The story of Daniel and Ariel Husband becoming Master Franchisors of Gelatissimo Gelato is a remarkable journey of passion and entrepreneurship. Gelatissimo, which began in 2002 in Sydney, Australia, quickly grew into a global sensation with its artisan gelato, freshly made in-store daily. As the brand expanded across countries like China, the Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India, and the United States, it eventually attracted the attention of Daniel and Ariel Husband, who had a long-standing passion for frozen desserts.

Lasang Pinoy is set to open its doors at Proof Downtown, the innovative restaurant space located at 200 N 2nd Street, on Thursday, August 8! Proof Downtown, a visionary project by Canoe Concepts, provides a fully-equipped kitchen designed as a blank canvas for culinary creatives. This platform allows new restaurants to test and perfect their concepts with minimal risk. Founded by Rogers’ serial entrepreneur Hannah Cicioni, Proof Downtown supports and nurtures emerging culinary talent.

Opening in the fall of 2022, Ember Fine Art and Tattoo is a tattoo studio that aims to blend the worlds of fine art and body art and is owned by Andrea White. While the studio can house up to 9 artists there are currently 4 artists that each provide different styles of work that create a well rounded portfolio and atmosphere of work. The studio features local fine art from NWA artists that also resides in the waiting area and hopes to change the narrative around tattoo studios.

Downtown Rogers offers a welcoming business community with charming brick streets, and historic brick buildings that house a variety of shops, restaurants and bars. Your patronage is still vital to locally owned businesses during the cold weather months. And, in addition to regularly supporting your favorite businesses, you can help these businesses thrive when you write reviews! Your positive online review is a great way to lift up and support small businesses. When you spend a few minutes writing a review, you can have a significant impact on that company.

Natural State Beverage Company creates natural sodas and delicious kombucha. Founded by co-owners Krista and Ty Cloud in February 2021, they first set up their operation in a small commercial location in Bentonville and have recently moved to a significantly larger location at 215 S Arkansas, just North of Jiffy Kwick. As the popularity of their natural sodas and delicious kombucha grew, they quickly recognized the need for more space to increase production so they purchased the property at 215 S Arkansas, which has previously been home to a laundromat, an appliance shop and a church.