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Construction begins on Newport’s first Waffle House
NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - Construction is underway on Newport’s first-ever Waffle House and the company is looking for managers. The Newport Economic Development Commission announced Tuesday that construction has officially begun on the new restaurant. “Expect to be able to get smothered and covered sometime around March,” the commission...
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Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce hosts cookout to thank members
The Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a cookout Wednesday to show appreciation for its members and their continued support. The event featured burgers, cookies, chips and other treats provided by local restaurants. Organizers moved the cookout indoors because of the threat of rain. Atin Suri with the Jonesboro Regional...
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10 Restaurants Elvis Presley Loved Most in America
From Memphis diners to Vegas steakhouses, discover 10 restaurants Elvis Presley loved most and how they became part of the King's food story. The post 10 Restaurants Elvis Presley Loved Most in America appeared first on FoodnService.
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Blind Date at the Red Clay Strays
1049 The FOX is looking for Jonesboro’s most eligible Bachelors and Bachelorettes for a fun Blind Date at the Red Clay Strays!. One Bachelorette will be chosen at random. Then, our Bachelorette will choose their Bachelor for the Blind Date at The Red Clay Strays — and FOX Listeners will get to help you choose!
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New Restaurant to Bring Drive-Thru Seafood to Memphis
Memphis, are you ready for a taste of the Northeast, on the go? A new concept registered as Boston Fish Memphis LLC plans to bring you just that, as evidenced by a recently filed permit application. Boston Fish is working towards planting its flag at 811 S Highland Street. To...
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Jonesboro City Council Approves Land Use Agreement for Planned NEA Children’s Museum
Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – The Jonesboro City Council on Thursday approved a land use agreement with the planned Northeast Arkansas Children’s Museum. The agreement was initially proposed when museum leadership gave an update on project’s progress to the city council in early August. The Public Services Council Committee unanimously forwarded the agreement to the full city council in September.
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Traveling circus brings acrobatics, family tradition to Corning
CORNING, Ark. (KAIT) - High-flying acrobatics and a decades-old family legacy come to Corning as Circus Classic rolls into town for a two-night stop. The traveling production features a 90-minute lineup of aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, and clowns. Shows run Tuesday and Wednesday night, beginning at 6 p.m. Doors open one hour before showtime for pre-show activities, including pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting, and concessions.
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Lyon College Receives Gift to Establish Scottish Travel Award for Students
BATESVILLE, Arkansas – A generous gift from Dr. Renate Rosenthal will help Lyon College Scottish Heritage program students pursue educational opportunities in Scotland through the newly established Rosenthal-Campbell Scottish Travel Award. The award will provide a stipend to help offset travel expenses for students participating in the college’s pipe...
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Big Memphis: Big Don Valentine is a Living Link with Memphis’s Blues Past
Long before rap music was a thing or synthesizers, drum machines or sequencers were invented, Memphis was a blues town, but despite the city’s long legacy in the blues, the genre is not front and center in the Bluff City anymore as it once was. Even on Beale Street, authentic blues is hard to find. But people who know head to a small juke in a fairly rough part of Memphis to hear authentic blues. And more often than not, when they enter Wild Bill’s, the man they will hear is Big Don Valentine and his All Stars.
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This Tennessee Deli Piles More Than Half A Pound Of Corned Beef Onto One Sandwich
There is no polite way to eat a sandwich this big. At one Tennessee deli, more than half a pound of corned beef is stacked onto marble rye with Swiss cheese, mustard, lettuce, and tomato. It is thick, filling, and clearly built for people who do not mind leaning over the plate to keep everything together.
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Historic photo session with members of the Memphis 13
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Generations of civil rights history came together in Memphis Sunday for a photo designed to preserve their stories for the next generation. The historic photo session took place outside the Lorraine Motel at the National Civil Rights Museum. It brought together members of the Memphis 13, Selma “Bloody Sunday” foot soldiers, the […]
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One of Tennessee’s Longest-Running Italian Restaurants Is Still Going Strong
Memphis is packed with famous places to eat, but few restaurants carry as much history as Coletta’s Italian Restaurant. This longtime South Parkway favorite has been serving generations of diners with hearty Italian-American comfort food, old-school hospitality, and one especially memorable Memphis creation: barbecue pizza. Step inside and the...