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Construction work is underway to build a new structure styled after a treehouse near the Arkansas River in Little Rock's Riverfront Park.

Construction work is underway to build a new structure styled after a treehouse near the Arkansas River in Little Rock's Riverfront Park.

Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore on Tuesday said he expects an interim director to oversee the city's Parks and Recreation Department in light of the current director's upcoming resignation next month.

Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore on Tuesday said he expects an interim director to oversee the city's Parks and Recreation Department in light of the current director's upcoming resignation next month.

John Eckart, who since June 2017 has served as the director of the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department, is set to leave the position next month.

John Eckart, who since June 2017 has served as the director of the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department, is set to leave the position next month.

Dear Arbiter of the Arteries: Before the widening project on Interstate 630, there was a basketball court under the overpass where the highway crossed Mississippi Street (or Rodney Parham Road or whatever it is). Almost every time I drove by there I'd see young people enjoying themselves. I think there was access from Kanis Park. The court was torn down during the construction. Now that the construction is complete, the space under the overpass exists again, but has not been turned into a ba...

Little Rock Board approves parks master plan, denies zoning approval of midtown development The Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a master parks plan intended to guide the city through 2030. The plan was prepared by Lose & Associates, a Nashville, Tenn., planning firm. The board also approved a strategic parks plan to guide the city through 2024. City Manager Bruce Moore told the board that the key recommendations of the plan were related to improving maintenance and recreatio...