Shimmering melodies and emotional, incisive lyrics swell out of the songs on a Whoa Dakota album. This Nashville-based, Arkansas-born artist has been producing captivating indie pop songs for most of the 2010s. It’s looking like she is coming into her own. Whoa Dakota released her EP I’m a Liarin 2015, followed by a full-length album,…
So when it’s time to get new tires, what do you do, and where do you go? Everyone runs around all day long, driving all over town focused on the tasks they have on their to do lists, and they never really stop to think about their tires. Until they come out and one of…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For duck hunters! Saturday is opening day, and it brings out all sorts of crazy people. By crazy, we mean DEDICATED individuals who get up at dark thirty to shoot creatures in the sky and eat them later for dinner. Anne Marie Doramus is one of those…
by Dustin Jayroe Downtown Little Rock’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony is almost upon us, once more. Thousands of Arkansans will flock to the downtown area next week to partake in this year’s festivities — many of them by car, but at least one will arrive by sleigh. Dubbed “Bright the Night” by…
Body care and fragrance retailer Bath & Body Works is adding another location in Little Rock. The Reynoldsburg, Ohio-headquartered company announced today that it would be adding a location at the Outlets of Little Rock. The new Bath & Body Works location is set to open in spring 2020. Outlets of Little Rock…
The PurSpirit Cannabis Clinic, Fayetteville’s second medical marijuana dispensary, opened yesterday afternoon. Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his support for the perpetuation of a half-cent sales tax that would otherwise expire in 2022. The ha’penny tax is meant to improve Arkansas roads and infrastructure, which Hutchinson means to continue maintaining and improving. Four were killed…
by Dustin Jayroe Last week’s opener Ford v Ferrari took a victory lap this past weekend, opening at number one in the country at $31.1 million. Holdover Midway came in second ($8.8 million), Charlie’s Angels disappointed at third ($8.7 million), and Playing With Fire ($8.6 million) and Last Christmas ($6.8 million) rounded out the…
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, Nov. 21 What: Holiday Open House Where: Pleasant Ridge Town Center When: 4-7 pm Pleasant Ridge Town Center is hosting another open house, featuring appearances from Santa…
The Hogs travel to LSU to face the No. 1 Tigers on Saturday night, but the bigger news, of course, marinates off the field. Interim head coach Barry Lunney Jr. will lead Arkansas for the final two games of the 2019 season after the firing of Chad Morris on Nov. 10. By all accounts,…
Arkansas will be well-represented at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Four musicians with Arkansas roots will be duking it out for multiple awards on the music industry’s biggest night, which is set for January 26, 2020, Los Angeles, Calif. The four Arkansas nominees include Ashley McBryde, Shay Mooney, Phillip Sweet and Zach Williams. Mooney is…
