Lee Halbrook Makes Chainsaw Carving Look Easy Few people come to something as naturally as Lee Halbrook took to his craft. The North Little Rock native has the artistic acumen of an Arkansas Bob Ross; but instead of paintbrush strokes begetting trees from happy little accidents, Halbrook wields a chainsaw and shapes awe-inspiring sculptures…
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Janie Jones’ new book, The Arkansas Hitchhike Killer. The true-crime drama was released on March 1 and is available on many platforms, including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Death, in all forms and species, was a part of life when Red Hall was growing up on his…
The Ghost Light: Since mid-March of last year, it has been on at the Walton Arts Center (WAC) stage. In the world of theater, this tradition is practical in its intent, providing light that enables a safe return to a dark stage. For performing artists and organizations, the Ghost Light has become, with the advent…
“I forbid you to go.” That was my father’s initial reaction when I told him back in the spring of 1993 that I had accepted a job in south Arkansas. The money wasn’t great ($250 a week) and the distance from home WAS great. Generations of Pedersons have lived within a 30-mile radius…
As a species, the shopping mall is in trouble. Battered by years of changing consumer behavior and strafed by the public’s fears over COVID-19, the once-gleaming beacon of social interaction and commercial enterprise is free-falling, flirting with extinction. Coresight Research predicted last summer that the U.S. would see as many as 25,000 stores…
Fortunately, we don’t read much about mobsters in Arkansas these days. There are exceptions, of course, such as the occasional traffic stop on an interstate highway which yields an inordinate amount of illicit drugs — with rumors abounding that the shipment was destined for an out-of-state criminal syndicate. Back in the late 1950s when…
What was once the sole form of medicine and way of life for many has since become a lost art; however, Kailah Tidwell has set out to bring focus back to what people depended on for thousands of years: folk herbalism. Tidwell, owner of Bloom Co. Apothecary, creates small batch apothecary goods and provides educational…
If you’re searching for a clean, professional and innovative nail salon, Rose Nails Spa & Lash is the place to go. I am always on the move, and I don’t have a lot of time to relax, so when I do take a minute for myself, I trust that Rose Nails will make my time…
Well, it’s the holiest of holy days for the editorial staff at AY About You and Arkansas Money & Politics. It’s National Grammar Day. And instead of asking for the day off, we are going to give you a gift – the gift of things that bother us grammatically. Here is our list in…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Janet Walker. Walker is originally from Moro, a small town located in eastern Arkansas. She was part of the sixth generation on the family farm on her father’s side, and her mother came from a long line of teachers, dating back to…
