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Sylvia Blain Named Next CEO of Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
Blain is the executive director of Potluck Food Rescue. She follows Kathy Webb, who is retiring from the Hunger Relief Alliance at the end of March. read more >
Kathy Webb to Step Down as CEO of Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
Webb started working with the statewide nonprofit in 2007 and became its leader in 2012. read more >
Little Rock Task Forces to Examine Downtown Density, Food Deserts
The panel focused on urban density will look at parking and residential and commercial development downtown. read more >
Arkansas Hunger Relief Announces New Board Members
Brian Burton, the CEO of Arkansas Foodbank, is one of three joining the board. read more >
Kroger Closes Stores, Edwards to Prevent New Food Desert
Kroger Co.'s decision to close five stores in Arkansas would have left two more towns with no full-service grocery stores, but the Edwards grocery store chain is coming to the rescue in Brinkley. read more >
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Restaurateur Capi Peck Mixes Warmth with Strength
Despite a hospitality background, Capi Peck didn’t start out to be a restaurateur. Nonetheless, she opened Trio's in 1986 and has since become a leader not just in the local restaurant industry, but also on the Little Rock Board of Directors. read more >
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Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Junk Food Ban for Food Stamps
Arkansas would ban food stamps from being used to purchase soda or junk food under a proposal endorsed by a legislative committee Tuesday, joining a list of Republican-led states hopeful the Trump administration will allow such restrictions to the federal program. read more >
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Little Rock City Director-elect Capi Peck Says Politics, Restaurants Comparable
Earlier this month, Capi Peck, owner and operator of Trio's Restaurant, won her race for Ward 4 on the Little Rock Board of Directors. read more >
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Arkansas Cities Push Back Against Laws Cast As Anti-Gay
After the state faced widespread backlash over measures critics cast as anti-gay, several Arkansas cities worried about the economic fallout are challenging the new laws by expanding their anti-discrimination protections. read more >
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