Hairpins co-founders are leaving Arkansas, but the organization isn’t going...
The couple behind Hairpins, a buzzy organization that hosts sapphic-centered events for the queer community in Little Rock and beyond, announced last week that they’re leaving Arkansas. They expect the...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas candidates consider Iran war, immigration in US House race
Whoever is elected in November to represent Arkansas’ 3rd Congressional District will have plenty of issues to address in Washington, including the Iran war, immigration and the nation’s budget....
View ArticleWesterman calls on President Trump to cancel planned “public spectacle” of...
While he supports Hasan’s execution, Westerman said, “a public execution is not in the best interest of the United States or our justice system, which, for 250 years, has been marked by dignity and...
View ArticleHail the orange and black! Study names Hendrix best overall college in Arkansas
The study also named UA-Little Rock as the best public university in the state.
View ArticleLR Central students give sidewalk abortion protesters a shrill and hostile...
The coeds of Little Rock Central High were not meek, nor modest, nor submissive Monday morning as a pack of fundamentalist protesters hoisted placards at arriving students, encouraging young women to...
View ArticleArkansas PRIDEFest returns to Capitol Ave. on Saturday
ARKANSAS PRIDEFEST AND PARADESATURDAY 10/17. Capitol Ave. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Since its inception in 2013, Central Arkansas Pride’s annual celebration of Natural State queerness has taken place in...
View ArticleHillcrest HarvestFest returns Saturday with Chicago indie rockers Ratboys in tow
HILLCREST HARVESTFESTSATURDAY 10/17. Hillcrest. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. The standard trappings of Hillcrest Harvestfest — autumnal ambiance, food trucks and vendors, a dog show, etc. — are lovely enough...
View ArticleWill the midterms be determined at the ballot box or in the sick bed?
Immunized voters have less chance of being sick or having a sick kid or loved one on Election Day.
View ArticleThe late, great Medford Mail Tribune and some reasons to keep on reading
The Medford Mail Tribune was the newspaper I grew up with in southern Oregon. The editorials always had the initials of the editor who wrote them, most days E.A. for Eric Allen, a quirky feature of a...
View ArticleProposal to turn 200-year-old structure into bar gets cool reception from...
State officials have proposed that the oldest standing structure in Little Rock and one of the oldest in the state be turned into a working bar.
View ArticleWhooose Pig, Sooie? – October 1, 2026
Whooose Pig, Sooie? – October 2026 | Vol 53 » No 2
View ArticleLittle Rock school board, administrators continue discussions about...
Board members have been weighing the merits and drawbacks of seven closure and consolidation options as the district tries to reduce costs by about $5 million.
View ArticleThe wild side of Little Rock: New trail connections near Lake Maumelle lure...
For Central Arkansas residents, getting out into the remote wilderness has, until recently, meant packing up the car and hoofing it up to the Ozarks or trekking deep into the Ouachita Mountains. Not...
View ArticleWhite families love vouchers the most, and other revelations from the annual...
White students are significantly overrepresented when it comes to cashing in on Arkansas voucher dollars, while Black and Hispanic students are underrepresented, a dynamic that certainly supports the...
View ArticleFuel prices, tariffs weigh heavily in east Arkansas’ US House race
The spike in fuel prices since the start of the Iran war has hit the farm-heavy 1st Congressional District in east Arkansas especially hard, and Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford doesn’t hold back...
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