Folks are looking for safe outdoor dining options, and with the help of city leaders, a few local restaurant owners have found a way to use parking lots to host diners in the open air.
Rhett Brinkley
Rhett Brinkley is the food editor at the Arkansas Times. Send restaurant tips and food selfies to rhettbrinkley@arktimes.com
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Eggshells Kitchen Co. under new ownership
Beth Porter has been shopping at the Eggshells Kitchen Co. since she and her husband moved to Little Rock in 2007, the same year it opened. Now, she’s the store’s new owner.
Posted inEat Arkansas
Brood and Barley opens in Argenta
Brood & Barley, a new restaurant from the owners of Flyway Brewery, will open in the space that once housed Core Brewery.
Posted inArkansas Blog
Student rally delivers calls for social justice action to Governor’s doorstep
Johnny Laine and Wendell Scales Jr., the educators who organized the Response to Injustice Education March in Little Rock on June 5, 2020, hosted a second event called “Tier 2: The Intervention” on Saturday, June 13, at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds. This event came with a homework assignment.
Posted inEntertainment
Paint as protest: A conversation with the George Floyd muralists
We talk to painters X3mex [also known as Ch3mex] and Eats about their mural of George Floyd, and to educator Johnny Laine about Friday’s march.
Posted inNews
Arkansas COVID Confidential
What it’s like to be a teacher, emergency room doctor, sex worker, restaurant server and grocery store worker amid the pandemic.
Posted inEat Arkansas
Brave New Restaurant re-opens with a brave new routine (and a lot more plants)
Chef Peter Brave and his crew are open for business after a two-month pandemic hiatus.
Posted inEat Arkansas
La Hacienda Benton returns to curbside service after patrons refuse masks
La Hacienda’s Benton location reversed course this week on re-opening its dining room after patrons refused to wear masks in accordance with state directives.
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Restaurant owners approach May 11 dine-in closure lift with caution
We talked with six local restaurant owners about how they’re planning to proceed with Monday’s lift on dining room closures.
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2020 Arkansas Times Academic All-Star Team
Meet the best and brightest high school seniors in the state.