Eric Carter and Jay Cowley, the owners of Little Rock fine dining spot Allsopp & Chappell, are opening Hazel’s Public House, a burger-focused eatery that’s expected to debut in early 2026.

The chief judge in Hot Spring & Grant Counties ordered that a framed copy of a judicial discipline press release hang beneath the portrait of a judge who resigned in disgrace in March. The order calls, calling the portrait a "celebration of corruption." https://t.co/qtanzNRxgY

Arkansas writer, journalist and historian Olivia Paschal will see her extensive reporting on global capitalism in the Ozarks come to fruition with “Something In the Water,” a book she recently announced has been sold to publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

https://t.co/6gFdEsXZ7y Little Rock urban development enthusiasts will be pleased to learn the historic West Ninth Street just received a grant to help revitalize the area after it was divided by interstate construction decades ago.

This Friday night, Good Weather art gallery and Cinema I/O are summoning spirits and hellish soundscapes for a Halloween warehouse party you won’t forget.

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Second lawsuit challenging Sarah Sanders' June 9 date for special elections to fill legislative vacancies has its day in court: defense witnesses struggle, judge says he'll rule very quickly. https://t.co/DwjnBXpBuQ

NLR native John-Michael Powell’s “Violent Ends” screens Thursday at AMFA. Paste Magazine called the film “a scintillating southern gothic crime drama bolstered by stellar performances, gritty naturalism and exquisitely gruesome payoffs.”

The Observer ponders the hip, young Arkansas millennial.

Experts pitch an emergency plan to keep child care centers open despite a lack of federal funds, by Tess Vrbin for the Arkansas Advocate. https://t.co/Ad9YI9AE7c

https://t.co/vAiVHDBOno Increasing rivalry between the United States and China took center stage in conversations at the second Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit in Little Rock. The United States needs a domestic supply of the critical mineral, but China's dominance continues.

U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson, who earned his spurs as an attorney by fighting for the working man, died Monday night at 85. https://t.co/MazLq4eaW2

Trey "BoDirt" Bohannan has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Senate District 10. He will take on incumbent Sen. Ron Caldwell (R-Wynne) in the primary. BoDirt calls himself an "ag influencer" & already has Sarah Sanders' endorsement. https://t.co/cP6LRe7cDy

Fort Smith native Brad Neely — the riotously funny mind behind the “Harry Potter” voiceover dub “Dear Reader, Wizard People” — is soon to publish a collection of his exuberantly absurd webcomics.

On Nov. 3, the Clinton Presidential Center will host writer and “TrueSouth” host John T. Edge for a conversation about his new memoir, “House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home.”

Great story from the Arkansas Advocate's Antoinette Grajeda: The University of Arkansas's installation of dozens of Ten Commandments posters around campus (as mandated by a new state law) has one UA alumn pulling his support from the school. https://t.co/11TcjsDvUm

Is Arkansas the most "pro-life" state in the US? Our abortion laws are certainly some of the harshest. But in the real world, abortion hasn't gone away: Thousands still travel out of state to get the procedure or order pills in the mail. https://t.co/E5sxezzoR5

https://t.co/kAGGNbuJDB The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture is planning training events for aspiring homesteaders in November.

If Republicans and Dems don't come up with a deal to reopen the government soon, we're about to be in unprecedented territory. Over 220K Arkansans rely on SNAP benefits, and they could be cut off next week. https://t.co/91pYEITXMo

Bentonville's Stoic Brews (one of just 23 dedicated gluten-free breweries in the U.S.) starts with grains like millet, buckwheat and rice, instead of barley and wheat. But the process is more complex than just swapping one grain for another. https://t.co/FmbACUGEO3

Anyone can get sloshed, but tracking down the best possible libations and the ideal environment in which to guzzle them takes deliberation. Thanks to readers like you, the Arkansas Times is proud to present a fresh directory of statewide recommendations.