While scrolling through the feeds of popular Instagrammers, it is easy to spy iconic landmarks and imagery from around the world. From the reddish hue of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to the Eiffel Tower located in the sprawling metropolis of Paris, France; from the infamously “closed” Vance Creek Viaduct Bridge high above the […]
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Check Your List Again For School Supplies You May Not Have Thought About
Over the next couple of weeks, teachers’ supply lists will be provided for specific course needs for students from kindergarten to college. The American Red Cross serving Arkansas has a few items to add to that list, plus a few tips to remember for a successful and safe school year. Red Cross School Supplies A […]
WWOOFing it up in the Ozarks!
by Donna Musarra-Mervis World Wide Opportunities on Organic farms (WWOOF), was founded in 1971 by Sue Coppard from London, England as a volunteer opportunity for urban folks to experience country life and support the growing organic food movement. Today, the organization has grown to include host farms and businesses in over 100 countries. Those […]
AY Magazine and The Pie Hole Truck on Fox 16
AY‘s Editor, Angela Thomas, and her guest Lauren Harrison, owner of The Pie Hole Truck, discussed The Pie Hole Truck’s selection of pies on Fox 16’s Good Day Arkansas segment. Watch the full segment below. Read more about The Pie Hole Truck in the August issue of AY Magazine!
Southwest Arkansas Home to Diamonds and More
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism News of a recent record diamond find in Southwest Arkansas at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro has been making national and international headlines. The diamond, an 8.52-carat white diamond, was the fifth largest diamond found by a park visitor since the state park […]
Paddling the Arkansas Water Trails
By Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Arkansas has an abundance of waterways for paddlers to explore. The Arkansas Water Trails project, created in 2009, is at the forefront of developing a system of mapped water trails throughout the state. A goal of the project, initiated by the Arkansas Game & […]
Love of Nature Leads to Arkansas Journey
Pair visits all 52 state parks Leah DiPietro, communications manager Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism When it comes to the great outdoors, Arkansas offers a variety of pleasures: from hiking and canoeing to birding and mountain biking. For long-time friends Dell Tyson and Anita Young, the state has been the perfect spot to immerse […]
Meet Les Brandt
“Call me when you’re 15 minutes away and I’ll come meet you at the start of my road,” Les offered by phone as we barreled up Arkansas’ famous Pig Trail highway towards Huntsville, Arkansas. Two weeks earlier we had heard of a famous woodworker named Les Brandt who lived in the hills outside of Eureka […]
Barkansas Photo Contest Begins August 3, 2015: Enter a Shot of Your Pup in The Natural State!
Arkansas loves dogs and dogs love Arkansas. In fact, The Natural State is the number one state for dog ownership in the U.S., according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. That’s why the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has launched “Barkansas,” an online photo contest for residents and visitors alike to share photos of […]
Park Visitor from Colorado Finds 8.52-Carat White Diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park on June 24
Finder names the gem the Esperanza Diamond for her niece’s name and the Spanish word for “hope” An 8.52-carat white diamond was found Wednesday (June 24) by Bobbie Oskarson of Longmont, Colorado, at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, according to park officials. Clear white and icicle shaped, this gem is the fifth largest diamond […]
PTSD and Yoga: Moving from Past to Present
By Mary Horne PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is much in the news these days. We hear more and more how the trauma of war and other life-altering events take its toll on an individual, a family, and on society. Symptoms of PTSD may occur in response to many types of trauma—natural disasters, car accidents, physical […]
Asian Coconut Milk and Noodle Soup
By Matthew Krepps We love the flavors of the Far East in the Shala’s Kitchen, and we also eat very lightly in the evenings, which means we eat soup nearly every night. I once asked an Ayurvedic teacher who frequented our old Yoga studio, “Ok dude, what’s the simplest thing I can do to […]