Activities

Fashion forward

Designer hopes to make first show a work of art.

To design clothes for a fashion show is, according to many who do it, something of a stressful experience leading up to the big day. To produce the show, likewise, is a life of last minute details and planning and making sure everything comes out right.

Your charity gift guide

From coats to calls, local organizations reveal their wishlists, and how you can contribute this season.

Local charities reveal their most needed items for the season.

The fear factor

The thrills, chills and bitter pills of local haunted houses.

Around the first of October, temporary businesses start to crop up around the nation. The costume shops and haunted houses stay in town for about a month out of the year.

Dream teams

A few of this year’s Race for the Cure teams reveal why they run.

The streets of downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock will turn to rivers of pink at 8 a.m. Saturday when the 2009 Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure kicks off. Part of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series, the local women’s 5K run/walk and family 2K walk/fun run is one of 120 races worldwide with more than 1.5 million participants.