By Heather Baker When it comes to scheduling a trip to fill our spring break related travels, some of us like to make it a hot one. And for good reason. We’ve just endured the unpredictability that is winter in Arkansas, where the temperatures flux from frosted-car-chills to sweating-through-sweater swelters. But what if I…
By Heather Baker When we Natural State folk think of taking a trip to our closest northern neighbor, a particular tourist destination with shows and shops and Silver Dollar City might immediately spring to mind. Or perhaps another city, one filled with barbecue, jazz and the home of the now Super Bowl Champion Kansas…
On a recent drive to the office, I noticed a glimpse of early spring. Jonquils and hyacinth emerging from the ground to bathe in the warm sunlight. Tulips aren’t far behind along with azaleas and green grass. March in Arkansas, though it can have a nip of chill in the air, provides a colorful landscape.…
By Heather Baker We have heard several times lately from friends that if you haven’t been to Bentonville in a while, you probably should check it out. So, the Baker clan hit the road and set out for what would end up being one of the most incredible “long weekends” we have had in…
Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! I know we just celebrated Christmas, but AY About You loves to celebrate all gift-giving holidays. To help you with gifts for your sweetheart, we have assembled a great assortment of Valentine’s Day giveaways in this issue. From an iRoomba to flowers for your sweetheart to restaurant gift cards, we’ve got…
by Heather Baker Let’s start out by saying Silver dollar City has a new eight story tree, which the Bakers absolutely love. The tree features hundreds of thousands of lights. This year the park has 680 miles of lights, 1000 decorated Christmas trees, 600 wreaths, more than three miles of Garland and 15,000 yards of…
Your friends at AY About You wish you the best for 2020. If this edition is any indication of a prosperous new year for Arkansans, it’s going to be great. We are featuring the up and coming stars of country music in this issue. Arkansans are making their mark on Nashville, and we couldn’t be…
It’s no secret of my love for the Christmas holiday. Sure, I like Thanksgiving and birthdays and Arbor Day is a ton of fun (my attempt at satire). But there’s just something about Christmas I find magical. To help celebrate the season we feature holiday decorating ideas with local florist, Tipton & Hurst, a holiday…
The calendar says “November” but mine says Christmas. I’m one of those people who wish Santa were a 365-day friend rather than a one-day-in-December-friend only. I’m that person with her Christmas tree up complete with a gift from a friend under the evergreen. The crazy thing is the friend is the female equivalent of Scrooge…
My three-year anniversary with Vowell, Inc. as publisher isn’t until February, but I gotta tell you. In three short years, our team has rebranded, redesigned and added impressive new concepts to the magazine. One of the new additions is AY’s “Intriguing Women” feature. You can imagine how thrilled the 40 women were to know they were…
