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…
With one episode down and six more to go, Chris Goddard spoke with AY about his arguably biggest design project yet: HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen. Starting his successful design career at the young age of 21, Goddard has 30 years of design experience in Northwest Arkansas and beyond already under his belt. As…
Arkansas writer Kevin Brockmeier has a new book coming out this month. The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories will be released March 9 from Pantheon Books. Brockmeier is a familiar name in the Arkansas literary scene, having published multiple novels, including The Illumination, The Brief History of the Dead and the Truth About…
Get ready to crown the best of the best in Arkansas! That’s because AY’s Best of 2021 Awards is entering the final stretch. You’ve nominated your favorite businesses for awards, and now it is time to determine who is taking home the top prize. Voting runs from now until March 20, and AY…
An Arkansas-set movie has won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 2021 Golden Globes ceremony. Minari, a film directed by former Arkansas resident Lee Isaac Chung, received the award on Sunday, Feb. 28. The film, which is largely in Korean, tells the story of a Korean-American family moving to Arkansas as they…
A series of winter storms throughout the month of February left the Natural State paralyzed. But thanks to the help of several good Samaritans across the state, many essential workers were able to go to work, while many others were able to get the groceries they needed to weather the storm. One…
Dillard’s is launching a new, limited-edition capsule collection with Atlanta-based influencer Emily Hertz. The collection, Born on Fifth for Antonio Melani, will be offered exclusively at Dillard’s, and will feature designs ideal for springtime, with “feminine prints, elegant fabrication and muted pastel tones.” The Born on Fifth for Antonio Melani collection will offer…
Want to spread your wings and dance? Ballet Arkansas is offering a full suite of dance classes this summer for students. Classes will be open to students age 4 up through college age. Due to COVID-19 concerns, class sizes will be limited with Arkansas Department of Health-approved safe practices in place to ensure the…
SPOILER ALERT: If you didn’t tune in to HGTV’s Design Star: Next Gen last night, you missed out on seeing Arkansas’s own Chris Goddard win the first challenge and make the first step toward becoming the “Design Star.” With host Allison Holker Boss of So You Think You Can Dance, head judge Jonathan Adler…
