Chris New, longtime manager at Vino’s, has died

Chris NewChris New, the longtime general manager at Vino’s Brew Pub in Little Rock, died Monday following a short illness. He was 52. New was born on Oct. 12, 1973, and grew up in Benton. A handful of years after falling in love with Vino’s as a music-loving teenager, he took a job there as a server. The gig stuck, and New eventually went on to become general manager. His tenure at Vino’s, where he worked until his death, lasted more than 25 years. According to an or