In our Lunching in Little Rock blog series, Michael Kirkpatrick will explore and review the best restaurants in Little Rock and its surrounding area – all in time to get back to the office. This week, Michael ate lunch at Big Orange Midtown. Talking politics can get heated. The debate over the best burger can get white-charcoal…
Independence Day is quickly approaching which means it’s time to stock up on all things red, white and blue and get holiday plans in order. There are many activities in Central Arkansas that the whole family can enjoy. Happy Fourth of July! Capital Hotel Capital Hotel has announced their plans for Independence Day: A Toast…
Garvan Woodland Gardens is an outreach center of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design for the University of Arkansas and they are introducing a new structure to the Evan Children’s Adventure Garden. Garvan Gardens held the soft opening of “The Great Tree House Adventure: Play High Up” in honor of the new structure…
Family member and caregivers anguish over nursing home placement. Some feel it is a failure to honor a parent’s wishes to stay at home until the end. Others fee it as the ultimate loving and responsible act when safety becomes paramount. Some hold both views and feel powerfully conflicted. Here are ideas for dealing with the…
In about 1840, Colonel Sanford Faulkner supposedly got lost in rural Arkansas and had to ask for directions to a log house. Once there, a squatter was playing the tune the “Arkansas Traveler” on the fiddle. Variations of the Traveler legend became part of the state’s treasured lore. Today, the Gen-X and Baby Boomer Arkansan…
A Northwest Arkansas bartender walked away with winning title at the ROX STAR Bartender Competition finals, held at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock earlier this week. Jorge Prado of Maxine’s Tap Room, located at 107 N. Block Avenue in Fayetteville, competed against Merrick Fagain of Trio’s Restaurant (Little Rock), Courtney Stowers of the Capital…
Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. Around Little Rock Wednesday Grace Askew, White Water Tavern 2500 W 7th St. 8:30, $10. This Soulful Country Roots Rock artist is a staple in the Memphis music scene. With 6 albums, a decade of touring under her belt and accolades from…
I love paper. I love paper products. Thank you notes, personalized notepads and personalized anything and everything. You name it. In fact, there’s an urban legend in the Fischer home that when my husband and I first married thirty years ago, the first thing I said that we needed to accommodate in our very bleak…
East Arkansas Community College, in Forrest City, announced on Monday their 2018-19 performance season schedule of events, which will feature Country Music Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap. The season at the EACC Fine Arts Center will begin on Aug. 25 with a performance by Milsap, a six-time Grammy Award-winning, platinum recording artist. Over the decades,…
by Curtis Lanning Bentonville, home of Walmart, has been growing steadily for years, from just over 12,000 in 1990 to nearly 50,000 as of 2016. And with a rapid influx of new people and cultures comes a desire for amenities like the arts and good food. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art falls into the…
