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40Events this week
4Free things to do
87New spots
91New stories

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This week in Hot Springs

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 40 events, day by day →

A Day of Hope 2026

Friday 11:30am · Next Level Events

Arkansas Comic Con 2026

Friday 3pm · Statehouse Convention Center

Restorative Yoga

Friday 6pm · LoveHala Wellness Community

Amy Grant

Friday 7pm · Oaklawn Event Center

West Little Rock Farmers Market

Saturday 8am · Breckenridge Village · Free

New in Hot Springs

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

J&S Italian Villa

Restaurants

Date night, handled: J&S Italian Villa brings Cinque Terre vibes to Hot Springs with seasonal menus by Italian native Sascia Marchesi, featuring homemade pasta like Short Rib Pappardelle and Bucatini & Lobster, plus steak and local produce.

jandsitalian.com

9th Cloud Wellness

Health & Wellness

Reset your headspace: 9th Cloud Wellness brings ketamine infusion therapy to Hot Springs for PTSD, depression, and chronic pain, plus peptide therapy, vitamin infusions, and mobile IV hydration for those days you feel human-ish.

9thcloud-wellness.com

Pour Some Sugar on Me Sweet Shoppe

Bakeries & Sweets

Serious sweet tooth? Pour Some Sugar on Me Sweet Shoppe is the local plug for nostalgia and sugar highs, with fluffy cotton candy, classic taffy, chewy gummies in wild flavors, chocolatey malt balls, and espresso beans for when you pretend it's about "energy."

poursomesweets.com

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Most read in Hot Springs

The five stories Hot Springs readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Family files missing persons report for owner of Nova Roots Academy in Hot Springs

    The family of Donna Witte, owner of Nova Roots Academy in Hot Springs, has filed a missing persons report regarding her whereabouts.

    Full story at thv11.com

  2. Morgan Stanley Fired $630M Father-Son Team Over Payments to Family Member: Filing

    Morgan Stanley has terminated a father-son team managing $631 million in assets in Hot Springs, Arkansas, over allegations of potentially improper payments to a family member.

    Full story at advisorhub.com

  3. Hot Springs voters to decide on Sunday retail alcohol sales

    Hot Springs voters will decide on November 3 on whether to allow retail alcohol sales on Sundays.

    Full story at katv.com

  4. ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Hot Springs’ Tiny Town USA is big on whimsy, creativity

    Tiny Town USA, a popular attraction in Hot Springs, has been operated by the late Frank Moshinskie and is now operated by his son, Charles.

    Full story at arkansasonline.com

  5. Before Vegas Became Vegas, Hot Springs Was America's Sin City. Now the Arkansas Spa Town Embraces Its Colorful and Seedy History

    Hot Springs, Arkansas, was once America's original Sin City, known as "the loose buckle in the Bible Belt" and frequented by big-name gangsters, including Al Capone, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, and Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone.

    Full story at smithsonianmag.com

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