For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Joey Zapoli, director of operations at Flying Fish. Flying Fish was established more than 22 years ago. The owners, Larry Richardson and Shannon Wynne, were approached by the landlord to come up with a new concept. They had always wanted to do a…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Skye Martin. Martin grew up in North Little Rock before graduating from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Martin went on to graduate fifth in her class from the Bowen School of Law in 2012. She…
Patrol Officer Anthony Veliz is a Mexican American, whose parents immigrated to the United States. Veliz grew up in Mississippi and went to Ole Miss, graduating in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He was the first person in his immediate family to go to college. Veliz was trying to find his…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Amity Thomas, the public relations representative with Flying Saucer. Thomas explains how Flying Saucer got started. “In the mid 1990s, we realized there was a craft beer craze going on. We wanted to bring the best beers from all over the world to our…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Dr. Amanda Bledsoe. Originally from Atkins, Bledsoe graduated from Atkins High School and from the University of Central Arkansas. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, Bledsoe went to Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, Kansas before returning to Arkansas in 2005. She has been…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Ethan Avanzino with The Wanderoo Lodge and Gravel Bar. The Wanderoo Lodge and Gravel Bar’s history dates back to 1929. The Gravel Bar is the on-site restaurant and bar that opened in 2018, serving lodge guests, locals and folks just passing through the best…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Janet Walker. Walker is originally from Moro, a small town located in eastern Arkansas. She was part of the sixth generation on the family farm on her father’s side, and her mother came from a long line of teachers, dating back to…
A series of winter storms throughout the month of February left the Natural State paralyzed. But thanks to the help of several good Samaritans across the state, many essential workers were able to go to work, while many others were able to get the groceries they needed to weather the storm. One…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Kristi Smith, senior director of alumni and development at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Smith grew up in Marche, Ark. and graduated from Oak Grove High School, which is now Natural State Recovery. Smith started her undergraduate career at what was…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Lexi Blade, daughter of Cathy Caver, who is the owner of Splash Wine Bar in Hot Springs. When well-known business woman Cathy Caver purchased the old building on Ouachita Avenue 6 years ago, she had a vision. The building was built in 1903…
