AY Magazine - June 2011

Arkansas' Best Lawyers 2011

A good man may be hard to find, but a good lawyer is not. The Natural State has more than 700 men and women dedicated to work tirelessly to advance the cause of justice and to uphold the Arkansas and United States Constitutions. We are proud to present this listing as well as to act as a sponsor for the 113th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association.

Conway ... Paving The Way

Conway is the fastest growing town in Arkansas … its population swelled by an incredible 27 percent in six years! When one looks at all the city has to offer, it’s no wonder.

TOBI'S TIPS: A Mom's Guide to Summer Fun

Tips to help you keep your child’s room neat and organized, while providing them a playful retreat.

Tobi Fairley

Dwell: Rooms with a View

Mark A. Robertson, owner, MESA Landscape Architects, is the designer for this lush, nearly 1.5-acre private oasis. “What started as a patio lead to a series of garden rooms, based on the arts and crafts-style of English gardening.”

By Angela E. Thomas

CREATE: Grilling Time

If there is anyone out there who is in the mood to vary his or her grilling and/or BBQ routine, well, this month’s Create is for you.

Faith Anaya

Top 5 Arkansas Burgers

We asked our readers — distinguished diners and burger conesseiuers alike — to tell us who makes the best burgers in the state. Then we set out on a mission — one delicious bite at a time — to find out why.

Amy Bowers and Angela E. Thomas

EXCURSION SPOTLIGHT: A Bigger, Better Bistro

Oak Street Bistro, one of Conway’s favorite cafes — in business for nearly 20 years — has relocated to a new venue just down the street. With more dining space, an expanded menu and wine list and a cozy atmosphere, it is sure to become one of central Arkansas’ newest destination restaurants.

Amy Bowers

Murder Mystery: Scandalous Arkansas Trials

Like juicy gossip, trials titillate and fascinate, often proving that fact, if not stranger than fiction, is at least weirder. Arkansas has had its fair share.

By Janie Jones

Health: Not Just a Mid-Life Crisis

Menopause is a well-defined phase for women, during which the hormone estrogen ceases production and menstruation ends. Male menopause, or andropause, is characterized by an androgen (testosterone) decline. Testosterone is the hormone that stimulates sexual development in males; it causes bone and muscle growth in adult men and is responsible for the male sex drive.

By Angela Thomas

Final Thoughts

Every so often I make a pilgrimage to Oxford, Miss., where, in the mid-1970s, I spent two of the best years of my life. It was an intense two years and when I look back I can’t believe all the things I crammed into them.

By Sonny Rhodes

My Opinion: I Have Seen It All!

Jill Conner Browne is a multiple #1 New York Times® Best Seller. Simon & Schuster published her latest book American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queen’s Guide to Preserving Your Assets. She is featured regularly in national and international magazines and television shows. You can learn more about “Her Royal Highness” at sweetpotatoqueens.com.

By Jill Conner Browne

SPORTS: Extreme Circumstances … Extraordinary Athlete

Stacy Lewis can equally compare triumphs and horrors without others detecting either extreme.

By Nate Allen

Tales From the South: Hello, Brown Sugar!

By Sharolyn Jones-Taylor

Monthly Makeover - June

So we sent her to the JC Penney salon in McCain Mall and placed her in the capable hands of Edith Jones Graves, senior stylist, and makeup artist Helen Franklin.

By Angela Thomas

Branson's Best: The Main Event

Thousands travel to Branson, Mo., every year to experience all this destination city has to offer — discount shopping, golf, fishing, outdoors, adventure and, of course, live theater.

By Amy Bowers

P. ALLEN SMITH: Summer Bulbs for Bold Colors and Tropical Foliage

P. Allen encourage you to get to know summer bulbs both for their beautiful blooms and for their eye-catching foliage.

P. Allen Smith

EXCURSION: Conway, AR

Conway is one of the Natural State’s biggest boomtowns. Its ever-increasing population has put the city on the nation’s fiscal map and some of the country’s most prominent corporations recently decided to call it home. With all this development in Faulkner County comes some of the best events, shops and restaurants in Central Arkansas.

Amy Bowers

INDULGE: Tools of the Trade

Hey guys, do you, or ladies does your man, need 'scaping? We've got products from six popular lines that will not only make you look good but smell good as well.

Angela E. Thomas

Northwest Neccesities: A Spark for Bentonville & Northwest Arkansas

Doors open to the newly-renovated and expanded Walmart Visitor Center (WVC) located on the west side of the square — the same location where, in 1950,Sam Walton opened his first Five and Dime store, the predecessor to the modern day Walmart.

Powerful Men 2011

Meet This Year's Baker's Dozen ... All Accomplished And Distinguished Gentlemen.

Amy Bowers & Angela E. Thomas

June Single: Marty Debriyn

What top three qualities do you look for in a mate? Intelligence, loyalty and a sense of humor.

ART SCENE: Arkansas Made For Action

The 5th Annual Little Rock Film Festival, June 1 through 5 in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Ark., provides a venue for many local filmmakers to showcase their work as well as provides the community a chance to see many great national and regional documentary and narrative films. This year’s line up of local films is impressive as usual as Arkansas’ filmmakers continue to raise the bar.

By Amy Bowers

Money: What Should I Do with My 401K?

Many people have lost good jobs and the benefits that go with them. One of the benefits may have been a 401k plan (or 403b for those who worked for a hospital, university or other non-profit). Find out what you can do to keep your plan.

By Cindy Conger, CPA/PFS, CFP®

Green Living: EcoTravel Tips

How to cut costs, be a more efficient driver, a responsible car owner and an eco-conscious person.

By Eliza Borné

	Arkansas' Best Lawyers 2011 A good man may be hard to find, but a good lawyer is not. The Natural State has more than 700 men and women dedicated to work tirelessly to advance the cause of justice and to uphold the Arkansas and United States Constitutions. We are proud to present this listing as well as to act as a sponsor for the 113th Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association.
	Conway ... Paving The Way Conway is the fastest growing town in Arkansas … its population swelled by an incredible 27 percent in six years! When one looks at all the city has to offer, it’s no wonder.
	TOBI'S TIPS: A Mom's Guide to Summer Fun Tips to help you keep your child’s room neat and organized, while providing them a playful retreat. Tobi Fairley
	Dwell: Rooms with a View Mark A. Robertson, owner, MESA Landscape Architects, is the designer for this lush, nearly 1.5-acre private oasis. “What started as a patio lead to a series of garden rooms, based on the arts and crafts-style of English gardening.” By Angela E. Thomas
	CREATE: Grilling Time If there is anyone out there who is in the mood to vary his or her grilling and/or BBQ routine, well, this month’s Create is for you. Faith Anaya
	Top 5 Arkansas Burgers We asked our readers — distinguished diners and burger conesseiuers alike — to tell us who makes the best burgers in the state. Then we set out on a mission — one delicious bite at a time — to find out why. Amy Bowers and Angela E. Thomas
	EXCURSION SPOTLIGHT: A Bigger, Better Bistro Oak Street Bistro, one of Conway’s favorite cafes — in business for nearly 20 years — has relocated to a new venue just down the street. With more dining space, an expanded menu and wine list and a cozy atmosphere, it is sure to become one of central Arkansas’ newest destination restaurants. Amy Bowers
	Murder Mystery: Scandalous Arkansas Trials Like juicy gossip, trials titillate and fascinate, often proving that fact, if not stranger than fiction, is at least weirder. Arkansas has had its fair share. By Janie Jones
	Health: Not Just a Mid-Life Crisis Menopause is a well-defined phase for women, during which the hormone estrogen ceases production and menstruation ends. Male menopause, or andropause, is characterized by an androgen (testosterone) decline. Testosterone is the hormone that stimulates sexual development in males; it causes bone and muscle growth in adult men and is responsible for the male sex drive. By Angela Thomas
	Final Thoughts Every so often I make a pilgrimage to Oxford, Miss., where, in the mid-1970s, I spent two of the best years of my life. It was an intense two years and when I look back I can’t believe all the things I crammed into them. By Sonny Rhodes
	My Opinion: I Have Seen It All! Jill Conner Browne is a multiple #1 New York Times® Best Seller. Simon & Schuster published her latest book American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queen’s Guide to Preserving Your Assets. She is featured regularly in national and international magazines and television shows. You can learn more about “Her Royal Highness” at sweetpotatoqueens.com. By Jill Conner Browne
	SPORTS: Extreme Circumstances … Extraordinary Athlete Stacy Lewis can equally compare triumphs and horrors without others detecting either extreme. By Nate Allen
	Tales From the South: Hello, Brown Sugar! By Sharolyn Jones-Taylor
	Monthly Makeover - June So we sent her to the JC Penney salon in McCain Mall and placed her in the capable hands of Edith Jones Graves, senior stylist, and makeup artist Helen Franklin. By Angela Thomas
	Branson's Best: The Main Event Thousands travel to Branson, Mo., every year to experience all this destination city has to offer — discount shopping, golf, fishing, outdoors, adventure and, of course, live theater. By Amy Bowers
	P. ALLEN SMITH: Summer Bulbs for Bold Colors and Tropical Foliage P. Allen encourage you to get to know summer bulbs both for their beautiful blooms and for their eye-catching foliage. P. Allen Smith
	EXCURSION: Conway, AR Conway is one of the Natural State’s biggest boomtowns. Its ever-increasing population has put the city on the nation’s fiscal map and some of the country’s most prominent corporations recently decided to call it home. With all this development in Faulkner County comes some of the best events, shops and restaurants in Central Arkansas. Amy Bowers
	INDULGE: Tools of the Trade Hey guys, do you, or ladies does your man, need 'scaping? We've got products from six popular lines that will not only make you look good but smell good as well. Angela E. Thomas
	Northwest Neccesities: A Spark for Bentonville & Northwest Arkansas Doors open to the newly-renovated and expanded Walmart Visitor Center (WVC) located on the west side of the square — the same location where, in 1950,Sam Walton opened his first Five and Dime store, the predecessor to the modern day Walmart.
	Powerful Men 2011 Meet This Year's Baker's Dozen ... All Accomplished And Distinguished Gentlemen. Amy Bowers & Angela E. Thomas
	June Single: Marty Debriyn What top three qualities do you look for in a mate? Intelligence, loyalty and a sense of humor.
	ART SCENE: Arkansas Made For Action The 5th Annual Little Rock Film Festival, June 1 through 5 in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Ark., provides a venue for many local filmmakers to showcase their work as well as provides the community a chance to see many great national and regional documentary and narrative films. This year’s line up of local films is impressive as usual as Arkansas’ filmmakers continue to raise the bar. By Amy Bowers
	Money: What Should I Do with My 401K? Many people have lost good jobs and the benefits that go with them. One of the benefits may have been a 401k plan (or 403b for those who worked for a hospital, university or other non-profit). Find out what you can do to keep your plan. By Cindy Conger, CPA/PFS, CFP®
	Green Living: EcoTravel Tips How to cut costs, be a more efficient driver, a responsible car owner and an eco-conscious person. By Eliza Borné