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Contributing Editor
Niche Publications Sales Director
Advertising Sales
CONTENTS
6 Welcome
7 Top of the Rock
8 LIVING DOWNTOWN
10 Downtown community 14 Markets offer fresh finds 16 The spice of life
18 WORKING DOWNTOWN
20 Women drive many downtown businesses
22 Urban farm illustrates rural nonprofit work
24 What’s for lunch?
26 Downtown Little Rock Map 28 Here’s to your health
30 PLAYING DOWNTOWN
32 New and established parks enliven SoMa landscape
34 Downtown area thriving with performing arts
36 40 years of festival fun 38 Downtown by dessert
40 INVESTING DOWNTOWN
42 Making history
43 All eyes on the east side
44 The changing landscape at MacArthur Park
48 Innovative ideas
ON THE COVER
The featured cover photo taken in downtown Little Rock was captured by Chase Wilson and submitted to CaptureArkansas.com. The bustling nighttime skylight showcases the energy that downtown Little Rock displays on a daily basis.
LITTLE ROCK
Niche Publications Director
Special Sections Manager
Coordinators Editorial Staff
Staci Miller Franklin
Wendy Miller
Sarah DeClerk Emily Edmisten
Katie Bridges
Mark Buffalo
Emma Devine Jennifer Ellis
Linda Garner-Bunch Cody Graves Spencer Griffin William Harvey
Syd Hayman Jordan Hickey Leanne Hunter Matt Johnson Tammy Keith Arshia Khan Karen Laskey Sam Pierce Wyndham Wyeth
Becky Falkowski Sloane Grelen
Ric DuVall
Tracy Rayburn-Moore Sandra Ward
Downtown Little Rock Magazine is published by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Niche Publications Division 121 E. Capitol Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Publisher
President V.P./ Marketing & Advertising V.P./Circulation
Advertising Information
Walter E. Hussman Jr. Lynn Hamilton
Scott Stine
Larry Graham 501.244.4334
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