Auction winners, friends christen center with dinner
A group of 50 or so ardent art supporters were the first to see inside the newly renovated Robinson Center on Oct. 30. A private dinner party bought at auction…
Stories by Cyd King
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Event honoring 2 nets $58,000 for Advocates
The Rev. C.J. Duvall Jr. and Dr. Chad Rodgers had similar takes on the Friends of Children awards they received Monday during Arkansas Advocates for Children a…
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Nine athletes lauded for conference accomplishments
Shaking off the sting of last weekend's loss to Auburn (no score mentioned, please), a well-attended meeting Tuesday of the Little Rock Touchdown Club helped t…
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At teatime, heart association applauds Sweethearts, moms
There was no shortage of smiles and sunshine at the American Heart Association's first-ever Mother-Daughter Tea, which took place the afternoon of Oct. 22 at t…
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Inspiring hope for kids
There were many showstoppers at the 2016 Arkansas Woman of Inspiration Luncheon, held Oct. 13 in the Wally Allen Ballroom of the Statehouse Convention Center.
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Big Brothers, Sisters real star of dinner, show for Hatcher
A diverse crowd filled the Governor's Halls of the Statehouse Convention Center the night of Oct. 13 to first honor health insurance guru Greg Hatcher and then…
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Cocktail reception leads up to foundation's Miracle Ball
The Arkansas Children's Foundation rewarded some of the stalwart supporters of its Miracle Ball with a cocktail reception the night of Oct. 10 at the Capital H…
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Central High nonprofit gala honors alumni, raises funds
The Little Rock Central High Tiger Foundation jumped into the fundraising arena recently with its first Award of Excellence event honoring Julie and the Very R…
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Books, Bourbon & Boogie bags bucks for Oxford American
Bluegrass great Jerry Douglas and his band of merry pickers, the Earls of Leicester, raised the roof of South on Main for Oxford American's largest annual fund…
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Personal Space
Where I live: Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock
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UALR ceremony starts work on new art, design building
As the city locked in on social media surrounding the planned fall of the Broadway Bridge on Tuesday morning, some University of Arkansas at Little Rock admini…
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The wine was fine
At the outset of the 13th annual Festival of Wines, one repeat festivalgoer advised: "Hit the whites for the first hour and the reds in the second." The 1,000 …
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HIGH PROFILE: KATV news anchor Chris May
After 18 years of delivering the news on television stations in Boston and Philadelphia, Chris May is home.
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Fashionable patrons
A cloudless sky offset by a giant balloon made to look like a full moon provided the backdrop for the Opus XXXII Patrons' Party, orchestrated by hosts Chip and…
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Conservancy lands $14M for rivers initiative
River silt and road erosion seem unlikely topics for a luncheon at the Country Club of Little Rock, but The Nature Conservancy likes to celebrate its environme…
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Latino scholarships fortified by banquet with recipients
Young, dapperly dressed Latin Americans -- and those who support their college education -- gathered in the Grand Hall of the Clinton Center the night of Sept.…
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Four honored for devotion to teen suicide prevention
Suicide among teens and young people -- more so the prevention of it -- was discussed openly and candidly during the Marie Interfaith Civic Leadership Awards p…
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Welcome mat laid out for new UALR leader
Members of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's alumni board, foundation board and members of the Donaghey Foundation board clamored to meet the school'…
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Zoo and beer lovers have a fur-mented good time
There were well more party animals than zoo creatures at the Little Rock Zoo's sixth annual Zoo Brew, a craft beer festival with dozens of local and regional b…
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Woo-ing A-teamers
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas launched its multi-year $1 billion Campaign Arkansas with a $450,000 black-tie gala at Bud Walton Arena on Sept. 16.…
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10-course feast serves as platform for awards
For true foodies, Pulaski Technical College's Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute wasn't a bad place to be the night of Sept. 15. The Chef Ball,…
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Food truck fest to stop along Little Rock's Main Street
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership is trying like heck to draw more people downtown, and organizers of the partnership-sponsored Main Street Food Truck Festi…
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Nonprofit Alliance event applauds co-founder Lile
Pat Lile received not one, but two standing ovations when she took the podium at the 13th annual Leadership and Awards Event. The affair took place Sept. 7 at …
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Building on a legacy
Alumni of the University of Arkansas' Fay Jones School of Architecture migrated back to their alma mater Aug. 26-28 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the sc…
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Women's Hall of Fame
For the second year running, Arkansas Business Publishing Group handpicked some accomplished Arkansas women for its self-created Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.…
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Rep goals 'spoke to me,' new artistic leader says
John Miller-Stephany, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's new producing artistic director, walked into the party knowing only a handful of the 80 Rep folks awaiti…
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The Taste of success
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Arkansas' annual Taste of the Finest feast was more than twice the size of last year's, with 27 restaurants participating. Th…
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Clinton School welcomes new class at reception
Classes began Monday for 40 new students in the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service's master of public service degree program, but before t…
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Diamond Chef polishes main dish, wedding ring
Donnie Ferneau, who took top honors at this year's Diamond Chef Arkansas competition, showed sponsors he is ready to defend his title at the 2017 contest in Ap…
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High Profile: Rita Laura Sklar
Rita Sklar's first individual act against injustice came at age 10, when she sat down during a class recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. She was protesting…
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Lots and lots of suds
The Great Arkansas Beer Festival -- or GArBF, as the organizers like to call it -- went off the night of Aug. 6 at the Statehouse Convention Center, and by all…
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Gold medal advice
Olympic decathlete Dan O'Brien wowed a crowd of kids and admirers of all ages during an inspirational talk he delivered off the cuff July 29 at the Clinton Pre…
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Turning up the heat
Nothing clears a stage full of actors like a rat held by the tail.
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Charles Portis Weekend turns another page in author's fete
About 35 people gathered in an upstairs event room at the Capital Hotel the night of July 30 for a Southern Supper as part of Oxford American magazine's Charle…
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Norwood turns 50
A stage full of talent and an audience full of steadfast Charles Portis fans made for lots of laughs the night of July 31 at South on Main, where Oxford Americ…
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Spirits of preservation
As it turns out, prohibition is for sissies.
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Museum pays back $50,000 loaned from NLR chamber
The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce's June 30 Business After Hours networking event had guests scrambling for shade -- and air conditioning -- which were…
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6 to shake, stir in Master Mix-Off
With her short, spiky 'do and trademark red-frame glasses, Joann "JoJo" Sims is a recognizable figure across the Little Rock bar scene. The petite Filipino tal…
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Easter Seals fundraiser puts 300 on prime perch for 4th
About 300 young professionals and other Easter Seals supporters gathered on the Grand Ballroom Terrace of the Little Rock Marriott on July 4 to take in the cit…
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ASO fund drive passes goal; more than $7 million raised
Longtime River Market lawyer Carolyn Witherspoon and her husband, John, had more than fireworks in mind when they invited a few fellow symphony music lovers an…
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Flocking together
The locally made independent film All the Birds Have Flown South, starring North Little Rock native Joey Lauren Adams, wowed a crowd of about 300 during its Li…
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Cystic fibrosis fundraisers take break before the bash
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, in gearing up for its blockbuster Taste of the Finest fundraiser, toasted the event's 2016 honorees at a gathering June 23 at t…
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Personal Space
Where I live: the Quapaw Quarter of Little Rock, near the Governor's Mansion
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CARTI Foundation awards grants to survivors of cancer
Growing up and getting an education is tough enough without a major health problem like cancer. The CARTI Foundation on Tuesday awarded $3,000 scholarships to …
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Hilary Jane Haddigan
Traveling from a civilized area of Zimbabwe into the remote area of the African country where she was to teach in 1990, Hilary Haddigan felt the terrain get ro…
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Wine magnum opus
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Walton Arts Center's three-day Art of Wine festival, held at the center June 9-11, was one for the ages, or at least the aged barrels.
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33 years of service
Through tears and a long moment to collect herself, Johanna Shroeder Davis of Houston told the crowd attending Tuesday's 33rd anniversary celebration for Treat…
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Hilary Jane Haddigan
Traveling from a civilized area of Zimbabwe into the remote area of the African country where she was to teach in 1990, Hilary Haddigan felt the terrain get ro…
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The 'Gun' was drawn
"The Gun Show," a regional art exhibition put on by Drawl Southern Contemporary Art, opened with a bang May 20 with a party for participating artists and guest…
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Mom sings praises at benefit for hearing, speech program
An emotional Lynn Coates stood in front of a crowd of more than 300 at Pleasant Valley Country Club the night of May 26 and described how the University of Ark…
