SPECIAL EVENT: Oaklawn tweaks ahead of '21 hotel, event center
The horses are ready. The trainers are ready. The track is ready. The hotel and event center may not be quite ready, but they're working on it.
The horses are ready. The trainers are ready. The track is ready. The hotel and event center may not be quite ready, but they're working on it.
For two people who say they've never had much experience with theater, theater certainly has made an impact on Karla and Judge Troy Braswell.
What really makes it feel like Christmas? Memories reaching back to early childhood are easily triggered by certain smells, sights and especially sounds. Th…
Something different is happening on the Clinton Presidential Center's third floor.
People may not have noticed, but a downtown Little Rock alley has been undergoing quite the face-lift.
On one Sunday afternoon, the parish hall at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church is a hive of activity. Tables are covered with colorful fabrics, ribbons…
Rural and urban will collide in fun fashion as the Downtown Little Rock Partnership and the Arkansas Rice Federation present Downtown on the Farm on Sunday.
What better way to release the stresses of daily life than to be chased through a cobweb- and booby trap-strewn warehouse by a maniacal clown with a chainsaw?
The 2019 Arkansas State Fair is celebrating some old, welcoming some new and preparing for what promises to be 10 days of thrills, tunes and — of course — food.
The grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center will take on an avalanche of chips and a flood of melted cheese as it hosts the ninth annual World Cheese Dip Ch…
There were Beatles in Walnut Ridge. The Beatles. And what was essentially a brief stopover has become a claim to fame for the small town that now commemorates …
Sometimes, what seems like a major calamity can turn out to be a blessing in disguise. A happy accident.
The wood-frame house on Arkansas 300 looks small and unassuming, surrounded by trees and fields. But the inside is packed with treasures and stories, detailing…
Ordinary pieces of paper will take flight in a display of aeronautical prowess as the fourth annual Little Rock Paper Airplane Championship returns to the Clin…
Watching well-trained horses in action can be like seeing poetry in motion. And there will be a lot of action this weekend as the Arkansas State Championship H…
What happens when a 300-pound ball is dropped from 50 feet in the air? A certain amount of destruction, naturally, but also some science-based learning.
The campus of Easterseals Arkansas is a warm, friendly place that on most days buzzes with activity: therapy sessions, art projects, classes and socializing.
There's a deep, rich history hiding under the fields and old streets of southeast Arkansas — a heritage made up of a surprisingly complex amalgam of cultures a…
"Back to school" can be a chaotic mad dash full of supply lists, annual checkups and haircuts.
As a general rule, no one knows when or where lightning will strike.
As a general rule, no one knows when or where lightning will strike.
It's time to break out the Jordache jeans and tease the hair sky-high because downtown Little Rock's Main Street Mall is getting sucked into a time warp.
It looks like your typical, high-end boutique. Cheery chalkboard signs bear messages like "Shop Your Blues Away" and "Everything Is Coming up Roses." Underneat…
School has been out for about a month now and the novelty of endless freedom could be wearing a bit thin.
Birthdays are good opportunities to look back and be thankful. The Plantation Agriculture Museum in Scott looks back every day, but it also has particular reas…
There's a colorful fish on the wall. It's fun. It's whimsical, made out of flip-flops and the pieces leftover when they were cut out of a sheet of plastic foam…
Shaggy or short-haired. Burly or delicate. Howlers or yippers. Dogs are humans' best friends and it's time to give some of that love back.
Ask Texarkana native Edward Manley about his alma mater and he'll say, "I'm a freshman of '69, Booker T. Washington, a senior of '73, Arkansas High."
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It's the end of school. The start of summer. And Arkansas state parks are diving right into the spirit of a monthslong recess with special activities and progr…
For young children, days are filled with commands and warnings. Yet, the Museum of Discovery knows that if there's one thing kids love, it's getting dirty.
In Giacomo Puccini's tragic opera Madama Butterfly, cultures clash with dire results.
Throughout the week, the Historic Arkansas Museum teaches visitors all about life in early Arkansas with art and artifacts exhibits and its collection of 19th-…
There's a colorful fish on the wall. It's fun. It's whimsical, made out of flip-flops and the pieces leftover when they were cut out of a sheet of plastic foam…
Ballet Arkansas' 40th season is drawing to a close and doing so on a very strong note.
Doug Leech has two birthdays.
A little piece of Arkansas' capital city will be transformed into an Italian wonderland of food, drinks and games as the Arkansas Italian Food & Culture Fe…
The restaurant on the lower level of the Clinton Presidential Center has been through quite a few changes. It started out as Forty Two, a lunch and brunch plac…
There are few things more comforting than pie. Filled with fruit or cream, double-crust or topped with fluffy meringue, the pie is a flaky slice of lovely deli…
People longing for a sample of cabbage rolls or blintzes can rejoice. After a year off for some behind-the-scenes reorganizing and strategizing, the Jewish Foo…
The history, power and lure of trains are celebrated at the annual Railroadiana Show & Sale, a cornucopia of train-theme treats held every year in Pine Bluff a…
The walk around War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock seems like a comparatively short distance.
For the third year in a row, a pack of festive pups and their people will turn downtown Little Rock's Main Street into a canine bonanza.
It's finally, officially spring and the River Market is getting ready for the outdoors events and activities the warmer weather brings.
Like a chain reaction, something small will lead to something big. A tiny house at the Clinton Presidential Center will hopefully give that last little boost s…
Giving directions to out-of-towners looking for Brave New Restaurant is challenging to say the least. How does one clearly explain the winding route from River…
On St. Patrick's Day, the big question in Hot Springs won't be "Is everyone wearing their green?" but "Will the ginormous potato make it around the curve?"
The Mid-America Science Museum is a study in contrasts.
For many, the southeastern Arkansas stretch of U.S. 65 is drive-through country -- just an area to pass through on the way to vacation on the Gulf Coast. Those…
The joint — also known as The Weekend Theater — will be jumping this weekend with the opening of Ain't Misbehavin'.