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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewspaper articleInside Bike track a learning tool at Bentonville school. ARKANsAs PAGE 6B A&mas Democmt&W Ouefte Copyright@ 2018, Arkansas Democrat -Gazette, Inc. ARKANSAS ONLINE www.arkansasonllne.com MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2D1$ Q 11 -1 +11 1 -'go +-V 7' ty tax to fund operations of a Millage rates vary among V "I support the proposed See SHELTER, Page I B I It has been a goal of Chief See RATES, Page 26 Downtown move in UALR's future New site a showcase for '30s mural ALEX GLADDEN ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT -GAZETTE The University of Arkan- sas at Little Rock is leasing a downtown building to serve as a meeting space and an ad- ditional place to recruit stu- dents. The 4,365 -square -foot space at 333 President Clin- ton Avenue in the city's Riv- er Market will hold "a grand opening" on Jan. 16. People can drop in to inquire about enrollment at UALR, take vir- tual tours of the campus and buy Trojans gear and tickets, UAIJR Downtown Director Ross Owyoung said. The facility also showcases Joe Jones' mural The Struggle in the South, which focuses on lynchings, sharecropping and coal mining, highlighting the atrocities associated with each. awyoung said he thinks the mural will open conversa- tions surrounding Arkansas' past related to race. ]ones created the mural in 1935 at The Commonwealth College in Mena. After the college closed in 1940, people used the mural as material to build two closets in a residen- tial home. Workers rediscov- ered the mural in 1984 when they tore down the house and salvaged the mural. They alerted UALF, and the univer- sity stored the mural until of- ficials fficials had it restored in 2014. "This space and this loca- tion makes a big statement to See BUILDING, Page 38 Fire displaces LR residents Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MITCHELL PE MASILUN People watch as Little Rock firefighters battle a blaze ea East Seventh Street. Eight to 10 people were displaced photos are available at arkansasonline.com/galleries. Advocate for river joins suit on farms EMILY WALKENHORST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT -GAZETTE An Arkansas environ- mental group is one of eight organizations to sue the federal government over a 2016 decision that exempted certain -sized animal farms from federal loan policies requiring environmental as- sessments. The groups, which in- clude the White River Wa- terkeeper, seek to end the Farm Service Agency reale change and reopen loan ap- plications to environmental assessments and public input on those assessments before farms are constructed The lawsuit was filed Dec. 5 in the U.S. District Court Arkansas Democrat:V. Ouette Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JOHN SYKES JR. A pedestrian strolls past the building in the River Market District that is being leased by UALR and will be used as a site to recruit students to the university. Building * Continued from Page 1 B folks as they come into Little Rock that UA Little Rock is now a destination on their list of places to go and experience when they're in the capital city, and the mural makes this place historically significant," said Christian O'Neal, the vice chancellor for university ad- vancement. Community members can drop in to view the mural or inquire about the,center's services from U am. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. "This is a billboard or front door to UA little Rock," Owyoung said. TL- r- -!I!-- ---11 ,- - -----I History and Culture is housed at the Arkansas Studies Insti- tute in the River Market Dis- trict. The History and Culture Center is a repository of letters, legal documents, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, pamphlets, books, journals, newspapers and other materi- als that scholars and others use for research. UALR is not the only pub- lic university that has set up a spot in downtown Little Rock this year. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville opened a down- town Little Rock location in September, said Debbie Davis, the associate director of the UA Sam M. Walton College of Business. e MONDAY, DECEMBER 17,2018 * 38 Apaftment fire displaces tenants STEPHEN SIMPSON ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT -GAZETTE Multiple people were dis- placed after a fire late Sat- urday at a downtown Little Rock apartment complex, officials said. - Crews were called shortly before 10 p.m. to a two-story apartment complex known as the Turner -Karcher House, which is located at 503 E. Seventh Street, Capt. Jacob Lear-Sadowsky of the Little Rock Fire Department said. Firefighters were on scene for several hours and much of the downtown street was shut down, officials said. "We had rotating crews working the scene to prevent them from getting tired," Lear-Sadowsky said. "We got there at 10 p.m., and the last unit on scene left at 3:35 a.m. because of smoldering and they had to stick around for the fire marshals to examine the building." Apartment complexes like Turner -Karcher House are difficult for firefighters to manage because the building is separated into various parts, Capt. Doug Coffman said. "It makes it difficult to get to all the attic spaces," Coff- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/MITCHELL PE MASILUN Little Rock firefighters take a break early Sunday after respond- ing to the blaze on East Seventh Street. man said. Lear-Sadowsky said 10 engine trucks, three ladder trucks, a hazardous -materials unit and four battalion chiefs were called to the scene. "We don't have any up- dates on what caused the fire as of right now," Lear-Sa- dowsky said Sunday. The structure had 13 apart- ments, and eight to 10 people were displaced, Lear-Sadows- ky said. "The property owners have moved the tenants to some of their other units, so they aren't at the Red Cross or anything like that," Lear-Sadowsky said. The roof of the building was completely burned out and the structure sustained severe water damage as well, Lear-Sadowsky said. The Turner -Karcher House was built in 1879 and was remodeled in 1975, Coff- man said. It is part of the MacArthur Park Historic Dis- MORE CONTENT arkansar On-ina Photos from the scene arkansasonline.com/1217fire trict, an area that encompass- es the oldest neighborhood in Little Rock The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program web- site said the area was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 A Quapaw Quarter His- toric Homes brochure found on the city's website states that Judge Blakely Turner built the Italianate frame home for $4,000. The home was bought by Andrew and Minnie Karcher in 1912. An- drew Karcher was president of Karcher Candy Company and the house became a so- cial gathering place, accord- ing to the brochure. After years of neglect, the house was on verge of being demolished in 1974 when it was purchased and rehabili- tated as apartments, the bro- chure said. Information for this article was contributed by Josh Snyder of the Arkansas Democrat -Gazette.