The Gazette

History, hiking and ecological convergence in Little Rock, Arkansas

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A pleasant yet frustrating sound stirred me from sleep just before dawn. Few camping experiences are as ...
Travel + Leisure

This Is the Most Underrated City in the South—and It Has Presidential History, Southern Charm, and the Best Cheese Dip in the U.S.

Learn about the city’s role in the Civil Rights Movement at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Cheese dip is said to have been invented in Little Rock—try some of the best in ...
Yahoo

On This Day in History: The Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School, defying segregation

In this Sept. 27, 1957, file photo, two paratrooper officers escort black students from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. School was closing for the weekend. (AP Photo/File) Over 60 years ago ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: The story and impact of Little Rock Central High School’s 1957 desegregation is preserved at this historic site

That painful history continues to be retold in detail at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Visitors will find, perhaps with relief, that the Trump administration's war on DEI ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Free tour of Little Rock’s historic Cathedral of St. Andrew set for Oct. 11

The Cathedral of St. Andrew is a house of prayer, a historic site and a Jubilee pilgrimage destination, too. On Oct. 11, guests will be able to tour the Little Rock landmark, admire its stained glass ...