I just told you nice people a few weeks ago that I wasn’t a baker. I’m still not. But I have turned my oven on twice in the last month to prepare something sweet. First it was the almond pound cake. Did you save that one? It is so good. CHECK IT OUT!: Delectable Almond…
This Sunday, Food Network is unveiling the latest episode of its new baking show, Bake You Rich, and Arkansas foodies will recognize a familiar face in the competition. Carmen Portillo, the owner of Cocoa Belle Chocolates and the state’s first certified chocolatier, will be one of four bakers who will be battling to take home…
Grab your girlfriends and head out for a fun night of dancing! This Saturday, Party with a Heart is hosting a girl’s-night-only dance party at Club 27. From 8-11 pm, you and your best mates can get down with your bad selves. The party is a great event that will benefit Arkansas Paws in Prison,…
This weekend, authors will be converging on Arkansas’ capital city for the annual Arkansas Literary Festival. There will be a wide range of events, from author talks to concerts to cooking demonstrations that people can check out and enjoy. One of the highlights of the festival will be Dorie Greenspan, a New York Times Magazine columnist…
There’s not much to recommend the view outside Immerse’s youth center in southwest Little Rock. Across the street sits the carcass of a derelict fast food drive-in, its windows battened and scarred with graffiti. Next to that sits a low-slung motel sporting a grimy marquee and daily or weekly rates; down the street, a man…
One of Little Rock’s best-known independent coffee shops is changing hands. Mylo Coffee Co., located at 2715 Kavanaugh Boulevard, is being sold by its owners Stephanos and Markos Mylonas. Now a brick-and-mortar store, Mylo was originally part of the Hillcrest Farmers Market where Mylonas sold home-baked pastries and pour-over coffee. The new owner, according to…
Around Little Rock Thursday 4/25 Brian Nahlen / Walter’s Coffee & Speakeasy – 5018 Kavanaugh Blvd / 6-9 Come wind down the week at Walter’s with local singer-songwriter Brian Nahlen as he sings some great original tunes and some songs you know and love. (I bet there will be a Beatles tune or two or three.)…
You might have seen our publisher Heather Baker on your television set lately. Or on vacation with her husband and children in AY Magazine. Or at her kids’ activities. But what you don’t see about a very active publisher is her commitment to organizations that honor and protect women and their families. This is why Women’s…
Things are about to get cooking in North Little Rock! The smash show MasterChef Junior Live! is coming to Arkansas’ capital city in an all-new live format that is sure to be a hit with the whole family. AY Magazine is proud to partner with UA – Pulaski Technical College for the first-ever national tour…
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, April 25 Winter is coming: Explore the science of Game of Thronesat this Thursday’s “Science After Dark” at the Museum of Discover. The event is from 6-9…
