Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This week, go see blues legend Taj Mahal at the Ozark Folk Center and the final Jazz in the Park with the Rodney Block Collective. Around Little Rock Wednesday 9/26 Jazz in the Park with the Rodney Block Collective / Little Rock River Market…
One of AY Magazine’s own will be making a splash in October. AY’s travel editor, Joe David Rice, will be speaking at the Clinton School of Public Service as part of the school’s October speaker series. Rice will be highlighting the complexity of The Natural State, from its earliest days to the present day. Few…
Excellent mental health care should be guaranteed for all Americans. That’s why hundreds of Arkansans will rally in support of mental health care this Thursday at the State Capitol. On Thursday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m., Arkansas citizens will rally on the steps of the State Capitol to show how important quality mental health care…
School is back in session, and that means that students are back in class, doing homework and getting ready for tests. Most importantly, it means the return of high school football! While it’s a cliché to say that high school football is its own special religion, it’s not inaccurate. Fans are passionate about their hometown…
Sometimes you just have a hankering for barbecue. But you don’t want pulled pork or ribs. So you drive to Corky’s BBQ and Ribs and belly up to the bar because you’re in a hurry, and exclaim, “Help. I have to have a loaded baked potato with cheese dip and pulled pork and dry rub.”…
One Little Rock interior designer is on the cusp of stardom with a new YouTube design show scheduled for release soon. The small northeast Arkansas town of Hickory Ridge in Cross County couldn’t contain the excitement of a future interior “stylist,” as he calls himself. Larry West Jr. broke away from his hometown only to…
Are you hungry for a great deal this week? There are two local restaurants that have you covered! Benihana is launching a series of happy hour specials that are sure to make your mouth start watering. Starting Sept. 24, you can indulge your craving for sushi with 50-cent pieces of sushi on Monday through Wednesday,…
The temperature has dropped just enough for everyone to start thinking about soups and fall foods. I grabbed this recipe from the Junior League of Northwest Arkansas’ cookbook Add Another Place Setting, and it’s perfect for the season. My recommendation is to use your own whipped cream instead of Cool Whip. Have you done that…
The 2019 football schedules for all Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools, including the University of Arkansas, were released this week. In 2019, the Razorbacks will kick off the season against the Portland State Vikings on Aug. 31 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Razorbacks will host five teams, including Colorado State, San Jose State, Auburn,…
Do you have an Arkansas ancestor who flew too close to the sun? That could mean that he or she fell from grace at the peak of power because of excessive risk taking, or was simply mischievous, wayward or wanton in other ways. Born in 1839, Arkansas-born John Selman was called a “wicked lawman and…
