The University District Development Corporation, based at UA Little Rock, has received a $30,000 donation from the Cadence Bank Foundation (formerly BancorpSouth Bank Foundation) to help offset rising building costs for seven new houses being built within University District. Continue reading “University District receives $30,000 Donation from Cadence Bank to Offset Rising Building Costs for New Homes”
The University District Development Corporation (UDDC), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded a $25,000 Building Black Communities Fund grant from the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative and the Arkansas Community Foundation. Continue reading “Building Black Communities Fund Awards University District Development Corporation $25,000 Grant to Provide Affordable Housing”
Chancellor Christina Drale joined Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. at a Sept. 2 press conference at the Robinson Center to announce revitalization plans for the Asher Avenue corridor and the University Plaza shopping center. Continue reading “City of Little Rock, UA Little Rock announce revitalization plans for Asher Avenue Corridor”
The University District Development Corporation will host a free block party open to the public from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at the University Plaza Shopping Center parking lot. Continue reading “Dancin’ in the District Block Party invites community to join the fun Sept. 12”
UA Little Rock-based University District Development Corporation has received a $24,000 matching grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas and four local members: Arvest Bank, Bank OZK, First Security Bank, and Simmons Bank. These funds will be used to help University District’s mission of providing affordable housing to the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Continue reading “University District receives $24,000 matching grant to boost affordable housing program”
As the director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. John Kirk often serves as an expert source for journalists, students, and researchers looking to learn more about Arkansas’s history in race relations and civil rights. Continue reading “UA Little Rock professors featured in podcasts recalling city’s conflicted past”
Summer is back, and that means the return of weekly farmers markets at University District. Continue reading “University District hosts weekly farmers markets for summer season”
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock University District has been named a “Thriving Community” in recognition of the district’s efforts to promote health and wellness in partnership with the UA Little Rock School of Counseling, Human Performance and Rehabilitation. Continue reading “University District recognized as ‘Thriving Community’ for healthy community initiatives”