The monthly Argenta Art Walk was a big success Friday night.  Many of the artists were on display inside First Presbyterian Chuch as shown above.  Barry Brandt with Channel 7 News even broadcast the 5:00 pm weather forecast from inside the church highlighting Argenta and the Artwalk.

There were artists on display at several businesses along Main Street as well, including the Baler House, Pennington Studius, HDMS, Strarving Artists Cafe and Argenta Art Company. There were many people in attendance at the Argenta Art Company (AAC) sneak preview and the following picture is from inside the AAC. 

After the Art Walk was over at 8:00 pm there was not a seat to be had inside Starving Artists Cafe or Ristorante Capeo and most of those seats were filled by people who had come down to Argenta for the Art Walk.  That is waht we call synergy.  

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The Collegiate Green Building Tour visited Argenta today.  They toured City Grove Townhomes, the historic Manees House and the Argenta Community Garden, then they headed to Little Rock for a tour of the Vertical Lofts project and Heifer International.  The students were impressed with our work in Argenta, and they appreciated the hospitality of Argenta tour guides Tom Marr, Kandy Jones, Monty Richard, and the developers of City Grove.

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Make certain that climbing roses are securely attached to their supports.

Plant spring blooming bulbs daffodils, narcissus and the like and follow the soil depth, spacing and which end down instructions.

Use small stakes or markers where you've planted bulbs or late-starting plants in the perennial garden to avoid disturbing them when you begin spring soil preparation.

Also a good time to sow native wildflower seeds for next year blooms, such as coneflower, daisies, bee balm and the like.

Apply protective mulches on the perennial garden after the ground has frozen an inch or two.

Cover strawberries two inches deep with hay or straw.

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There will be two North Little Rock Police Department Shop with a Cop dates this year. This is the 3rd annual Shop with a Cop event.  The shopping dates will be Sunday, December 7th & 14th.  A total of 50 pre-selected children will be shopping this year, 25 on each Sunday.  Each child will receive a Walmart gift card valued at $150.00 and will be shopping for family Christmas presents with a NLR Police Dept. cop or representative.
 
Immaculate Conception Catholic Schools Student Government ( 7th & 8th graders ) and also St. Lukes Missionary Baptist Church have already committed to volunteer their time for the Shop with a Cop event.  There have been many donations already, including $5,000.00 from Walmart.  Funds are still needed.  Anyone wishing to donate can stop by any Twin City Bank branch to make a deposit to the Shop with a Cop account.   Additional gift wrappers are also still needed.
 
This program makes a REAL difference in children's lives. Officer Tommy Norman can be reached at 366-4330 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   Please call Officer Norman or make a donation at Twin City Bank. 

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You are invited to a sneak preview of the newest gallery in Argenta, the Argenta Art Company (AAC). The Argenta Art Company is located on the corner of 7th & Main Streets next door to Argenta Bead Company and they will be open for the 3rd Friday Argenta Art Walk on November 21st from 5 to 8pm.  The AAC believes they will have 8 artists in place by then and some of them will be on hand Friday night. One is Dan Thornhill and an image of one of his pieces, “Man on Wood” is shown here..

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n case you missed it and it was hard to miss, a television commercail was shot at several different locations in Argenta on Thursday.  The commercial was for an out of state bank, so it is unlikely you will see it here.  But hey, if you are in Florida kicking back and watching some televison and think you recognize Argenta scenes in a commercial you may be right!

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Over a year ago, Argenta Drug Store on Main Street in downtown North Little Rock rehabbed the outside of their building which included repainting, redoing windows and according to the owner repairing the metal awnings.  These awnings are critical to curb appeal of this building and where have they gone?  How does a building in the Argenta Historic District get to remove a historic awning then not replace it?  Where is the enforcement of our Historic District rules?  If this can be done to this Argenta landmark, can I remove the wood trim from the Baker House front porch with no consequences?

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