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We’re open for breakfast!

http://www.syncweekly.com/news/2012/jan/17/breakfast-club/ Check out this great article in Sync Weekly.  We also have our full breakfast menu posted on our website under the menu section: http://therootcafe.com/menu/breakfast-menu/ Also, if you follow us on facebook, you can learn all about our daily  breakfast specials!  https://www.facebook.com/rootcafe    

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Check out news clip Channel 4 KARK on the SoMa (South Main) neighborhood. Original air was Wednesday night, June 29: http://arkansasmatters.com/news-fulltext?nxd_id=438207&nxd_208975_start=30. We’re excited to be part of this up-and-coming neighborhood!

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Grand Opening!

The Root Cafe is officially open for business! Pop by and join us during our first day, Tuesday, June 14th, 2011.   Our normal business hours are: Tuesday through Friday — 7:00 am to 2:30 pm Saturday — 8:00 am to 3:30 pm        

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We’re getting close!

  Hello friends!  We’ve been super busy down at The Root, and we’ll be ready to open in just a couple of weeks.  Here’s a peek to give you an idea of just how close we are. We hope you enjoy the pictures!  

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Rise of Vulcan

About a year and a half ago, a friend named Linda Bell told us the Lion’s Club at War Memorial Stadium was moving and had some equipment we might be interested in.  We went to take a look and found, among other things, an old and beautiful Vulcan 6-burner range and griddle.  They gave us [...]

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Landscaping with Epoch Church

    Last weekend, a generous and stalwart group of volunteers from Epoch Church (Main St. btw Community Bakery and Juanita’s) joined us for two days of landscaping work.  In the photo to the left, a bulldozer is taking up asphalt from the lot.  We got several dumptruck loads of dirt brought to the site, [...]

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Sign of the Times

Last week, we began work on repainting the old Main St. Discount sign.  The 6′ x 4′ street sign fits in a frame at the corner of 15th and Main.  Working from a printed version, Corri Sundell can be seen in the photo below left making a stencil that she will then paint onto the [...]

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ASN Coffee House

    Last Saturday, The Root Cafe set up at its first ASN Local Food Club pickup at Christ Episcopal Church in downtown Little Rock.  We made blueberry muffins, doughnut muffins, cheddar and green onion scones, and chocolate chip cookies, as well as locally roasted Rozark organic coffee and green tea.  We also offered several [...]

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Root Café to Set Up at ASN Saturday Food Club

Starting Saturday, January 22, 2011, look for the Root Café on Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00 at Little Rock’s local food buying club at Christ Episcopal Church. We’ll be setting up a table and selling locally-roasted coffee, home- made canned goods, and mouth-watering muffins, pastries, and pan breads made with local ingredients like Arkansas [...]

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You’ll Find Us Here

We’ve paid our first month’s rent, and we are busy working on our space! On January 1, 2011, we officially began a three-year lease at 1500 South Main (15th and Main), former home of the Sweet N’ Creme dairy bar. We will be catty-corner to the Green Corner Store and also neighbors to Boulevard Bread [...]

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