Happy Friday! For this week’s Made in Arkansas, AY About You features art from the Central Arkansas-based Organized Chaos Collection. Although Erin Pierce has been an artist for years, she began selling her work as Organized Chaos Collection two years ago. She makes everything from jewelry to preserved flower displays to pet portraits, and…
Sure it’s going to be a spring-like Friday in December in Central Arkansas. But we all need a little Christmas up in here, don’t you agree? The folks at the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra totally thought we needed it, and they are presenting a unique holiday program on Sunday with a real Broadway star! Laura…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Bonnie Johnson. While Seattle is Johnson’s hometown, Arkansas has been home for most of her adult life. Johnson raised two children here while working in Arkansas’s nonprofit sector. Her first nonprofit experience was helping to create the Sanctuary, a shelter for victims…
This week, my favorite thing is my BraveHoods hoodie. My blue spiral zip-up hoodie is so comfortable, but it’s also super flattering on me. I loved that it made me look so skinny! Sweatshirts aren’t usually slimming, but I was so pleased with the fit of my BraveHood. Buying a hoodie or t-shirt from…
The Promenade at Chenal is getting a popular new store next summer. Urban Outfitters will be taking up residence in the west Little Rock shopping center in summer 2021. This marks the first Urban Outfitters store in Arkansas. “Urban Outfitters is an iconic retail brand and we are thrilled to have them make…
It’s all fun and games in the Ozarks until you run up on a band of drug runners. That’s the plot of a new novel, entitled An Undercurrent of Murder: A Randy Lassiter & Leslie Carlisle Mystery, from AY Travel Editor Joe David Rice. This marks Rice’s first foray into novel-writing, although he has…
Get to Know…AY’s Best of 2020: Tipton & Hurst Winner, Best Florist Since 1886, Tipton & Hurst has been committed to fulfilling its promise of “guaranteed satisfaction” with every flower, plant, event and gift it delivers. Consistently voted Arkansas’ Best Florist, this family owned and operated business has blossomed from a floral shop in downtown…
Get to Know…AY’s Best of 2020: Sissy’s Log Cabin Winner, Jewelry Store The story of Sissy’s Log Cabin began in 1970 when Sissy Jones noticed a log cabin that was for sale as she was driving down U.S. Highway 79 in Pine Bluff. Jones, an avid collector of antiques, began renting the cabin for $50…
by Janie Jones Mountain Home is cradled between the White River and two of Arkansas’ prettiest pristine lakes — Norfork and Bull Shoals. It is a favorite spot for tourists and retirees, and though the population has tripled over the last 50 years or so, it retains its small-town appeal. The Baxter County Courthouse…
Sephora will be coming to a Kohl’s as part of a new long-term partnership that will see mini Sephora shops in hundreds of Kohl’s stores. On Monday, Dec. 1, the two companies announced that they would be partnering on both in-store and online platforms. The biggest takeaway, though, was the store collaboration. Two…
