Arkansas State University has named a new athletics director to lead the Red Wolves. Tom Bowen is taking the reins of A-State’s athletics department, succeeding Terry Mohajir in the role. Mohajir departed A-State in February 2021 to take the role of vice president and director of athletics for the University of Central Florida. …
By Lauren McLemore & Dustin Jayroe For years, our publication has registered familiarly with thousands of Arkansans as AY Magazine. It’s concise, straight forward, catchy. And while we continue to live by the popular nickname, last year we made a concerted effort to make commonplace our full name: AY About You. We didn’t…
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As I’m writing this, the historic snowmageddon of just a few weeks ago is still at the top of my mind. In classic Arkansas fashion, the once-in-a-century blizzard was quickly followed by shorts weather, but since then (also like that ole girl Arkansas is famous for), the weather has swung back and forth, and forth…
Who’s excited about the nice spring-like temperatures along with the sunshine we are having? Enjoy them but don’t even think about driving north or south on I-430 near Cantrell Rd. and Rodney Parham Rd. between Friday night and Monday morning at 5 am. This is a doozy. ArDOT has posted this map on its website…
Get ready to crown the best of the best in Arkansas! That’s because AY’s Best of 2021 Awards is entering the final stretch. You’ve nominated your favorite businesses for awards, and now it is time to determine who is taking home the top prize. Voting runs from now until March 20, and AY…
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has released Central Arkansas’ largest website dedicated solely to cycling and trails. Little Rock and the surrounding Central Arkansas area features more than 1,200 miles of trails. Aimed to provide easier access to trail maps and points of interest, the website covers almost every type of trail…
CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute recently announced the creation of an exciting collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s Penn Medicine. “We’re honored by this opportunity to collaborate on the forefront of clinical research to ensure that geography no longer limits access to the latest best practices in the field,” says CHI St.…
Trendy diets come and go, and while many promise great results—such as weight loss or improved energy—they also require careful attention and, ideally, help from a healthcare provider. For many people, these diets are also difficult to sustain over the long term, so the positive results gained can be lost when going back to a…
The CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute recently became the first in Arkansas to successfully perform the Transcaval TAVR heart procedure. New TAVR, or Transcather Aortic Valve Replacement, procedures offer patients with aortic valve stenosis an alternative to open heart surgery, but some patients with suboptimal access routes were previously deemed ineligible. This new Transcaval…
