Category: Communities
The Big Aristotle, one of the creative nicknames associated with basketball great and NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, is putting his moniker and star power behind the newest fast-food restaurant in Northwest Arkansas. Big Chicken, the star-powered chicken restaurant concept founded by O’Neal, announced the opening of its newest location in downtown Fayetteville on […]
Ayana Grey (3rd from left) poses with fans at the Little Rock launch of “Beasts of War,” the third and final book of the fantasy series author's “Beasts of Prey” series,
Under the leadership of its 45th president, Shorter College is experiencing an unprecedented renaissance that rejuvenates the two-year technical school’s campus and the surrounding urban neighborhood. Founded in 1886 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Shorter is the nation’s only private, two-year HBCU. That partnership with the AME church was highlighted on Feb. 9 […]
When Derek Lewis II found himself at the helm of his family’s foundation 15 years ago, he had no idea where to begin. “My dad passed everything over and was like, ‘This is our legacy,'” he recalled. “Go do something with it.” So, he did. Guided by mentors, spent the next decade and a half […]
