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Little Rock Local Guide

Little Rock Farmers Markets: Where to Buy Local in the City

From downtown’s River Market pavilions to Hillcrest, SoMa, West Little Rock, and Dunbar Garden, here’s where Little Rock does farmers markets.

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Little Rock has several farmers markets with very different personalities. The Little Rock Farmers Market at the River Market is the downtown classic. Hillcrest Farmers Market is the year-round neighborhood staple. The Bernice Garden Farmers’ Market gives SoMa a relaxed Sunday market. West Little Rock Farmers Market brings a new local-food stop to Breckenridge Village. Dunbar Garden’s Pay-What-You-Can Market connects fresh food with community gardening and education.

Farmers markets are one…

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Little Rock Relocation Guide

Your First Weekend in Little Rock

If I were showing a friend around Little Rock for the first time, especially someone thinking about moving here, this is how I would spend the weekend.

Quick Summary

A first weekend in Little Rock should show more than tourist stops. Start with the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and SoMa, spend time along the Arkansas River, drive through West Little Rock to see everyday shopping and beautiful neighborhoods, walk Hillcrest and The Heights, then choose either Maumelle or Argenta to better understand the broader metro.

Most people researching Little Rock start the same way.

They look at homes online, zoom around Google Maps, compare commute times, search school…

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Looking for easy day trips near central Arkansas? Check these out! My favorite... might be the last one!

One of the best parts of living in Central Arkansas is how quickly you can change the scenery. From hot springs and waterfalls to lakes, mountain views, Ozark music, ancient history, and Arkansas wine country, these day trips make it easy to explore the Natural State from Little Rock.

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Little Rock makes a strong home base for exploring Arkansas. Within a realistic day trip, you can reach Hot Springs National Park, Petit Jean, Lake Catherine, Lake Ouachita, DeGray Lake, Greers Ferry Lake, Mount Nebo, Plum Bayou Mounds, Mountain View, and Altus wine country. Some trips are easy half-day outings. Others are bigger Arkansas days…

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