For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Kesha Cobb and Pastor Ryan Summons Sr., the co-founders and co-directors of The C.E.N.T.E.R.. Cobb was born and raised in North Little Rock, is a triplet and has been a business owner and entrepreneur since 2000. Early in her career, Cobb…
The Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement (APJMM) is sponsoring the “2021 National Day of Racial Healing in the State of Arkansas,” which includes a statewide week-long schedule of virtual racial awareness events. The State of Arkansas will observe the fifth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) on Jan. 19, the Tuesday after Dr.…
Basecamp Coffee Company was first conceptualized when owner and founder Heather Bennett was still in high school. “Desiring to be in the business world paired with my love of coffee, a coffee shop seemed natural,” Bennett says. “It was a long process that honestly got pushed to the back burner once I got married…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Laura Abbott. Abbott is a health educator and grassroots victim rights ambassador. “Life allowed me to be born on a military installation camp at Camp Robinson and later to be raised on a farm in North Pulaski County,” Abbott says. “I grew up…
For this week’s Hometown Heroes feature, AY About You sits down with Dr. Glen White, who was recently re-elected Blue State Coordinator for Braver Angels. White considers himself a semi-retired psychologist, working part time in private practice, while also performing community service. White received his degree from South Mississippi in 1984 and moved to…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Elizabeth Pulley, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas. Pulley has held this position for more than three years. “We work as a state chapter for 17 centers statewide by providing funding, public policy efforts, training and tech assistance, and…
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have begun to start new Christmas traditions at home, one of these being the purchase and installation of a real Christmas tree for the holiday season. But many families are left to wonder what to do with a 7-foot tall tree once Christmas is done. AY…
For this week’s Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Sony Afuwape, the founder of the Institute for Mindful Learning. Afuwape tells us more about her background. “I’m originally from the Northeast. My family and I made our way to Arkansas when my family was in residency. We loved nature here, and raising…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Nathan Mattox, director of operations at Shadrach’s Coffee in Jonesboro. Shadrach’s Coffee started in the late 2004, early 2005 season, and the coffee kiosk drive-thru was originally given a different name. At the time, coffee wasn’t incredibly popular yet, and business at the…
Lost Forty Brewing, Arkansas’s largest award-winning maker of craft beer, announced that it is opening a new location at 822 E. 6th Street in Little Rock. This expansion is part of the effort to make the downtown Little Rock area a destination for great beer, food and entertainment. “Lost Forty’s expansion downtown is just…
