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

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Matt Campbell @bluehogreport.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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...
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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?
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ID4 in Real Time @1996id4.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
We don’t celebrate the moon enough.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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
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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.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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.
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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...
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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...
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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…
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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.
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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...
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Homer’s East Restaurant, “the 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...
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Homer’s East Restaurant closing permanently following fire - Arkansas Times
Homer’s East Restaurant, “the 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…
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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...
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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.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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...
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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.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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."
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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.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
You better get in this.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Afrobites, a restaurant operating out of food trucks in Little Rock and Conway, serves delicious, authentic food from across Africa.
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Cultured cuisine: Afrobites offers authentic African food 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...
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Get in on this Detroit-style pizza party.
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Sydney Hunsicker @sydnessgracious.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This moved me to tears. Truer words have never been written.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Read Daniel Grear’s love letter to Mark’s Do-Nut Shop.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Covid round two so far just as shit as the first. Home test were all negative, but at the clinic “extremely positive.”
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Rubbish
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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.
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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.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
There was widespread opposition to the tort reform proposal during public comments with opponents arguing it only benefits insurance companies.
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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.
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JSL @shermanllo.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Enormous bags under my eyes in 2025
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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.
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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.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
For brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, buying Mt. Fuji wasn’t just about business, but preserving a piece of their childhood.
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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.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Wrote about my favorite sunrise breakfast spot.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Saw a waiter notebook on the counter checking out at lunch today and the only words on the page were “for fuck’s sake.” Made me want to pick up a shift.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Little Rock's shelter will be closed tonight despite below-freezing temps. Shelters will be open in North Little Rock, Cabot and Jacksonville.
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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.
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Tam With The Yams @tamberlands.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
We definitely in a Black Mirror episode
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
2024 marks the 47th iteration of the Arkansas Times’ annual Best and Worst compilation, a concept that launched in 1977 as The Arkansas Times Catfish Awards. The name changed to Best & Worst of Arkansas in 1984, but the bottomfeeder theme remains.
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Catfish Chronicles: The best of Arkansas Times Best and Worst lists - Arkansas Times
2024 marks the 47th iteration of the Arkansas Times’ annual Best and Worst compilation, a concept that launched in 1977 as The Arkansas Times Catfish Awards. The name changed to Best & Worst of Arkans...
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Shoutout to the Los Angeles Times reporters who are doing essential journalism under very difficult circumstances. They’ve dropped their paywall, but their ongoing coverage is a good reminder of why local newsrooms need support — and what we lose when those outlets are hollowed out.
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5 dead, more than 2,000 structures burned as new fire hits Hollywood Hills
More than 2,000 structures have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires burning across L.A. County. Red flag warnings remained in effect for Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County...
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
@stephaniesmittle.bsky.social and I happily consumed a lot of soup for this story.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
They just didn’t want to call it in that situation.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Fixed
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
I hope you cap it off with Four Rooms.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
You’re going to want to see No. 1
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Wonder if Ben Affleck’s gonna have a new year’s eve cig.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
You’re going to want to see No. 1
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
There are some bits of 2024 that we look forward to leaving behind, but these meals are worth remembering.
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2024 in review: Looking back at a year of eating Arkansas - Arkansas Times
There are some bits of 2024 that we look forward to leaving behind, but these meals are worth remembering.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Took a side of ranch for the road when I left the Pizza Cafe Christmas party.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Gas station cashier carded me and said, “your hair color and your skin make you look two different ages”— a good note to end the year on, I think.
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
In 2024, hungry readers of the Arkansas Times turned their attention to a new Filipino pastry shop in Park Hill, a great downtown Mediterranean brunch, the end of the Minute Man franchise, a city reporter’s food diary, the rise of The Bagel Shop and more.
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The 21 most-read Eat Arkansas stories of 2024 - Arkansas Times
In 2024, hungry readers of the Arkansas Times turned their attention to a new Filipino pastry shop in Park Hill, a great downtown Mediterranean brunch, the end of the Minute Man franchise, a city repo...
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
wow, bang, surprise…
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Workers from unionized Starbucks stores in North Little Rock and Benton went on a strike Tuesday morning, joining baristas from more than 300 stores across the country in the final day of an organized five-day work stoppage.
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Central Arkansas Starbucks union workers join labor strike on Christmas Eve - Arkansas Times
Workers from unionized Starbucks stores in North Little Rock and Benton went on a strike Tuesday morning, joining baristas from more than 300 stores across the country in the final day of an organized...
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Matt Campbell @bluehogreport.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This story has been extensively updated since it was originally posted. Now with quotes from the winners and loser ass Dan Sullivan.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Called someone with a “How’s my driving” bumper sticker, told them they’re doing a great job.
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rhett brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
New York Times needs a Fox Mulder on staff. I’m sure the good people of New Jersey know what planes look like.
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Austin Gelder @indoctrinatrix.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
My favorite stories from Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social food editor Rhett Brinkley @rhettybe.bsky.social are the weird ones. Looky here: arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...
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I have 317 pictures of pizza on my phone - Arkansas Times
Let’s celebrate some of our local pizzerias by living vicariously through our food editor’s photo library. “Is 317 even a lot?” he asked. Unclear. How many pizza pics are on your phone?
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Arkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The stated reason for the paper’s departure is a new terms of service agreement at X, which allows the company to harvest user posts to train its large language-learning models.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette leaves X, at least for now - Arkansas Times
The stated reason for the paper’s departure is a new terms of service agreement at X, which allows the company to harvest user posts to train its large language-learning models.
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