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        • Kemuri
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        • Yaya’s Euro Bistro
      • Breakfast and Brunch Bucket List
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      • Holiday Food Bucket List
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        • 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
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        • 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
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        • 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
      • Nutrition Hub
      • Post Winery
      • The Purple Cow
      • River City Coffee
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    • Intriguing Women 2020
    • Made in Arkansas
      • Aromatique
      • Fischer’s Honey Company
      • James Hayes Art Glass Company
      • Natural Way Food Group
      • Organized Chaos Collection
      • Ouachita Chocolate
      • Pink House Alchemy
      • Wicked Mix and Wicked Minis
    • Men of Distinction 2020
    • Wednesday’s Women
      • Adora Curry
      • Anna Beth Gorman
      • Ashley Childers
      • Beth Goodrich
      • Jan Lewandowski
      • Nashwa Krisht
      • Regina Taylor
      • Shalonda Michelle
      • Summer Khairi
      • Taren Robinson
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      • Best Realtors 2019
      • About You Magazine Named Platinum Media Sponsor for 68th Annual Home Show
        • 68th Annual Home Show 2020
          • All About Home
            • Arkansas Flower and Garden Show
            • Beyond Brick
            • Bosley Construction
            • Brandy Harp
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            • 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
        • Northeast Arkansas
        • South Arkansas
        • Central Arkansas
      • Intriguing Women
      • Intriguing Women 2019
      • Faces of Arkansas
      • AY’s Cutest Dogs 2019
      • Runway: A Look Back
  • Food/Drink
    • Bucket Lists
      • Original Arkansas Bucket List
      • Appetizers
        • Faded Rose
        • Kemuri
        • Lost Forty
        • 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
      • Nutrition Hub
      • Post Winery
      • The Purple Cow
      • River City Coffee
  • Home/Garden
  • Arts/Culture/People
    • Intriguing Women 2020
    • Made in Arkansas
      • Aromatique
      • Fischer’s Honey Company
      • James Hayes Art Glass Company
      • Natural Way Food Group
      • Organized Chaos Collection
      • Ouachita Chocolate
      • Pink House Alchemy
      • Wicked Mix and Wicked Minis
    • Men of Distinction 2020
    • Wednesday’s Women
      • Adora Curry
      • Anna Beth Gorman
      • Ashley Childers
      • Beth Goodrich
      • Jan Lewandowski
      • Nashwa Krisht
      • Regina Taylor
      • Shalonda Michelle
      • Summer Khairi
      • Taren Robinson
  • Health
  • Travel
  • Contests/ Nominations
    • AY’s Best 2021 Nominations
    • Nominate a Wednesday’s Woman
    • Nominate AY’s 2021 Intriguing Women
    • Nominate in AY’s Readers’ Restaurant Poll 2021
  • More
    • Subscribe to AY Print Magazine
    • Subscribe to AY’s newsletter
    • Custom Publications
    • Men of Distinction 2020
    • Submit Your Event For Our Online Calendar
    • About Us
    • Mental Health Guide
    • Digital Issues
    • COVID19
    • Archive
      • Faces of Arkansas 2019
      • Best Realtors 2019
      • About You Magazine Named Platinum Media Sponsor for 68th Annual Home Show
        • 68th Annual Home Show 2020
          • All About Home
            • Arkansas Flower and Garden Show
            • 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
        • Northeast Arkansas
        • South Arkansas
        • Central Arkansas
      • Intriguing Women
      • Intriguing Women 2019
      • Faces of Arkansas
      • AY’s Cutest Dogs 2019
      • Runway: A Look Back

Category Archives: Blog

Silver Dollar City Named Top Holiday Theme Park!

Blog, TravelBy Matthew KingDecember 21, 2018

Branson might not be in Arkansas, but it’s close enough! Our neighbors to the north were recently honored as having one of the best theme parks in the U.S. USA Today has placed Silver Dollar City as the top spot for “Best Theme Park Holiday Event” in USA Today’s 10 Best. This marks the third…

opioid

Solving the Opioid Crisis Will Require Peer Support

Blog, Health, Mental Health GuideBy Christopher S. DickieDecember 21, 2018

Much debate is happening around the country regarding the addiction crisis. A recent article published by the New York Times has a report from the CDC noting over 70,000 deaths in 2017 occurred from drug overdoses. The majority is in large part due to the synthetic opioid, Fentanyl. Literally, every three weeks, we lose more…

Heather Baker's Weekend Plans: Gremlins, The Grinch and More

Blog, Out & AboutBy Tyler HaleDecember 20, 2018

Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. AY’s Publisher, Heather Baker, will tell you what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, Dec. 20 What: Not-Quite-Holiday Film Fest: Gremlins Where: CALS Ron Robinson Theater When: 6:30 p.m. If you’re in the mood for a great holiday movie, you need…

Christmas is Spectacular at Silver Dollar City!

Arts & Culture, Blog, TravelBy Linda BurlingameDecember 20, 2018

At Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, you’ll find everything you love about Christmas! From Christmas melodies, wonderful gifts to be discovered in shops all around the park, photo opportunities galore, delicious food, and of course, Christmas trees and lights, there’s something for everybody. Did we mention the lights at Silver Dollar City? To be…

live music

Live Music Lineup: 'Twas the Weekend Before Christmas

Blog, MusicBy Sarah WoolfDecember 20, 2018

Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This week, go see Genine LaTrice Perez, Adam Faucett and more Around Little Rock Wednesday 12/1 Bijoux/ South on Main – 1304 Main St. / 8-9:30 / $10 For the third show in his December sessions, John Willis brings back one of South on Main’s…

Please Don’t Throw That Away: Organizing Your Home

Blog, Home & GardenBy Larry West Jr.December 19, 2018

I recently worked on a commercial move project where I had the pleasure of helping nearly 100 employees move from one location to another.  It was a joyful time for all, sarcastically speaking. After three decades of being in one location, they learned they were downsizing when it comes to using and collecting paper.  The…

It’s Christmas at Dolly Parton’s Stampede!

Blog, TravelBy Linda BurlingameDecember 19, 2018

“Christmas at Dolly Parton’s Stampede” in Branson is the height of Christmas merriment, featuring holiday music, delicious food and an exciting show. In the 32,000 sq. ft. arena there’s a cast of 32 magnificent horses, skilled riders — and in the Christmas show – camels, donkeys, and sheep for the live nativity! “Adagio on Ice” is…

Finding Neverland: Discover The Story Behind Peter Pan

Arts & Culture, BlogBy Tyler HaleDecember 18, 2018

We’re off to Neverland! But before we get there, it has to be created first! In Finding Neverland, the newest musical to grace the stage of Robinson Performance Hall, playwright J.M. Barrie is struggling for inspiration for his next play. He is searching for the strength and spark to become the man he believes he…

Arkansas Shorts Festival Brings Filmmakers From Around the World

Arts & Culture, BlogBy Matthew KingDecember 18, 2018

Do you love movies? Do you want to know who the next Spielberg or Scorsese is? (The next great director or actor could even be from Arkansas.) If you answered yes, then you need the Arkansas Shorts: A Night of Short Film Festival! This festival, which is in its 12th year, features some of the most…

Representing the Natural State: Only Arkansas Beer and Coffee at Brews

Blog, Food, TravelBy Juliana GoodwinDecember 18, 2018

If you want to immerse yourself in an Arkansas craft beer experience, all you need to do is pop into Brews in Eureka Springs. The establishment exclusively serves Arkansas beer and has 12 on tap every day. The taps constantly rotate and there are nine breweries represented, so it’s a merry-go-round of ales, lagers, IPAS…

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