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3 days ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
Burgers from five Arkansas eateries are finalists in the Arkansas Beef Council's second annual Arkansas' Best Burger Contest, celebrating 100% beef burgers prepared by Arkansas restaurants.
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4 days ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and restaurants for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He joined the then-Arkansas Democrat on the copy desk in June 1977 and served for 17 years (including the entirety of the newspaper war) as the paper's entertainment editor before taking on his current role as features reporter. He is also host of the weekly classical music show "Major and Minor Masterpieces" on public radio station KLRE-FM, 90.5.
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5 days ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
FUN‘Jurassic Quest’Play with baby “dinosaurs,” excavate fossils and train a raptor while dodging Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex as interactive dinosaur show “Jurassic Quest” makes two Arkansas appearances:◼️ Noon-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 18 at the Rogers Convention Center, 3303 S. Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers. Tickets are $22-$85; visit tinyurl.com/2u3r232w.
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5 days ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
We're in week two of our monthlong roundup of Central Arkansas Sunday brunch establishments (with a nod toward places that also/either serve brunch on Saturdays). RELATED CONTENT: Part 1 on brunch in downtown, SoMa and East VillageEach week we're focusing on a different portion of the metropolitan area -- this week, it's Riverdale, Hillcrest and Pulaski Heights.
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6 days ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
Southern rock band Needtobreathe will bring its "Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour 2025" to Little Rock at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. Opening acts, if any, have not been announced. Tickets -- $26-$90 plus fees -- go on sale at 10 a.m. May 16 via ticketmaster.com. The tour will cover 18 U.S. cities this fall, starting Nov. 6 in Morristown, N.J., and wrapping up Dec. 6 in Memphis and Dec. 7 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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1 week ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and restaurants for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He joined the then-Arkansas Democrat on the copy desk in June 1977 and served for 17 years (including the entirety of the newspaper war) as the paper's entertainment editor before taking on his current role as features reporter. He is also host of the weekly classical music show "Major and Minor Masterpieces" on public radio station KLRE-FM, 90.5.
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1 week ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
FoxDen Capital, a Little Rock-based and family-owned investment firm, has acquired U.S. Pizza Co., a Little Rock-based chain of pizza restaurants that got its start in 1972. A purchase price was not disclosed.
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1 week ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and restaurants for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He joined the then-Arkansas Democrat on the copy desk in June 1977 and served for 17 years (including the entirety of the newspaper war) as the paper's entertainment editor before taking on his current role as features reporter. He is also host of the weekly classical music show "Major and Minor Masterpieces" on public radio station KLRE-FM, 90.5.
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1 week ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
ART'Small Works' in MenaThe Arkansas Arts Council's "Small Works on Paper" touring exhibition opens Monday in the Carver Grand Hall, Ouachita Center, at the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, 1100 College Drive, Mena, with a reception at 10 a.m. Thursday. The exhibition, 40 pieces of artwork no larger than 18-by-24 inches by 35 Arkansas artists, remains on display there through May 28, before moving on to the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff, June 6-28.
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1 week ago | 
nwaonline.com | Eric Harrison
Weekend brunch can be sacred or profane. But more and more places are serving it. We're starting a series covering area restaurants that are serving Sunday -- and in some cases, Saturday -- brunch, concentrating each of the next four weeks on particular portions of Central Arkansas. This week's focus is on downtown, the South Main neighborhood (informally known as SoMa) and the East Village, all increasingly hot locations for brunch options.
