It’s dark on a Sunday evening and Dawn Jones has just returned home from dance practice. In the background, her two rambunctious little boys can be heard being shushed out of the room by their father, William. It’s getting late, she’s tired and she’s hungry. You might think Jones to be a committed…
Sports Bars Bucket List: Welcome to the Clubhouse During Arkansas’s run in the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, Hog fans made headlines all over the country for their performance off the field. A restaurant and bar near the baseball stadium held a Jello shot challenge complete with scoreboard that tracked the fans of…
Livin’ Large in Little Rock There’s an old saying to describe the small-town nature of the capital city that goes, “They don’t call it Big Rock.” But that just describes the atmosphere, not a lack of things to do and see. In that regard, Little Rock can hang with the best of ’em in…
A Dog’s Life: AY’s Dog Friendly Restaurant Bucket List If there’s something better than kicking back with your best four-legged buddy, I don’t know what it is. Our three fluffers – Tango, Cash and Hootie – are happy just to have me come through the door, especially if I am bearing takeout or headed…
The Unbroken Circle – Remembering Bob Robbins “There’s a blacktop road, a faded yellow center line; It can take you back to the place, But it can’t take you back in time.” So goes a stanza from “Flies in the Butter” by The Judds, a wistful tune of lost innocence and fleeting youth. It’s a deeper…
The Art of the Squeal: Barbecue Bucket List I come from a land devoid of barbecue. It’s true and it’s sad, but that’s the burden I have long carried as a carnivore. In the place where I grew up, we produced what we called barbecue, but it was stuff that time and experience…
Touching all the Bases: Beyond Sports Lab Seeks to Harness Power of Sports to Teach Life Lessons Like a lot of kids from their generation, Jason Bradley and Jerry Bruce grew up on the ballfields of their youth. Whatever was in season, or whatever the group assembled to do, that was the game of…
If you’ve ever thought about getting your ink, your time will soon be here, Arkansas. This month, the 2nd Annual Little Rock Tattoo Festival will roll into downtown, bringing with it some of the best and most skilled tattoo artists from across the United States, turning human canvases into living, breathing vibrant works of art. …
Face Behind The Place: Don Dugan of Dugan’s Pub, Dizzy’s Gypsy Bistro, Stratton’s Market and South on Main It would be a nice story to say Don Dugan knew early on what he wanted to do in life, executing some grand plan led him to become the respected bar owner and restaurateur that he…
A Party with a Purpose: Foundation to Host Second Juneteenth Fest Brandon Kimbrough is an American success story. The Little Rock native and family man owns his own landscaping company, continuing a long line of family business ownership and job creation. He’s also a man of few words, preferring to let his actions speak…
