Rising Clouds: Cigar Republic Lights Up State’s Premium Cigar Market When Joe Miller came home to Arkansas with the idea to open a premier cigar lounge a few years back, he wanted to create something that reflected what he had experienced during time spent abroad. The product of this vision, Cigar Republic, came to…
Catherine Townsend, a writer and licensed private investigator, has announced the fourth season of Hell and Gone — an iHeartRadio and School of Humans podcast. Townsend hosts the podcast, delving into mysterious deaths and cold cases. In the past three seasons, Townsend has walked listeners through her investigations of the cases of Rebekah Gould…
Recipe: Strawberry Shortbread Bars Strawberry season in Arkansas is just around the corner. But if you can’t wait, these bars will hold you over until you can pick up fresh berries from your local farm. The base is made of buttery shortbread and is topped with a jam-like strawberry and rhubarb filling. You won’t…
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. Click here to listen to Heather Baker’s Weekend Plans as heard Friday mornings on 103.7 the Buzz. Thursday, March 24 What: Bigfoot Does It Where: Crowley’s Ridge…
Face Behind the Place: Susie Powell of Hoots BBQ & Steaks Some of the best barbecue in the Arkansas Delta was dreamt up on a Texas beach. It was somewhere around 2010, reckons Susie Powell, owner of Hoots BBQ & Steaks in McGehee. Three years earlier, she and her husband, David, had sold…
Time for the toppers! The Arkansas Derby, hosted by Hot Springs’ Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, takes place the weekend of March 31. Dress up, dress down — but know that the word derby is synonymous with hats. No worries, the Hot Springs Hat Company, the state’s largest hat store, has hats that rival the thoroughbreds…
Despite the Difficulties, the Pandemic Produced a Tableful of New Restaurants in Arkansas It came upon us like a storm of biblical proportions, ripping quickly through our blue skies, immobilizing us in fear. COVID-19 has proved itself capable of mocking borders, doctors, scientists, pharmaceuticals, masks and mandates. Two years later, it remains an enigma…
The HBA-GLR Home Show Returns to Central Arkansas In the middle of a pandemic. A time when events had started, but really what was to be the calm before a major storm. The 2021 Home Builders Association of Greater Little Rock (HBA-GLR) Home Show, taking place again this year in downtown Little Rock, happened the…
River Rock Builders Crafts a Family Home Full of Fun and Function for a Successful Searcy Couple Truly a majestical wonder built on 11 acres of land in Searcy, the home of Ben and Alex Hollowell is another visual masterpiece built by Keith Wingfield and River Rock Builders. With 7,000 square feet of heated…
Publisher’s Letter: Is That You, Spring? We had a few false alarms, but I think spring might have actually (finally) arrived. Maybe this is the part where I knock on wood to avoid another USO (unexplained snow occurrence). I guess no matter how it feels outside by the time you read this, it…
