish watching the game from the hospital, where he was getting a rabies shot. Cant decide between dill or bread and butter? Lindsay Lou headlines Ozark Mountain Music Festival in Eureka . Our newsroom is funded by more than 3,000 Arkansans who support us with contributions and digital subscriptions. A native of Elkins, Arkansas, Amanda moved to Little Rock for law school and fell in love with the region. 2. News and information about the Arkansas Razorbacks and Arkansas Sports from the staffs of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Hawgs Illustrated. You're asked to bring copies of your resume. Help us deliver the latest daily reporting and analysis on news, politics, culture and food in Arkansas. Three witnesses had testified in the Capitol riot trial of Richard Bigo Barnett as of the end of the day Wednesday. The cost to repair the public art piece was estimated at more than $30,000, so they trashed it instead. ", Wish I'd seen: "Aftersun," "Babylon," "Benediction," "Living," "The Quiet Girl," "Women Talking.". ), and that perhaps thats cause enough to keep putting one foot in front of the other. So here, for the umpteenth year in row, are the Best of Arkansas winners, from curbside service to canoe routes, antiques to eyewear, salons to sporting goods. Featuring up to the minute breaking news and the most in-depth Razorback, business, and . 10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Looking back on the past 12 months, its immediately clear 2022 sucked just as much as 2021. The editors here have favorites, too, and we took the liberty of fleshing out readers nominations with a few of our own. Herrera and family, who live on Azalea Drive in Southwest Little Rock, were cited for excessive balls in January after someone without the balls to confront her in person complained to the city about toys and sports paraphernalia in Herreras yard. Win tickets to The Avett Brothers + Robert Earl Keen at El Dorados Murphy Arts District August 14th! "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" -- A darker, more melancholy telling of the old tale, still in animation (with del Toro's trademark artistry) but with forgettable songs added. "The Banshees of Inisherin" -- Martin McDonagh's Irish plays are among my favorites, and you always know there will be blood. Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette On Wednesdays we feature an in-state prospect who could be flying under the radar of college coaches, FAYETTEVILLE -- Police are searching a wooded area near Holly and Oakland streets, just north of North Street, after a resident said his dog found skeletal rem, The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday it has issued Revised Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for part of Jackson County that residen, Jess Porter, an associate professor of geography at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been named the executive director of the universitys Center, Mayors, council members and other city officials leaders from across the state are gathering in person and online Wednesday for the Arkansas Municipal Leagues, The North Little Rock Police Department is seeking information that could identify a subject seen on video near Gregory Street at the time of homicide, officia. "moonfall" 3. Featuring up to the minute breaking news and the most in-depth Razorback, business, and. Eliza Hussman Gaines new WEHCO publisher. Arkansas, were really on a tear lately. A businessman, with the assistance of his housekeeper, successfully juggles love affairs with three flight attendants until the arrival of a childhood friend c, Lucious Spiller, an International Blues Challenge Award winner and a college arts graduate, brings his classic blues style to Kings Live Music in Conway on Fri, As the cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race" celebrated the new season, they credited the show's creator with popularizing drag and expressed concern about the protests. by Stephanie Smittle, Natural State Treehouses makes dreams come true Eventually, they had to put a limit on how many customers could buy. Our Good Lady of Literacy and Comedic Timing, Dolly Parton, gave a private performance at the Arkansas Governors Mansion to celebrate the country music legends work through Dolly Partons Imagination Library, the Arkansas chapter of which got a $24,000 boost from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan ACT of 2021. 2022 was not a year for great movies -- I saw mainly good to pretty good ones -- but what great performances many of them had. 1. An Arkansas couple escaped Ukraine on foot with their newborn when bombs started falling, caring souls donated $16 million to help their unhoused neighbors in Little Rock, and Dolly Parton graced us with a visit to the Arkansas Governors Mansion. Search dogs arrived and eventually found Roth hiding high up in a tree. Twitter sleuths joked that the only way Landers could forget his gun on the sink of the one-person bathroom at The Root was if he didnt wash his hands. 901 Jones Road Springdale, AR 72762. Days before heading out for New Hampshire to test the waters for a presidential bid, Governor Hutchinson took the opportunity to prove his uncompassionate conservative bona fides by turning down $146 million in federal rent assistance. Blake Rutherford, repatriated Arkansan, founder of "Movies in the Park" : Honorable mentions: "All the Old Knives," "Armageddon Time" "The Batman," "Glass Onion," "Lady Chatterly's Lover," "The Menu," "Till, "Triangle of Sadness," "White Noise," "The Woman King. Muskie Harris, a Black former Razorback football player who went on to become a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and the owner of a string of drug rehabs, was a good sport about the brutal onslaught of public shaming that came his way. My hope is that Jacob Oliva operates the Arkansas Department of Education with the heart of a teacher whose area of expertise is special education. The number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in the state jumped by 51, to 570, its highest level since Oct. 7. Lets break out the good stuff. The phantom tweeter more recently took up liking anti-Semitic posts. Thomas Saccente RIVER VALLEY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE. "The Black Phone" 3. But only one is the good nurse. By October, Ramsey had left the company. On filing day for the November election, gubernatorial candidates Chris Jones and Sarah Huckabee Sanders showed up at the state Capitol at the same time. Lindsey Management Co., Inc., manages more than 11,000 apartments in Northwest Arkansas. The firm is ever-growing to meet the needs of more Arkansans than ever before. Instead, board members are isolating, shaming and attacking them. The two sheriffs deputies involved got canned, and were still waiting to hear the fate of the Mulberry police officer involved. Richardson expressed gratitude to Campbell for alerting him to the egregious hack, then changed his settings to private. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. This was his first job in education, a position he held for the first five years of his career. Finalists: Arkansas Cycling & Fitness, The Community Bicyclist, The Ride (Conway), (Little Rock, North Little Rock, Bryant, Conway). WASHINGTON -- The American flag that a Gravette man carried into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was "on a st, Japan and South Korea defended public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China stopped issuing new visas in both countries i. (Just saw: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes). The name of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jake Bequette was misspelled on ballots in Craighead and Phillips counties, where he was listed as Jack Bequette. Probably the year's best ensemble cast. Arlo Washington says creating jobs and opportunity have always been his passion. So did the rest of the cool kids table on the plaintiffs side in U.S. District Judge James Moodys courtroom during the October portion of a trial challenging Arkansass SAFE Act. When it comes to curse words, that's certainly true for me. love notes along with their pie deliveries. And I was. James Willis Chase Strangio, one of the ACLU lawyers representing the plaintiffs and a trans man, absolutely obliterated lawyers for the state in the courtroom. Kevin?!? . Jessie Boeckmann shared the story on social media, recounting a 27-hour ordeal with her husband and their 4-day-old baby. A pair of Oscar winners, Jessica Chastain & Eddie Redmayne, are sensational. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - 12/19/2022. A man on the run from White County authorities led them on a chase into a field before jumping from the stolen vehicle and initiating hand-to-hand combat. Beyond Meat COO Doug Ramsey, an executive with the plant-based meat substitute company, was charged with taking a bite out of another mans nose in a parking lot fight after a September Razorback football game. She lives in West Little Rock with her husband, son, and 2 dogs. "Don't Worry Darling" 8. By the time he called to arrange to pick it up, The Root had turned it over to Little Rock police, who returned the gun to Landers. The campaign to legalize marijuana in Arkansas, funded almost entirely by medical marijuana cultivators, raised more than $13 million in an attempt to pass the measure. Dear Abby: My wife and I have been together 25 years and had an ideal marriage. A Central Arkansas Pride event at an Arkansas Travelers game was canceled after the Travs reportedly refused to allow a drag queen to throw the first pitch. Mayor Frank Scott secured a W over challenger Steve Landers anyway. In November, after weeks of public and private jockeying, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted to hire Charles Robinson as chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. While its nice to imagine the party of Trump might do an about-face, theres no chance Hutchinson breaks through. Never trust anyone who cites the Federalist Papers for any reason. The readers have voted, and you have pretty good taste. Same White Water Tavern, but slightly cleaner. Tests by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission found that the birds died of blunt-force trauma and that loud noises (also known as fireworks) had probably disturbed the birds. By Jordan Hickey, Very short Q&As with Best of Arkansas winners, Heather Brown FAYETTEVILLE -- Alabama already has beaten four nationally-ranked teams away from home this season, and the Crimson Tide will try for another marquee victory a. A crowd of a couple of dozen onlookers and press gathered in an alley in late October for the dedication of Little Rocks newest official public art mural, honoring singer/guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette And the 2021 Best of the Best winners are . On appeal, the Arkansas Supreme Court allowed the voter suppression measures to stay in place. Affix some faux lashes from Beauty & Beyond to look your most fly on the voyage to the hereafter. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures will continue to cool. Danielle Deadwyler is superb. Footage of topless Muss whooping it up went viral. The ivory-billed woodpecker is extinct, but maybe not? A native of Elkins, Arkansas, Amanda moved to Little Rock for law school and fell in love with the region. Benefits With Friends | Carin Schoppmeyer: Events honor memory of Martin Luther King Jr. OPINION | DEAR ABBY: Wifes baseball infatuation puts the squeeze on marriage, Fayetteville man, U.S. Capitol police captain among witnesses in Barnetts Jan. 6 trial, VIDEO: Musselman, Mitchell recap loss against No. "Montana Story" 9. The city also saw an increase from July to October caused by the hot weather creating an increased demand for water and also drying the ground, which puts additional stress on pipes, he said . Amanda Kennedy. "The Woman King" -- The sight of a ferocious Viola Davis leading her warriors into battle is one of my most memorable movie scenes of this year. The two exchanged friendly greetings and Jones asked Sanders for her vote. Thanks to the donations by many big and small including an adorable blonde-headed 5-year-old Our House of Little Rock announced a $16 million expansion in September to better serve the homeless. The Hogs would go on to reach a second straight Elite Eight before bowing out to Duke. Sales and use tax. "The Good Nurse" -- A tense Hitchcockian film for the 21st century. The Best of Northwest Arkansas Winner's Magazine is a beautifully produced full color, glossy magazine that will be treasured and used throughout the year! featuring up to the minute breaking news and the most in-depth razorback, business, and political coverage in arkansas. Pressed for more specifics, he talked repeatedly about the prowess of police dogs and suggested Little Rock should dramatically expand its K9 force. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. So said Prairie County Sheriff Rick Hickman, who admitted to using racial slurs. He put the gun on the back of the sink at The Root and forgot to retrieve it. Keep marijuana illegal and keep insulin too expensive to afford. Among the newcomers are U.S. Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Andrea Salinas, who both represent portions of the Portland metropolitan area, though not Portland itself. FAYETTEVILLE Dr. George Velez has been named medical center director for the Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks, according to a news release from the U, The family of a woman gunned down in front of her young children nearly five years ago appealed to the public Tuesday, asking for a witness to come forward tha. Jeff Nichols Actress Jamee McAdoo shared what its like to dip a toe into the pageant scene and wind up winning the tiara. Meet the cucumber king of Blytheville. She primarily practices in domestic relations, where she zealously advocates on behalf of her clients, helping them through some of the most difficult times of their lives. Missing the sarcasm, people flipped out and Phillips later apologized. The host of the Black Diplomats podcast and a senior reporter at The Root, Starr knows his way around Eastern Europe. We started the Times 48 years ago to stand up for education, tolerance, and honest government. Former Gov. 8. Worst Beatdown+Best CitizenJournalism. (Second) Best Reason Not to Swim in Lake Conway. Finalists: Lexi Adams Photography (Conway), Brian Chilson, Katie Childs Photo, (Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families). A doorbell cam captured a black bear roaming around North Little Rocks Lakeview neighborhood in April.

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