For the last week or so, Heather Baker, the publisher of AY About You, and I have had the best time being official cake-testers for “Lisa and Heather Eat Cake because it’s Heather’s Birthday Month.” The time for the contest is drawing to a close (we have four more cakes to judge), but it…
by Tyler Hale This Saturday, creators and engineers of all ages will descend on downtown Little Rock’s Museum of Discovery to investigate, explore, question and tinker. The Museum of Discovery is holding its annual Tinkerfest, day-long event that takes place across the entirety of the museum with more than 40 interactive events. A product of…
Around AY Magazine’s office, it is cake galore right now. That’s because we are in search of the best cakes in the Natural State in honor of AY Publisher Heather Baker’s birthday on Sept. 24. So far, Baker and AY Editor-at-Large Lisa Fischer have tested out three cakes in the “Heather and Lisa Eat…
AY About You Magazine has your complete guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This weekend, go see the Amy LaVere album release, SeanFresh, the Freddie Mercury tribute show and more Around Little Rock Friday 9/13 Second Friday Art Night/ Downtown Little Rock/ 5-8/ Free Come enjoy the sights and sounds of Downtown as the galleries, shops, restaurants,…
There’s something about the feeling of seeing all of your hard, nose-to-the-grindstone work finally come together enough to glimpse the finished product. For local country singer and performer, Donnie Lee Strickland, that shiny thing over the horizon is just the beginning, and it started with years of hard work. Before finding himself in Arkansas, Strickland…
Craig O’Neill loves to talk about his time as a Tiger – a Central High School Tiger. Sure, you know him as the man who’s entertained hundreds of thousands of Arkansans with his radio wit and charm and his gift as a television communicator. But do you know his education origins? If you’ve followed…
Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. AY’s Publisher, Heather Baker, will tell you what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, September 12 What: Finding Family Facts Where: CALS Fletcher Library When: 10 am Kick start your search for your family history with a helpful tutorial from CALS.…
This month, AY Magazine is looking for the best cakes in Arkansas. And we want you to help us! That’s right, if you know of a great cake, we want you to send it in. This week, AY Publisher Heather Baker and AY Editor at Large Lisa Fischer try out another fabulous cake as…
Two of the brightest figures in Arkansas’ restaurant scene will be chairing the highlight of the culinary season next year. Restaurateur Mary Beth Ringgold and wine columnist Lorri Hambuchen will be co-chairing the 13thannual Diamond Chef Arkansas competition in 2020. Every year, Diamond Chef Arkansas pits six Arkansas restauranteurs against each other in a…
It’s now the season to call the hogs! With the start of the college football season, there will be crowds of passionate Razorback fans at Donald W. Reynold Razorback Stadium performing the trademark whoop for their team. But this year, they will be cheering for a new member of the Razorback team. And this member…
