Stephanie Smittle

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Stephanie Smittle

If you’re not justifiably mad at outer space right now (see: Katy Perry, Elon, rampant inequality here on Planet Earth), you’ll be able to see the International Space Station for seven minutes from Little Rock tonight at 9:19 p.m. This is a pretty regular thing, of course, but finding a 5-minute-plus viewing window that doesn’t require a 5 a.m. alarm is always nice! And when it falls around 9 p.m. on a Friday, it can make for a cute moment at a social gathering.

1 week ago | arktimes.com | Stephanie Smittle

In a time when critical voices are increasingly silenced, the Arkansas Times stands as a beacon of truth, tirelessly defending the fundamental rights and freedoms within our community. With Arkansas at the epicenter of a sweeping culture war affecting our libraries, schools, and public discourse, our mission to deliver unflinching journalism has never been more vital. We’re here to “slay dragons” and hold power accountable, but we can’t do it alone.

2 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Milo Strain |Rhett Brinkley |Stephanie Smittle

With April now in the rearview mirror, we’re looking back at some of the best restaurant dishes the Eat Arkansas team came across over the last month. Send us your favorite bites and food selfies from the last four weeks as we plan our May dining schedules. Stir-fried ramen at Seoul Cup-BapOne of the highlights of my lunches this month was the stir-fried ramen from Seoul Cup-Bap, one of the more recent additions to downtown Little Rock’s Ottenheimer Hall food court.

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Rhett Brinkley |Stephanie Smittle |Daniel Grear |Benjamin Hardy |Austin Gelder

As March comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of the best restaurant dishes the Eat Arkansas team came across over the last four weeks. Send us your favorite bites and food selfies over the last month as we plan our April dining schedules. Pad thai curry with yellow curry (off menu) at Bangkok Thai CuisineI’ve been eating at Bangkok Thai Cuisine in the River Market’s Ottenheimer Hall for years, alternating mostly between their pad thai and yellow curry, depending on my mood.

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Stephanie Smittle

“The best villains never think of themselves that way.” That’s what Little Rock-based and New York Times best-selling author Ayana Gray cites as inspiration for her new novel, “I, Medusa.” Set for a release this fall, the book is, Gray told People magazine this week, “a villain origin story” of the much-maligned snake-crowned Gorgon of Greek myth. On one hand, “I, Medusa” is a departure from Gray’s previous work.