On Earth Day, you’re sure to find plenty of ways to be environmentally conscious, the most prominent of which is recycling. Fortunately, Bill Jones, CEO of Sissy’s Log Cabin, his son, William Jones, who is vice president, and another vice president, Michael Bohner recycle the other 364 days of the year as well. The…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Margaret Ellibee. Ellibee grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, so she considers herself to be both a Badger and Razorback. Ellibee’s college education allowed her to teach vocational agriculture in Stuttgart. From there, Ellibee worked at the state level in secondary education, as well…
For this week’s edition of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Kenneth “Muskie” Harris, co-founder of Muskie Harris Recovery Service. There are few things that Muskie Harris hasn’t done. Harris was a four-year letterman in football at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and was the first young Black man to attend…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Christa Clifton, the cafe manager at Blue Sail Coffee. Blue Sail’s owner, Kyle Tabor, took time after college to travel, and everywhere he went, he noticed the local coffee shops and the community behind them. Upon returning, he was interested in opening something…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Doris Lawrence of Delta Pest Control. Lawrence grew up in El Dorado and then attended the University of Central Arkansas, where she received a BSE in business education. After a few years of teaching business education, Lawrence took classes at night to get…
For this week’s Thirsty Thursday, AY About You sits down with Chelsey and Paul Cao from Kawaii Boba House. The Caos explain that Kawaii Boba House was the product of “brainstorming together at the dinner table and combining our favorite things – anime, fun snacks and drinks, and a positive happy environment where anyone…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Gretchen Hall, the CEO of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors’ Bureau. Hall grew up in Sheridan and graduated high school at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. She attended Lyon College on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor of…
Some of the Natural State’s top chefs will go head-to-head in the Diamond Chef competition on Thursday, April 22. Local influencers including lifestyle guru Jennifer Maune and private chef Chad Mackey will host the pre-event watch party beginning at 5:30 p.m., and the live showdown will begin at 6 p.m. Sponsors and ticket holders will…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Katy Sursa, the site director at Gigi’s Playhouse, and a host of volunteers who help make the organization tick! Sursa grew up in Hot Springs and met her husband in Oklahoma for college. The two moved back to Little Rock after…
Patrol Officer Reagan Evans grew up in Little Rock, and has always been a huge Razorback fan. She went to Pulaski Academy and always knew she’d go to Fayetteville. “When I was a freshman, my roommate was a cheerleader, and I tried out and was given the job of being the female Razorback mascot,…
