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Now that the winter holiday season is here, I am wondering about the best ways to keep my home safe from burglars while I'm away shopping, attending parties, v…
Now that the winter holiday season is here, I am wondering about the best ways to keep my home safe from burglars while I'm away shopping, attending parties, v…
MARCH BOOK AWARD: Former North Little Rock resident Nate Powell, along with U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Andrew Aydin, recently won the National Book Award…
As a recent college graduate, I am about to begin living on my own and am wondering what type of precautions I should take, first as a renter and eventually a …
Robinson Center in downtown Little Rock, originally dubbed the Joseph T. Robinson Memorial Auditorium, often made headlines before, during and after its recent…
INTERESTING ELECTIVE: The Clinton School of Public Service's fall 2016 class, Trump vs. Clinton: Follow the Numbers, is a for-real reality show. The hourlong c…
While tree trimming sounds easy enough, I worry there are certain things I need to know before I tackle such a project, or would it be better to let a professi…
MISSING: Little Rock native Joe Cripps, a drummer who earlier performed with the Little Rock-based Gunbunnies and the Grammy-winning band Brave New Combo of De…
Sisters Lorey Phillips and Dawn Bailey, co-chairmen for Evening of Wishes, the annual Make-A-Wish Foundation fundraiser for the Mid-South chapter, have wishes …
I am ready to build a fence around my new house but was wondering, when it comes to my neighbors, what rules of etiquette apply?
ROLL 'EM! Daniel Campbell and Graham Gordy, both of North Little Rock, are filming Antiquities in central Arkansas. The film stars Andrew J. West (Freeform's G…
I've spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live? I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes!
ALICE AND HER WONDERLAND: On a recent visit to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, I jokingly told my daughter, "There's Alice's spot," refe…
What fire safety precautions should my family take at home, especially during the colder months of the year?
In February 1964, our somber nation, still reeling from the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was invaded. Not by communists but by the…
HIGH NOTE: Stuttgart native Claude Askew, who serves on the faculty of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, is featured on a Grammy-nominated CD.
COMIN' ROUND THE BEND: Union Pacific's 844 is returning to Arkansas during its "Trek to Tennessee" to celebrate the Oct. 22 opening of Big River Crossing betwe…
I'm a homeowner whose budget is constantly being challenged by increasing household costs and a limited income. I'm looking for some simple home improvements I…
During his yearlong tour, The Gambler's Last Deal, billed as his final worldwide one, country superstar Kenny Rogers treated fans gathered in North Little Rock…
The Gambler would seem to be cashing in his chips.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and its music director and conductor, Philip Mann, opened the 2016-17 season with Mozart, Schubert & Mayhem on Saturday nig…
RESOUNDING MOMENT: An Arkansan played a central role when President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, helped inaugurate the National Museum of African Ameri…
WHAT'S IN A NAME: Tim Green, a former NFL player and New York Times bestselling author whose works include Football Genius and Unstoppable, has a new novel, Le…
I am a first-time homeowner and this will be my first fall and winter in the home I bought earlier this year. What should I do to try to prevent any wildlife f…
A BEAUT OF A GIFT: When Little Rock resident Reagan Dennie turned 11 Monday during an East Coast road trip vacation with her family, an unexpected gift arrived…
After a fire in April 2015 destroyed the wooden Italianate Victorian home Jennifer Carman was restoring, she was crushed. But this spring brought a new love --…
I am a huge fan of keeping clutter at bay in my life and home. I recently have a lot of stuff in my life and am looking for a stylish way to decorate my home's…
A father's love for his daughter can be an all-encompassing thing, helping her grow and spread her wings.
Jennifer Carman, who is in the early stages of restoring the Mills-Davis house in downtown Little Rock, says if she can come in under budget with the restorati…
RACING TO A NEW WIN: Little Rock runner Leah Thorvilson, who repeatedly won the Little Rock Marathon and even made it into the Olympic trials in London four ye…
My wife and I always thought we'd buy a starter home and then upgrade to a nicer, more permanent one about five years later. But these days, I am hearing that …
OUT OF THE PARK! Five-time Major League Baseball All-Star Torii Hunter was among three former players recently inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellen…
For the past couple of years, Van Zbinden has been taking the heat and staying in hot water at his church.
HE'S BACK ... Just when you think you've heard the last of Christian evangelist Tony Alamo ... you haven't. Yes, he's been serving a 175-year prison stint in T…
My husband and I are still in relatively good health, physically and mentally, and now that we are in our early 70s, we are wondering what home improvement pro…
Where I live: In Roland, just west of Little Rock toward Pinnacle Mountain in a Tuscany-style home built about 1996 on 36 acres.
Call it the softer, gentler side of Evanescence's Amy Lee. The double Grammy-winning goth-rock powerhouse's new 12-song album, Dream Too Much, which drops Sept…
My wife and I planning to buy a new mattress. We put our older, but still fairly new one, in the guest bedroom. Do you have any advice?
ARKIE IN THE MIX: When Dolly Parton performed at North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena last night, she had an Arkansan with her. Ashdown native Kent Wells, a Nashv…
Everybody's gotta have a little place for their stuff. That's what life is all about, trying to find a place for your stuff. ... That's all your house is, a pl…
One Christmas season a few years ago, my grown daughter, with an expensive round-trip airline ticket to Italy in hand, unexpectedly found her plan for lodgings…
As fall nears, the temperatures will soon drop enough for me to take on organizing my cluttered garage. What do you suggest to help make it a more efficient sp…
Stephanie Harris of Little Rock, who, with her husband, lists an apartment on Airbnb, has some tips for other homeowners interested in listing their properties.
Airbnb recommends that hosts familiarize themselves with local rules and regulations concerning short-term rentals.
The name alone of this Louisiana-theme eating establishment is quite the head-turner. The Cajun Noodle?
Dolly Parton revisits North Little Rock for a stop Saturday on her 60-city Pure & Simple 2016 tour. Even those who aren't country music fans should conside…
DRAWING ON A WIN: Nate Powell, a graphic novelist who graduated from North Little Rock High School, recently won his second Eisner Award at Comic-Con Internati…
I just bought a dated house from the 1950s and am planning to remodel it. I would like to make it more energy efficient. What should I focus on during this und…
Everybody’s gotta have a little place for their stuff. That’s what life is all about, trying to find a place for your stuff. … That’s all your house is, a plac…
A PERSONAL THANK-YOU: When college basketball prospect Lis Shoshi arrived in Little Rock a couple of years back on a recruiting trip, the Kosovo native was sur…
Country crooner Dwight Yoakam will take the stage as a part of the 2016 summer concert series at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park on Satu…