Category: Magazine

Feature: Adding Value

The annual fundraiser Taste of Little Rock is set for April 14, and organizers are looking forward to a record-setting event. After all, this year’s honoree, Bob Denman, set a record of his own. Photography by Janet Warlick (photo above: a surf ‘n’ turf from Cajun’s Wharf)   Denman officially retired March 30 as the […]

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Art Scene: Arkansas – The Perfect Backdrop & Setting

Arkansas is a place of diverse landscapes, communities and people. Those are great assets for filmmakers looking for movie locations, and the list of films made in Arkansas gets longer each year. Above images courtesy of  Hot Springs Film Festival   is more to filmmaking in Arkansas than crews coming in from Hollywood and leaving […]

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Historical Gems: Bartleby Clown College

Bartleby Clown College in Jonesboro (Craighead County) was a short-lived institution for the training of clowns and other circus performers. Courtesy of the Encyclopedia of arkansas history & Culture   it lasted only seven years, it contributed to the increasing professionalism of the clowning field and directly led to the creation of the Ringling Bros. […]

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Travel Arkansas: Happy Trails

Now’s the time to take a walk in the Arkansas woods. Photography by Bobby Burton (top photo: Falling Water Falls)   is the sweetest season in Arkansas: after the color returns to the outdoors, but before the chiggers and mosquitoes take over. There’s no better time to put on some sturdy shoes, grab a water […]

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Excursion: Conway, a City on the Move

Conway is a bustling, thriving city. Photography by Sara Edwards Neal and courtesy of Conway CVB   in Central Arkansas, it’s home to approximately 64,000 people and three colleges — Hendrix College, the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) and Central Baptist College. It’s the seventh largest city in Arkansas and has a flourishing downtown area […]

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Feature: Style Meets Purpose

27th Annual Bolo Bash Welcomes Badgley Mischka Photography by Sara Edwards Neal and Courtesy of Badgley Mischka   of Little Rock’s annual Bolo Bash benefiting Baptist Health System continue to raise the bar, and this year is no exception. Designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka, guests of honor for the 27th Bolo Bash, have set […]

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Good Will: Gifts of the Heart

Somewhere in Little Rock, a 41-year-old woman is alive because another Little Rock woman, Melissa Owen, registered as an organ donor on her Arkansas driver’s license. Somewhere in Arizona and in New York, two additional women are living because of lungs they received from Melissa Owen. Photography by Janet Warlick   was just 38 years […]

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Look Who’s Cookin’: Patrick Buchanan

A fun Q&A with some of the state’s up-and-coming chefs as well as culinary superstars. Photography by Sara Edwards Neal PATRICK BUCHANAN (Online Exclusive) Executive Chef /  YaYa’s Euro Bistro / Little Rock Hometown: Wichita, Kansas. Are you a formally trained chef or an on-the-job-trained cook? Formally trained, and I’ve had a lot of on-the-job […]

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Look Who’s Cookin’: Mark Abernathy

A fun Q&A with some of the state’s up-and-coming chefs as well as culinary superstars. Photography by Janet Warlick MARK ABERNATHY Chef & Owner / Loca Luna & Red Door / Little Rock Hometown: Little Rock. Are you a formally trained chef or an on-the-job-trained cook? I did not attend culinary school, but I have […]

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Create: Good Food for the Body & Soul

Photography by Janet Warlick / Food Styled by Muriel H. Wilkins   like to take a holistic view of nutrition and have always taken the view that food can be beautiful, delicious and nutritious. I also think that there are no bad foods, just bad choices. The swirl of fad diets, conflicting studies, conflicting nutrition […]

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Dining Spotlight: Gourmet to Go

Let’s say you’re exhausted, but want a delicious, healthy dinner. Perhaps you’re looking for a caterer for your intimate party of four, six … or 100. No matter the size or occasion, we know just the right place: Bistro Catering & Gourmet Take Away. Photography by Janet Warlick   first opportunity to partake of Chef […]

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Notable: Guillermo’s

A great place to take a break. Photography by Sara Edwards Neal   may know that Guillermo’s Coffee House & Roastery roasts more than 30 types of beans in-house and supplies a number of shops including River City Coffee in Little Rock, Morningside Bagels in Maumelle, Coffee with a Cause in Bryant, and Bookends Café […]

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