This week’s Taco Tuesday features Tacos Atilano, the food trucks that are serving up Central Arkansas’ most authentic Mexican food. When Serginho Atilano began Tacos Atilano food truck, he wanted to bring the street tacos he missed from his visits to Mexico growing up. “When I would go to Mexico in the summers, the…
For National Coffee Day, rather than feature actual coffee, I wanted to take a slightly different approach and highlight some of my favorite, sweet tooth pairings for the incomparable java. Sweet Potato Pie at Lindsey’s BBQ As much as I adore pumpkin pie, my fondness for its cousin, the delectable sweet potato pie, is…
Sharon Giovinazzo was introduced to the world of the blind in what she describes as a “baptism by fire”. It was May of 2001 when Giovinazzo was in upstate New York, suffering from bad headaches and vision loss. A doctor called her and told her that she had lesions on her brain stem that…
In eastern Arkansas, a group of Arkansas men got quite a surprise this weekend on a hunting trip. This Saturday, Cody Bearden, Gary Bearden, Travis Bearden and Tommy Kelley headed out on a boat, not knowing what was lying in wait. The group was at Lake Merrisach, when they pulled a monster gator. …
I looked at the calendar. It says it’s fall. I looked outside. I see rain. So I combined the two components to bring you SOUP! This soup is perfect for fall. Sure, it might be 80 one day this week, but at least you’ll have this saved on your phone if you want to…
Arkansas has some unique individuals that call our fine state home. One might say we even have some “magical” people that pay us a visit during the holiday season. Stacy “Santa Pete” Peters is the perfect Santa for the great state of Arkansas. His ingredients for handling this unique role are his warmth and generosity.…
Tighten your strings, check your fletchings and get ready to nock those arrows. Bow season for deer hunting is opening in Arkansas on Saturday, Sept. 26. Bow season runs through Feb. 28 and overlaps with the muzzleloader and modern gun seasons. Before setting off on a bow hunt, you need the right equipment.…
Arkansas Cinema Society has added new films and programming to its 2020 Filmland event. ACS released most of its scheduled programming earlier this week, consisting of three blocks of Arkansas features, Arkansas short films and student short films. In addition, ACS announced that Regina King’s directorial debut One Night in Miami… would be screening…
Want to get outside? Saturday, Sept. 26 is National Hunting and Fishing Day, and AY About You has tips on how to celebrate around Arkansas. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) will keep their family and community ponds stocked with catfish until the end of October, so grab your fishing rod, some bait,…
Happy Friday! For this week’s Made in Arkansas, AY About You spoke to Stacey Bowers, who’s been handcrafting jewelry as Bang Up Betty since 2013. “It began when I was making funny bracelets for my friends,” Bowers says, “and I learned to stamp myself, just using some rudimentary tools.” She first learned…
