One Little Rock interior designer is on the cusp of stardom with a new YouTube design show scheduled for release soon. The small northeast Arkansas town of Hickory Ridge in Cross County couldn’t contain the excitement of a future interior “stylist,” as he calls himself. Larry West Jr. broke away from his hometown only to…
Are you hungry for a great deal this week? There are two local restaurants that have you covered! Benihana is launching a series of happy hour specials that are sure to make your mouth start watering. Starting Sept. 24, you can indulge your craving for sushi with 50-cent pieces of sushi on Monday through Wednesday,…
The temperature has dropped just enough for everyone to start thinking about soups and fall foods. I grabbed this recipe from the Junior League of Northwest Arkansas’ cookbook Add Another Place Setting, and it’s perfect for the season. My recommendation is to use your own whipped cream instead of Cool Whip. Have you done that…
We’re barely into the 2018 football season, but the 2019 SEC schedules have already been announced! The 2019 football schedules for all Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools, including the University of Arkansas, were released this week. In 2019, the Razorbacks will kick off the season against the Portland State Vikings on Aug. 31 at Donald W.…
Do you have an Arkansas ancestor who flew too close to the sun? That could mean that he or she fell from grace at the peak of power because of excessive risk taking, or was simply mischievous, wayward or wanton in other ways. Born in 1839, Arkansas-born John Selman was called a “wicked lawman and…
The heat index might be 102 but it’s fall, y’all, at the Good Earth Garden Center. Julie and Gregg Curtis and their staff are ready for the cooler temperatures that are forecast for next week with a fresh arrival of mums. Monster mums, fall annuals and pumpkins are making their way out Highway 10. The…
Check out the great activities going on in Arkansas this weekend! Here are some of AY Publisher Heather Baker’s weekend activity suggestions! Thursday, September 20th Don’t be fashionably late to Indigo’s 15thbirthday bash! The shop is celebrating 15 years of service with giveaways, drinks, good eats, DJs, dancing, a braid bar and more! Check out…
Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This week, go see a Freddie Mercury tribute, the Toadies, the Rodney Block Collective and more. Around Little Rock Wednesday 9/19 Third Man Records Rolling Record Store/ Arkansas Record and CD Exchange – 4212 MacArthur Dr. NLR / 4-7 The Third Man Records Rolling…
Party animals need to report to the zoo tomorrow! Do you like craft beer? Are you an animal lover? Then you qualify as a party animal! The Little Rock Zoo is hosting Zoo Brew, an event featuring hundreds of craft crews on tap, including some from local companies. The event is Thursday, Sept. 20, from…
For a man who has spent the last six years running a diamond mine in Sierra Leone, Woodie Butler wears surprisingly few diamonds. Zero, to be exact. The only diamond of value to this Arkansas native is his daughter, three-year-old Diamond Butler, named not only after his profession, but after the symbolic way she brought a…
