Here are ten awesome things for you and your family to do all across Arkansas this month! 1. Daffodil Days & Tulip Extravaganza Hot Springs through April: Celebrate spring and its colorful blooms all month long at Garvan Woodland Gardens. Early blooms of crocus, daffodils and hyacinths are followed by the brilliance of more…
The McIllwain family loved their 5,800-square-foot home, but … Photography by Janet Warlick “It’s a wonderful home and we love it, but my husband Jonathan wanted more,” said homeowner Emily McIllwain. “We love to entertain. He said, ‘I just can picture this …’” This was an addition, rooms that would replace a gazebo and…
[dropcap]I’m[/dropcap] writing this article on a January morning looking out of my window at a blanket of snow, but you are reading this in April, the height of cool-season vegetable gardening in Arkansas. By now you’re harvesting lettuce, spinach and greens, and your broccoli, cabbage and strawberries plants are well on the way. It’s an…
The annual fundraiser Taste of Little Rock is set for April 14, and organizers are looking forward to a record-setting event. After all, this year’s honoree, Bob Denman, set a record of his own. Photography by Janet Warlick (photo above: a surf ‘n’ turf from Cajun’s Wharf) [dropcap]Bob[/dropcap] Denman officially retired March 30 as…
Arkansas is a place of diverse landscapes, communities and people. Those are great assets for filmmakers looking for movie locations, and the list of films made in Arkansas gets longer each year. Above images courtesy of Hot Springs Film Festival [dropcap]There[/dropcap] is more to filmmaking in Arkansas than crews coming in from Hollywood and…
Bartleby Clown College in Jonesboro (Craighead County) was a short-lived institution for the training of clowns and other circus performers. Courtesy of the Encyclopedia of arkansas history & Culture [dropcap]Though[/dropcap] it lasted only seven years, it contributed to the increasing professionalism of the clowning field and directly led to the creation of the Ringling…
Now’s the time to take a walk in the Arkansas woods. Photography by Bobby Burton (top photo: Falling Water Falls) [dropcap]Spring[/dropcap] is the sweetest season in Arkansas: after the color returns to the outdoors, but before the chiggers and mosquitoes take over. There’s no better time to put on some sturdy shoes, grab a…
Conway is a bustling, thriving city. Photography by Sara Edwards Neal and courtesy of Conway CVB [dropcap]Located[/dropcap] in Central Arkansas, it’s home to approximately 64,000 people and three colleges — Hendrix College, the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) and Central Baptist College. It’s the seventh largest city in Arkansas and has a flourishing downtown…
27th Annual Bolo Bash Welcomes Badgley Mischka Photography by Sara Edwards Neal and Courtesy of Badgley Mischka [dropcap]Organizers[/dropcap] of Little Rock’s annual Bolo Bash benefiting Baptist Health System continue to raise the bar, and this year is no exception. Designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka, guests of honor for the 27th Bolo Bash, have…
Somewhere in Little Rock, a 41-year-old woman is alive because another Little Rock woman, Melissa Owen, registered as an organ donor on her Arkansas driver’s license. Somewhere in Arizona and in New York, two additional women are living because of lungs they received from Melissa Owen. Photography by Janet Warlick [dropcap]Melissa[/dropcap] was just 38…
