The University of Arkansas has found a new offensive coordinator in Kendal Briles, who formerly held that position at Florida State University. He is the third hire by Sam Pittman, the new head coach at UA. “We are very excited to have Kendall and his family join us at Arkansas, they will be a welcomed…
There are two types of people in this world: Those who love cars and those who are wrong. I am obviously part of that crazy group of people who love cars. For me personally, it’s anything four-wheel drive. New or old, it doesn’t matter. I just really like to see someone take a stock 4×4…
by Dustin Jayroe Everyone remembers their first car. No matter if it was a fresh off the lot new model or a puttering jalopy, those earliest moments spent in the driver’s seat are unforgettable. The feel of the wheel between nervous fingertips and the palmed grip of the gear shift scatter butterflies throughout your…
by Dustin Jayroe | Photos courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission New year, new you, same Arkansas. This month marks another annual turn of the page, but this one is a little more significant than most. This year celebrates not only a change in date but also a change in decade. We have…
By Dustin Jayroe In a world as polarized as ours today — where the most trying of philosophical debates disturb our dinner tables and social media feeds — we need more festivals in our lives. Topics we were told never to discuss, like politics, religion and whether or not pineapple belongs on pizza, often…
By Dustin Jayroe Soups and sandwiches are two of the culinary world’s closest allies, companions of the plate that rival any other duo. It’s a juxtaposed pairing that doesn’t quite add up, while at the same time makes perfect sense. There’s the sandwich’s entire being that has become a verb — things smushed between…
By Courtney Lanning If anyone thought Amazon and eBooks were going to lead to the death of libraries, some librarians in Arkansas didn’t get the message. In fact, in the digital era, one could make the argument that libraries are not only still relevant, but increasingly so. Recent evidence points to millennials as…
By Heather Allmendinger Every fall I receive a reminder. Not from my phone nor on my paper calendar but from a woodland creature. As the sun glistens across the grass on my daily route to school drop off, I see the same squirrel vigorously scamper through his territory, bouncing over piles of leaves and…
By Jane Dennis / Photos by Ebony Blevins and Courtesy of About Space Organizing Life is rarely neat, orderly and simple. More often, life is messy and comes with an accumulation of “stuff.” Look around your home. What do you see? Books, artwork, photographs, papers, dishes, clothes, jewelry, furniture, electronics … A unique…
By Lauren McLemore | Photos By EBONY BLEVINS On the morning of October 10, 2019, a sculpture by Jane DeDecker titled “Every Word We Utter” was dedicated in the River Market’s Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden in celebration of the 100th anniverary of Arkansas’ ratification of the 19th Amendment. Funded by donations raised by Sculpture…
