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Plans for Ashley's at the Capital Hotel Updates No Rush Job

Plans for Ashley's at the Capital Hotel Updates No Rush Job
Joël Antunes, far right in photo, in December replaced Lee Richardson as executive chef of Little Rock’s Capital Hotel restaurants. 

With the recent hire of Joël Antunes as executive chef, a spokesman for Ashley's at the Capital Hotel says plans for a new look for the restaurant won't be rushed.
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White Hall Voters Approve Bond Issue for Water Park

Voters in White Hall approved last week a bond issue that would allow the Jefferson County city to borrow up to $4.5 million for a planned community center and water park.
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Rod Bigelow on Keeping a Full Palette at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Rod Bigelow was promoted to executive director of the Bentonville museum in February upon the promotion of former Executive Director Don Bacigalupi to the new position of museum president.
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