By Evin Demirel In spring 1969, Hiram McBeth broke new ground by becoming the first African American in a varsity-level football game at the University of Arkansas. Few...
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Tragedy to Triumph
It only takes a moment for someone’s life to be turned upside down. For Amy Kizziar Gray, that moment came in November 2011. A physical therapist in her hometown of...
Most Likely to Be Murdered
The only graduate of the Harding College class of 1926 was stylish, with her jet-black hair worn in a fashionable flapper bob under her mortarboard. Ruby Lowery’s life...
Arkansas’ Buzzing Beer Scene
A stout brewing industry hops across the Natural State Arkansas has a burgeoning craft beer scene. During the last few years, more and more breweries have steadily...
Publisher’s Note: AY Does Food
AY is truly the magazine for foodies. Each month, we provide our readers with compelling stories about the state’s best chefs and most tantalizing restaurants, some...
We Like Wine Bars
Story by Mel White | Photography by Jamison Mosley And here are some Arkansas wine bars we think you'll like. I’m sure it says something about my wife and me — although...
Turpentine Creek
by Joe David Rice | Photography by Jamison Mosley Like many of you, I can vividly recall memorable scenes from travels over the years through the Arkansas Ozarks....
Dollars and Sense
Retirement planning includes financial, legal considerations Kristina Bolhouse has seen a little bit of everything over a decades-long career in financial planning....
Texarkana’s Famous Phantom Killer: Part 3
The Phantom Killer of Texarkana took five lives in 1946. But was he ever caught? In the annals of true crime, one enduring mystery is the identity of the multiple...
Food, Family and Love at Grandma’s House Cafe
By Marla Cantrell | Photography by Meredith Mashburn Elaine Bowlin loves to see the early morning sun climb over the Boston Mountains in the small town of Winslow,...
The Hot Springs Revival
By Rob Moritz | Photography by David Yerby Like the mythological phoenix obtaining new life by rising from its ashes, Hot Springs is reinventing itself in the aftermath...
Story of Daffodil Hill
Daffodils are my most beloved harbingers of spring. I love these cheery flowers so much, I’ve planted hundreds of thousands of the narcissus bulbs over the years at...