Pop Up Shop benefiting Women & Children First is returning to Little Rock for a third year! The event, dubbed the most upscale retail re-sale event in Little Rock, features some of the city’s most prestigious boutiques who donate new clothes and accessories to the event, as well as ask their customers to purge…
Here are ten awesome things for you and your family to do all across Arkansas this month! 1. 5th Annual Legendary Blues Festival Helena-West Helena Sept. 3: The banks of the mighty Mississippi River are the gathering place for blues lovers of all walks of life to come together and enjoy music, a motorcycle…
Gary and Carol Adams met while in college at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Photography by Janet Warlick [dropcap]Gary’s[/dropcap] career choice moved them to Houston shortly after graduation. When they decided it was time to return to northwest Arkansas, they enlisted help from award-winning designer Julie Wait Fryauf to bring their vision for a…
There’s something about fall that energizes me to get out and garden again after enduring our long, hot summers. Photography by Mark Fonville [dropcap]When[/dropcap] the cool breezes start to blow at nightfall, they bring with them a calming sense of renewal. The grass starts to green up again, fall-blooming perennials load up with buds…
A great blue heron lands near the river’s edge, lurches through the shallow water and, with lightning-quick motion, grabs a small fish, swallowing it whole. Photography by Janet Warlick [dropcap]Wisps[/dropcap] of mist float up from the White River and shroud a solitary angler in chest-high waders. A great blue heron lands near the river’s…
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the world-renowned Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. With the city’s spa culture, colorful history and cool vibe, it’s an ideal setting for a destination festival. Photography courtesy of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Top photo: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise won the Audience Award for best…
George W. Donaghey was the 22nd Governor of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913 and his legacy can be found around the state. Photography Courtesy of UALR Office of Communications & Marketing and Butler Center of Arkansas Stuidies Top photo: George W. and Louvenia Wallace Donaghey [dropcap]The[/dropcap] George W. and Louvenia Wallace Donaghey gravestone is…
Arkansas’ backroads are a biker’s dream Top photo: Bikes, Blues & BBQ in Fayetteville, has raised more than 1.3 million for local charities since 2000. / Photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism [dropcap]You[/dropcap] may not know it if you stick to four-wheeled transportation, but Arkansas is one of the most popular…
For this month’s excursion, we set our cruise control to travel to El Dorado. Known for its oil boom in the 1920s and affectionately still called “Boomtown,” the thriving city is an example of how to preserve the past with a progressive focus on the future. Photography by Dero Sanford and Sara Edwards Neal …
CareLink will host its signature fundraising event, Cupcakes for Goodness Sake, again this fall. [dropcap]Bakers[/dropcap] from Central Arkansas will come together to create uniquely flavored treats at a savory brunch-themed cupcake event. The fun begins at 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 at Bespoke-Southern Light Pictures Studio, located at 2207 Cantrell Road in Little Rock.…
