By Caleb Talley Along with its cooler clime and fiery foliage, fall is known to usher in a bountiful harvest of exciting perennial events. Fairs, festivals and harvest celebrations headline the season, and there’s no better place to enjoy such an event this October than in Arkansas. With our beautiful landscapes, rich heritage and congenial communities,…
By Joe David Rice | Photos by Jamison Mosley & Camille Brewington Tippitt As AY’s travel editor, I’m charged with producing pieces that are objective – or something close to it. But that’s not going to happen with an article on Jonesboro. This fine Craighead County community, you see, is my hometown, the place where…
October has finally arrived, and that means Halloween isn’t far away. So, get your costumes ready and start deciding which party you’re going to! One of the best places in Arkansas to spend Halloween is Batesville. The town is holding a Halloween event along Main Street, where there will be plenty of spooky fun for…
Check out the great activities going on in Arkansas this weekend! Here are some of AY Publisher Heather Baker’s weekend activity suggestions! Thursday, September 20th Don’t be fashionably late to Indigo’s 15thbirthday bash! The shop is celebrating 15 years of service with giveaways, drinks, good eats, DJs, dancing, a braid bar and more! Check out…
For a man who has spent the last six years running a diamond mine in Sierra Leone, Woodie Butler wears surprisingly few diamonds. Zero, to be exact. The only diamond of value to this Arkansas native is his daughter, three-year-old Diamond Butler, named not only after his profession, but after the symbolic way she brought a…
Want to learn more about your great-great uncle Bob? Maybe you want to figure out if one of your relatives was on trial during the Salem Witch Trials, like your grandmother always said. Genealogy is huge right now, with companies like 23 & Me and Ancestry.com helping people discover their heritage and gain a better…
After a long day, there’s nothing better than relaxing with a drink and doing a little shopping! Sip a little and shop a lot this coming Monday at J. Crew, located at the Promenade at Chenal. From 4 to 8 p.m., you’re cordially invited to drop by and shop to your heart’s content! Not only…
The weekend is here, and it’s time for shopping! Swing by the Outlets of Little Rock this weekend to shop at the most fashionable re-sale event of the year while supporting a great cause! Women and Children First is hosting the fifth annual Pop Up Shop this Friday and Saturday at the Outlets of Little…
Northwest Arkansas is developing a reputation for having a world-class art scene, and that reputation rests largely on the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. With a collection of American art that spans the colonial era to the modern era, Crystal Bridges has well-known masterworks and lesser-known, but magnificent, pieces. In addition, the museum hosts…
Check out some of the fun things going on this weekend with AY’s very own publisher, Heather Baker! Thursday, Sept. 13th Have fun while giving back at the Ronald McDonald House Totally Tailgate VIP party! There will be big screen TVs streaming NFL games, raffles, a silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres and complimentary wine and…
