Exhibit a nod to past of Robinson Center
A permanent exhibit at the downtown Robinson Center discussing the history of the building and its role in the city was unveiled Friday morning.
The exhibit was a project of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the city's destination marketing arm, in conjunction with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the city said on Twitter.
It shows a timeline of the auditorium's different phases, accompanied by historic photos.
Time to light tree; it's 65 feet this year
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership will hold its tree-lighting ceremony on Nov. 19.
The public Christmas tree will sit at Capitol Plaza at Capitol Avenue and Main Street. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with festive holiday music by guest choirs. The lighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. and will feature Mayor Mark Stodola and Santa Claus.
Hot chocolate and cookies will be available courtesy of Arkansas Children's Hospital. The event is free and open to the public.
The tree, which is nearly 65 feet tall compared with last year's 45 feet, arrived by truck Saturday.
Almost 1,000 people gathered for the 2017 tree lighting, according to the downtown nonprofit.
Money authorized for new work trucks
City directors on Monday authorized the purchase of two trucks for the Public Works Department.
The city entered into a contract with Summit Truck Group to purchase a 12-yard dump truck for $120,080.
Separately, a contract with River City Hydraulics to purchase a Freightliner roll-off truck for $168,491 was authorized.
Work on Kanis Road to hold up motorists
Work to widen a section of Kanis Road will cause delays for motorists beginning Monday, the city warned.
The section affected is east of Shackleford Road and west of Embassy Drive. The project will widen the section to four lanes with a center turn lane.
The initial work will focus on the north side of Kanis. Trees will be cleared and a barrier wall will be placed along the westbound travel lane, making the construction zone safer for workers and motorists, the city said in a news release.
During the placement of the barrier wall, traffic will be reduced to one lane for brief periods during the day, with flaggers present. After the placement, a normal two-lane traffic pattern will be in place through the remainder of 2018.
The city advised motorists to be alert and watch for construction vehicles entering and leaving the work zone. All construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, and the city will issue additional advisories as the work progresses.
Survey invites input on library strategy
The Central Arkansas Library System is looking for public input as it creates a strategic plan expected to be formed and approved in early 2019.
In a post on its website, the system encourages community members -- regular library patrons or otherwise -- to fill out a survey.
The survey is available online at cals.org in English and Spanish through Dec. 15 and was said to take about 10 minutes to complete. It includes an open-ended comment section. People also can fill out a paper survey at a library facility rather than take it online.
Library Strategies, an independent consulting group, is conducting the survey. Individual responses will be confidential. Only aggregate responses will be reported to the system administration and board of trustees, the statement on the system's website reads.
"The community survey, along with other Library data and trends, and input from the staff, Board and other key stakeholders, will form the basis of the strategic plan," the blog post states.
Metro on 11/11/2018