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The maturing sound of 4X4 Crew

Little Rock hip-hop crew prepares for release of new album, Urbal.

What’s the sound that can’t be heard in the banging vibrations invisibly erupting from 4X4 Crew member SJ’s computer speakers?

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 16, 2010 4:33 p.m.
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Better than the Barrel

Local cafe beats corporate plate lunch behemoth (you know which one).

There’s a corporation that has twisted the general store and Southern comfort food-serving concept into a spreading-like-kudzu, chain-restaurant behemoth found along interstates throughout most of the lower 48.

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 16, 2010 4:29 p.m.
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Sun Belt sentiments

Three days ruminations on attendance and UALR’s untimely defeat.

For many central Arkansans who traveled to Hot Springs for last week’s Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament, the main attraction was the No. 1-seeded UALR Lady Trojans.

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  • By The Sports Seer
  • March 16, 2010 4:26 p.m.
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App explosion

Local developers try to jump in on iPhone app bandwagon.

Want to become an overnight sensation and make enough money to retire in only a couple months?

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 16, 2010 4:23 p.m.
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Small books, big impact

New publishing group aims to shake up the Little Rock literary scene.

Right before a smoker is playfully reminded his sidewalk smoking is polluting the clean-living lungs of Kavanaugh Boulevard joggers and walkers.

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 16, 2010 4:20 p.m.
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Call to action

State rising in popularity among filmmakers.

It’s been a buzz in Benton, the scuttlebutt in Sherwood and maybe even a rumor in Wrightsville.

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 16, 2010 4:16 p.m.
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Diamonds hope to shine

Twisters get new name, new look for 2010 football season.

Arkansas Diamonds head coach Danton Barto has a few things to say.

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 9, 2010 4:33 p.m.
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Keeping it casual

Dave’s Place offers well-tuned lunch menu.

Some restaurants seem not to have picked up on the fact that a dash of cheer may just be the best ingredient in any meal.

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 9, 2010 4:29 p.m.
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Days on the road

Randy Rogers Band prepares for release of new album with another tour.

Randy Rogers is 27 minutes ahead of his scheduled phone interview time.

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 9, 2010 4:26 p.m.
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Is that Johnny Depp?!

Nope, but his doppelganger will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Hot Springs.

Sometimes when going out to restaurants or checking into hotels, film actor Ronnie Rodriguez gets the red carpet treatment: the best table in the house or an upgrade to a suite.

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 9, 2010 4:23 p.m.
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High Tech

In four years, Arkansas Tech’s men's basketball program has gone from conference cellar-dweller to the top of Division II.

On a recent Saturday night here, young men wearing green and gold huddled at mid-court to share a quiet minute amid post-game applause.

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  • By Evin Demirel
  • March 9, 2010 4:21 p.m.
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Luck o’ the Irish

Opportunities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day abound.

If only Patrick could see how the world celebrates him now, it might help the self-esteem issues.

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 9, 2010 4:18 p.m.
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Gloriously funny

Latest Rep production focuses on the true story of the worst diva to ever grace the stage.

Truth is stranger than fiction, and the latest production at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre finds comedic value in the story of an heiress with a passion for singing operatic arias despite her very limited vocal ability.

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  • By Melissa Tucker
  • March 9, 2010 4:14 p.m.
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Opening for royalty

Lee Ann Womack kicks things off in concert that includes George Strait, Reba.

Excuse Lee Ann Womack if she gets a little awestruck sometimes.

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 2, 2010 4:54 p.m.
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Fried feast and more

Denton’s Trotline hits, misses with buffet.

The plate before me is a heaping collection of different hues of fried-food brown.

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  • By Shea Stewart
  • March 2, 2010 4:51 p.m.
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Disappointment abounds

Hogs need to rekindle that defensive fire to turn this season around.

After losses to Louisiana State University and Vanderbilt, Hog fans have yet again tumbled into a valley of despair.

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  • By The Sports Seer
  • March 2, 2010 4:47 p.m.
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Reining them in

City sees results with new dog law.

A black three-ring binder on the desk of Tracy Roark, director of animal services for the city of Little Rock, contains a record of all dog-bite complaints that have been lodged during the year.

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 2, 2010 4:45 p.m.
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March madness, comedy style

Contest to pit new faces against old, all in hopes of being crowned the funniest.

The Arkansas' Funniest Person contest is back for its second year beginning this weekend — bigger than before — and organizer, founder and co-host Patrick Beam, aka Angry Patrick or Patrick the Angry Angry Viewer, couldn't be more proud.

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • March 2, 2010 4:42 p.m.
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Young guns

Arkansas basketball prep scene looks loaded in coming years.

Move over, geezers.

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  • By The Sports Seer
  • February 23, 2010 4:14 p.m.
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The House banks on new menu

While small, surprising variety available at the new Hillcrest incarnation.

What do the Kaaba in Mecca and the White House have in common?

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  • By Spencer Watson
  • February 23, 2010 4:11 p.m.

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