Starting next month, the Oyster Bar will have a new owner. Chris Tanner, a noted Little Rock restauranteur, will be taking ownership of the Stifft Station eatery in September. On June 3, Arkansas Money & Politics broke the news that Tanner was planning to buy the restaurant. However, at that time, a deal had not yet…
Bibliophiles and literature lovers, rejoice! This fall, the Oxford American is launching a new author series that will be bringing some of the most vital voices in contemporary literature to Little Rock. The new program, called South Words, will kick off Tuesday, Oct. 15 with Sarah M. Broom, the author of the recently published novel…
More than $670,000 in funding is now available for wildlife conservation education. Applications are now open for the Wildlife Conservation Education Grants Program. There is more than $678,000 available for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2020. In the previous fiscal year, AEDC Division of Rural Services awarded more than $500,000 in grants.…
Wendy Anderson, wife of Arkansas State Football Coach Blake Anderson, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. The news comes after an announcement from the school yesterday that Coach Anderson would be taking an indefinite leave of absence to be with his wife and family, as she continued to fight. She was diagnosed…
by Juliana Goodwin Springdale, get ready because a Buttered Biscuit location is headed your way. The restaurant is owned by Sam and Anna Russell, who opened The Buttered Biscuit in Bentonville on April 3, 2017, and it was an instant hit. “We chose Springdale because similar to the same reason we opened in Bentonville: we…
This fall, the stars are coming out for a great cause. Some of the Natural State’s most notables names will be participating in The Children’s Tumor Foundation’s annual Dancing with Our Stars event. The foundation has already announced the stars that will be dancing, but what about those who will be doing the judging? The…
I clearly have too much time on my hands. I spent my weekend making homemade enchilada sauce and smoking a brisket (full disclosure-husband did that), and I prepared these delicious smoked beef brisket enchiladas with the homemade enchilada sauce. Wanna give it a try? You can smoke the brisket in a smoker, or you could…
After weeks of anticipation, a New York-style pizza restaurant is now open on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. Tony’s NY Style Pizza, which took over the property formerly occupied by Taco Bell Cantina at 412 W. Dickson, opened on Aug. 7. According to its website, the restaurant uses locally sourced ingredients to craft pizza by the slice,…
Down-south TV personality and cooking show host Paula Deen will make her way from her native Georgia to the Natural State on Saturday, Aug. 17. The popular, but controversial, Southern cuisine chef will visit Rogers to promote her new book, Paula Deen’s Southern Baking. Deen will make an appearance at the Walmart on Pleasant…
AY About You Magazine has your complete guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This weekend, go see Charlie Wilson, American Aquarium and more. Around Little Rock Friday 8/16 The Sounds of Unity with The Going Jessies/ Unity of Little Rock 2610 Reservoir Rd/ 7-9/ $10 Central Arkansas folk duo Ten Penny Gypsy host this intimate monthly night…
