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Jan Cottingham is from western Arkansas and is a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway. She's always wanted to be a journalist and pretty much always has been, with one detour into the nonprofit world: editing Heifer International's magazine and serving as communications liaison for Nobel Peace Prize-winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya.
Brothers Aaron and Yusuke Jackson, the new owners of Mt. Fuji in Breckenridge Village, are combining their love of the Japanese restaurant with a dedication to quality and a desire to bring a little “Dallas flair to Little Rock.” read more >
Employment in the restaurant industry in Arkansas has finally exceeded pre-pandemic levels. read more >
The new restaurant concept, Dōblé Mexican Café, will feature many of the same menu items in a smaller format and setting. read more >
Veteran restaurateur Lee Beasley, whose Beasley Properties bought McClard's in 2020, is franchising the restaurant, seeking to leverage the McClard's legend but to preserve the qualities that made it a landmark. read more >
Mike Orndorff, developer behind Pettaway Square, has partnered with Aaron Long on Pettaway Coffee, whose grand opening was Saturday, June 3. read more >
Trio's Restaurant, which resides in the Pavilion in the Park retail center at 8201 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, was damaged in the March 31 tornado. read more >
Jon Lamb's Arkitchen in Little Rock gives aspiring restaurateurs and others in food-related businesses an affordable opportunity to try out their dreams of entrepreneurship. read more >
Certified Pies of Little Rock will be moving from a curbside- and delivery-only restaurant to a 2,000-SF dine-in space, a culmination of a three-year plan that began during the worst of times: a pandemic. read more >
Brent and Tracy Cryder are seeking a permit for their planned Southern Tail Brewing at 900 E. Ninth St. in Little Rock. read more >
The jump signals a continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that devastated the state's tourist industry three years ago. read more >
