ARCADE BUILDING: Ground broken today.

  • ARCADE BUILDING: Ground broken today.

The groundbreaking we mentioned earlier was held today for the Arcade building, a joint project between the Central Arkansas Library System and Moses Tucker Real Estate named in tribute to a long-ago Little Rock building.

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As Rock Candy has reported in detail, the Little Rock Film Festival and Institute plans to be headquartered in the building and preside over a film series in the 325-seat theater that will be part of the project. A new restaurant and bar are also in the mix.

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