Story and Photos by Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights returns for its 22nd year with a statewide celebration of the holiday season featuring parades, lighting ceremonies, open houses, Santa visits, concerts and performances, live nativities, illuminated displays and more. The Trail of Holiday Lights is your passport to…
By AY Staff | Photography by David Yerby The revitalization of Little Rock and North Little Rock’s downtowns, from abandoned warehouses and dilapidated buildings into model neighborhoods, offers mixed-use developments that blend residential and commercial space. The transformation is nothing short of remarkable. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Little Rock development started in the early 1990s with the Little…
A multitude of people are responsible for bringing Christmas to the corner of Capitol and Main in downtown Little Rock this year. The parking lot near the intersection, a short distance away from Samantha’s Tap Room & Wood Grill at 322 Main St., is the location of the holiday tree. “Downtown Little Rock’s first Christmas…
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]onathan Semans, division manager at CDI Contractors was the inspiration behind Little Rock’s recent “break up” with Amazon. The city abandoned its bid for the retail giant to open its second headquarters in Little Rock in a full-page “breakup” ad in The Washington Post, a newspaper owned by Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. Semans says…
The holidays are beautiful in Arkansas. Colored-light displays of red, green, silver and gold adorn roof lines, porch railings, bushes and hedges of homes throughout neighborhoods. It’s an especially important time for giving, goodwill and encouragement for our fellow man. This December we’ve put our love for all things holiday into the pages of AY.…
Caring for others doesn’t have to stop after #GivingTuesday. This weekend, spend your Friday night at the second annual Home for the Holidays fundraiser for Our House. The fundraiser, presented by Dillard’s, will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Robinson Convention Center at 426 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. It’s described…
At the Arkansas Chinese Lantern Festival, you’ll see a new kind of holiday lights. Each night from Dec. 8 to Jan. 14, the Arkansas State Fairgrounds will be alight with more than 30 sets of larger-than-life light sculptures. And the event doesn’t just feature lanterns – in addition to the giant lit-from-within pandas, dragons…
Women and Children First held its Vegas on the Rocks fundraiser earlier this month. In honor of that fundraiser, we’re sharing this story from the December 2010 issue of AY Magazine. By Angela E. Thomas // Photography by Chach Bursey, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Media Relations and the Williams family 18. That’s the number…
Little Rock favorite Local Lime celebrated its fifth birthday earlier this week. In honor of that milestone, we wanted to share our story on Yellow Rocket Concepts founder Scott McGehee from when he was featured as one of our Intriguing Men earlier this year. Read on to learn more about McGehee, Local Lime and other…
Laura Bass, owner of Laura’s Draperies & Blinds, opened her first retail location in The Heights last month. The shop is located at 5910 R Street in Little Rock. Laura, one of AY’s Faces of Arkansas, started her business out of her home in 2005. She says she decided to open a storefront so that…
