by Dustin Jayroe Every month, AY About You outlines the night sky in these easy to digest guides, highlighting the biggest and “brightest” celestial events to help better prepare you for stargazing activities; whether it is as simple as looking up when taking the dog outside, or as official as planning date night –…
by Lisa Fischer Espresso machine. Check. Catered dinner. Check. Flowers and monogrammed napkins. Check. Sounds like a fabulous dinner party, doesn’t it? It was my first ever camping trip. Yes, I said “camping,” but I meant, “glamping.” I combined glamorous elements on my trip to the great outdoors. And you can sign me up to…
by Linda Burlingame The Christmas tree you’ll see outside Titanic Museum Attraction when you’re in Branson is part of the ongoing, year-round effort by Branson Christmas Coalition to make Branson “America’s Christmas Tree City.” This year, Branson is home to more than 1,500 unique Christmas trees. The welded-metal cone structure of this “upcycled” Christmas tree…
by Joe David Rice Photo courtesy of the National Park Service Glaciers in Arkansas? No doubt most people assume a glacial experience in North America requires an extended visit to Montana, Alaska, Canada or another high-altitude, cold-weather locale. And given climatic changes and ominous reports of the demise of these spectacular valley-clogging behemoths,…
by Ryan Nix The holiday season is here, and with it, our kids will spend half the month free from their normal educational obligations. If you’re a parent desperate for some yuletide diversions to take up some of your Christmas creatures’ newfound free time, AY has you covered. We’ve made a list of the best…
by Joe David Rice Photos Courtesy of Casey Crocker, Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Last time I checked, the powers-to-be in the college football world have scheduled 39 bowl games for this upcoming holiday season. Let’s say you exercise some discretion and catch only around a quarter of them. These 10 games…
So when it’s time to get new tires, what do you do, and where do you go? Everyone runs around all day long, driving all over town focused on the tasks they have on their to do lists, and they never really stop to think about their tires. Until they come out and one of…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For duck hunters! Saturday is opening day, and it brings out all sorts of crazy people. By crazy, we mean DEDICATED individuals who get up at dark thirty to shoot creatures in the sky and eat them later for dinner. Anne Marie Doramus is one of those…
by Dustin Jayroe Downtown Little Rock’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony is almost upon us, once more. Thousands of Arkansans will flock to the downtown area next week to partake in this year’s festivities — many of them by car, but at least one will arrive by sleigh. Dubbed “Bright the Night” by…
During the holidays, there will be multiple opportunities to revel in the joy of the season at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. First Lady Susan Hutchinson will be hosting a series of holiday events throughout December for the public. The theme for the Governor’s Mansion’s Christmas events will be “Peace on Earth.” Christmas at…
