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Feature: 2016 AY’s Powerful Women

Feature: 2016 AY’s Powerful Women

  The iconic forward-thinking First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “No woman can really reach a place of recognition unless she has actually earned that place.” Photography by Lily Darragh / Shot on location at The Studios at Bespoke Media, Little Rock   March, AY recognizes the contributions, talents and tenacity of several of Arkansas’ […]

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Feature: Classic Meets Contemporary

The Vaughan-Palmer home in the Spa City’s historic Quapaw district was built in 1902 by Harry Vaughan. Photography by Janet Warlick Styled by Christopher Koch, Arkansas Furniture and Interiors   5,500-square-foot home was lovingly restored by famed Hot Springs artist Linda Palmer, who purchased it in 2000. She adored the dwelling, but she decided to […]

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Feature: Black History 365

This month, we recognize Black History Month by highlighting two of our state’s Afrocentric galleries, Hearne Fine Art and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, in addition to the outstanding artists whose work will be exhibited during the commemoration.   its inception in June 1988, Hearne Fine Art of Little Rock, which began as Pyramid Gallery, […]

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Feature: Food for Life

Perhaps you’re one of millions of Americans whose New Year Resolutions included: Lose weight. Eat more healthily. And perhaps you’re one of the millions who, by mid-February, find they’ve fallen off the wagon. This year, why not try something a bit different? Photography by Angie Davis   you meet someone who is passionate about her […]

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Feature: Empowering Women Benefitting Orphans

A call to serve others and a chance meeting … that’s how it all began. Above photo by Niki Mangan   idea for Shop My Closet formed when Jennifer Mooney and Melody Taylor combined their two passions: shopping and benefiting others. The two met in the parking lot of Little Rock Christian Academy one afternoon […]

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Feature: A Once in a Lifetime Find

The story of Esperanza is the stuff fairy tales are made of. Photography by Cindy Momchilov and courtesy of Mike Botha   Oskarson and boyfriend Travis Dillon visited a friend in Ratcliff, Ark., this past June, and while driving home to Colorado, the two decided to try their hands at one of their hobbies: prospecting. […]

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Feature: The Mindful Design of E. Fay Jones

His attention to detail was, in a word, incredible. His ability to achieve surprise is mindfulness defined. There’s no mistaking the artistry of E. Fay Jones, and we are honored to share with you two of his incredible designs: Stoneflower and Pine Knoll. Photography by Janet Warlick :: Pine Knoll styled by Jennifer Gibson, The […]

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Feature: UALR Trail Honors Political & Legal Champions

This month, 14 African Americans will be celebrated for their roles as trailblazers of civil and equal rights. Photograph by Ashlee Nobel   late African American newspaper publisher and native Arkansan Daisy Bates, whose home served as headquarters for civil rights activists during the 1957 Little Rock Central High School integration crisis, famously noted, “No […]

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Feature: Arkansas’ Abundance

Field, Farm and Game Photography by Ashlee Nobel and Janet Warlick   FAIR GAME Arkansas can easily be considered a haven for fishermen and hunters: There are more than 600,000 acres of lakes; nearly 10,000 miles of rivers and streams; and 3.2 million acres of public, huntable land in Arkansas.  The Arkansas Game and Fish […]

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Feature: Festival Season Takes Over Spa City

The 24th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival will be in full swing in downtown Hot Springs Oct. 9 through 18. This year is once again packed full of award-winning films, panels, parties, concerts and more. Here’s what you need to know to plan your film-watching week. Photographs courtesy of HSDFF   its quarter-century mark, […]

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Feature: Changing Futures One Face at a Time

Dr. Daron Praetzel is one of those individuals who has been fortunate enough to marry his life’s passion to his life’s work. Photography by Ashlee Nobel and courtesy of Praetzel   oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Praetzel is a colonel in the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Reserves of the U.S. Air Force. He served active duty […]

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