Two recent events – the appearance of “rock star” Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Arkansas, and Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and United States – remind us about the challenges our forebears in America faced and their options for handling them. How much do we know of what befell our…
After a month of cake tasting, this is the moment that everything has been building up to: AY Publisher Heather Baker’s birthday. During September, Baker and AY Editor-at-Large Lisa Fischer have been selecting and tasting cakes as part of the “Heather and Lisa Eat Cake Because It’s Heather’s Birthday” contest. By the end of…
A Northwest Arkansas restaurant is adding a third location to its rapidly growing list of breakfast eateries. The Buttered Biscuit is opening a third location at the corner of I Street and Southwest Regional Airport Road in Bentonville. This is the restaurant’s second Bentonville location; the first Buttered Biscuit location is in Bentonville. …
This year, the Junior League of Little Rock (JLLR) and AY About You Magazine are going to make sure you have a very happy holiday season. That’s because Junior League and AY are partnering for Holiday House, an annual shopping extravaganza. With approximately 200 merchants and more than 14,000 shoppers, Holiday House has become…
A country music “Wildcard” is coming to the Verizon Arena in January. Miranda Lambert is bringing her Wildcard tour to Arkansas on January 23, 2020. The concert, held at Verizon Arena, will be at 7 p.m. Ticket sales for the concert begin Friday, September 27, at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at…
All good things eventually come to a close, and the “Heather and Lisa Eat Cake Because It’s Heather’s Birthday” contest has almost arrived at its end. During September, AY Publisher Heather Baker and AY Editor-at-Large Lisa Fischer have been doing their culinary duty by tasting the best cakes that Arkansas has to offer. The…
Since the weather hasn’t cooled like I had hoped (as well as the rest of you had hoped), I normally would be posting some soups by now. I kinda jump the gun on soup-making by whipping up a bowl often in August. Since I don’t like pumpkin spice anything, it’s my only connection to fall. …
It’s coming down to the wire with the “Heather and Lisa Eat Cake Because It’s Heather’s Birthday” contest! Eight cakes have entered the AY office, and eight cakes have been defeated. AY Publisher Heather Baker and her trusty gal Lisa Fischer, AY Editor-at-Large, have been tasting cakes from around Arkansas in preparation for Baker’s…
The UCA Bears are hitting the beach this weekend, traveling to Honolulu to take on the University of Hawaii’s Rainbow Warriors at Aloha Stadium on September 21. Coming off a devastating defeat from the Washington Huskies, the Rainbows are cautiously hopeful for their chances against the so-far undefeated UCA team. This will be the…
It’s still September, and steaks and bourbon are still firmly on our minds. Especially for AY Publisher Heather Baker and KARK host DJ Williams as they hunt down the best steaks in Arkansas as part of the AY Steak Bucket List. This week, they won’t have to go far to find a delicious steak.…
