The North Little Rock School District hac canceled classes for tomorrow, Tuesday due to inclement weather.  Be careful out there! 

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Come to First Presbyterian at the corner of 4th and Maple for a Chili Supper on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time or at the door.

While you're there, take a moment to put together a Baby Care Kit that will be shipped to Haiti via the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Center at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center. Each kit contains:

Click on Read More for the list of items needed in each kit and more information

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Arkansas Diamonds is the new name of the Indoor Football League team that will be playing in Verizon Arena in North Little Rock this season. The Diamonds, formerly the Arkansas Twisters, were forced to go through a name change due to the dissolution of Arena Football and AF2, the league that the Twisters were part of for the last decade.

When forced to change its name and logo, team officials asked the community to provide suggestions for a new team name and the overwhelming choice, mentioned on more than 60 percent of the responses was Diamonds.

“We asked our fans and the people of Arkansas what our new name should be and they responded,” said Diamonds co-owner Jim Smith. “I think that this name is going to really create some excitement for our fans and it is what they wanted.”

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Due the snowstorm and dangerous road conditions, tonight's North Little Rock City Council meeting has been postponed until next Monday, February 15th. Same place and time, just one week later.

The swearing in ceremony for new Ward 3 Alderman Jimmy Phillips has also been postponed until next Monday night

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Word from a city employee is that city offices will be shutting down soon, if they aren't already. Tomorrow is questionable. So don't go to City Services with your electricity bill in hand just yet.

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The North Little Rock Planning Commission will hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, February 9th at 4:45 pm. The commission meetings are held in the City Council chambers on the second floor of City Hall at 300 Main Street. These meetings are open to the public.

There are several items on this month's agenda with only one item in Argenta. The Commission will consider changing the zoning on the empty lot on the northwest corner of 6th & Orange Streets to PUD (Planned Unit Development) to allow two zero lot line houses on the property. .

For the full agenda of the Planning Commission click here.

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For the first year since 2002, Riverfest will not incorporate North Little Rock into its traditional entertainment offerings. Instead, the north side of the river will play host to hot air balloon races, a 5K fun run and a stage devoted to, what festival director DeAnna Korte termed, “inspirational music.” Access to those activities will be free. 

This is from the Arkansas Times Rock Candy Blog.  For the full story click here

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I just double-checked with the city clerk's office and North Little Rock's government offices are open today, with no plans to shut down early (at least at this point).

I'd checked the city's website earlier this morning (around 7 a.m.) to see if they'd posted any information about being open, closed, or on a late schedule, but there was nothing. A quick call to the non-emergency operator at the police department got an answering machine. Only by trading e-mails with an early-rising city employee did I hear that city offices would be open.

It would be nice if the city had a central source of information to inform residents whether it will be open for business during wintry weather like we have today. I think a lot of people assume that if the schools are closed, City Hall will be, too -- but obviously that's not the case. If you see your alderman or the mayor, you might put this bug in their ear, as I plan to do.

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