B.J. Burton would have hated the title of this article. “She would give you the worst look if you called her Billie Jo,” Gary Burton says about his late wife with a slight smile. “Everybody called her B.J.” I think of B.J., a woman I never met, just about every time I…
Within a three-day period in late December 1955, three people were found murdered along U.S. 67, one of the main highways through Arkansas. Various newspapers quoted Clark County Sheriff Buren Hardin as saying, “It looks to me like all three jobs may have been done by some kill-crazy nut traveling down the road.” Newspapers sensationalized…
Not many towns in the state can claim a history equal to that of Arkansas City. Nor can many point to such a run of bad luck. First, some background on this southeast Arkansas community. Perched on the eastern edge of Desha County next to the Mississippi River, Arkansas City once served as a…
Matt Harkness has decades of gaming experience under his belt, from the craps tables in Atlantic City to the slot machines of Trump Plaza. It’s no surprise, then, that as the general manager at Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, the gaming world in the southeastern corner of the state is seeing unprecedented success. …
This is not a drill — a $600 gift certificate for Red Oak Steakhouse at Saracen Casino Resort is up for grabs for one lucky reader. And your chance to win is as easy as one, two, three (four). The folks at Saracen Casino Resort have partnered with AY About You and KARK-Channel 4…
Northern Arkansas definitely ranks among my favorite places to be in the entire state. The waters of Bull Shoals Lake cascade into the curves of the White River, which snakes its way across Arkansas down a seemingly endless path — from Lakeview to Newport, and everything in between. To soak up some of the final…
Pandemic Home Trends Adaptation and innovation have been the themes of the past year. We learned how to work from home, our children learned how to “attend” school from home, and we stumbled our way through figuring out all the things in between. From last September to now, many of those pandemic pivots have…
After 22 years in business, renowned builder Keith Wingfield of River Rock Builders continues to dazzle with his innovative designs With one look at the custom work from the team at River Rock Builders, led by owners Patty and Keith Wingfield, it’s apparent innovation is king. A massive portfolio of one unique project after another…
Can you believe it’s already September? It seems like just yesterday I was writing about getting my pool ready for the summer season, we were lining out a few of our favorite “cool” cocktails for the magazine and the sweet summer air was just beginning to tickle the senses. Madonna sang that “time goes by…
There are always great things to do in the Natural State, and AY About You has compiled some of the most exciting events in Arkansas this weekend. Listen to Heather Baker discuss some weekend events this morning on 103.7 The Buzz below. Thursday, August 26 What: National Dog Day Pet Portraits Where: Tipton & Hurst (Little Rock)…
