Fayetteville cinephiles rejoice. The Fayetteville Film Festival returns to the historic downtown square for a weekend of films, documentaries, animated films, music videos and shorts. The Fayetteville Film Festival will be held Thursday, Oct. 3 to Saturday, Oct. 5. The lineup for this year’s event includes nearly 80 featured films, short films, animated films,…
The historic Fayetteville Farmers Market may be expanded this fall. Fayetteville City Council members considered this week a proposal to close Center Street on Saturday mornings, expanding the footprint for which merchants and vendors could set up. The proposal was tabled by council members for the time being, agreeing to consider it later in…
Starting on October 15, you’ll no longer be able to pick up an AY About You Magazine on your weekly Kroger run. In fact, Kroger will no longer distribute any free magazines to their customers. Marketers typically place advertisements in magazines based off their overall readership, including both the magazine’s paying subscribers and casual readers…
Pesto Fest will return to Fayetteville this weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 7, for its eighth consecutive year. The festival, dedicated to the basil-based concoction, is the largest fundraiser of the year for Tri Cycle Farms, a local non-profit farm. The event features a pesto making competition judged by local chefs, as well as live…
Franke’s downtown Little Rock location in the Regions Bank Building has reportedly closed. The restaurant, opened in 1919, bills itself as Arkansas’ oldest restaurant. There is also a Franke’s Sack-It location, also in the Regions Building, is reportedly remaining open. There are also locations in Little Rock on Rodney Parham Road and in Conway. AY…
Opting for a breast reconstruction after mastectomy (the procedure to surgically remove some or all breast tissue, usually due to breast cancer or cancer risk) comes with a lot of questions and decisions. Here’s what Dr. Majewski of Majewski Plastic Surgery in Jonesboro wants you to know about breast reconstruction. If you’ve undergone a mastectomy…
Marijuana legislation has made significant strides in recent years. Legislators have passed laws easing the restrictions on obtaining medical marijuana cards, a necessary move that enables individuals to get the pain relief they need. Arkansas is no different. In 2016, state voters passed Issue 6, which implemented the majority of the Arkansas’ medical cannabis…
After weeks of anticipation, a New York-style pizza restaurant is now open on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. Tony’s NY Style Pizza, which took over the property formerly occupied by Taco Bell Cantina at 412 W. Dickson, opened on Aug. 7. According to its website, the restaurant uses locally sourced ingredients to craft pizza by the slice,…
Down-south TV personality and cooking show host Paula Deen will make her way from her native Georgia to the Natural State on Saturday, Aug. 17. The popular, but controversial, Southern cuisine chef will visit Rogers to promote her new book, Paula Deen’s Southern Baking. Deen will make an appearance at the Walmart on Pleasant…
