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The weather has finally turned and the whole city is ready to celebrate.

If this weekends lineup is any indication, its going to be a great month in the capital city.

Whether youre looking for outdoor adventures or some high-powered air conditioning, theres lots of fun to be found in the metro this holiday weekend.

There wasnt a moment last weekend I wasnt either watching a movie, talking about movies, or thinking about movies. It was one of the busiest weeks to date for the Arkansas film community with film events scheduled by the University of Central Arkansas, the Arkansas Cinema Society, and Made In Arkansas.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Tazikis Mediterranean Grill is looking to expand, primarily across the Southwest, as it turns 25, with a post-covid plan to add 10-15 restaurants a year for the next several years, says CEO Dan Simpson, a former franchisee hired to head the chain in 2018. (You can thank Simpson, by the way, for putting the lamb burger and spicy harissa chicken on Tazikis menu.)

After some soft-opening events last weekend, were expecting Sterling Market to open late this week at 515 Shall Ave., in the former Catheads Diner space in Little Rocks East Village, says co-owner Fidel Samour, who also operates Fidel & Co Coffee Roasters, across the street at 500 Shall Ave., with a "branch office" at 610 President Clinton Ave., in Little Rocks River Market District.

After LITFest was canceled last minute this week, some small businesses decided to keep going with events.

Arkansas currently has the lowest gas prices in the country, and various food truck owners have been excitedly benefitting from it.

Hubcap Burger Co. in Little Rock has been closed since a pickup truck plowed through the side wall on March 23, and “most likely we will not reopen,” says owner Erin Griffin, because “the insurance claim on the damage to the building was denied.”

Hubcap Burger Co. in Little Rock has been closed since a pickup truck plowed through the side wall on March 23, and “most likely we will not reopen,” says owner Erin Griffin, because “the insurance claim on the damage to the building was denied.”