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. Native Arkansan Taren Robinson is not your typical event planner. Today, she owns and operates a full-service event planning company, Blueprint Event Solutions. However,…
Arkansas native and Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields Wolfe has turned to her art as a way to honor brides across the country affected by the coronavirus. “That season of getting married is so special,” Shields told AY (About You).“I remember when I was a bride; I loved every second of it. I soaked…
If you’re venturing out to enjoy live music, please don’t forget your mask, obey social distance guidelines, and respect the rules posted for the safety of yourself and those around you. Thursday 6/4 The Rodney Block Collective – Live from the Front Porch Virtual Concert Series / 6:30 Live from the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood,…
One of Arkansas’ premier art institutions will be opening its doors after closing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary will be opening up to the public on Wednesday, June 10. According to the museum, there will be “new safety measures,” including free timed tickets, that…
AY About You 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. Maya Angelou once said “I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same as ‘making a life.’” Throughout time, women from…
Every week, AY About You presents the “Tuesday Tea,” your stop for the hottest pop-culture news. Carole Baskin Awarded the Zoo Once Owned by ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic (CNN) I guess it’s safe to say that Carole Baskin is winning the war for the cat kingdom. A judge ruled this week that the…
By Adeline Goodman, Bailey White and Dustin Jayroe For years, AY About You has produced an annual listing of accomplished Arkansas women every October, known simply as AY’s Intriguing Women. This month, AY is proud to present its inaugural brother to Intriguing Women: AY’s Men of Distinction. This exclusive listing highlights Arkansas men…
By Janie Jones A heat wave stretched from Kansas to Ohio in the summer of 1940. Nearly 300 people died from the extreme temperatures. In the twin cities of Texarkana, July was always a scorcher. On July 24, it was already sultry by dawn, but Mrs. Gertrude Hutchins O’Dwyer didn’t see the sunrise. She…
By Joe David Rice Most Arkansans are vaguely familiar with the state’s diamond story. They’ve read about John Wesley Huddleston, an illiterate yet charismatic hog farmer, who discovered some yellow flakes on his rural property near Murfreesboro and — thinking they might be gold nuggets — scooped them up. When he washed his find,…
It has been written that family history is “part therapy” and “part thriller,” and both aspects may be beguiling during a time of change in The Natural State like an ongoing pandemic. Has the isolation period encouraged you to work creatively on your family history during free time? Filmmaker Bronson Crabtree, 22, of Little…
