Chelsea Boozer
Arkansas Online
Big Rock, AR, United States
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Plan to build Little Rock complex irks neighbors
A new 408-unit apartment complex is planned in west Little Rock, which has provoked objections from some residents in nearby single-family subdivisions. → Read More
Little Rock panel OKs hotel-tax plan to fund museum, park redo
A proposal to raise taxes charged to hotel customers in Little Rock is now in the city Board of Directors' hands after the Advertising and Promotion Commission approved a resolution Tuesday recommending the increase. → Read More
Panelists to pitch LR hotel-room tax for art center, park
A proposal to be pitched today would increase Little Rock's hospitality tax levied on hotel visitors by 2 percent to fund significant renovation of the Arkansas Arts Center, as well as pay for improvements to MacArthur Park and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. → Read More
Little Rock directors disagree on I-30 project stance
Little Rock city directors are divided on whether to adopt a resolution directing the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to consider alternatives to a proposed Interstate 30 lane expansion project. → Read More
LR slams door on second taxi service
The taxicab monopoly in Little Rock remains for now after the city board denied permits to a new company last week. → Read More
Little Rock board votes to change Confederate Boulevard's name
Soon there no longer will be a Confederate Boulevard in Little Rock after the city board approved a request Tuesday to change the name of the last remaining portion of the street. → Read More
LR board drops vote to limit well drilling
An ordinance that would have restricted drilling in an east Little Rock neighborhood because of groundwater contamination was pulled from consideration by the city Board of Directors Tuesday but could be brought up again in the future. → Read More
33 new police cars on agenda for Little Rock
The city of Little Rock is planning to purchase 33 new police patrol vehicles for $1.5 million to replace outdated Ford Crown Victorias. → Read More
Decision on street name due
The Little Rock Board of Directors will decide Tuesday on whether to change the name of Confederate Boulevard, a proposal that has drawn some opposition despite being approved by the majority of residents on the stretch of road that bears the name. → Read More
Decision on street name due
The Little Rock Board of Directors will decide Tuesday on whether to change the name of Confederate Boulevard, a proposal that has drawn some opposition despite being approved by the majority of residents on the stretch of road that bears the name. → Read More
Limit on land use a blip at meeting
East Little Rock residents who live above contaminated groundwater don't want the city Board of Directors to vote on an ordinance next week that would restrict certain uses of their property, and the board chose not to discuss the matter Tuesday. → Read More
Little Rock files to oust man, raze his burned home
The city of Little Rock asked a judge Monday to order a man to vacate his property while the city demolishes a burned house there. → Read More
State's Guatemalans get help
Eric Stuardo couldn't get a fishing license this summer because his Guatemalan identification card was in Spanish, he said. → Read More
Drop ‘Confederate’ from street name, LR planners advise in unanimous vote
The Little Rock Planning Commission unanimously recommended Thursday that the city Board of Directors approve changing the name of Confederate Boulevard to Springer Boulevard. → Read More
LR to fly in adviser who criticized fleet
The city of Little Rock will pay to fly in an out-of-town consultant to discuss a report that he wrote at the request of the police union and that criticizes the city's Fleet Services Department, City Manager Bruce Moore said Tuesday. → Read More
Let home stand, man urges board
Little Rock city officials will seek a court order to remove a property owner from his home if such action is necessary to demolish the structure, the city Board of Directors authorized Tuesday. → Read More
Main Street project in LR complete
The water quality project that turned Little Rock's Main Street into a construction zone is wrapping up a year and a half later at a cost higher than originally anticipated. → Read More
Riverfest to be split: 2 dates set
The annual Riverfest food, music and arts festival in downtown Little Rock is changing dates and separating into two events next year. → Read More
LR police, directors learn fleet is over hill
The majority of Little Rock's automobile fleet has surpassed its useful life, and the city needs to come up with a comprehensive plan to replace the vehicles, an out-of-town consultant told police officers and city board members Thursday. → Read More
LR police union: Audit finds savings for raises
When city officials told Little Rock's police union that if it could find money for employee raises, officials would take a look at the proposal, union leaders took the charge to heart. → Read More