re: Is Little Rock a shithole or a nice clean city?

There are so many cool little spots on River Market Ave and in that area down by the capital bldg that used to be a war zone 20+ years ago.

In some ways, it reminded me a lot of the recent Cleveland art and restaurant Renaissance. There are 15-20 little places that should make an appearance on like a food network show or something. And we did a lot of walking in small groups all over that area and I always felt pretty safe. Again, it's a complete 180 from what I experienced in the early 2000's and mid to late 90's.