have fun
Somebody had to be making all those bad real estate loans we've been hearing about up in Northwest Arkansas. Could be it was ANB Financial of Bentonville, shut down today by federal regulators.
Arkansas Business has details Pulaski Bank will be picking up the pieces.
Word comes of
a lawsuit brought today on behalf of
Little Rock police officers claiming they are entitled to
overtime pay for the time spent putting on and taking off required protective gear and equipment each day. A spokesman for the attorney filing the suit said the time at issue was roughly 50 minutes to an hour daily. Across the force, at time and a half, that could add up over the course of a year, almost a 4 percent increase in payroll for those officers covered. Similar lawsuits have been filed successfully around the country.
Friday, May 09, 2008 - 16:55:45
Noise pirates the
Western Meds will be trying to be as incongruous as possible at the Historic Arkansas Museum in just moments. As part of
Second Friday Art night.
UPDATE: Tickets for the "Fast Times" screening are available
here exclusively. Craig Renaud tells me they're selling briskly. So get em while they're hot.
I'm about to go to a "Purchase Your Pass Party" for the
Little Rock Film Festival, where there will be discounted beer and networking. I guess they had that idea before they came up with this one: On Tuesday, they'll be a preview of the festival at Riverdale 10, highlighted by a screening of one of the greatest cinematic achievements ever, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," followed by a Q&A with Judge Reinhold that
Times contributor Derek Jenkins will moderate. 7:30 p.m. With an after-party at Crush.
