LITTLE ROCK – Transformational changes are coming to the Arkansas Arts Center, Executive Director Todd Herman announced Tuesday. Alongside architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and landscape architect Kate Orff of SCAPE, Herman presented a striking architectural design that strengthens the connections between the visual and performing arts in an inclusive space that welcomes a…
By Joe Thompson, MD, MPH President and CEO, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement A recent study contains some alarming statistics: America’s death rate is declining more slowly than in years past, and more slowly in comparison to the death rates of other wealthy nations. The study suggests this is due, in part, to rising obesity…
Venesian Inn 2018 Food Hall of Fame Finalist Established 1947 • 582 West Henri De Tonti Blvd. • Tontitown For more than 70 years, locals and travelers, alike, have found a touch of Italy right in the heart of the Ozarks. And they found it at the Venesian Inn in Tontitown, a community right outside…
Cotham’s Mercantile Scott • 1917 – 2017 By Kat Robinson One of the first restaurant to be considered for the rolls of Gone But Not Forgotten in the Arkansas Hall of Fame is one that has recently left our culinary scene. Cotham’s Mercantile in Scott burned to its stilts early on the morning of May…
Mary Beth Ringgold Cajun’s Wharf, Capers and Copper Grill – Little Rock Finalist by Joe David Rice | Photography by Jamison Mosley Many years ago, the fire department in Beckley, West Virginia, was summoned to an emergency situation involving a kitchen fire. A girl had inadvertently turned on the wrong burner, heating up a can of…
Gillett Coon Supper Arkansas County • Finalist – January 2019 by Kat Robinson Each January, hundreds turn out to rub elbows, see friends and have a taste of smoked coon at the Gillett Coon Supper. Though less than 700 people call the Arkansas Delta town of Gillett home, 1,200 tickets are sold each year to…
In a new series, bartender Loic Lautredou of One Eleven at the Capital Hotel will share recipes for some of his favorite cocktails. Join us for “Cocktails at the Capital.” These articles are presented in partnership with the Capital Hotel. Cinnamon & Rosemary Old Fashioned: A One Eleven at the Capital recipe Ingredients Cinnamon & Rosemary Syrup…
By Evin Demirel In spring 1969, Hiram McBeth broke new ground by becoming the first African American in a varsity-level football game at the University of Arkansas. Few believed McBeth, who had played guard at Pine Bluff’s Townsend High School at 5-feet nine-inches and 142 pounds, had the grit to walk on to the mighty…
