Stephanie Smittle

3 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Stephanie Smittle

CYRILLE AIMÉETHURSDAY 3/27. Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. 7 p.m. $57. The direct path between 10 consecutive performances at Birdland and Little Rock is not a well-traveled one, but it’s exactly the one French jazz singer Cyrille Aimée will take in March when she performs at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Stephanie Smittle

It’s pretty rare, even in Arkansas, to find a dark sky location that’s right off the highway, requiring no dodging of craggy potholes on the backroads, resulting in zero clouds of powdery dust alighting on your car’s exterior. That’s part of why Lake Sylvia Recreation Area, already underrated as a state park, is also underrated as a stargazing spot.

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Stephanie Smittle

Remember in grade school when we memorized the planets in our solar system and learned to identify them by their most prominent characteristics? Mars was an easy one, thanks to its telltale red hue. Turns out, though, according to experimental research done with major contributions from a University of Arkansas professor, Mars might not be red for the reasons we thought it was.