The Root Café

The grant comes from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express’s “Backing Historic Small Restaurants” program. read more >

Owner Jack Sundell said he hopes to open the new restaurant in the fourth quarter of this year. read more >

A large land sale and 5,000-SF liquor store kick off this week’s million-dollar deals and construction. read more >

For some of the worst-hit commercial real estate and apartments, it could still be months before business is back to normal. read more >

“No one expected a tornado. I guess you never do," said Tommy Keet, who still has transformational plans for the retail center. read more >

The farm-to-table favorite in SoMa is expanding. read more >

COVID-19 precautions have changed customer behavior as record numbers of purchasers go online, and restaurants and retailers adjust. read more >

The owners of Dos Rocas Beer & Tacos are wisely hesitant about giving a target date by which their Latin American-flavored restaurant at 1220 S. Main St. will be open, but they’re hoping for late summer. read more >

New South Produce Cooperative, based in North Little Rock, has been in business close to two years now, providing Arkansas residents another source of locally grown produce. read more >

A 60,600-SF industrial facility in Maumelle weighed in at $4.37 million. A North Little Rock storage park tipped the scales at $4.2 million. And a 1.73-acre commercial parcel in west Little Rock changed hands in a $656,754 sale. read more >

The Grass Roots Farmers' Cooperative is a group of sustainable livestock farmers who share resources and difficult, time-consuming tasks related to processing, marketing and distribution of the meat the farms produce. read more >

Jack and Corri Sundell, owners of The Root, received a $150,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase. The Root was one of 20 grant recipients in the JPMorgan Chase Mission Main Street program, and the only one in Arkansas. read more >

The recent announcement that another new restaurant will be opening on Little Rock’s Main Street lends weight to the idea that this part of downtown has the “big mo,” the momentum to keep diners coming to what once was a pretty sketchy part of town past 5 p.m. read more >