The Downtown Little Rock Partnership announced today that its 10th Annual Main Street Food Truck Festival is cancelled due to COVID-19. The festival was originally planned for this coming September. “We were proud to celebrate a decade of this downtown tradition that has become so much more than just a food festival,” the Downtown…
Another Little Rock culinary landmark is temporarily shutting down as a result of COVID-19. Café Bossa Nova will be closing temporarily after an employee has reportedly been exposed to the virus. According to a social media post, a Café Bossa Nova employee notified managers that his roommate had tested positive for COVID-19. The…
AY About You has some exciting news to report. James Corden, the actor and TV personality, is going to emcee our event announcing the winners of AY’s Best of 2020. Corden is best known for his role as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, his popular Carpool Karaoke video series…
So we were doing the math: Today is Recipe Monday, and tomorrow is World Chocolate Day? What’s a lifestyle publication to do? Combine our two favorite treats, one with deep Arkansas roots, and make it a marvelous Monday. Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries Adapted from www.foodnetwork.com Ingredients 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 3 ounces white chocolate,…
Charlie Daniels, a country music and southern rock legend, has died by a hemorrhagic stroke, according to his doctors. Daniels’ publicist, Absolute Publicity, announced this morning that he died at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member was 83. The Charlie Daniels Band…
Check out the latest news from around Arkansas! Every day, we’ll bring you some of the best news bits from around the Internet. Walmart transforming 160 parking lots into drive-in theaters Beginning in August, Walmart will host 320 drive-in movies across 160 Walmart parking lots nationwide. The Tribeca Drive-in team will program all films.…
by Christine Hartford It is unclear when we will be on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is unclear when life will go back to what we all regard as normal or even close to normal. Likely, it will be many months. If you are like me, you have found yourself wondering…
Less than one week after reopening to the public, the Little Rock Zoo is closing until further notice after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. According to the news release, the City of Little Rock and the Little Rock Zoo will be closing the Zoo until further notice, “out of an abundance of caution.”…
It’s Fry Day here at AY! We reached out to our close neighbor in downtown Little Rock, Doe’s Eat Place to find out more about their classic, fresh cut fries. Doe’s has been a popular family-owned and operated local restaurant since 1988. Loyal patrons as well as first-time customers come to enjoy their well-known…
Be optimistic and don’t live in fear. That’s my takeaway after recovering from COVID-19. My husband and I tested positive in late June but were on the road to recovery rather quickly. We could both tell we had it when the symptoms began. His began first on a Monday. Once he notified me by…
