Recent stories by Chelsea Boozer
Cities told to prepare for job-killing automation; Little Rock mayor says 'gig economy is coming full force'
With the Little Rock Technology Park as a backdrop, a national organization of city leaders released a report Tuesday detailing how cities can help residents deal with the increasing automation of job...
June 28, 2018
City leaders from across U.S. convene in Little Rock for summer session
More than 300 city leaders from across the country, many of them mayors, are convening in Little Rock this week to discuss challenges to cities and what top talking points should be when lobbying Cong...
June 27, 2018
Little Rock unveils 1st e-kiosk today; 7-foot-tall device takes selfies, advertises, earns city cash
A 7-foot-tall, touch-screen kiosk will be unveiled today in Little Rock's River Market area, filled with local content, ads and interactive apps.
It's sort of like a giant smartphone placed on the sid...
June 25, 2018
Little Rock's The Rep to host public forum regarding theater's future
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre is hosting a town-hall-style meeting to seek public input on its future Tuesday.
The event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the theater at 601 Main St. in Little Rock...
June 24, 2018
Little Rock notebook
The Rep to host forum for public
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre is hosting a town-hall-style meeting to seek public input on its future Tuesday.
The event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the theat...
June 24, 2018
$1M gift to fight child maltreatment
A longtime volunteer has established a $1 million endowed fund in support of child-maltreatment prevention programs at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
The hospital announced Beverly Keener's gift Wednes...
June 22, 2018
Life sentence is cut to 40 years for Arkansas man who killed at 16
The sentence of an Arkansas man convicted of murder who was sentenced to life in prison without parole as a minor has been reduced to 40 years.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen signed an a...
June 21, 2018
$1 million gift to fight child maltreatment
A longtime volunteer has established a $1 million endowed fund in support of child-maltreatment prevention programs at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
The hospital announced Beverly Keener's gift Wednes...
June 21, 2018
Bid on governing-change vote fails; proposal for Little Rock would have put at-large question on ballot
The majority of the Little Rock Board of Directors decided Tuesday not to send a proposal to voters this November to do away with at-large membership on the board.
The 10-member board voted down Ward ...
June 20, 2018
Little Rock board decides against sending question regarding at-large leadership to voters
The majority of the Little Rock Board of Directors decided Tuesday night to not send a question to voters this November about doing away with at-large leadership on the board.
The 10-member board vote...
June 19, 2018