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Free Genealogy Workshop featuring Tony Burroughs – Saturday, July 13th – Main Library Darragh Center
Genealogy Workshop featuring Tony Burroughs
Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association
Saturday, July 13 * 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.; check-in 9:00 a.m.
Main Library’s Darragh Center, 100 Rock Street
The workshop is free, but registration is required; register here.
Ice Cream Soda Happy Hour Fundraiser at The Green Corner Store – TODAY
Preservation Praline Ice Cream
a handmade concoction with sweet cream ice cream,
whiskey caramel and praline pecans.
The Green Corner Store and Soda Fountain is located at 1423 Main Street in the Historic Lincoln Building in Little Rock’s SoMA Neighborhood. Find out more about
The Green Corner Store and Soda Fountain by visiting their website, www.thegreencornerstore.com.
Hearne Fine Art Celebrating 25 years | Reflections in Silver | June 12 – August 3, 2013 | Come in and see
June 12, 2013 – August 3, 2013
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Click HERE to view the exhibit online
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About Hearne Fine Art
In 1988, Archie and Garbo Hearne combined their passion for African American culture and history with their entrepreneurial spirit to open Pyramid Gallery. In January 1989, Pyramid Gallery relocated from a 600 square foot storefront to a much larger venue in the Madison Guaranty Bank Building on Little Rock’s Main Street. Over the next eight years, Pyramid Gallery and Books served as a community space: hosting book signings, art exhibitions and demonstrations, and other cultural and community enrichment programs.
In 1997, nine years after establishing Pyramid Gallery and Books as the premiere place in Arkansas for art by Americans of African descent , Archie and Garbo had the unique opportunity to design a completely new space within the Museum Center in the River Market District. This expansion allowed for the addition and development of Hearne Fine Art. Through this endeavor, more regional, national, and international artists were showcased in the new gallery. In 2008, Archie and Garbo recognized the need to establish a permanent location. Consequently, they designed and constructed the Hearne Centre at the corner of Wright and Chester. In 2010, Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing and Hearne Fine Art joined Hearne Family Practice in the historic Dunbar neighborhood. ____________________________________________________________________ Hearne Fine Art | Est. 1988 1001 Wright Avenue, Ste C| Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 Phone: 501.372.6822 - Website: http://www.hearnefineart.com Email: hearnefineart@gmail.com | Director, Garbo Hearne Hours: M-F: 10a – 5p | Sat: 10a – 6p | Sun: By appt only |
Arkansas Public Policy Panel 50th Anniversary Celebration – Saturday, June 15, 2013 – Philander Smith College
CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF MAKING PROGRESS TOGETHER!
Arkansas Public Policy Panel 50th
Arkansas Citizens First Congress 15th
June 15, 2013
Philander Smith College, Kendall Hall
900 W Daisy Bates Drive, Little Rock
5:00 Reception
6:00 Dinner
Ticket price: $50
In 1963, a diverse group of young mothers traveled Arkansas to facilitate school integration by sharing their stories as the Panel of American Women. 50 years later, the Panel continues improving Arkansas by strengthening the voice of diverse communities and helping them work together in coalitions.
Find out more about the Panel’s history at http://arpanel.org/about/history
Mosaic Templars: Juneteenth Celebration – June 14 – 15, 2013
 Tonight! Theatrical performance of Voices from the Front Porch by S. Juain Young and Artists United at MTCC Two Showings: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Free Admission and Refreshments! ———————————–
Main Stage Performances 12PM—Anderson’s Taekwondo
12:30PM—Spoken Word with Marissa Harris
1PM—Akil “Chicago” Ato
1:30PM—International Percussion Collection with Emerged
1:45PM—Quinton Ellis
2:00PM—Butterfly and Irie Soul
2:45PM—Erin Wright
3PM— KidSmart featuring Lazareous and Amauri
3:30PM—Tommy Terrific’s Wacky Magic
4PM—Spoken Word with Infinity Wallace
Spoken Word with Doyle Gilliam
4:30PM—Billy Jones Blues
3rd Floor Attractions 12PM—Salsa with Leah Patterson
12:30PM—Heifer International
1PM—Westside Mixed Martial Arts
1:30PM—Yum Yum Café Raw Food Demo
2PM-4PM—Arkansas Black Writers Network Expo
Isaac Carree at Juneteenth! (Ticketed Event) 6:10 PM–Quinton Ellis 6:15 PM–Jacquez Swanigan 6:20 PM–Erin Wright 6:25 PM–Hezekiah Stewart 6:40 PM–Stephen B. Stewart |
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. Ninth Street | Little Rock, AR 72201
Main Phone: (501) 683-3593 | Fax Number: (501) 682-5866
Email: info@mosaictemplarscenter.com
Copyright © Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. All Rights Reserved.
Photos may not be reproduced without written permission from the director.
Funded in part by the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council.
Fishing with a Kop, Saturday, June 15, 2013, MacArthur Park Pond 10:00am – Noon
Community Oriented Police
Greetings Friends and Neighbors,
COPP. Officer C.Nellums, Ofcr. L Smith, Ofcr. K Crace and Sgt. A Hinton of the Little Rock Police Department will present( Fishing With A Kop), on 6/15/2013.
The COPP Squad are mentors to a group of at risk kids at Franklin Elm. It is because these kids have work so hard to becoming better citizens, that we The Downtown COPP Squad, has invited them to Fishing With A Kop.
Where: McAurthor Park’s Main Pond | When: 6/15/2013, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Notice to the Public: 2014 Consolidated Plan Annual Update Meeting, June 20th at 6:00 pm
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City of Little Rock is beginning the planning process for its 2014 Consolidated Plan Annual Update. The plan will outline funding and programs to be accomplished through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Act, (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). To initiate the planning process, a public meeting will be conducted at the following time and location:
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
Willie Hinton Neighborhood Resource Center
3805 West 12th Street
Little Rock, AR 72204
The purpose of this meeting is to determine and receive comments on community development and housing needs, to receive comments on development of proposed activities, to review program performance, to inform the public of the 2014 planning process, and to increase citizen involvement.
All interested persons are encouraged to attend and participate.
The City of Little Rock Assures Equal Opportunity in Employment and Housing
Notice of Public Hearing, 4pm Thursday, May 30th at Little Rock City Hall — Planning Commission to hear Paradise Group LLC proposed Planning Zoning Development – Public invited and encouraged to attend
Please note a Public Hearing on the Paradise Group LLC proposed Planned Zoning Development will take place 4pm, Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Board of Directors Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall. Please attend your support is needed.
The following letter outlining Pettaway Neighborhood Association opposition to the Paradise Group LLC Planned Zoning Development (2020 Vance Street, Little Rock – formerly the Job Corps Building and Red Carpet Inn) was to submitted Little Rock Planning Commission.
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Little Rock Planning Commission
Department of Planning and Development
City of Little Rock
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
re: Pettaway community opposition to Paradise Group LLC Planned Zoning Development (2020 Vance Street, Little Rock)
Dear Commissioners,
The Pettaway Neighborhood Association (PNA) voted at its May 16, 2013 association meeting to oppose the Paradise Group LLC application for a planned zoning development request for change of classification from C-3 District to PZD as submitted.
The community’s major concern regarding the Paradise Group LLC planned zoning development is sustainability.
At a public forum held at Winthrop Rockefeller Elementary and Early Childhood Magnet School on March 2, 2013, residents asked Paradise Group LLC to share their business and community engagement plan. To date the Paradise Group LLC has failed to share their solid business and community engagement plan with our community the very place where this proposed planned development will be housed. We know of no letters or confirmed intent of support from Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or Transitional Youth Services (TYS) or any other organizations or entities that would directly impact the specific services being provided to these pregnant teens.
Presently, the property at 2020 Vance Street has remained vacant and a nuisance for a number of years. This boarded and dilapidated historic structure is visible from Interstate 30 and has proved to be a hardship for those residents whose homes are in close proximity to this structure.
It has been the expressed wish of the PNA that the structure be demolished. However, if the structure is to be rehabilitated, the PNA requests proof that the proprietors have a solid business and community engagement plan to ensure the sustainability of whatever business is housed in this particular structure.
The Pettaway community along with MacArthur Park Historic District and the Main Street corridor is experiencing growth. People are moving in, buying vacant lots, restoring older historic homes, and building new structures. This growth is directly related to the sustained community effort to embrace community by making it safe, clean and supporting one another in our desire to live in a vibrant downtown. As much as the residents would like a positive and effective planned development at 2020 Vance Street (like the new Children’s Library in the 12th Street corridor) we want to make sure that the property is not left vacant again after a short period of use.
For these reasons, we reject the Paradise Group LLC proposed planned development and subsequent request for change of zoning classification as submitted.
Respectfully,
Pettaway Neighborhood Association
(Click Here to view the original letter submitted to planning Page One Page Two)
Pettaway Neighborhood Association Opposes Paradise Group LLC Planned Zoning Development (2020 Vance Street – formerly Job Corps Building and Red Carpet Inn)
The following letter outlining Pettaway Neighborhood Association opposition to the Paradise Group LLC Planned Zoning Development (2020 Vance Street, Little Rock – formerly the Job Corps Building and Red Carpet Inn) was to submitted Little Rock Planning Commission. Please note a Public Hearing on the Paradise Group LLC proposed Planned Zoning Development will take place 4pm, Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Board of Directors Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall. Please attend your support is needed.
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Little Rock Planning Commission
Department of Planning and Development
City of Little Rock
723 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
re: Pettaway community opposition to Paradise Group LLC Planned Zoning Development (2020 Vance Street, Little Rock)
Dear Commissioners,
The Pettaway Neighborhood Association (PNA) voted at its May 16, 2013 association meeting to oppose the Paradise Group LLC application for a planned zoning development request for change of classification from C-3 District to PZD as submitted.
The community’s major concern regarding the Paradise Group LLC planned zoning development is sustainability.
At a public forum held at Winthrop Rockefeller Elementary and Early Childhood Magnet School on March 2, 2013, residents asked Paradise Group LLC to share their business and community engagement plan. To date the Paradise Group LLC has failed to share their solid business and community engagement plan with our community the very place where this proposed planned development will be housed. We know of no letters or confirmed intent of support from Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) or Transitional Youth Services (TYS) or any other organizations or entities that would directly impact the specific services being provided to these pregnant teens.
Presently, the property at 2020 Vance Street has remained vacant and a nuisance for a number of years. This boarded and dilapidated historic structure is visible from Interstate 30 and has proved to be a hardship for those residents whose homes are in close proximity to this structure.
It has been the expressed wish of the PNA that the structure be demolished. However, if the structure is to be rehabilitated, the PNA requests proof that the proprietors have a solid business and community engagement plan to ensure the sustainability of whatever business is housed in this particular structure.
The Pettaway community along with MacArthur Park Historic District and the Main Street corridor is experiencing growth. People are moving in, buying vacant lots, restoring older historic homes, and building new structures. This growth is directly related to the sustained community effort to embrace community by making it safe, clean and supporting one another in our desire to live in a vibrant downtown. As much as the residents would like a positive and effective planned development at 2020 Vance Street (like the new Children’s Library in the 12th Street corridor) we want to make sure that the property is not left vacant again after a short period of use.
For these reasons, we reject the Paradise Group LLC proposed planned development and subsequent request for change of zoning classification as submitted.
Respectfully,
Pettaway Neighborhood Association
(Click Here to view the original letter submitted to planning Page One Page Two)
