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        • Yaya’s Euro Bistro
      • Breakfast and Brunch Bucket List
        • Petit & Keet
        • Root Cafe
      • BBQ
        • BBQ Bucket List
        • Whole Hog Cafe NLR
        • Smokin’ Buns
        • Hawgz Blues Café
        • Count Porkula
      • Catfish
        • Catfish Bucket List
        • Cathead’s Diner
        • BJ’s Market Cafe
      • Chicken Wings
        • Great American Wings
        • Sauce(d)
      • Dive Bucket List
      • Farm Fresh
        • Boulevard Bread Company
        • Local Lime
        • Root Cafe
      • Festivals Bucket List
      • Food Trucks
        • Delta Biscuit Company
        • The Lab Food Truck
        • Tacos Godoy
      • Holiday Food Bucket List
        • Burge’s Hickory Smoked Turkeys and Hams
        • Lindsey’s Hospitality House
        • Taylors’ Made Cafe
        • YGFBFKitchen
      • Pasta
        • Bruno’s Little Italy
        • Graffiti’s Italian Restaurant
        • Ristorante Capeo
      • Pies
        • Blue Cake Co. / Honey Pies
        • Charlotte’s Eats & Sweets
        • Community Bakery
        • Rosalia’s Family Bakery
      • Pizza Bucket List
        • Deluca’s Pizza
        • Old Mill Pizza
        • Pizza Cafe
        • U.S. Pizza
      • Salad Bucket List
        • Cheers in the Heights
        • Scallions
        • Taziki’s Mediterranean Café
        • ZAZA Fine Salad and Wood Oven Pizza Co.
      • Sandwich Bucket List
        • Boulevard Bread Company
        • Cross Creek Sandwich Shop
        • Gadwall’s Grill
      • Seafood
        • Boudreaux’s Grill and Bar
        • Eat My Catfish
        • Lakewood Fish & Seafood House
        • Oceans at Arthur’s
      • Soup/Chili Bucket List
        • Baja Grill
        • Cheers in the Heights
        • Scallions
      • Southern Plates Bucket List
        • Charlotte’s Eats and Sweets
        • Cotham’s in the City
        • Cypress Social
        • Maddie’s Place
      • Steak
        • Steak Bucket List
        • Bone’s Chophouse LR
        • Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse
        • Sonny Williams’ Steak Room
        • Cache Restaurant
      • Taco
        • Taco Bucket List
        • Baja Grill
        • Cantina Laredo
        • Mexico Chiquito
        • Tacos 4 Life
    • Top Five Restaurants
      • Fort Smith
      • Russellville
    • Fry Day
      • David’s Burgers
      • Doe’s Eat Place
      • Dugan’s Pub
      • The Faded Rose Restaurant
      • The Pantry
      • The Root Cafe
      • Twisted Fries
    • Recipe Monday
    • Taco Tuesday
      • Baja Grill
      • Casa Mañana
      • Heights Taco & Tamale Co.
      • Local Lime
      • Tacos 4 Life
      • Tacos El Gordo
      • Tacos Godoy
      • The Fold Botanas and Bar
    • Thirsty Thursday
      • Abbi’s Teas & Things
      • Diamond Bear Brewing Company
      • East Sixth Brewing Co.
      • Flyway Brewing
      • The Grind Coffee Bistro
      • Guillermo’s Gourmet Coffee
      • The Library Kitchen and Lounge
      • Nexus Coffee & Creative
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      • The Purple Cow
      • River City Coffee
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      • Ouachita Chocolate
      • Pink House Alchemy
      • Wicked Mix and Wicked Minis
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      • Adora Curry
      • Anna Beth Gorman
      • Ashley Childers
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      • Jan Lewandowski
      • Nashwa Krisht
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      • Summer Khairi
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    • Nominate a Wednesday’s Woman
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      • About You Magazine Named Platinum Media Sponsor for 68th Annual Home Show
        • 68th Annual Home Show 2020
          • All About Home
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            • Beyond Brick
            • Bosley Construction
            • Brandy Harp
            • Financial And Professional Services
            • Game Time Wraps
            • Gary Houston Electric
            • Green Living
            • Hartness Construction
            • KellCo Custom Homes Inc.
            • Outdoor Living
            • Precision Door Service of Central Arkansas
            • Richard Harp Homes
            • Staci Medlock
          • Behind The Hottest Neighborhoods
            • Bosley Construction: The Preserve at the Woodlands
            • Schrader Homes
            • KellCo Custom Homes: Stonehill (Sherwood)
            • Light Innovations: A Better Way To Light
            • Brandy Harp: Principal Broker of Jon Underhill Real Estate
            • Richard Harp Homes: Master Certified Green Professional
            • West Lake Village
            • Waterview
      • 2019 Best Healthcare Professionals
        • Northwest Arkansas
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Author Archives: Leah DiPietro

Haralson, Smith named to Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroApril 20, 2017

Chuck Haralson, former chief photographer for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, and author Ken Smith were inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame today during a luncheon at the 43rd annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Little Rock. The Hall of Fame honor is presented annually to an individual or individuals who…

2017 Henry Awards presented at Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroApril 13, 2017

Jim Rice named ‘Tourism Person of the Year’ Arkansas tourism partners from across the state today honored the 2017 winners of the annual “Henry Awards” during a luncheon at the 43rd Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism, held March 12-14 in Little Rock. The Henry Awards honor individuals and organizations that have made important contributions to…

7.44-carat diamond found at AR Crater of Diamonds State Park

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroApril 6, 2017

Teen finds large diamond after only 30 minutes of surface searching Submitted by Arkansas State Parks (Murfreesboro, AR) – While in southern Arkansas for a baseball tournament, 14-year-old Kalel Langford, of Centerton, Arkansas, fulfilled a longtime dream of visiting Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. Kalel and his parents arrived at Arkansas’s diamond site on…

Brant Collins named Group Travel Manager for Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroMarch 27, 2017

Katherine Stewart, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Brant Collins has been named the Group Travel Manager for the Tourism Division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. An Arkansan since early childhood, Collins grew up in Dover (Pope County). After service in the U.S. Navy, Collins returned to Arkansas to attend…

Joe Martin Stage Race celebrates 40 years, attracts top cyclists

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroMarch 22, 2017

Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Professional and amateur cycling teams head to Fayetteville March 30 through April 2 for the annual Joe Martin Stage Race. Celebrating 40 years, this four-day, four-stage race will host 750 athletes from 27 countries and all 50 states. Today, the race is a draw for…

New Research Project Coordinator for Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroMarch 22, 2017

Mary Osteen, public information technician Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Heather Huckeba has been named the Research Project Coordinator for the Tourism Division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Among her various duties, Huckeba will develop and oversee research to assist in the promotion of Arkansas as a tourism destination, as well…

Louisiana Purchase bicentennial monument dedicated

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroMarch 9, 2017

Katherine Stewart, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism State and local officials dedicated a new sculpture commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase survey on Monday, February 20th at 10 a.m., near the artwork located in front of the Statehouse Convention Center at 101 E. Markham St. in Little Rock. “Straight Lines…

Racing season opens at Oaklawn

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroFebruary 15, 2017

Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism This year marks the 113th season of live racing at Oaklawn in Hot Springs. Oaklawn is not only Arkansas’s only Thoroughbred racing venue, it holds title as one of the top tracks in the nation. The venue, which is located at 2705 Central Avenue, is…

Haralson, Smith to be inducted into Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroJanuary 25, 2017

Chuck Haralson, former chief photographer for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, and author Ken Smith will be inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. They will be honored during a luncheon Monday, March 13, 2017, at noon during the 43rd Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The conference will be held in Little…

Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism names Henry Award finalists

Blog, Out & About, TravelBy Leah DiPietroJanuary 17, 2017

The 2017 Henry Award winners will be revealed at the 43rd Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism to be held in Little Rock at the Statehouse Convention Center March 12-14, 2017. The awards ceremony will take place during the Governor’s Banquet on Tuesday, March 14, at noon. The Henry Awards honor Henri de Tonti, the…

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