The Capital Hotel and its associated restaurants are remaining closed for the time being. On the hotel’s website, a message reveals that the hotel is “temporarily closed,” citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the cause. The hotel is expected to open back up “in the near future,” according to the message. Speaking to a…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Mitchell Griffith, bar manager at Puritan Coffee and Beer in Fayetteville. Puritan Coffee and Beer was started because the owner, Kevin Frey, wanted to do something new and different in the world of drinks. He set out to create a place where people…
An iconic Arkansas vehicle has gotten a glow-up. Jay Leno has taken Sam Walton’s classic 1979 Ford F150 pickup truck and reimagined what the Walmart founder would be driving today. Using a 2021 Ford F150, Leno updated Walton’s truck for the 21st century. While the year model is different, Leno kept the pain scheme…
Goodbye, Halloween. Hello, holiday season? Not quite yet. Before we pull that tinsel out of the attic, let’s pause for an often overlooked (and underappreciated) celebration: Thanksgiving. With COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, our tables may be less full than normal. But that won’t stop us from creating a gourd-geous floral arrangement for our…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Karen Farst. Farst grew up with a love for the outdoors and athletics, making Arkansas feel even more like home for her. After attending Texas Tech University during her undergraduate years and playing on the basketball team, Farst entered medical school at…
When you’re looking for local, farm fresh food in Arkansas, you don’t have to go far to find it. As AY Publisher Heather Baker and KARK host Hilary Hunt continue their search for the best farm fresh food, they knew they had to make a stop at a local favorite. That’s right, Baker and…
Five students at Little Rock Central High School earned perfect scores on the ACT college admissions exam. The Little Rock School District announced on Monday, Nov. 9 that Alex Borengasser, Deniz Erdag, Kathleen Jackson, Samuel Lu and Joseph Park each scored a 36 on the exam. This marks the first time five students from…
Academy Award-winning actor and director Kevin Costner is reportedly planning a new museum in Hot Springs. The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record reports that Costner announced his plan to open a museum centered around his film and music memorabilia in the Spa City during a June 19 episode of the Sirius XM Radio show “The Highway.”…
The famous McClard’s Bar-B-Q in Hot Springs has expanded its operations with the launch of a Little Rock-based food truck at 27 Rahling Circle (near the intersection of Chenal and Rahling in the Bone’s Chophouse parking lot). The first service starts Wednesday, November 18 at 11 a.m. At this stage, the truck plans to…
Dr. Whitney Holden, an instructor at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA), received the Innovative STEM Teacher Award from the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools (NCSS). The Innovative STEM Teacher Award honors teachers who work for members of the NCSS that promote the mission of the institution and STEM…
