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Writing about the LR restaurant scene for Arkansas Times. rhettybe.com

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The war for War Memorial - Arkansas Times Could the Razorbacks’ long-awaited matchup versus Arkansas State be the team’s last game in Little Rock?

In the upcoming magazine, @rhettybe.bsky.social has a great piece about the Arkansas-Arkansas State game perhaps being the Hogs' last game ever at War Memorial. To keep it as timely as possible, you can already read it online. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

26.08.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: President Whitmore himself will climb into the cockpit and lead American pilots in today's engagement. The Desert Storm veteran flew 27 missions over the Persian Gulf in 1990-91, but his toughest assignment yet may be this morning over the friendly sands of the Mojave.

04.07.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

We don’t celebrate the moon enough.

11.06.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Three Fold to launch new menu next week at West Little Rock location - Arkansas Times Three Fold owner/chef Lisa Zhang is on the cusp of launching a new menu and has abandoned her original plan to introduce the new items and take away current items in phases.

Three Fold owner/chef Lisa Zhang has abandoned her original plan to gradually add new items and take away current ones at the beloved LR noodle-and-dumpling shop. Instead, she's going for an overnight overhaul of the whole menu. We're excited.

buff.ly/A4a9Flh

23.05.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hammer down, forks up: Bucket list food adventures to plan your summer by - Arkansas Times Spring has sprung and it’s hard to avoid the restless feeling of wanting to get the hell out of dodge, even if only for a few hours. The good news for Central Arkansas: At the intersection of wanderlu...

Spring has sprung and it’s hard to avoid the restless feeling of wanting to get the hell out of dodge, even if only for a few hours. The good news for Central Arkansas: At the intersection of wanderlust and hunger are a plethora of food adventures less than two hours away from Little Rock.

19.05.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Owners of Argenta staples Brood & Barley and Four Quarter team up to open The Pizza Pub in NLR Park Hill - Arkansas Times Led by co-owners Conan Robinson and Jess McMullen, The Pizza Pub will be offering tavern-style pizza, a Chicago-style thin crust pie typically cut into squares and often overlooked by tourists who…

Conan Robinson, owner of Four Quarter Bar, and Jess McMullen of Brood & Barley, are teaming up to bring a new pizzeria and pub to North Little Rock’s Park Hill neighborhood. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

30.04.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Razorback NIL collective hires attorney Tom Mars to seek damages from freshman QB transfer - Arkansas Times The University of Arkansas NIL collective has retained Rogers-based attorney Tom Mars to collect damages from freshman quarterback Madden Iamaleava, who reportedly violated the terms of his contract w...

The University of Arkansas NIL collective has retained Rogers-based attorney Tom Mars to collect damages from freshman quarterback transfer Madden Iamaleava in a situation that could break new ground across collegiate athletics.

27.04.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Homer’s East Restaurant closing permanently following fire - Arkansas Times Homer’s East Restaurant, β€œthe beloved East Little Rock home cookin’ joint” at 2001 E. Roosevelt Road, announced on social media that it will permanently close following a fire that occurred at the…

Homer’s East Restaurant, β€œthe beloved East Little Rock home cookin’ joint” at 2001 E. Roosevelt Road, announced on social media that it will permanently close following a fire that occurred at the restaurant Thursday afternoon. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

18.04.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Downtown LR brewpub Stone’s Throw Brewing burglarized twice in a month - Arkansas Times Stones Throw Brewing, located in downtown’s MacArthur Park at 402 E. Ninth St., has been burglarized twice in three weeks and is asking the community to help identify a suspect.

Stone’s Throw Brewing, located in downtown’s MacArthur Park at 402 E. Ninth St., has been burglarized twice in roughly three weeks and is asking the community to help identify a suspect. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

18.04.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Downtown Little Rock’s Back Home BBQ set to open this weekend - Arkansas Times Adam Murray, co-owner of Back Home BBQ, says downtown Little Rock’s newest barbecue joint will officially open for business on Friday at 11 a.m.

Adam Murray, co-owner of Back Home BBQ, told the Arkansas Times that downtown Little Rock’s newest barbecue joint will officially open for business on Friday at 11 a.m. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

14.04.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trash into treasure: Thanks to a new app for volunteers, Potluck Food Rescue is doing 'more with less' - Arkansas Times Hunger relief is a time-consuming job, but a new mobile app from Central Arkansas-based nonprofit Potluck Food Rescue is making swift work of it.

A new mobile app from Central Arkansas-based nonprofit Potluck Food Rescue (think: Uber Eats, but for food rescue) hopes to combat hunger by empowering volunteers drivers in what the company hopes will be a "revolutionary step for food rescue in Arkansas."

11.04.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You better get in this.

26.02.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wrote about a failed sports raffle bill and how it created a kerfuffle between a Saracen Casino exec and the University of Arkansas athletic director.

23.02.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cultured cuisine: Afrobites offers authentic African foodΒ in Central Arkansas - Arkansas Times Afrobites, a restaurant operating out of food trucks in Little Rock and Conway, serves delicious, authentic food from across Africa, and it recently announced expanded operating hours and new menu ite...

Afrobites, a restaurant operating out of food trucks in Little Rock and Conway, serves delicious, authentic food from across Africa.

17.02.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Get in on this Detroit-style pizza party.

14.02.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This moved me to tears. Truer words have never been written.

10.02.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read Daniel Grear’s love letter to Mark’s Do-Nut Shop.

10.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Covid round two so far just as shit as the first. Home test were all negative, but at the clinic β€œextremely positive.”

08.02.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Rubbish

07.02.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Committee passes bill to give attorney general more power to block citizen-led ballot measures - Arkansas Times Rep. David Ray has tried before to water down citizens’ ability to change state law at the ballot box.

Republican Rep. David Ray is again trying to weaken the direct democracy process in Arkansas, this time with a bill that would enhance the state attorney general's power to reject ballot measures before petitions are even circulated for signatures.

06.02.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Senate committee passes tort reform bill to limit medical damages paid to injured plaintiffs - Arkansas Times There was widespread opposition to the tort reform proposal during public comments with opponents arguing it only benefits insurance companies.

There was widespread opposition to the tort reform proposal during public comments with opponents arguing it only benefits insurance companies.

06.02.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Made a few jokes today on the editorial group chat on Slack that no one acknowledged so i just deleted all of them like 5 hours after the fact. #2025

04.02.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enormous bags under my eyes in 2025

03.02.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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January's best bites - Arkansas Times As the first month of the year finally 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.

As the first month of the year finally 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.

31.01.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Japanese soul food': Brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson conquer Mt. Fuji - Arkansas Times For brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, buying Mt. Fuji wasn’t just about business but preserving a piece of their childhood.

For brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, buying Mt. Fuji wasn’t just about business, but preserving a piece of their childhood.

31.01.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wrote about my favorite sunrise breakfast spot.

28.01.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw a waiter notebook on the counter checking out at lunch today and the only words on the page were β€œfor fuck’s sake.” Made me want to pick up a shift.

25.01.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Rock's shelter closed tonight despite below-freezing temps - Arkansas Times Shelters will be open in North Little Rock, Cabot and Jacksonville tonight, but Little Rock's city-run shelter will be closed with cold temperatures in the forecast.

Little Rock's shelter will be closed tonight despite below-freezing temps.

Shelters will be open in North Little Rock, Cabot and Jacksonville.

22.01.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We definitely in a Black Mirror episode

19.01.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8408    πŸ” 946    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 42

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