Everyone knows how much I love a weekend trip to Hot Springs. I always find something new to do, and I of course want to hit up my favorite restaurant. For my latest trip to the steamy town this past weekend, I decided to stay at a hotel I had never been to before and…
Top Weekend Events: June 11-13 Each Friday, AY President and Publisher Heather Baker sits down with the guys at 103.7 The Buzz to share some of the hottest events going on over the weekend in Arkansas. With so many fun things going on, you shouldn’t be limited to just a few events, though! Listen…
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort is planning an earlier start to its horse racing season by adding December race dates. The Hot Springs track announced that it plans to begin its horse racing season on Friday, Dec. 3, hosting a 66-day season that lasts through Sunday, May 8, 2022. According to a company release, this…
If you’re wondering, I’m still thinking about my stay at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and the wonderful people I met and stories I heard. That experience will stick with me forever, but that same weekend I visited Turpentine, I also became familiar with the neighboring area of Eureka Springs and the rich history that lies…
Each Friday, AY President and Publisher Heather Baker sits down with the guys at 103.7 The Buzz to share some of the hottest events going on over the weekend in Arkansas. With so many fun things going on, you shouldn’t be limited to just a few events, though! Listen to Heather Baker talk to David, Tommy and…
Anchor Down: Planning Your Cove Time To be a state so locked by land, Arkansas has quite a share of liquid dividends. Freshwater flows in superfluity across our lands — from the highs of the Ozarks to the lows of the Delta — cutting and carving the very fabric of what makes the Natural…
Mount Ida: A Little Gem of the Ouachitas Mount Ida, located about 40 miles beyond Hot Springs in west-central Arkansas, is one of the state’s smallest county seats with a population of some 1,076 kind souls. But this center of commerce for Montgomery County swings far above its weight. Let’s start with history.…
The Ascent of Argenta Downtown North Little Rock is on the rise, and at the center of it all is a thriving, diverse food and drink scene steeped in a collaborative effort to keep things moving forward. Take a stroll down Main Street in downtown North Little Rock, an area that runs…
Argenta: Dogtown’s Delight Just Keeps Getting Better As far as feel-good stories go, it doesn’t get much better than North Little Rock’s Argenta District; ironically, it’s also become one of the most iconic places in the state for “good feels.” Whether it’s the favored pastimes of us Southern folk in music and food or…
Arkansas Backstories: Islands Mention the word “islands” among friends and colleagues, and you’re likely to get a wide assortment of reactions: the Caribbean, Staten Island, Alcatraz, the Florida Keys, Hawaii or Manhattan. The more learned among your associates might quote poet John Donne (“No man is an island”) while some will prefer Paul Simon’s…
