Charlie Daniels, a country music and southern rock legend, has died by a hemorrhagic stroke, according to his doctors. Daniels’ publicist, Absolute Publicity, announced this morning that he died at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member was 83. The Charlie Daniels Band…
If venturing out to enjoy live music, please don’t forget your mask, obey social distance guidelines, and respect rules posted for the safety of yourself and those around you. *Indicates a live event. Thursday 7/2 The Rodney Block Collective – Live from the Front Porch Virtual Concert Series / 6:30 Live from Benton’s…
I gotta admit. I’m worried. I’m worried about the troubles that Wendy and Marty Byrde will delve into now that the news is out. A FINAL SEASON OF NETFLIX’S OZARK IS IN THE WORKS. Sorry to internet yell, but this is HUGE news. If you’re a fan, and if you aren’t go ahead and call…
AY wants to share the stories of women here in Arkansas on Wednesdays in hopes to inspire and lift up others. Come back each week to read a new one. At 19 years old, many of us were cramming for college tests, applying for entry-level gigs and using our last year of teenage-hood as…
The Arkansas Chapter of the Children’s Tumor Foundation will be hosting, for the first time ever in 13 years, its annual “Dancing with Our Stars” gala virtually on Thursday, September 10. Local Arkansas community leaders and celebrities have teamed up with dance instructors to compete for the coveted mirror ball trophy. The gala will…
Not great news for lovers of the Great White Way. Broadway announced yesterday that the theaters will be dark throughout 2020 due to the pandemic. The Broadway League had announced in May that they would close until at least September 6, 2020 but have extended that until January 3, 2021. For those of…
By Dwain Hebda Mallory Jayroe, of Little Rock, is a successful public health expert in the field of epidemiology, a wife and recent parent as she and her husband, Dustin (AY’s editor), welcomed a baby boy into the world. And, she’s Arkansas’ foremost cheerleader for the Little Rock Zoo, the only such attraction in the…
By Kenneth Heard With his tall, gangly frame, shock of red hair and “open cab door” ears, Alva Lasswell, who grew up in Piggott 100 years ago, was one of the least likely people to be considered a war hero. But Lasswell is credited for breaking three Japanese codes that were catalysts to…
By Joe David Rice Ask the average Arkansan about the state’s retailing giants and he or she is most likely to bring up Sam Walton or might possibly mention William Dillard. In any event, Dorothy Shaver won’t be part of that dialogue. And that’s a shame, because she deserves to be in the conversation.…
Satisfy Your Inner Investigator With Murder Mystery Subscription Service by Bailey White Anyone else find themself spending quiet, quarantined moments Instagram-investigating their friend’s latest Tinder match to get a lead? Or maybe digging through celebrity gossip to discover who’s quarantining with whom? Wait … that’s just me? Maybe that’s my twentysomething way…
