CONWAY — Business has been booming at Big Dave’s Bagels and Deli, but it’s not just due to the holiday weekend, the foliage or the great-tasting bagels.
It also because the local eatery was featured last Friday on the Food Network’s popular "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives."
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