2020 has been a rough year, making an impact far and wide. Now, the coronavirus pandemic is even making a dent in the Christmas celebrations. One of Little Rock’s most iconic holiday events has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Big Jingle Jubilee Holiday Parade has been canceled for 2020. The Little…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Burks Brothers Brewing. We sat down with Jesse Burks to talk about Burks Brothers Brewing. But, the whole Burks Family plays a role in the venture. The leaders of Burks Brothers Brewing include Jesse Burks, Catherine Burks, Harley Burks, Gunnar Burks and Jaegar…
At the end of each month, I will take a look back at all of the wonderful things I have eaten over the past thirty days. Here is my top 10 dishes in October. Tea Brined Duck at Ciao Baci This dish is just as tasty as it is beautiful. Chef Owen cooks the duck…
It’s National Chocolate Day, e’rybody! And I’m making this a quick one. Why? You need this recipe. Celebrate the day with a recipe for lasagna. Chocolate lasagna. Mic. Drop. Ingredients 36 Oreos 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons milk, cold 1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip, divided 2 (4…
Chris Stapleton has been making a name for himself in the music world in recent years, becoming one of the most celebrated country music stars of his generation. But now, the Nashville resident is trading in his “Tennessee Whiskey” for the Natural State. Stapleton isn’t moving to Arkansas (as far as we know), but…
Members of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church identified a need and decided to help. They opened the Central Arkansas Diaper Bank in April 2019 and have now spent more than a year helping families in need. “We’re local families supporting other local families,” says Allyson Gattin, a board member of the Diaper Bank…
While Little Rock is not the most walkable city in the world, we do have some excellent areas that are conducive to performing one of my favorite food activities, a progressive dinner. This outing, also known as a food crawl, generally takes places over three to four hours and provides the perfect time to try…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Jessica Johnston-Myers, the director of sales development at Apptegy. Johnston-Myers was born in Fayetteville, grew up in Little Rock and graduated from Hendrix with a theater-focused liberal arts degree. She applies her theater skills to various sales and operations roles, often coaching high-performing…
It’s time for one last pizza party with the AY About You magazine and KARK crew! During October, we have been touring the best pizza spots in Central Arkansas, highlighting some of the most popular and the hidden gems on the pizza scene. This week, AY Publisher Heather Baker and KARK host Carmen…
Growing up in your home city and playing high school and college ball for the hometown college can put a lot of pressure on a player. Breylin Smith, the graduate quarterback for the University of Central Arkansas, is one such individual. Smith started playing football in the fourth grade and then played all the…
