
Emily Van Zandt
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Recent Stories by Emily Van Zandt
Planner lights Festival After Dark
posted: 11/08/2015 2:45 a.m. Discuss
Dale Aldridge has been compared to a Christmas elf so many times, it's not exactly clever. But it is spot on.
Composting the laid-back way
posted: 11/07/2015 2:28 a.m. Discuss
When it comes to turning kitchen scraps and yard waste from eyesore into gardening gold, the process can be overwhelming.
Janet Lea Zimmerman
posted: 10/25/2015 3:29 a.m. Discuss
In a tiny town just outside of Philadelphia lives a boy who will tell anyone who asks that he knows exactly where heaven is.
Cooking: In-n-out of the kitchen: How to make your favorite fast-food burgers
posted: 09/30/2015 2:06 a.m. Comment 1
When it comes to fast-food debates, few spark as much contention as the battle over burgers.
Starting young
posted: 09/23/2015 1:46 a.m. Discuss
Parents waiting for the teen years to talk to their children about the dangers of alcohol may want to rethink their timeline.
Agency offers hints for parents
posted: 09/23/2015 1:44 a.m. Discuss
Looking to start a conversation with kids about safe alcohol use? The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers the following tips as part of their "Talk. They Hear You." campaign:
Vapor trail
posted: 09/14/2015 1:49 a.m. Discuss
At Vapor-Riffic in Conway, things look a little different from when the store first opened in early 2014. Each tiny bottle of the liquid nicotine mixture called e-liquid, used to refill personal vaporizers, now has a childproof cap attached.
A beneficial device or a risky gateway?
posted: 09/14/2015 1:41 a.m. Discuss
As the state's regulation of e-cigarette and vaping products gets underway, debate continues over the use of the alternate nicotine products as smoking-cessation tools.
Like they eat in Italy
posted: 09/08/2015 2:07 a.m. Discuss
Chicago may have its deep dish, and New York its oversize slices, but a far more traditional pie is taking hold in Arkansas restaurants.
Roll on
posted: 08/26/2015 2:45 a.m. Discuss
It's just before 11 p.m. when neighbors come out to investigate the noise. On Donaghey Drive in North Little Rock, teenagers are flinging dozens of rolls of toilet paper through the sky, the ragged paper hooking leaves and limbs before plummeting to the ground.