AY About You September 2022

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6 ON THE COVER Come On In! Our annual All About Home issue is here. Read more: page 33 Photo courtesy of KellCo Custom Homes Sports Bars Bucket List, page 102 WHAT’S INSIDE 10 Publisher’s Letter 12 Connect 14 Top Events 170 Murder Mystery 176 Arkansas Backstories HOME&GARDEN 18 Dare to be Different 26 Late Summer Lawncare ALL ABOUT HOME 28 Home Trends & Innovations 42 AY 2022 Innovative Home Awards 54 Arkansas Realtor of the Year 59 Realtors Association Awards 90 AY 's 2022 Best Realtors FOOD&DRINK 108 Game Day Appetizers 112 Face Behind the Place: Brad McCray TRAVEL 116 The Sultana at Marion Museum 122 Community Profile: Harrison ARTS&CULTURE 130 Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts' Delta Exhibition 138 Sleet City Art + Supplies ABOUT YOU 146 2022 Dancing With Our Stars Little Rock Gala 156 2022 Bolo Bash: Bolder Than Ever 164 This Side of Seven: A Shining Example

STEM is Lit!

Dr. Henderson explains that she understands not all students will enter a STEM field for a career, but it is still important for students to understand the real world applications of STEM and how they can make a difference.

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Applying these lessons to real-life situations is a great way to build interest in a variety of new subjects and courses. Dr. Green points out that many students may not enjoy subjects like math and science, but if you can create an innovative way to teach the subject then you can gain that student’s interest and attention.

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“I engage the students in real world problem solving like how to engineer a sturdy bridge, building, or robotic hand. Giving them real world problems to solve using blueprints, metric measurements and math, looking at the different materials that would work the best.”

Pulaski County Special School District spans more than 600 square miles in central Arkansas and requires highly skilled and passionate personnel to adapt educational policies and personalization to 26 schools. Every school is accredited by the Arkansas State Board of Education. PCSSD has served schools across Pulaski County since July is committed to creating a nationally recognized school district that assures that all students achieve at their maximum potential through collaborative, supportive and continuous efforts of all stakeholders.

“As STEM educators, we want students to enhance their STEM learning in the simplest, most effective way possible. We can use technologies that enhance a student’s existing knowledge base while also building strength in math, science and more.”

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) education continues to prove its value at the Pulaski County Special School District as interest in these areas increase among students at all grade levels. Maumelle Middle School 8th grade science teacher, Dr. Brandy Henderson, and Joe T. Robinson High math instructional coach, Dr. Erica Green, both understand the importance of the lessons learned in STEM classes.

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PCSSD is looking forward to seeing even more growth in the areas of STEM as Dr. Justin Luttrell moves into the second year in his position of Director of STEM. In his first year, Dr. Luttrell implemented monthly STEM is LIT challenges for students to encourage fun and educational activities for students of all ages.

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A few months ago, my ice maker created a huge mess in my kitchen, forcing my family and me to relocate for a period of time. Of course, my friend Cathy Tuggle found us a place to stay immediately, but it all happened too quickly. Over the past several months, I’ve found myself feeling disoriented at times – wanting not for a home, but for my home.

It wasn’t until earlier this year, when I was forced to pack up and leave in the middle of the night, that I truly appreciated the level of comfort that only one’s home can provide.

Thankfully, with a lot of help from my friends, family and many loved ones, my home has been repaired – a welcome rainbow after quite a lot of rain.

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Along with rainbows, September brings our annual home issue, featuring ‘AY’s Best Realtors’ and ‘Innovative Home Awards’ winners for 2022. We’ll also take a look at one of KellCo Custom Homes’ latest stunning builds as well as my own freshly renovated kitchen, which features an ultra cool bar for entertaining guests at those soon-to-come holiday gatherings. (Yes, I’ve already got the menu planned and the Christmas tree on standby.)

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We’re also checking in on some upcoming big events for two of our favorite causes: The annual Bolo Bash Reception & Luncheon – hosted by the Baptist Health Foundation – benefitting the renovation and expansion of Baptist Health’s maternal and infant care areas and NICU; and the annual Dancing With Our Stars Little Rock Gala – with support from the good-hearted folks behind Sissy’s Log Cabin – benefitting the Children’s Tumor Foundation.

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That’s it from me, and us, this time. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoy.

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So kick off your shoes, find a comfy spot on the couch and make yourself at home with this month’s issue of AY Magazine.

Speaking of ultra cool bars, we will be stopping by a couple of our favorites, including Brewski’s Pub & Grub in downtown Little Rock, and you’ll find out which spots throughout the state made it on our September ‘Sports Bars Bucket List.’

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The Blue Man Group isreturning to Little Rock fromSept. 9 through Sept. 11 fora limited engagement ontheir North American Tour.

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12 Bobby Portis – formerArkansas currentbasketballRazorbacksplayerandpowerforward forthe Milwaukee Bucks – is returning to his hometownof Little Rock this weekend, July 29 – July 31, 2022,to raise support for hischarity, The Bobby PortisFoundation.

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The inaugural Format Festival takes place Sept. 23-25 and includes more than 75 musical artists and two dozen visual, performance and institutional artists from around the world. Set on 250 acres of a natural landing strip surrounded by a forested ravine, it is just five minutes from downtown Bentonville. The festival aims to encourage discovery, spark curiosity and build community. General admission, VIP and platinum tickets are available.

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Good food and good times in your downtown! The Main Street Food Truck Festival was created as a way to bring people back to Main Street and support the Downtown Little Rock Partnership in the process. The Food Truck Festival was one of many great ideas that reintroduced people to downtown and helped revive Main Street into a bustling, active community. The Food Truck Festival has grown each year and now attracts tens of thousands of attendees from all over the region to downtown Little Rock.

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With over 30 years behind them and 30 million records sold, the upcoming tour marks Alice in Chains’ first tour dates in nearly three years. The band will be playing iconic songs from their classic albums like "Dirt and Facelift" as well as fan favorites from their more recent releases, "Rainier Fog and Black Gives Way to Blue." Alongside Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin are looking forward to performing live, coming off a pair of successful tours in late 2021. Their most recent work, "Aurora", was released in Jan. 2020.

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Arkansas Comic Con is a two-day event being held at the Statehouse Convention Center (101 E. Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72201) and will bring together a diverse list of guests, vendors, artists and fan groups, in an affordable, family-friendly environment. Special guests include Tom Kenney and the pink Power Ranger herself, Amy Jo Johnson.

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metal roofing (metal reflects energy from the sun up and away from the home, unlike as phalt shingles which absorb the energy and transmit heat down into the home) and a high-efficiency 18 S.E.E.R. (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) heating and cooling system provided by Energy Air, Inc. The higher the number, the more efficient the system will be, and more money the homeowner can save eachThemonth.builder’s favorite part of the design is its massive, clean, “sleek and sassy” casement windows throughout the home. Produced by Pella Windows and Doors, the windows were custom-made for the home and make a stun ning statement. “A home filled with light has much joy,” Kelley says.

That is where Hallen Estate came to life. It’s surrounded by unique amenities –– such as golf, a members-only club, walking trails and gated entries –– to mention a few.

frankly, shouldn’t be.”

Aside from its immediate breathtaking aesthetics, what started out as a custom spec home, Hallen Estate was designed and built for great energy efficiency. It features insulated

KellCo Custom Homes provides high-end lighting to highlight special features and alter interior designs of a specific space. “Luxurious lighting throughout a home offers uniqueness and enhances architectural allure,” she adds.

KellCo Custom Homes doesn’t hesitate when having the opportunity to design and build another breathtaking luxury home, es pecially in Chenal. “Chenal offers something different; it’s special all on its own, and that’s totally my drive,” Kelley says.

Thermal white oak hardwood flooring is flanked throughout the home, which further defines its interior character, reflecting soft, yet bold impressions, immediately upon entry. And the interior LED lighting throughout the home, provided by Tech Electric, boasts its own attitude altogether. “Lighting styles in a home say a lot,” Kelley explains.

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Having a unique vision, then putting that vision to work, takes great knowledge, a com prehensive and well-thought-out plan, many sleepless nights and, of course, hard work. “I love and appreciate the consistency and pow erful aesthetics Chenal Valley offers its resi dents, and that’s exactly my plan in each home that I design and build,” she says.

20 iercely passionate about modern architec ture and a custom home builder and designer, Tracie J. Kelley, President and CEO of KellCo Cus tom Homes Inc., doesn’t fol low trends –– she sets them!

“Hallen Estate is such an amazing home and on so many levels,” Kelley says. “I believe every home carries a testimony within, and Hallen Estate has something very powerful. I’ve been unbelievably blessed to have the op portunity to build this special home. I’m giv ing God all the glory.”

The Hallen Estate in Chenal Valley was one of the builder’s most exciting designs. Kelley’s biggest challenge? Herself! “I’m al ways eager to step it up and raise my own bar,” sheChenalsays. Valley in Little Rock is home to hundreds of pristine, high-end luxury homes, where character and sophistication abound. Known as a “master-planned-community,” residents in Chenal experience a self-con tained environment where there’s plenty of opportunities for shopping, dining, work and play.As a builder, one of the most important decisions for Kelley is location –– where she will purchase property for any of her custom homes to come alive. Kelley says, “I don’t pur chase just to build, and I don’t build just to sell. My passion for custom home building extends far beyond ordinary, and each home that I design reflects a distinct character that is often hard to find in today’s homes, and quite

mixes of modern masses and aesthetic intrigue and incorporates ma terials such as glass, steel, granite stones, metals, iron and wood to play together in exciting new ways for many of her custom

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There are so many fun and unique features of the Hallen Estate home, it’s hard for Kel ley to pick a favorite. “If I just had to choose,” she says, “it would undoubtedly be the family room. This is where my heart is.” The space is joined with a gourmet kitchen, overlooking a grand, linear fireplace stacked with granite stones and iron railings, and provides space for great family time, entertaining and a nice kick-back.Thekitchen is also one of Kelley’s favor ite areas of the homes she designs. Show cased here, hickory cabinets are stained using a white-wash method, back wiped through different applications and dressed in black iron pulls. Hickory shows off a unique char acter, such as veins and knots, and that is what makes the wood product so grand. “It truly takes getting out of your comfort zone to make the unique happen,” Kelley says. She states that hickory-anything is expensive, and that it’s certainly worth it. She says to play around and test this application on such ex pensive material takes much grit. “Just go for it!” she

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Below: Kelley proves bathrooms can be traditional while still pushing the envelope on style.

From exotic Quartzites and stone coun tertops within the home, to glass splashes, an iron-railed-lighted staircase and invigorat ing massaging shower systems, Kelley doesn’t back down when it comes to custom. “My homes are so spoiled!” she says.

flex rooms, outdoor kitchens and in-ground pools, Kelley’s designs are invigorating and fun at the start of any design. “Let’s go!” she says. “Exceptional designs have no boundaries. KellCo has a focus on design for the needs of each family while providing a unique modern, transitional and traditional aesthetic to those who “dare to be different.”

While building a new home is exciting, there are several important decisions that should be considered and made well ahead of any build project. “Do your homework,” Kelley advises. “Hiring the right builder is crucial,”as each builder has something different to offer, from design and quality to craftsmanship and knowledge. Know how to separate the so-so from the superb. Check to see how the builder engages within their job sites. Is there a builder absence? Of course, with permission from the builder, take a tour of the builders’ homes, if

Kelley says that growing up, she remem bers her grandmother saying, “Take it out side!” Now, that’s exactly what she does when designing her custom homes. Hallen Estate demands attention, and for an obvious rea sons. The exterior of the home is shanked with true granite stones, while seamlessly sur rounded by cypress and black iron. The large, black-trimmed windows draw attention to the amazing, multifunctional flex room, while gazes are focused on the exquisite glass chan delier below the 30-foot custom ceiling.

builds. “I like to keep it stirred up!” Kelley says. “Who wants what everyone else has? Boring. Boring. Boring.”

“I decided to take this room to the next level,” Kelley says. “With so many folks working from home today, who wants to feel trappedFeaturinginside?”open spaces, entertaining patios,

Left: Looking out from the back patio of the estate, which boasts a whole new standard of outdoor relaxation.

As featured, this 16-light chandelier Z-Lite 737 embraces a sleek boldness and doubles down on contemporary attitude. It features a linear silhouette fashioned with a sexy, matteblack finished steel, while infusing modernis tic style and class.

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• Can we use “our guy?”

Despite the previous demand in supplies, sky-high lumber and labor prices, Kelley says it’s all worth it in the end. “We must be real istic and understand the process of building a custom home will always include bumps along the way,” she says. “Be nice to your builder and trust their advice, as they are the experts. If you’re looking for a smoother process, buy a SPEC home at paint-phase!”

Kelley says she is in the design phase of several custom homes, which are soon to break ground. “I get excited with each and ev ery home as if it were my very first!” she says. Kelley’s upcoming custom homes will be in Chenal Valley and surrounding areas of Little Rock, Sherwood, North Little Rock, Conway and Greers Ferry.

With this said, it’s equally important that the builder do their homework. Kelley says, “While I’ve learned I can’t be all things to all people, I have gained much wisdom and insight in knowing that not all are meant to build together.”

The builder’s favorite part of the design is its massive, clean, “sleek and sassy” casement windows throughout the home.

Open, frequent and respectful communi cation throughout a build process is key. A client-builder relationship isn’t unlike one be tween spouses. “It’s like a marriage should be,” Kelley says.” “Make a plan with your builder of how and when you will communicate, so it doesn’t become a barrage of texts, emails and phone calls that can’t be effectively fielded.”

Trust your builder to live up to your initial expectations while keeping it real!”

Common Questions Kelley Hears in the Homebuilding Industry

possible, including while under construction. Find a builder who can guide you with sta bility and leadership –– particularly in today’s market –– and look for a builder whose emo tions don’t fluctuate like the price of lumber.”

Kelley enjoys working closely with every client throughout the build process. “As a gen eral contractor, we witness and face numerous and unprecedented changes within the indus try, especially over the past couple of years,” she says. “To say they can be challenging is merely an understatement.”

“This is a great question,” Kelley says. “It depends. 40% of the final cost of a cli ent’s custom home is outside of the build er’s control and is determined by the level of the buyer’s desired finished product.”

• What is the cost to build per square foot?

that ‘little changes’ make big impacts is important,” she says. “CHCH-CHANGES in a custom home building process are inevitable. Be gra cious and remember when designed by KellCo, [your] home is a one-of-a-kind custom home that has never been built be fore; therefore, budgets and floorplans are likely to be tweaked on-site. From paper to site, things often change.”

When building a custom home, mistakes are inevitable. Just because your builder has decades of experience doesn’t mean they will be flawless. “There will always be challenges to occur. It’s the nature of the beast,” Kelley says. “Ultimately, you will hire a builder for good reason, mostly, and hopefully, based on trust.

“A great builder will do everything possi ble to keep calm through the chaos,” she adds. “It’s important that clients trust they hired the right builder and trust in our ability to execute even through the chaos. The most important factor when building a home is trust. Some times it’s best to stay out of the kitchen until the final product is ready!” she jokes.

Kelley states that while a lower quote may seem appealing, you’ll pay for it in other ways. You’ll often hear Kelley say, “Our success stems from the dedication and hard work of the builder and the quality of our subcontractors and suppli ers. Using your builder’s resources keeps all points of accountability with the builder.”

Kelley strongly states, “Don’t try to build a home that is more than you can afford. Be honest and upfront with the builder about your budget. Otherwise, it will always add unnecessary stress to the build“Realizingprocess.”

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t’s late August and summer’s end is here. The leaves are beginning to curl from heat’s desiccating effect. Two kids, dreading the start of school, delight in their front yard’s open air. Their dad peers out from inside the house and notes the tree shading them, con sidering how much mess the oak will soon create in fallen leaves. Fortunately for him, help is available.

The team is equipped to help clients with most needs for landscap ing, including bush hogging, hauling off debris, gutter cleaning, leaf rak ing, mulch laying, mowing, refreshing flower beds, annual and perennial planting and hedge edging.

“It’s still family-owned,” McIntire says with pride. “My wife, my brother and I manage the company.”

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The advice from the professional? A healthy medium.

The Roland-based business, once just the couple, has since expanded to anywhere from four to eight employees year-round. With weather always changing, the business too is adapting to their clients’ needs.

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“Not everyone likes to look at solid green in the flower bed,” McIn tire says with a laugh. “Pops of color liven up the day.”

If you’re contemplating whether to add more color to areas in your yard, the answer is yes.

As he and his team prepare for coming cooler weather months, Mc Intire focuses on his clients’ lawns, and making sure they are in their best form through winter. Many basics to lawn care include fertilizing and watering enough, but the age-old debate of how much grass to leave on the yard post-mow persists.

McIntire’s has drop-off availability for customers who prefer the work themselves but may lack time to collect supplies during the work week. McIntire’s can help dump mulch, haul bulk, and place it somewhere convenient – such as a driveway – for ease of access. But if picking up on the weekend is preferred, that’s an option, too.

“Maybe a customer has bought a new house and the yard needs to be totally renovated, or it may just be a simple, ‘I’m tired of mowing my own yard’,’’ says McIntire. “A lot of our business is just mowing, edging, trimming bushes and moving forward.”

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Since 1999, when he started trimming grass for pay with a friend in high school, Patrick McIntire has been tackling the dif ficulty of changing seasons. After marrying, he and his wife decided to start a business with the clientele he had built up over the years. In March 2007, McIntire’s Lawncare LLC was born and has ever since been handling the lawn care needs of the people of Central Arkansas.

“I recommend not letting the clippings pile up too heavily,” McIntire says.“Some clippings are good to get nutrients back into soil…but I rec ommend dethatching the yard, so we can get the granulated fertilizers and weed treatments down in the soil for a lusher lawn in the summer months.”Once leaves from the trees have fallen, the team usually launches “full-blown leaf mode” in ridding yards of leaves, which for the fall sea son, is a major priority.

“We’ll deliver all kinds of hardwood mulch or river rock,” McIntire sys, “as well as fall plantings and spring plantings, to keep the color.”

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Celebrating autumn for McIntire’s Lawncare means dressing up flower beds with corn stalks, hay and pumpkins, planting mums, and decorat ing flower pots on clients’ porches, decks and patios.Ifyou’re

“The customer is always number one.”

But when should one mulch seasonally?

“There are mixed reviews on whether should keep the leaves out all winter,” McIntire explains, “but my personal opinion is that I’d like to keep them

“It’s probably 50-50, with half in the fall, and half in the spring,” McIntire says. “That way any bulbs planted are not at risk for freezing through out the Arkansanswinter.”are lucky to live in what McIntire describes as a “great climate area” and can grow a variety of things in winter. Prepping for that pe riod is usually why fall is so fun.

“We’ll come out and talk it over with you. It may be something that the client wants to try to do themselves and calls us in at the end to pull [the landscape] all together. But we will do as much or as little as [you] the client wants,” Mc Intire says.

project. This ensures that they can obtain and prep the supplies de sired for whatever vision you have in mind.Fall is rapidly approaching, and many people are beginning to spend more time on their porches and in their backyards. If not looking for a full renovation of your lawn, but you are planning an upcoming party, McIntire’s can also help decorate and clean up your yard, so it looks its best.

“The customer is always number one,” McIntire says, “and that may mean working strange hours to pull it off, but we will most definitely pull it off.”

If you’re a bit of a procrastinator and need lawn care soon, keep in mind that McIntire’s asks for at least a month’s notice to prepare and complete a

If you’ve just remembered that dirt pile out back you were plan ning to clean up, but have got a barbecue scheduled before you can tackle it, the McIntire team aims to accommodate and be available for their clients. It is always worth a call.

Havingoff.”

an attractive, clean yard can also be reflected in keeping mulched areas up-to-date. Not only does mulching ensure enriched, moist soil and control annoying weeds, it also freshens up your garden or flower beds and simply looks great. It turns out it isn’t mulch ado about nothing.

not a fan of grass, you can still incorporate the colors and beauty of autumn on and around outdoor spaces. And if fall decor isn’t your jam, there is also an opportunity to plant colorful cold-loving flowers and greenery that also enjoy the winter, such as pansies. With their ability to withstand cold and provide color, pansies add person

ality to your yard during the months of barren trees and Perhapsbushes.allthis talk about the outdoors has you considering your own yard, though you may be hesitant to start. Oftentimes the first step can be a little scary. If you’re looking for a stress-free approach to reach the goals you have for your yard, McIntire’s is a great place to start.

As summer concludes, a good time nears to think ahead. Having the proper lawn treatments now can actually protect your pocketbook for the next year, and whatever goals you have for the summer, you should be considering now.

Baker’s kitchen is full of on-trend innovations and personal touches.

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fter the hustle and bustle of last year’s holiday season, AY Publisher Heather Baker found bulging cabinets in her home, and heard inces sant ticking coming from her kitchen at night. She knew something was afoot. After weeks of searching, Baker eventu ally found the icemaker had been leak ing for months, steadily spewing water underneath her kitchen floorboards. By the time the discovery had been made, severe damage to her beautiful home in Little Rock’s Waterview Estates had al ready been done.

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Baker’s home was only eight years old , and even though it had seen wear and tear through her children’s teen years, it was still nice, and she had no plans for any major renovations prior to the So,catastrophe.whatdoes one do when life presents such a sour situation? You take those lemons and make lemonade. This was an opportunity for Baker to take her home in peril and grace it with an up-to-date look.

“I had no idea, in the beginning, that it was going to be this big of a project,” Baker says. “We have had to look into every single detail of every thing, from floorboards to all new flooring, to brand new cabinets, countertops, appliances, sinks, faucets — I mean everything.”

“They truly went above and beyond,” Baker says, adding that she could not have done the renova tion without their help. From the mess made, to the dozens of workers coordinated to come in and clean it up, Farm Bureau and Metro Disaster Specialists had her back.

One of the first steps they took was looking for new flooring that would replace her ruined trav ertine. Baker knew she wanted marble, and Lloyd’s Flooring Company in Little Rock came in at the

The first thing she did was contact her home insurance agent, Kenneth James, of Farm Bureau. James and his colleague, Tyler Hill, referred Baker to Metro Disaster Spe cialists, and never left her side while handling the disaster.

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“I immediately, 100%, knew I would go with Duke Cabinets,” Baker says, adding that she wanted custom, innovative storage tailored to her specific kitchen

“I also love to just rip everything up and see what’s underneath there,” she says. “If you have great concrete, stained concrete is so popular right now and it’s so easy to care for. I feel like that’s my second favorite from doing tile or hardwood — I would go with stained concrete.”

Compared to travertine, marble is durable, long-lasting and easy to clean. And because of the easy cleaning that comes with hard surfaces, Fason says carpet is phasing out.

Withseams.”theseoversized tiles, they attempted a “zero grout line” at one-six teenth of an inch, nearly diminishing the seams where the tiles are lined up. This trend is new compared to having about a half-inch grout line in the past.

From deep, waist-level cabinets for dishes to a cabinet with an attached spice rack that leans out at an angle, giving home chefs an accessible spice selec tion, the realm of cabinets really has it all these days.

A mere fresh coat of paint on the walls is the simplest way to freshen up your home.

“I'm not a designer, nor do I build homes,” Baker says. “So, with the ques tions I had, Lee was very easy to work with and helped me figure it all out.”

A new cabinet in Baker’s kitchen is dedicated to her KitchenAid Mixer. The mixer sits on a platform that elevates with a simple push, and has a convenient outlet behind it.

Baker’s close friend, Ari Fason, of Design and Events by Ari, also helped with the design process.

Baker is also partial to stained concrete, which is featured widely on another floor in her home.

One new cabinet in Baker’s kitchen is dedicated to her KitchenAid Mixer. The mixer sits on a platform that elevates with a simple push, and has a con venient outlet behind it so you never have to bother with re-storing the heavy machinery when you’re done with it.

Another exquisite custom cabinet display can be found in Baker’s bar area, where the above cabinets are outfitted in custom glass from West Little Rock Glass, with lights illuminating her selection of liquor.

After the flooring was squared away, Baker moved on to her kitchen cabi nets, an imperative part of the renovation. After deciding to demolish her two kitchen islands and replacing them with one big island, she lost 18 drawers for storage in her kitchen.

“We did a 2-by-4-foot tile, and it is fabulous,” Fason remarks. “But we were filling a huge space. If I were doing a bedroom, I’d do like a 1-by-2-foot tile. But because this was such a large area, it looks better, and you don’t see as many

Currentneeds.trends in the design of cabinets include things like soft closing and thinner doors and drawers. But current trends in the innovation of cabinets is stunning in its own right.

One of the final steps Baker took in her home renovation was choosing countertops from Countertop World.

best price. Together, Baker and Lloyd’s owner, Terri Lee, chose a massive, matte white marble tile with a black swirl for the main flooring. They contrasted it with a matte black marble tile with a white swirl for the guest bathroom and hearth around the fireplace.

“People like to keep carpet in their media rooms to kind of absorb the noise, but I feel like these busier families are loving turning on their iRobot and let ting it just clean one type of surface,” she says.

When updating hard surfaces, Fason advises to restain hardwood floors darker, and replace 2-inch planks with 4-to-6-inch planks.

She wanted a large statement piece on her newly built island in the center of her kitchen. The first piece Countertop World Co-Owner David McDougall showed her was a white with black detail piece of art she fell in love with.

For the countertops wrapping around the kitchen, black granite was placed, with a unique leather overlay.

Perhaps one of the best people to consult with on what’s up-and-coming in the realm of home trends and innovation is the winner of AY Maga zine’s 2022 Most Innovative Home Builder award, BillParkinson,Parkinson.of Parkinson Building Group, builds homes across Little Rock, and says trends change rapidly, varying by location.

you’re set out to give your aged home a little tender love and care, or you’re in a situation like Baker’s – forcing your hand to repair and in-turn inspiring renovation – know that the possibilities are end less. Even the smallest changes can make the home, and life, that much happier.

“A lot of these trim and door colors are the same, so to save money, I match the wall color to the trim and the door, so we don’t have to go in and repaint all of that as well. That’s when your cost goes way up, when you have to do all your doors and all your crown molding.”

And with millions of warm-colored shades to choose from, she says to simplify the process, match the wall colors to the color already on the crown molding and doors.

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“Lately we've just had a flurry of people say, ‘Hey my house now, I built it five or seven years ago, but it feels like it's 10, 15 years old. … I’ve just got to lighten and brighten this thing.’

“And so, we'll go in there and we'll swap out countertops, we’ll repaint the house. Maybe go from darker hinges and doorknobs to maybe a lighter brass. Whatever they want that’s kind of new and Accordingfun.”

Countertop World is also responsible for the two sinks installed in Baker’s kitchen. One being a spacious, farmhouse-style sink, and another being a conveniently placed vegetable prep sink in the island directly behind the stove. The company also installed the sinks and countertops in her master bathroom.

Parkinson is also seeing crown moldings get simpler as the years pass, giving homes a sleeker look. He doesn’t describe this trend as contempo rary, but modern.

Fason says a mere fresh coat of paint on the walls is the simplest way to freshen up your home. Some of her favorite warm colors are Dolphin Tail Blue and Repose Gray.

Home trends and innovations are ever-changing, and according to these experts, “freshening up” the home is a good idea about every five years, accord ing to these experts. Since Baker’s home was built in 2013, interior color palettes have lightened, flooring has grown in size, grout lines have become almost nonexistent and innovations have progressed.

“I like [the leather overlay] because it just looks better,” Fason says. “If you spill something and you wipe it off, it's not going to absorb. … It’s almost like a matte — like a couch almost is the way it feels. … I feel like it's a lot more durable and … it won't go out of style.”

Baker’s home is dressed in — as well as rock, but Hardie boards are be coming a big player in giving the home a unique, sleek look.

Fason suggests having a USB outlet (an update included in Baker’s kitchen renovation as well) added to something like a kitchen island, mak ing it easier to charge your devices while cooking so you don’t have to stretch a cord across the room.

But regardless of the material you choose, Fason warns to avoid porous material that will absorb spills.

Parkinson says customers love to incorporate innovative technology into their homes now, and it’s not as expensive as it used to be.

As for the home’s exterior, he is still seeing Stucco — which is what

Pro Source in Maumelle ensured that the walls above the kitchen countertops also showcase a stylish flare by supplying custom tiles for the backsplash. Lloyd’s pieced together the hexagonal tiles – out lined in white, black and gold – to make an undeniable statement in Baker’s bar area, which complements the beautiful brick-patterned backsplash that continues throughout the rest of the kitchen.

“That whole white, gray trend — it's not gone — but it seems to have some competition for what's the most popular in our current builds that we have going,” he explains.

“Everything Countertop World has is beautiful,” Baker says. “He has an incredible selection of some of the most beautiful countertops I’ve ever seen. They can help you on so many different levels.”

And then, of course, there is endless innovative technology to incor porate into your home.

“That can also become, you know, very painful over time as they start to outdate themselves and then you’ve got to update them,” he says. “So, if you're willing to go down that path of ‘I'm going to make an invest ment here and know that in five years, I'm going to need to un-invest and reinvest in something that is current,’ because that stuff doesn't tend to ageWhetherwell.”

Countertop World is also responsible for the two handy sinks installed in Baker’s kitchen.

to Parkinson, lightening and warming is the way to go for home refreshers. In West Little Rock, where Baker’s home sits, Parkinson is seeing warmer whites, like Sherwin Williams’ Alabaster, coming back into interior palettes.

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unveil the winners of AY's 2022 Innovative Home Awards, which applauds – and take a look at home trends, which characterizes – the inventiveness emerging from these present housing condi tions. Then, we will highlight AY’s 2022 Best Realtors, award winners from Arkansas Realtors Association and the Arkansas Realtor of the Year finalists, all of whom are critical facilitators of a resilient market.

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Over the past year, inflation has caused the prices of homes – and everything else – to skyrocket, mak ing for an initially desirable seller’s market in real estate. These conditions resulted in quick turnovers of ownership and exciting opportunities for both sellers and buyers. But, as inflation has persisted and tee tered, many sellers are finding themselves between two homes – having bought one, thinking they could ask top price for their former abode, still anticipating a purchaser for multiple months, and saddled with two mortgages. Within this fickle market, however, many silver linings light a path toward promise.

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Kelley’s seen her “fair share” of failed systems: “Although all things mechanical are designed to fail at some point, I’ve seen failed systems that could have been prevented and saved a TON of money, stemming from improper servicing, not having your system regularly serviced, not changing out filters, or even a not-so-nice encounter with dogs hovering around the exterior unit.

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An integral part of KellCo Real Estate is Principal Broker, Mary Freeman, who infuses a wealth of knowledge and wisdom into the firm. Mary has served Arkansas since 1984 and delivers outstanding customerTogether,support.theexperts at team KellCo work hard for its clients and delivers only the best at every turn. “Let’s work together and find the right solution for your Real Estate needs,” says Kelley.

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AY About You is proud to present its Innovative Home Awards, showcasing some of the best names in home innovation from across the state. The following winners were derived from thousands of votes cast by you, our readers.

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Batesville

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approachable and always ready to serve their clients. All of the following men and women exemplify each of these traits, and then some. Each has been nominated to be the Arkansas REALTOR of the Year by his or her local board or association for outstanding achievements and honorable service.

AARON BREWER

Mountain Vista Real Estate

Goodwin & Herman Associates

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Arkansas Valley

BLAKELEE RAMSEY

Cleburne County Board of

Conway and Perry Counties

Harrison District Board of REALTORS

El Dorado Board of REALTORS

Realtors

NANCY MORMAN REALTORS

Howell-Rickett Real Estate Professionals, Inc.

Crye-Leike

CARYN CREECH Board of REALTORS

NETTIE SMITH REALTORS Association

Southern Realty Group

Jerry Jackson Realty

Being a real estate professional in today’s world requires a constant ability to adapt and to dedicate a significant portion of one’s life to the trade. From late-night and weekend home showings to the fielding of texts and phone calls 24/7 to the unprecedented nature of the ongoing pandemic, the best REALTORS are available,

WILLENA HERMAN

Coldwell Banker, James R. Ford

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JEFF PRATT

IDA LONG

Moore And Co.,

JOY HOWELL-RICKETT Board of REALTORS

SENA LOVETTE-CRAFTON

Fort Smith Board of REALTORS

Rich Realty

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56 Congratulations FindlayApril 5813 Kavanaugh Blvd / www.charlottejohn.com501-664-564 Realtor of the Year for the Little Rock Realtors Association CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CHRIS CDEMAREST HRIS DEMAREST Congratulations 501-351-7143 // Susanvaught@remax.netHOMEFINDERS SUSAN VAUGHT North Pulaski Board of REALTORS Realtor of the Year for 2022

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58 CONGRATULATIONS Realtor of the Year Northeast Arkansas Board of Realtors® Brooksie Hartness 870.215.1511 • myimagerealty.combrooksie@imagerealty.net KENDALL RIGGINS MEZA HARRIS MARTHA HAGUEWOOD SOMER ADAMS MELANIE GABEL JOHN CARPENTER ZAC RITTER TOPHER MOORE BLAKE SMITH MANDY NICKELL RAY HEFLIN BRIANA RUFF RENEE HUDOCK CLAY PORTER DOMINICK HINDS MYRA SMALL RUBEN PAULINO JANA WRENAY ELKINS JENNIFER M. SIMS BRAD BRUNS HOLLY MCMASTER HOLLY DANIELS PAIGE CROCKETT RANDY ODGLEN KRAIG JIMENEZ COREY MITCHELL MARTHA OLDE BROOKE MCDONALD SHARAN HICKS DENISE CONTRERAS SERRANO JESSICA PALERMO MICHAEL DOUTHIT LAVENA SIPES DENISE CARRIGAN JOE DOLEY PHILLIP MADISON BOB ORBAND LESLIE MILLER SALLY SWICK THE HUTCHERSON TEAM THE WATKINS TEAM BLAINE ELLIOTT SCOTT MILLER ANGELA WARNER TEAM BELL

Robert Klein

Inez Reeder

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

April Findlay

Jon Underhill Real Estate

The Property Group

Kevin Marsh RE/MAX Affiliates Realty

INDIVIDUALS

Milicent McDonald ERA TEAM Real Estate

Nicole Nark HomeWay Realty

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Superior Real Estate, Inc.

Jon Underhill Real Estate

OF 2022YOU'SABOUT

Debbie Teague

Mary Kay Palmer

Keller Williams RealtyLittle Rock

Casey Jones The Janet Jones Company

Jeannie Johnson

Ashley East The Janet Jones Company

Jonathan Stone Arkansas Land & Realty

The Janet Jones Company

Allison Pickell

Diamond Dennis Adkins iRealty Arkansas

Todd Armstrong iRealty Arkansas

Whitney Elmore CBRPM Group-Midtown

Jojo Carter Engel & Volkers

TMK Properties

Kelly Johnson

Scott Deaton Deaton Group Realty

Diana Dominguez Aspire Realty Group

Travis Martin VineBrook Homes, LLC

Level 3: Gold--$3,500,000

Susan Reynolds

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock Brooks Jansen iRealty Arkansas

Christopher Marsh Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

The Charlotte John Company

John Selva Engel & Volkers

Karen Moulton

Level 4: Platinum--$5,000,000

Margaret Bell Hughes

Nathan Angel

Terry Quinn

Becky Finney Keller Williams Realty

Donna Dailey

Sharon Adkins iRealty Arkansas

Catherine Langley The Janet Jones Company

Lynn Pangburn

The Janet Jones Company

Shelli Stine

The Janet Jones Company

Dana Patterson-Sims RE/MAX Elite

Kevin Newcomb

Crye-Leike RealtorsKanis Branch

Donna Carlson

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Keller Williams Realty

Jonie Burks

Jay Calhoun

Level 6: Double Diamond--$14,000,000 and up

Stephanie Hurst

Kelly McConnell

The Charlotte John Company Marva Caldwell CBRPM Group-Midtown

Conley Golden

Brandy Harp

Double Diamond

Tara Helgestad Lotus Realty

Lawson Maddox Arkansas Land & Realty

Valerie Moran Crye-Leike REALTORKanis Branch

EPIC Real Estate

Aspire Realty Group

Susan Desselle

The Charlotte John Company

Jill Childers

Johnny Mitchum

Emily Barnes McCarty

The Janet Jones Company

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Kristen McCready

LITTLE ROCK ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

The Janet Jones Company

Jon Underhill Jon Underhill Real Estate

Level 1: Bronze--$1,000,000

Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Robert Richardson

Level 2: Silver--$2,000,000

The Janet Jones Company

The Charlotte John Company LaKesha Crow CBRPM Group-Midtown

RE/MAX Affiliates Realty

Level 5: Diamond--$7,000,000

2022 Little Rock REALTORS ® Association Awards of Distinction

Tracy Gill CBRPM Group-Maumelle

Walt Dickinson

Jon Underhill Real Estate

Rick Hatfield DiamondRock Realty Keith Hill Keller Williams Realty

Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Jean Hurst CBRPM Group - Midtown

Johnny Reynolds

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Bob Bushmiaer

The Janet Jones Company

Monica Hale Plush Homes Company Realtors

Jon Underhill Real Estate

The Property Group

Emily Young The Charlotte John Company

Crystal Beatty Modern Realty Group

The Charlotte John Company Allen Myers CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Tracy Rice Keller Williams Realty

RE/MAX Affiliates Realty

CBRPM GroupSaline County Silver Jessica Baxter Pixel Properties Realty Michelle Blalock

RE/MAX Elite

Haley Davis Aspire Realty Group

The Janet Jones Company

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Catherine Young Jon Underhill Real Estate Gold

Lee Smith

Arlene Blann

The Charlotte John Company

The Charlotte John Company

The Charlotte John Company

Mary Godfrey

Beth Butram-Haley Keller Williams Realty

Stephanie Tharp Jon Underhill Real Estate

Meg France

United Real Estate | Central Arkansas

Jerry Larkowski ESQ. Realty Group

Mary Margaret Dunn

Jamie Grantham CBRPM Group - Midtown

Michael Teague The Janet Jones Company

Ashley Schwander Jon Underhill Real Estate

CBRPM Group - Midtown

The Janet Jones Company

Melissa Bond

Jessica Kelly CBRPM Group - MIdtown

Lynn Dickey The Janet Jones Company

Sheryl McKelvey

Owen Gazette

RE/MAX Elite Little Rock

The Janet Jones Company

Sandy Sanders iRealty Arkansas

Kirke Rocky Herman Access Realty, Inc.

Barbara Jordan

Jonathan Sketas Carle Properties

Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Ryan Elledge

Dieresha Smith

Keller Williams Realty

Cara Hazlewood

Jerald Gardner CBRPM Group - Midtown

Kristen Hinson

Barbara Swesey iRealty Arkansas

Michelle Miller

Marquise Lovelace Keller Williams Realty Clark Marshall CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Brian Winstead iRealty Arkansas

Linda Sanders

Madeline Balgavy

Laurel Lawrence The Janet Jones Company

Cydney Fullen

Erica Ibsen

The Charlotte John Company

Scott Sandlin CBRPM Group - Midtown

NaQuesha Cross Innovative Realty

Angelica Rogers CBRPM Group - Midtown

Walter ONeal Keller Williams Realty

Shannon Treece

Joel Tvedten River Rock Realty Company

Barbara Cherry

The Charlotte John Company

Jennifer Cook

Ryann Hilson

RE/MAX Elite John Rogers CBRPM Group - Midtown

The Charlotte John Company

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Anita Strange CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Aspire Realty Group

Mollie Birch

MidSouth Realty

Lisa Fort CBRPM Group - Midtown

Missy Cozzens

RE/MAX Affiliates Realty

The Charlotte John Company

Angela Rhodes Modern Realty Group

Trey Stevens TMK Properties

The Janet Jones Company

Aspire Realty Group

Kelly Wei

Estefany Castillo

Christy Robinson Keller Williams Realty

Ireon Gaines

Broderic Armstead Keller Williams Realty

The Charlotte John Company

Joanna White

Crye-Leike RealtorsKanis Branch

The Charlotte John Company

Amy Glover Bryant

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Paul Amponsah Access Realty, Inc

Crye-Leike RealtorsKanis Branch

Austin Evans

Becky Tanner Keller Williams Realty

Jennifer Williams Century 21 United April Wingfield Aspire Realty Group

River Trail Properties

The Charlotte John Company

Jon Underhill Real Estate

The Janet Jones Company

Andrea Filipcanova

The Property Group

Dana Crowell

The Charlotte John Company Brooks Harrington Keller Williams Realty

United Real Estate | Central Arkansas

Kaye Chambers

Abbie Stalnaker The Property Group

Gayle Doll

The Property Group

Kathy Johnson

The Charlotte John Company

The Janet Jones Company Melissa Glidden

Kerrie Joiner

Margaret Holt

Shelby Norfleet

Janet Flegal

The Janet Jones Company

Margaret King

The Charlotte John Company

Marti Thomas The Janet Jones Company Brenda White Keller Williams Realty

Barbara Roberts

Kimberly Robbins

Langston Carr

Century 21 United

Shawn Clark

Renee Pierce

Brenda Guillet

Matty Ross

Sarah Duke

David Austin

The Janet Jones Company

Platinum

Pixel Properties Realty

Lisa Winbourne

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Amanda Galbraith Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Elisabeth Roedel Pixel Properties Realty

Tiara Ligon Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America

Pixel Properties Realty

Sabrina Honorable Innovative Realty

The Charlotte John Company Laura Rogers River Trail Properties

Kenny Van Patten

Karl Freeman Keller Williams Realty

Doug Woodall

Marybeth Dockery

Cassie Wells Keller Williams Realty

RE/MAX Elite

Judy Nelsen iRealty Arkansas Celeste ONeal Keller Williams Realty Melinda Purvis CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock Madison Ralph Keller Williams Realty

The Charlotte John Company

Dawn Scott The Janet Jones Company

Jordan Roehrenbeck

The Charlotte John Company

Ron Jones

Erin Tripcony Carle Properties

Casa Americana Realty

Michael Couch CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock Tanya Craft The Janet Jones Company

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Amanda Jackson

Lauren Clark

Yanyan Xie Keller Williams Realty

Stacie Corbitt

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Dorothy Willoughby CBRPM Group - Midtown

The Janet Jones Company

The Charlotte John Company

La Jauna Herrin

501 Partners

Pixel Properties Realty

CBRPM Group - Midtown

The Janet Jones Company

Claire and Company

McKimmey Associates, Realtors

Michael Griffin MidSouth Realty

Will Smith

Hoffman Team

The Property Group

Crye-Leike RealtorsKanis Branch

Elizabeth Finch

Amber Perry, Wade Perry The Property Group Walker-Williams Team Tracie Walker, Bill Williams Modern Realty Group

Curry-LedbetterGold Team

Jeffrey Curry-Ledbetter, Sherry Curry The Charlotte John Company

Scott Goodrich

RE/MAX Affiliates Realty

The Property Group

Anne-Elizabeth Wynne

Jamie Hoffman, Jody Eaton, David Dabous, Katchiri Moody River Rock Realty Company

Shackleford Team Scott and ShacklefordRenee

Loveless Team Edward Loveless, Wally Loveless iRealty Arkansas

The Mike Rushin Co., Inc.

Rebecca Sudduth, Marci Richardson iRealty Arkansas

CBRPM Group - Midtown

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Shannon Smith

Aspire Realty Group

Hayley Taylor

Katherine Hardison

The Sumbles Team Randy Sumbles, Kathe Sumbles, Robert Fisher, Nathan Thompson, Lila Riggs

The Ellison Group Kerry Ellison, Samantha Crawford, Lauren Gonzalez, Sarah White, Angela Stowell, Jennifer Stapleton Keller Williams Realty

Mitsy Tharp

The Perry Team

Sarah Bailey & Co Sarah Bailey, Francesca Tolson

Kristen Kennon, Brandon Owens, Jon Kennon iRealty Arkansas

Maradyth McKenzie

The Val Hansen Team Valentine Hansen, Wendy Pruett, Lori Evans, Troy Shelton, Chris Scribner, Jack Hansen RE/MAX Properties

Quintessential Team Quincy Holloway, Danah Holloway Keller Williams Realty

2022 Little Rock REALTORS ® Association Awards of Distinction

Carolyn Cobb

The Property Group

Allen Trammell

Ranae Ward

The Sutton Group David Sutton, Susan Sutton RE/MAX Elite

Caristiana Hoey, John McInnis Carolyn Russell Real Estate, Inc.

Keller Williams Realty

Access Realty, Inc.

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CBRPM Group - Midtown

TMK Properties

Trammell & Co Real Estate

Pixel Properties Realty

The A Team

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Aspire Realty Group

Janice Garry

The Charlotte John Co

Kathy Patton

The Janet Jones Company

Ryan Stephens

The Property Group

Bronze

The Janet Jones Company

Sarah Beth Lowe

Realtors

Kennon Team

Plush Homes Company

Aspire Realty Group

Kayla Lewis

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Brokers Guild Real Estate

Tom Stringfellow

Kevin McHenry

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Double Diamond

iRealty Arkansas

Keener Team Charles Keener, Brian Lee

JJC Real Estate Group Jacob Campbell, Jordan Campbell Keller Williams Realty

Hosetta Washington

The Honea Team Michelle Honea, Lolly Honea Keller Williams Realty

RE/MAX Affiliates Realty

Brandy Jones

Kevin Daugherty

CBRPM Group - Midtown

Sandra Hollowell

Hannah Howe

Lisa Ray

Hamilton McNally Team Stacy Hamilton, Courtney McNally Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

RE/MAX Elite Sudduth Richardson Team

Brokers Guild Real Estate

Ashley Wurtz

The Janet Jones Company

Keller Williams Realty

The Brunson Team Undre Brunson, Tewanna Brunson Keller Williams Realty

Crye-Leike RealtorsKanis Branch

Capital InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Kris McKenzie

Cynda Ramsay

Belinda Grace

Charlene Lee, Tiffany Hoffman Smith, Lila Pearsall Quinn, Kathy Kane, Maryanne Campbell, Joanne Homeyer, Jeff Burton, Andrew Webre RE501 Realtor Partners

The Holly Driver Team Holly Driver, Heather Stuart, Amy Bush Aspire Realty Group

The Executive Team Karen Hall-Fore, AJ Hall iRealty Arkansas

Aylette Roper

Kim Floyd

Shay Ledbetter

Pixel Properties Realty

TEAMS

Team Sold It Leigh Lawson, Jenica Clement TMK Properties

CaristianaPlatinumandJC

Jana Parish Superior Real Estate, Inc.

Jennifer Adkins, Bryan Pitts, Stanton Robinson, Jessica Suen

Johnny & Cece McKay Cece McKay, Johnny McKay

Delores Turner

Jennifer McCarty

Ronald Hollis Jr. Metro Real Estate

Nate Perry

Jalisa Sloan

Pat Hitt

Crye-Leike RealtorsKanis Branch

Claire Brown, Maria Olmos, Charmagne Bass Keller Williams Realty

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Michael Rushin Jr.

United Real Estate | Central Arkansas

Jon Underhill Real Estate

Stan McLellan Team Stan McLellan, Jane McLellan, Amy Henry, Whitney McLellan Appler McLellan & Associates Real Estate Group Diamond Coney Campbell Team Tina Coney, Angela Campbell Keller Williams Realty LR Branch

Jerry Hill, Rusty Armstrong ERA TEAM Real Estate

The Janet Jones Company

Jennifer Adkins Team

CBRPM GroupWest Little Rock

Truman Ball Real Estate

Joyce King

Myra Hardimon

12814 Cantrell Rd. / Little Rock 501.907.5959 www.BeckyFinney.com501.258.8867501.907.5958officefaxcell Becky Finney CRS, ExecutiveGRIBroker Congratulations on achieving top honors in the Arkansas Realtors Association Awards!

John Carpenter Lindsey & Associates, Inc.

Third Street Realty Services

Patsy Simmons Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Level — $7,000,000

Matthew Dickhut Collier & Associates

Somer Adams Lindsey & Assoc., Inc.

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette Fayetteville

Keller Williams Market Pro Realty Branch Office

Beth Anne Holloway The Brandon Group

Ryan Hill The Virtual Realty Group

Sheryl Carman

Triple Diamond

Adriana Franky Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

1: Onyx —

Jan Holland

Misty McMullen McMullen Realty Group

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

Branch

Level — $21,000,000

Kaci Johnson Realty Mart

Christopher Dinwiddie The Exclusive Real Estate Group, LLC

Michael Sims Bassett Mix And Associates, Inc.

Northwest Arkansas Board of REALTORS

Marcy Chavez Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Springdale

Portfolio InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Linda Marquess

Scott Waymire Berkshire RealHomeServicesHathawaySolutionsEstate

Melanie Gabel Lindsey & Associates, Inc.

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteBentonville

CROSS PROPERTY INDIVIDUALSSALES

Alexus Main eXp Realty NWA Branch

Steve Fineberg & Associates

®

Melissa Sims First Star Realty

Yuliya Colvin Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Springdale Diamond Adam Reynolds Neighborhood Realty

Becky Carter Urban Cottage

Kendall Riggins Lindsey & Associates, Inc.

Portfolio InternationalSotheby'sRealty

Bailey Tahy Riverwood Homes Real Estate

Level — $14,000,000

Lenore Cottrell The Brandon Group

Becky Lynch Bassett Mix And Associates, Inc.

Amanda Gainey McMullen Realty Group

Level $2,000,000

5: Diamond

Doug Gibson Crye-Leike REALTORS, Rogers

Jared Smith Gibson Real Estate

Adam Steenken

Greg Taylor The Griffin CommercialCompanyDivisionSpringdale

Leah Childress

Double Diamond

Marion Aust Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey Michelle Brock Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Lauren Boozman Northey

William Payne Flat Fee Realty

3: Sapphire

Greg Hughes Elite Realty

Heather Campbell Weichert, REALTORS Griffin Company Bentonville

Chase White Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Branch

Sam Niccum Riverwood Homes Real Estate

Riverwood Homes Real Estate

Mary Bassett Bassett Mix And Associates, Inc.

Ryan Blackstone Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Jennifer Huffaker Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteBentonville

Jerry Dou Collier & BentonvilleAssociates-Branch

Deanna Crook Homescape Realty

Martha Haguewood Lindsey & Associates Inc.

Jim Brandon Berkshire RealHomeServicesHathawaySolutionsEstate

Level — $5,000,000

Ellie Combs Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey Gene Tabor TABOR Real Estate

Whitney Morgan Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteFayetteville

Meza Harris Lindsey & Assoc., Inc.

6: Double Diamond

Chad O'Malley Collier & BentonvilleAssociates-Branch

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Alta Felix

Level — $4,000,000

Taylor Baker Equity Partners Realty

Jacki Hudak Riverwood Homes Real Estate

Bart Hester

Toby Crawford Crawford Real Estate and Associates

Level — $3,000,000

Dan Schwieder Twin Oaks Realty, Inc.

Dale Carlton, Jr Carlton Realty, Inc.

Keith Marrs Legend Realty Inc.

Austin Bivens eXp Realty NWA Branch

Brent Owens Owens Realty and Auction

Natalie Edwards Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey Bentonville

Steve Fineberg

Elevation Real Estate and Management

Landmark Real Estate and Investment, LLC

Susan Gleghorn

Amber Latimer Gibson Real Estate

Allen Dietzschold eXp Realty NWA Branch

Aaron Hawes

Marcus Necessary Weichert, REALTORS Griffin Company Bentonville

Beckie Seba Weichert, REALTORS Griffin Company Bentonville

Delton Williams Crye-Leike REALTORS, Gentry

Jennifer Castro Keller Williams Market Pro Realty Branch Office

Mike Parker Prime Real Estate and Development

Sean Morris Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteFayetteville

Jean Lance Crye-Leike RealtorsBentonville

Michael Hodges Keller Williams Market Pro Realty Branch Office

Sherry Hardie Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteBentonville

Ashley Fox Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Ashton Todd Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteBentonville

Dee Rodes

4: Emerald

Cammi Hevener Ward Jones, Inc.

Ashlynn Anderson First Star Realty

2: Amethyst

Jackson Williams Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Springdale

Lindsey Clark Collier & Associates

7: Triple Diamond

Helen Dansker

Brandi Mallard Collier & AssociatesRogers Branch

Weichert, REALTORS Griffin Company Bentonville

Real Estate Journey

Bleaux Barnes Mathias Real Estate

Brenda LaRoche

Juliana Carlton Neighborhood Realty Julie Wolfe

Beth Hey Berkshire

Cindy Switzer

Erin Hemme Carlton Realty, Inc.

Jeff Clifton Mossy Oak Properties of the Heartland

John Teague Rausch Coleman Realty Group, LLC

Crye-Leike REALTORS Fayetteville

Rausch Coleman Realty Group, LLC

Jackie Snead Neighborhood Realty James Gibson Gibson Real Estate James Williams Homescape Realty

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Erika Rayburn

Erica Lanning Collier & AssociatesRogers Branch

Briana Ruff Lindsey & Associates, Inc.

Daniel Thomas NWA Real Estate Huntsville Branch

Jesselyn Lising Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Jenna Ruhe Collier & Associates

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette Bentonville

Donna Bermingham

Jill Marley Berkshire RealHomeServicesHathawaySolutionsEstate

Kelly Green Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers Kelly Reed Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Lisa Darling

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Krystal Tronzano Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Carmen Hennelly

Weichert, REALTORS Griffin Company Bentonville

Elizabeth Burgess Rausch Coleman Realty Group, LLC

Brenda Lee Prime Real Estate and Development

Joshua Hagan eXp Realty Bentonville

Jim Sellers

Daniel Rosales Fathom Realty

Dominick Hinds Lindsey & Associates Inc.

Brenda Parker RE/MAX Real Estate Results

Christina Gervasi

Crissy Roughley McMullen Realty Group

Cassie Michalski

Dana Reynolds Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Danielle Kelly Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Jan Oliphant Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette Rogers Jana-Wrenay Elkins Lindsey & Associates Inc.

Joy Hagerty Fathom Realty

Jody Hendrix Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Ka Kue

Kim Jones

Christopher Erstine Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Springdale

Courtney Long Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Christine Cook Collier & Associates

Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Faith Castleberry Neighborhood Realty Francisco Diaz Fathom Realty

Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey Eric Gibby Hutchinson Realty

Chanika Ogle HOWSE Real Estate

Crye-Leike REALTORSBella Vista Dave Layman Mathias Real Estate

Kelley Talley Neighborhood Realty Kelly Crenshaw

Charles Difan Rausch Coleman Realty Group, LLC

Jillian Chamberlin Neighborhood Realty

Joel Treat Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Springdale

Daniel Short Mossy Oak Properties Natural Farms and Wildlife

Curtis Stewart Legend Realty Inc.

Jennifer Skoff Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteFayetteville

Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Jason Benham Bassett Mix And Associates, Inc.

RealHomeServicesHathawaySolutionsEstate

Gavin Edwards Synergy Realty Group, LLC

Clay Porter Lindsey & Associates, Inc.

David Mix Bassett Mix And Associates, Inc.

Jason Smith Smith and Associates Real Estate Services Jay Downing Flyer Homes Real Estate

Weichert, REALTORS Griffin Company Bentonville

Jarred Blackstone Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Crye-Leike REALTORS, Gentry

Hilda Wieberg Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Jamie Grayum Neighborhood Realty

Gustavo Pena Equity Partners Realty

Blake Smith Lindsey & Associates, Inc.

Jennifer Hicks Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteBentonville

Kate Cox

Blaine Elliot Lindsey & Assoc., Inc. Branch

Brenda Sullivan Crye-Leike REALTORS, Siloam Springs

Dave Armstrong

Larry Marion Bassett Mix And Associates, Inc.

Daria Coffield Keller Williams Market Pro Realty

Chuck Simmons Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Letitia Washburn

Emily Molloy

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette Fayetteville

United Country Sellers Properties

Erin Porter Collier & Associates

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & FaucetteRogers

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey Bentonville

Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Fayetteville

Crye-Leike REALTORSBella Vista

Eden Mejia-Ashburn Collier & AssociatesRogers Branch

Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette Rogers

Crye-Leike REALTORSBella Vista

Lance Martin

Jenny Miller Collier & AssociatesBentonville Branch

Kristine Sherry

John Rhine RE/MAX Real Estate Results

Darohnn Pender RE/MAX Real Estate Results

Ginger Harrell

Landon Ward Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Journey

Desiree Stock Collier & Associates

David Stouffer

Hayley Franklin The Brandon Group Heather Keenen Team Ag Real Estate, Inc.

Joseph Swarengin McMullen Realty Group

Kyle Atkins

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a proven track record of almost 20 years of experience working with both buyers and sellers,

Medlockhome.”is an expert in negotiating contracts, explaining the buying and selling process and walking clients through their new home purchase or sale with confidence and ease. She has extensive experience in navigating new construction, custom home building and working with first-time home buyers, and is also able to identify and recommend easy up dates that can be made to your home to sell it faster and for more money. As the recent pandemic has placed a lot of strain and changes on the market, her experience and expertise have been invaluable for her clients.

Whether you are looking to BUY OR SELL OR BUILD, give me a call. I can help. 501.944.8687 2411 McCain Blvd., Suite 4, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72116 / stacimedlock.com “REAL ESTATE IS WHAT I DO & I LOVE WHAT I DO!”

Staci Medlock previously voted Realtor of the Year, served as President of the NPBR, and recognized as a Multi Million Dollar Producer for the past 15 years. She specializes in working with first time home buyers as well as new construction with extensive experience helping both home buyers and sellers across Central Arkansas.

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She employs a wide range of marketing strategies on ev ery listing including professional photography, social media marketing and promoting homes on numerous online chan nels and websites. In addition, she establishes various offline marketing strategies such as creating flyers and printed ma terials, submissions to newspapers, real estate magazines and holding open houses for enhanced exposure to other real es tate agents and potential buyers.

“There’s never a dull moment,” Medlock says. “There is a lot of extreme multi-tasking, but I love to take care of people. Real estate is one way I am able to help clients by assisting them with selling or purchasing their home.”

“As a native of Central Arkansas, I have a strong love for serving clients in this great state and love the relationships I have created over the last decade,” she says. “Referrals are the largest source of my business, and I am truly blessed to be able to serve so many people by helping them find their dream

Staci Medlock is one of the top real estate agents in Central Arkansas. She caters to a wide range of clients across the region, including Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Maumelle, Jacksonville, Cabot, Searcy and Bee be.

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Jean Hurst

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Francesca Tolson

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Delton Williams

Jean Lance

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Pat Hitt

Susan Desselle

Jonathan Stone

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AY’s Best Realtors is a list tallied from hundreds of nominations and votes cast by you, our readers. It is ordered alphabetically by business name, and the individuals' last names if for the same company.

DelRae McGee

Shelli Stine

Doug Gibson

Laura Gerstner

Carolyn Russell Real Estate

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David Erstine

Diana Dominguez

Marva Caldwell

Sherry Hardie

Engel & Völkers Real Estate

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Equity Partners Realty

Arkansas Land & Realty

Joanna White

Melissa Glidden

Lindsey Blaylock Bailey & Company Real Estate

Holly Driver

Karen Moulton

Carlton Realty, Inc.

John Rogers Coldwell Banker RPM Group

Aspire Realty Group

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Engel & Völkers Real Estate

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Inez Reeder Coldwell Banker RPM Group

Todd Rice Colliers International

Coldwell Banker RPM Group Jim Irwin Colliers International

La Kesha Crow Coldwell Banker RPM Group

CBRE Group, Fayetteville

Mayer Team

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Bailey & Company Real Estate

Aspire Realty Group

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Victoria Killough

Patsy Simmons

Caristiana Hoey

Justin DuBar Century 21 Wright Pace

Epic Real Estate

Greg Hughes Elite Realty

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Crye-Leike Realtors, Little Rock

Crye-Leike Realtors, Pleasant Grove

Sarah Bailey Bailey & Company Real Estate

Elizabeth Roedel

Kirt Thomas Bailey & Company Real Estate

Ellie Combs

AY About You is proud to present its 2022 Best Realtors listing, celebrating the best that Arkansas’ real estate market has to offer. The following profession als occupy an industry that we are proud and humbled to admire. For as much as we staple ourselves on being about you, the best Realtors operate under the same mission, delivering families forever homes while at the same time turning partnerships into lifelong relationships.

Bailey & Company Real Estate

Taylor Baker

Aspire Realty Group

eXp Realty Arkansas

Mitsy Tharp

Allison Pickell

12 Stones NWA

Arkansas Land & Realty

Bailey & Company Real Estate

Coldwell Banker RPM Group

Marion Aust

Kim Floyd Coldwell Banker RPM Group

Jessica Rogers

Aspire Realty Group

Lawson Maddox

Roe Team

Desselle Real Estate

Natalie Edwards

Randy & Kathe Sumbles Keller Williams Realty

Melissa John The Charlotte John Company

The Janet Jones Company

The Janet Jones Company

Kerry Ellison Keller Williams Realty

The Janet Jones Company

Emily Young The Charlotte John Company

Stephanie Tharp Jon Underhill Real Estate

The Janet Jones Company

Tara Helgestad

Aleisha McIntire iRealty Arkansas

Brent Owens Owens Realty and Auction

Robin Sanders RE/MAX Elite, North Little Rock

Kristen Kennon iRealty Arkansas

Michael Dang

Jon Underhill Real Estate

Jon Underhill Real Estate

The Property Group

Tracy Cryder Keller Williams Realty

Bill Williams Modern Realty Group

Weichert REALTORS - The Griffin Company Fayetteville

Debbie Teague

James Gibson Gibson Real Estate

Deanna Crook Homescape Realty

Tamika Edwards iRealty Arkansas

Kristi Reed iRealty Arkansas

Karl Freeman Keller Williams Realty

The Charlotte John Company Michelle Blalock

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Sandy Sanders RE501 Partners

Jamie Hoffman River Rock Realty Company, Hoffman Team

Gene Tabor

Amanda Mercer Modern Realty Group

Carly Garland Keller Williams, Bentonville, Trina Team

The Janet Jones Company

Monica & Jeremy Ibison Keller Williams, Fort Smith

Beckie Seba

David Hall

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Annette Gore

Laura Labay eXp Realty Arkansas

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Tiffany O'Dwyer Modern Realty Group

Lolly Honea & Michelle HoneaFrueauff Keller Williams Realty

NextHome NWA Pro Realty

eXp Realty Arkansas

Carl Bell Keller Williams Realty

Claire Brown Move Realty, Little Rock

The Brandon Group

Heather McNeil

Amanda Shue The Charlotte John Company

Mandy Jackson

The Griffin Company Commercial Division, Springdale

Ryan Hill The Virtual Realty Group

Dan Schwieder

Heather Campbell

Twin Oaks Realty, Inc.

Marcy Chavez

The Charlotte John Company Michelle Miller

The Janet Jones Company

The Charlotte John Company

Meg France Jon Underhill Real Estate

Sarah Gardener

Kristen McCrary

House Inc. Team

The Hagan Group eXp Realty Arkansas

Market Edge Realty - NWA First Real Estate

Jared Smith Gibson Real Estate

Trina Hammond Keller Williams, Bentonville, Trina Team

Andrew Webre RE501 Realtor Partners

Conley Golden

The Charlotte John Company

Misty McMullen McMullen Realty Group

Kassi Bell Plantation Realty Co.

Thrive Real Estate

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Lynn Dickey

Kristen Hinson

Lenore Cottrell

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Amber Latimer Gibson Real Estate

Donna Dailey

RE/MAX Real Estate Results, Bentonville

NWA ProTeam

Yuliya Colvin

Tim Wang Team Prestige Management & Realty

Suzette Elmore McKimmey Associates Realtors

April Findlay

The Charlotte John Company

Prime Real Estate and Development

Susan Reynolds

Pixel Properties Realty

NWA House Hunters RE/MAX Real Estate Results

Dennis Adkins

Christine Johnson iRealty Arkansas

Parker-Scroggins/Century 21, Bryant

Ray Ellen

Tabor Real Estate

Jon Kennon iRealty Arkansas

Kayla Jones iRealty Arkansas

Margaret Bell Hughes

Nate Perry The Property Group

Brandy Harp Jon Underhill Real Estate

Tracie Walker Modern Realty Group

Kim Minor

The Charlotte John Company

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Robert Klein The Property Group

Belinda Grace

Landmark Real Estate and Investment, LLC

Travis Martin VineBrook Homes, LLC

Christopher Dinwiddie

Jose Esparza

Melissa Sims First Star Realty William Payne Flat Fee Realty

Sam Carrasquillo iRealty Arkansas

Terry Quinn

The Charlotte John Company

The Janet Jones Company

Weichert Realtors - The Griffin Company, Bentonville

The Janet Jones Company

The Property Group

Megan Cain Keller Williams Realty

Third Street Realty Services

Dana Patterson-Sims RE/MAX Elite

The Janet Jones Company

Jon Underhill Real Estate

Kelly McConnell Jon Underhill Real Estate

Dawn Scott

The Property Group

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Bob Bushmiaer

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Brandy Jones

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Casey Jones

Kelly Johnson

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Michelle Sanders has been selling properties in Chenal for more than 25 years — and she still loves every minute of it. Her deep insight and long-standing relationships become valuable resources for buyers, sellers and builders. Need a local expert in new construction and residential lot sales? Contact Michelle today.

aymag.com93 Their commitment to their clients and the industry has been recognized, and it is with pleasure that Coldwell Banker RPM Group congratulates the following Realtors for being nominated as one of AY’s Top Real Estate Agents in Central Arkansas: STANDING (left to right): John Rogers, Inez Reeder, Angela Rhodes, Jean Hurst, Kim Floyd, Stacy Hamilton, Kevin Daugherty; S ITTING (left to right): Pat Hitt, Marva Caldwell, Susan Havens, LaKesha Crow, Angelica Rogers, Andrea Bakewell

stablished in 1994, Jon Underhill Real Estate is a full-service real estate company distinguished by its longstanding reputation and commitment to deliver unparalleled service to clients. The company has been acknowledged as AY’s Best Real Estate company since 2018 with several real estate agents recognized as AY’s Best Real Estate Agents (seen on subsequent pages). Jon Underherhill Real Estate has sold more than $275 million worth of real estate in

2020 and 2021. “While the company is known for selling high-end luxury homes, we want to be the real estate solution for every client in central Arkansas,” Principal Broker Brandy Harp says. The company’s mission is to employ a unique, specialized strategy to help each client succeed with their real estate investment, while always maintaining the highest level of professionalism, integrity and respect. “We set ourselves apart from the competition by being experts in every aspect

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of the process to help each client succeed with their real estate investment,” Harp says. With proven results in customer service, financial management, marketing and advertising, the company works diligently to not only meet, but exceed their clients’ goals.

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“I think Central Arkansas was severely undervalued before the market start ed to take off,” Hamilton says. “Since 2020, we obviously have seen some steep price increases, but as the market starts to stabilize, I think we are getting closer to where our market should be valued. As the interest rates increase, overall housing prices will adjust, and homes will continue to be bought and sold. We will not find ourselves in a market that is unaffordable for Arkansans.”

“I hope to see our state take some measures in the future to protect our neighborhoods from these corporate buyers, or maybe these higher interest rates will drive them out first,” she adds.

“What I would tell people is when you look at interest rates over the past 30 years, the average interest rate has been 7.7%,” Ford says. “Someone with good credit can get a loan in the 4.5% range. Rates today are at an historically low level. There have been few times in history that you could get a 30-year loan at under 5% interest.”

Ford adds that you don’t buy a house because of the interest rate; you buy a house because you view it as a valuable long-term investment. If interest rates improve, you refinance. And your investment grows.

“Like so many things, it comes down to supply and demand,” she explains. “In our case, the demand is softening just a touch. That can mean a few extra days for a buyer to decide or cause a nervous seller to make a hasty price drop to encourage some quick offers. However, it’s still a long way from a ‘slow’ market. A year ago, when a home listed, it could potentially get ten-plus of fers. Today, we are still seeing multiple offers in our market, but two or three is moreInventoryexpected.”isanissue

“These out-of-state buyers are purchasing properties to use as rentals,” Hamilton explains. “They are doing it nationwide. For this reason, a true home buyer looking to purchase an affordable or first-time home is having trouble competing in what I consider an unreasonable market. Often, the out-of-state buyers are absentee landlords, and it is almost certain they won’t maintain their properties like a local neighbor.

Fordeconomy.”saystheir marketplace is still very much a sellers’ market. Inventory is a little higher than a year ago.

he Federal Reserve has in recent months increased interest rates the most in 28 years in an attempt to slow down inflation, including the soaring costs of housing. Stacy Hamilton, a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker RPM Group in Little Rock, says climbing interest rates are help ing slow down the blazing hot residential market they’ve experienced in the past 18 months.

in nearly all of the state. Hamilton says in the past year, if buyers had pretty specific criteria, she could show them 20 houses or more that matched their needs. Today, they might see five, and she says buyers should be prepared to be flexible on their criteria for the home.

However, she sees that rising values are affecting specific price ranges, es pecially those house shopping for under $150,000. Many homes that would have been available to that buyer in 2019 are now valued closer to $200,000. Hamilton says if a buyer is looking for a home under $100,000, they will need to be prepared to do some work to rehab or remodel the home, in most cases.

“Most economists believe home prices will continue to rise for the next five years, but not at the rate we have seen in the past three years,” Ford says. “It will be a more normal rate of appreciation. A 3% increase per year is a healthy real estate

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“We are seeing the Little Rock market begin to slow down from the ‘insan ity’ of the past couple years,” says Hamilton, who is District 4 vice president for the Arkansas Realtors Association (ARA).

Are homes becoming increasingly unaffordable? Hamilton’s “hot take” on that is no.

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For home sales of under $200,000, agents have seen a big boom of corporate buyers into the Little Rock market.

Michael Ford, broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Heritage Homes in West Memphis and Greers Ferry, encourages buyers to take the long view when it comes to interest rates.

“A wise lender in our area explained it to me this way, ‘Marry the house, date the rate!’ You can always consider a re-fi if rates get lower,” Dyer explains. “Low inventory isn’t seen as a real problem, but as a challenge. Creatively writing offers and being first is key. Maybe we need to sweeten the pot with an appraisal gap offer. In case the ap praisal comes in short, we put a little more skin in the game.”

Jennifer Welch, executive-broker with Crye-Leike in Northwest Arkansas, says rising rates have had an impact.

“Our market is slowing slightly but is still very strong,” Welch says.

To address affordable housing, Welch would like to see builders focusing more on building starter homes for first-time home buyers and for those who need to downsize.

However, Ford doesn’t have any answers to the problem of affordable housing. That is an issue that exists all over the country.

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One thing being seen with higher interest rates is that people are looking at their purchase a little more cautiously, or maybe considering an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM), says Jan Dyer, executive broker with Warnock Real Estate in Fort Smith.

“Buyers are more conscious of the home they are purchasing, and we’re seeing them lower the price range they’re searching in,” says Welch, who is a secretarytreasurer of ARA for 2022. “We’re still experiencing a deficit in housing, especially for the first-time home buyer. Inventory is easing up and getting better, but we have a definite need for starter homes. The competition of more homes being listed has soft ened our market, and we’re beginning to see price reductions on those over $400,000.”

Dyer says buying a home will always be the American dream. It brings about stability and a real sense of belonging to an area.

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“So many good things are happening in our beautiful city,” she says. “Home own ership will forever be a dream that we are eager to help make come true. We have a team mentality in our area. It shows in our real estate agents working together and having a strong group of lenders. I saw it just in the past few weeks with the extension of the ARM to 7 years. It takes a village getting our people in that special home.”

“There are so many positive things about living in Eastern Arkansas,” Ford says. “Housing is still affordable. We have a world-renowned medical community. The food and entertainment are just amazing in this part of the state.”

Welch said that she isn’t currently seeing higher interest rates impacting com mercial sales.

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Ford says greater Memphis is one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. People are moving there from all over because of a combination of good jobs and reasonable costs of living.

“It varies based on the buyer’s business model and their needs,” Welch continues. “Most commercial loans balloon at five years, so it is more of a short-term issue.”

“We are seeing price drops, which we haven’t seen in the last two years,” she says. “There are still bidding wars, but they are a little less common. I think the slowing is based on, as I previously stated, people being cautious and readjusting their must haves. In the River Valley, we are fortunate to have a wide variety of homes at differ ent prices. You may have to step back and wait or readjust your vision.”

Welch says they are experiencing a softened, healthier market. Rising land costs, building costs, labor shortages, supply chain issues and additional months of builders carrying interest are all contributing to the increase in pricing that builders pass on to buyers.While bidding wars were common earlier in the year, Welch says bidding wars are becoming less common and generally draw only a few buyers, versus 15-20 seen in the early months of the year.

Dyer says Fort Smith is not seeing houses becoming increasingly unaffordable in the area. Patience is key. If the houses seem overpriced, they wait.

“Just the simple cost of building a home is much higher today than three years ago, so that translates into higher sale prices,” Ford explains. “Young couples just en tering their careers are struggling to find a way to buy affordable housing. When taxes increase, you have to raise rental rates, and most landlords also have pressure from insurance costs. There is as big a shortage of rentals as housing for sale. We struggle to find temporary housing for someone moving here for a job. You have an affordability issue on rentals, as well.”

“For most people looking for houses, we have houses available,” he says. “What I tell my team and clients is today is the best time to buy a house because five years from now, the prices of housing are going to be higher. Today is absolutely the best time to buy a home.”

A lot of their sellers are reaching retirement age, recognizing this is a good time to sell, and that they have a lot of equity in their home. Baby boomers are looking to move to Florida or somewhere closer to their kids and grandkids.

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Despitefranchise.thishistory, the sports bar in America is a relatively recent invention, one widely accepted to have been birthed in St. Louis. As Kerry Byrne chronicled for FoxNews.com last month, Palermo’s Tavern opened in 1933, at a time when St. Louis had two professional baseball teams, the St. Louis Browns (later the Baltimore Orioles) and the

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Arkansas held its own in the competition, finishing with a staggering 8,672 Jello shots purchased. And while Ole Miss ultimately won the contest (and the championship) with a liver-pickling 18,777 shots, the contest revealed some fundamental things about Hog fans: One, they had less than half of the drinking problem of your typical Rebel and two, they love a good sports bar – especially when their beloved Razorbacks are on a roll.

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Arkansas’s run in the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, Hog fans made headlines all over the country for their performance off the field. A restaurant and bar near the baseball stadium held a Jello shot challenge complete with scoreboard that tracked the fans of a given CWS team to see who could bring home the title of most shots purchased.

“With Coach Sam Pittman and the football team’s success of the last two years, it’s just been awesome,” says Brad McCray, owner of Brewski’s Pub & Grub in Little Rock. “Having a good Razorback football program just sets the stage for the energy and the environment and the success that we’ve enjoyed on Saturday afternoons, especially. And then the recent excitement over men’s basketball and baseball just continues that momentum.”

“It gets kind of crazy, but everyone fights over working on game day because it’s such a big crowd and it gets so wild,” says Kristina Cunningham, general manager of Boudreaux’s Grill & Bar in Maumelle. “LSU is a huge crowd, a huge turnout. There’s nowhere to sit. People are calling and making reservations for that game already. Then, during the game itself, it’s a big, friendly arguments between everybody in here because it’s literally split down the middle, half Razorbacks and half Tigers. It’s really fun.”

Long before the “Cheers” theme described the best bar as one “where everybody knows your name,” people have gravitated to local watering holes to find community. For hundreds of years, patrons of British pubs and American taverns alike gathered to drink and discuss politics, scandal, and yes, even revolution, as well as the fate of the local sporting

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It should also be noted the first “modern” sports bar – Legends of Long Beach, California, opened in 1979 – earned its moniker by virtue of being the first to install satellite technology, thereby beaming in live sporting events from anywhere on the planet.

models sold in the U.S. – starting in 1947. Add in the tavern’s menu of stadium food and copious suds from the city’s famous breweries, and you have the grandaddy of the modern sports bar.

Today, there are more than 1,200 sports bars in the U.S., per IBIS World, a roster that includes some truly unique experiences. Bleacher Bar in Boston is located under the center field seats at iconic Fenway Park with windows that look out on the game. Anchor Bar in Buffalo,

He was also the first to install space-age gadgets around the bar –12-inch black-and-white Farnsworth television sets, among the earliest

St. Louis Cardinals. Both played at Sportsman’s Park which was right across the street from the bar and as such, Palermo’s Tavern hosted many of the game’s legendary players, both on the home teams and visitors.

Unlike the early days of sports bars when the food was an afterthought, McCray’s kitchen is central to the Brewski’s experience.

Jimmy Palermo worked as a Browns bat boy and in other club house roles growing up, in addition to helping out at the family tavern. When Palermo returned home from World War II, he took over the establishment from his father, decorating it with the sports memo rabilia he had accumulated over 15 years with the Browns and as an aspiring professional umpire.

The sports bar in America is a relatively recent invention, one widely accepted to have been birthed in St. Louis.

“My mother is a huge Chicago Bears fan, and we have a group of customers who are Packers fans,” Kristina says. “Well, we hate the Pack ers, so every Sunday she decorates. The Packers fans come in to watch the game, and she decorates their table in Chicago Bears stuff. It’s been a thing

New York, is where the buffalo wings delicacy was created in 1964. And as of April 1, 2022, (no foolin’) there’s The Sports Bra in Portland, which vows its multiple TV screens shall only carry women’s sports – March Madness, Super Bowl and World Series be damned – prov ing that after a year in pandemic quarantine, some people will in fact binge-watch anything.

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Atop the sports bar totem pole sits gargantuan chains Buffalo Wild Wings, Boston’s Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar and breastaurant pio neer Hooter’s, the top three companies in the category, respectively, ac cording to franchisechatter.com. But like all things corporate, the true sports bar experience can’t be measured by square footage or number of doors, McCray says.

“Maumelle is such a small town,” she says. “Everybody kind of knows everybody and anytime we can, we try to always throw something new into the mix.

Cunningham agrees, bragging on Boudreaux’s catfish beignets, shrimp and grits and signature hurricanes. She says the atmosphere of the neighborhood spot makes events feel more exciting, combining the best parts of sporting events with all the comforts of home, while throw ing in new traditions all their own.

ally glad we did. For the past three years in a row, we have won the award for best sports bar in Central Arkansas. That’s really cool.”

“If we’re playing the Florida Gators, we have a guy who comes out and smokes a whole damn gator out in the parking lot. We have what we call our declining Fireball shots: If the Razorbacks are winning, the price of Fireball shots keeps going down [during the game].”

“One of the coolest things that I think sets us apart from some of the other sports bars in town is most of them are chains, and we’re not,” he says. “When you walk in, our place just screams Arkansas, and it just screams Southern America. We’ve got hunting mounts on the walls. We fly our pro-America flags proudly. The vibe is very casual, very comfort able and very identifiable to Arkansas. I think people recognize that, and it makes them feel comfortable, and it makes it more fun.”

This autonomy also extends to the menu. Unlike the early days of sports bars when the food was an afterthought, McCray’s kitchen is central to the Brewski’s experience (try the wings or the Juicy Brewski stuffed burger, and be warned, the nachos are huge).

“Our menu has everything you’re expecting at a sports bar. You’re going to find your wings, your burgers, your nachos,” he explains. “But behind the scenes, we wanted everything made from scratch if we could make it. We’re not processing American cheese in the kitchen, but if we can slice it, dice it, bake it, make it, we do it. We want that from-scratch menu.“The idea behind it is we wanted to do elevated bar food, and I’m re

One other thing that sets the place apart is its ownership. Sports bars traditionally emote a heavy cloud of masculinity, a kind of man cave on growth hormone. In that regard, Boudreaux’s is a horse of a decidedly different color. Ljuba Cunningham, Kristina’s mother, has owned the joint since 2014, and Kristina’s daughter, Pristina, can often be found hanging around as well. All three women are no-nonsense jocks, spe cializing in the sport of softball, and they’re not afraid to dole out some trash talk or Cajun justice as the situation demands.

“We’veforever.never had any problems; no matter how wild and crazy ev erything gets. Mom’s always like, ‘If something goes wrong, I’ll handle it.’ But nothing ever goes wrong, which is a good thing. Mom could kick everybody’s ass in here.”

Sports BarsBucket List AY’s ARKANSAS PRESENTED BY 3 Check off the Sports Bar Bucket List as you visit a small sample of our favorite new places. l Fatty Hackers Sports Bar Springdale l Foghorn’s Various Locations l Four Quarter Bar North Little Rock l Grub’s Bar & Grill Various Locations l Grumpy’s Too Little Rock l Hog Wild Saloon Helena l Hooters Various Locations l Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill El Dorado l J’s Place Sports Grill Cabot l JJ’s Grill Various Locations l Joey’s Bar & Grill Sherwood l Legends Sports Bar (in Saracen Casino) Pine Bluff l Lucky Lou’s Little Rock l McAdoo’s Steak & Lounge Blytheville l Midtown Billiards Little Rock l Oasis Cantina & Sports Bar Little Rock l Open Season Sports Bar & Grill Stuttgart l On the MARK Fayetteville l Overtime Lounge Maumelle l Prospect Sports Bar & Grill Little Rock l Prōst Little Rock l Reno’s Argenta Café North Little Rock l Rocky’s Corner Hot Springs l Sassy’s BBQ & Grille Fayetteville l Sauced Little Rock l Shooters Sports Bar & Grill Little Rock l Silks Bar and Grill (in Oaklawn Casino) Hot Springs l Skinny J’s Various Locations l Smitty’s Garage Fayetteville l Spectators Grill & Pub North Little Rock l Tables & Ale Fayetteville l The Fountain Little Rock l The Office Bar and Grill Jonesboro l Town Pump Little Rock l Twin Peaks Various Locations l Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux Various Locations l Willy D’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Piano Bar Little Rock l Zack’s Place Little Rock l All American Steakhouse & Sports Theater Springdale l Area 51 Sherwood l Arena Sports Grill Mountain Home l Bar Louie Little Rock l Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Various Locations l Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar Little Rock l Blitzed Pig Hot Springs l Boar’s Nest Rogers l Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar Little Rock l Boudreaux’s Grill & Bar Maumelle l Brewski’s Pub & Grub Little Rock l Bubba Brews – On Lake Hamilton Hot Springs l Buffalo Wild Wings Various Locations l Charlie’s Place Little Rock l Cregeen’s Irish Pub Various Locations l Dave & Buster’s Various Locations l Diamond Billiards Sports Bar & Grill Little Rock l Dugan’s Pub Little Rock l Farrell’s Lounge Fayetteville l Fat Jacks Bar and Grill Hot Springs

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1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Cheesy Jalapeño Crescent Rolls

5. Leave a few inches between each roll on the sheet, and bake according to package directions or until golden brown.

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

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You might want to make an extra batch of these for your game day party, because they will be gone fast! This recipe makes 16 rolls, and they are best served right out of the oven.

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1. Heat oven to the temperature specified on crescent roll packaging.

2. In a bowl, mix cream cheese, shredded cheese, jalapeño, garlic powder, pepper and salt.

4. Unroll crescent rolls, and put about 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture onto each triangle. Roll the dough up from the large end to the pointed end.

6. Serve and enjoy!

1 large jalapeño, finely diced (seeds and ribs removed)

1 (8-oz) package cream cheese (softened)

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1/2 tsp pepper

3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Salt, to taste

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These simple delights are a game day favorite, so be sure to make plenty!

2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and fold together using your hands until mixed.

1. Heat oven to 350.

4. Evenly space out sausage balls on a baking sheet, and bake for about 15 minutes.

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5. Enjoy!

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3. Grab a small section, and roll into a ball about 1 1/2 inch thick. Repeat until you have no sausage mix left.

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2 cups Bisquick mix

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12 Hawaiian rolls, tops removed

2. Place bottom halves of rolls in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spread 1/2 tbsp of mayonnaise on the sides facing up.

1/4lb provolone or white cheddar cheese, thinly sliced

4. Without cleaning the pan, add remaining oil, onion and pepper. Sauté over medium heat until onion slices are soft, brown and sweet, about 20 min. Add more oil if pan becomes dry while cooking. While the onion mixture cooks, thinly slice steak and evenly distribute slices across bottom halves of rolls.

¾ cup good mayonnaise

3. In a large skillet set over medium heat, add 2 tbsp of oil. Once hot, add shaved steak in a single layer, and sear for 1 min. Flip steaks and cook another min. Remove steak to a plate, and continue searing remaining steak in batches.

1. Heat oven to 350.

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5. Evenly distribute onion mixture over the slices of steak. Add 2 slices of cheese across onion mixture on each roll. Completely cover dish with aluminum foil, and bake until cheese has melted, about 8-10 min.

Cheesesteaks were created to feed large groups of people something delicious without spending much time or money. Cheesesteaks have become more complicated over the years, but this recipe gets back to the basics. This is a perfect recipe to use up leftover ingredients or for a last-minute snack on game day!

¾lb extra thin shaved beef steak

Cheesesteak Sliders

1 green bell pepper, chopped

6. While sandwiches bake, gather top halves of the buns and spread 1/2 tbsp of mayonnaise on sides facing down. Once the cheese has melted, remove dish from the oven, discard foil, add top halves of buns to sliders and serve immediately.

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Thanks to Amanda Embry and the hardworking chefs at Saracen Casino Resort, world-class gaming and dining go hand-in-hand to cre ate a must-visit experience down in Pine Bluff.

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“I’m always trying to push the boundaries of what’s familiar to create something unique,” Embry says. “You have to offer what people can’t get anywhere else.”

is only one way to improve upon the fabulous meals you can find in any of the award-winning restaurants at Saracen Casino Resort: Save room for dessert.

A well-stamped culinary passport serves her well at Saracen, where she ar rived just before the grand opening of the Quapaw Kitchens buffet. Saracen guests benefit from Embry’s expert touch no matter where they opt to dine, as she currently oversees pastry produc tion for all of the resort’s restaurants. From a sophisticated steakhouse to a lively sports bar to buffets offering everything from Cajun to Asian

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“Everyonetoo. goes for the cheesecake,” Embry says, “and it is a great cheesecake. But if you want to try something different, go for the pas sionfruit tres leches cake.” If her expertise in the matter doesn’t persuade you, maybe the coconut rum reduction and tropical fruit flavors will.

cuisines, Embry ensures that there is a dessert available for even the pickiest palates.

Despite her administrative duties as an ex ecutive chef, Embry still takes a hands-on ap proach with her bustling team of bakers, and the support she provides is evidenced by the quality of their work. No matter which restaurant you order from, Embry’s positive influence can be seen and tasted in the dishes her kitchen puts out.Not sure what to order? Embry has that cov ered

And Saracen offers just that: in a little over a year, Embry has grown the resort’s pastry kitch en into the gold standard of casino dining, right here in “TheArkansas.qualitydefinitely sets Saracen apart,” Embry explained. “We set a high bar for other casinos because we try to provide the best ser vice and the best food possible.”

With over 20 years of experience under her belt from casinos, resorts and clubs across the country, Ex ecutive Pastry Chef Amanda Embry has made sure that you won’t regret spring ing for that cheesecake at the end of the night.An Arkansas native, Embry spent time in various food service roles before finding her passion for pastry. She began her professional career in Florida as an apprentice under Executive Pastry Chef Bernard Kazenske. Her travels in the time since span from Arizona to Indiana, and her exposure to a variety of culinary traditions across the U.S. has only sharp ened her tastes. Embry styles much of her work after the influences she picked up in Miami, where she was immersed in the diverse scene of Cuban, Haitian, Jamai can, South American, Jewish and Euro pean food and culture.

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“As we were closing the restaurant, we knew we had to be out in like a week or so, and so the first thing we got rid of was the food. But we had all this bar inventory we had to get rid of, and I was pretty young at the

time, so we just called up all of our friends and said, ‘Hey, drinks are like $1, $2, whatever, we just gotta get rid of all of this product.’ The last week we were open was the busiest we’d ever been.” McCray soon got another shot, though, and he decided to learn from his previous experiences and put more em phasis on the bar aspect.

Brewski’s Brad McCray withPub & Grub

“I was packing up, getting ready to va cate the location, and I didn’t really know what I was going to do – though I was going to have to find a job, obviously. But I still had all of this equipment that I had accumulated from the catering business and the restaurant. The Funny Bone com edy club in downtown Little Rock had closed down recently, so I called the prop erty management [and] they leased that space to me.” From there, he opened – no, not Brewski’s yet – but a bar called On the Rocks. “I was really green in the bar business, but I still had all of my catering contacts, so we were still doing a lot of catering gigs,” and those helped them get the doors open and their feet under them.

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“It’s not something I’d recommend doing, because that was stressful as heck – you don’t want to be bouncing checks,” McCray jokes. “Not re ally knowing the bar business a whole lot, we were just kind of trying all the entertainment methods: We were doing karaoke, we were doing live

In early 2005, he decided to try his hand at a full-service restaurant, which he named Erba, “and spectac ularly failed at it,” McCray says. “That restaurant lasted about eight months, and I always told myself, this is like my grad school right here. That was the hardest I’ve ever worked, and not only was I not making money from my work, I was actively losing money every day that I was working 18-hour days,” he recalls. There are times, it seems, where hard work just doesn’t pay.

“We opened on Halloween of 2005,” McCray recalls. “We were so broke that I’m pretty sure that the beer order we or dered on Friday, I don’t know if we had the money to cover it. But we knew they weren’t going to cash the checks until Monday, and so we were like ‘Alright, we’ve got the weekend to just blow it out of the water’ and cover the costs we just incurred.” To help do that, they partnered with a rock sta tion to promote the grand opening and hired a band called “Mini Kiss,” which was a Kiss cover band of little people in full costume and makeup. It paid off: The bar was packed, and they made enough money to clear the checks they had written a few days before.

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rad McCray’s friendly face and cheery demeanor quickly give you the feeling that he’s the type of guy you’d like to grab a drink and take it easy with, and Brewski’s Pub & Grub is exactly the place to do that. However, the restaurant business isn’t easy, and McCray certainly hasn’t always had the chance to be laid-back. His story didn’t start with Brewski’s, nor was he an immediate success. But through persever ance, a bit of luck and a few close calls, he’s overcome the odds.

FACE BEHIND THE PLACE:

McCray was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, but his family moved to Little Rock when he was only five years old. His career in the food service industry began in the hallowed halls of Dixie Cafe (may they rest in peace). The family member that owned the Dixie Cafe owned anoth er restaurant and catering service called the Blue Plate Special, which was the next stop in McCray’s food career, followed by a stint in catering at Brave New Restau rant. In 2004, McCray started his own catering business called Strictly Catering, mostly serving luncheons for the pharma ceutical industry. He had about $10,000, a van that broke down all too often, and just enough experience in the restaurant busi ness to be dangerous, in McCray’s words.

So, Club Level ceased to be, but in 2017, after a bit of remodeling, Brewski’s was born from its ashes. The founders took all the lessons they had learned from previous experiences with Club Level, On the Rocks, Bear’s Den and others, and combined the things they knew worked into what they believed would get them the most out of the space. The gen eral aim was for it to be an all-American neighborhood bar that anyone could walk into and feel welcome – a casual, Southern atmosphere with plenty of TVs tuned to sports channels and your typical bar food, but all made from scratch. They also have a basement space, which is used for

One of McCray’s business partners lived in the Conway area and wanted to start up a bar next to the University of Central Arkansas cam pus. Of course, that’s easier said than done, considering Conway is in a dry county. This was in 2008, when there were only one or two places in the county that had received a private club license to serve alcoholic beverages, so it wasn’t easy for a young man who had never lived in Con way to come in and get one to go right across the street from a college campus. Their first attempt was denied, but they later got into contact with some city officials and eventually got hold of a permit. Thus, Bear’s Den Pizza was born, and McCray is still the owner to this day.

area; there was no Samantha’s or Bruno’s yet.

If you’re looking for a place to kick back with a drink, or two, look no further.

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Though On the Rocks was still doing well back in Little Rock, its lease ran out in 2010, and the owners of the location weren’t interested in renewing it. By this time, McCray was older, married and feeling a little burned out on the bar business. Instead, he went into commercial real estate while continuing to own Bear’s Den. One day, he had a meet ing at Bear’s Den with a real estate developer who did business in Little Rock. The developer was impressed by the place and mentioned that one of his properties had a bar that wasn’t doing very well and wasn’t likely to last much longer. Then, in 2012, the occupants moved out, and McCray moved in. The original plan had been for a Jamaican-themed, full-ser vice restaurant, but the partnership that idea relied on fell through. In stead, entertainment became the centerpiece, and it was renamed Club Level, a weekends-only, techno-noir nightclub. It was located on Main Street, but this was before real efforts had been made to redevelop the

“We just felt like we were, one, underutilizing the space by being open on weekends only, and two, it may not be the best use of the space anymore, and we really wanted to have a brand that would have staying power and take advantage of the lunch and happy hour opportunities in the area. No matter how cool of a lunch menu we have, people just aren’t going to go to Club Level for lunch,” he says.

“We had girls swinging from silks from the ceiling, crazy light shows, CO2 blasters. We were doing whatever we could to put the most Vegasesque nightclub in Little Rock, and it became hugely successful,” Mc Cray recalls. “We were bringing a lot of people down to Main Street, and it was a lot of fun. To fast forward to why we became Brewski’s, as Club Level became popular, we noticed that everything around us really started to develop. Obviously not because of us – everyone was work ing to make Main Street really cool. All of a sudden, we started having full-service restaurants pop up right next door to us and across the street from us, then they put apartments across the street from us, and then apartments above us started to open up.

music, then we started bringing some DJs and stuff on the weekends. We found some success there on the weekends, and On the Rocks kind of turned into a dance club.”

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In addition to building on the successes of its predecessors, Brewski’s has been successful because of an active attempt on McCray’s part to be more community-minded and do things like becoming involved with

Recent weeks have been the busiest the res taurant has ever seen, as people are eager to get out of their houses and back into the world. McCray is immensely proud of all of the roughly 45 people on his team, from managers to waiters to dishwashers. The establishment enjoys a great many regulars who come for happy hours or for entertainment on the weekends, and McCray has enjoyed watching down town grow around him and helping Brewski’s to grow along with it. A few years ago, McCray had hoped to open a new Brewski’s loca tion, but the pandemic shot those ideas down. Right now, he’s focusing on making the current loca tion the best it can be, but he hasn’t given up hope on an additional loca tion. Keep your eyes on the horizon, because if he gets the chance – and from previous experiences it sure seems like he will – then there may be another Brewski’s coming to a town near you.

private events and popular for Christmas parties and also makes a great entertainment space to bring people in on the weekends.

Brewski’s was one of the lucky ones that managed the dif ficult feat of making it through the pandemic. Although its lo cation downtown would normally be highly desirable, it meant that delivery was not a very viable business model. They closed down, but opened back up to operate at one-third and half ca pacity when they could, despite the fact that they knew they would lose money. When the announcement was made that bars and res taurants could go back to full capacity, they received no early warning, and took the full force of a recently quarantined public while only staffed for half capac ity. Now, like everywhere else, staffing issues are still a problem, but they’re get ting along and really doing better than ever.

Brewski’s was one of the lucky ones that managed the difficult feat of making it through pandemic.the

the Downtown Little Rock Partnership, joining their boards and committees, helping with the Main Street revitalization task force, the Food Truck Festival and anything else to help Brewski’s community. He explains that you really get out what you put in, and the Downtown Partnership has been a big part of Brewski’s success and the success of the area in general.

Brewski’s offers a casual, Southern atmosphere with plenty of TVs tuned to sports channels and your typical bar food, but all made from scratch.

More than 2,000 packed the steamboat for the voyage. The Sultana was designed with a capacity of only 376 passengers, but Captain James Mason was paid passage for each soldier he carried, so he overloaded the vessel for a large profit.

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The last known shot of the Sultana, taken April 26, 1865, in Helena. People crowded to the side to be in the photo, showing the overcrowd ing on the boat and pos sibly causing the boat to list and having the water levels of the boilers shift that may have lead to the (Photoexplosion.courtesy of Gene Salecker and the Sultana Historical Preservation Society.)

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The boat departed Vicksburg, Mississippi, and stopped in Helena, Arkansas, on April 26, where photographer Thomas Bankes took its last picture. The photograph showed the passengers lining the decks, evidence of the vastly overloaded boat. Many stood on the

A museum in Marion tells the story of the deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history

By KENNETH HEARD

The 260-foot long, four-decked boat was loaded with Union soldiers recently paroled from two Confederate prisons. They were headed to their home ports in St. Louis, Cincin nati, Louisville and other stops along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

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Many people drowned. Oth ers were burned or scalded by the steam.In all, 1,220 died, says Gene Salecker, of River Grove, Illinois, a former Illinois history teacher and a member of the Sultana Historical Preservation Society in Marion.

boat’s side closest to the photographer causing the boat to list and foreshadowing a point that played into what happened soon after.

“People didn’t know anything about it,” Salecker says of the blast and the numerous

plosion, Salecker says. The Civil War had re cently ended and President Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated less than two weeks ear lier. The area newspapers were full of accounts of those stories. Lincoln’s body was traveling by train across the country as the Sultana steamed north and crowds gathered at stop ping points to pay their respects. The day the Sultana exploded and sank, police captured Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Boothe, and subsequently killed him.

Those who remained on board thought they were safe. The en suing fire first burned toward the rear of the boat, and those remaining crowded toward the front of the decks. But the sidewheel paddle was destroyed, and the boat turned in the current. The northern winds fanned the fire from the boiler area, which now was facing the wind, into the remainder of the steamship.

The museum will cost about $10 million, according to historical society president John Fogleman. The group has already raised $5.3 million through pledges and grants, including a $1 million grant from the American Rescue Plan, which is geared to create and promote

The Sultana made it about 7 miles north of Memphis, near the Chicken and Hen Is lands near Marion, when one of the overworked boilers that produced the steam suddenly exploded. Two of the other three boilers exploded after, sending hundreds of passengers into the rapid, frigid waters.

Courthouse.Theschool gave the gymnasium to the city of Marion after the state highway department indicated it would widen Old Military Road. School officials feared increased traffic on the road could put school children in harm’s way, and they built a new gymnasium.

Artist’s rendition of the April 27, 1865, explosion of the Sultana. (Courtesy Sultana Historical Preser vation Society.)

Part of that is due to the timing of the ex

But despite the mass casualties, the event did not receive much coverage and remains more of a footnote in history rather than the remembrance, for example, given to the sink ing of the liner Titanic in 1912.

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At 7 p.m. on April 26, the Sultana steamed into Memphis where crew members unloaded more than 100 tons of sugar stored in its lower deck. Around midnight, the ship left Mem phis, stopped upriver to pick up a load of coal on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River, then headed north again.

The river’s current was strong, bolstered by the melting winter snows further north that caused runoff to pour into the waterway. At some points, the river was nearly three miles wide due to the spring flooding.

The 260-foot long, four-decked boat was loaded with Union soldiers recently paroled from two Confederate prisons.

casualties.ButThe Sultana Association is try ing to remedy that. Plans call for building a 22,000-square foot museum in a former Mar ion School District gymnasium on Old Mili tary Road, which leads off of Interstate 55 and heads through town to the Crittenden County

(Photo courtesy of Jeff Tacker.)

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When opened, Fogleman says, the mu seum is projected to see 50,000 visitors a year. Construction could begin late this fall, he adds.“Iwas skeptical about that number at first. But I saw the visitorship last year at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, showed 80,000 visitors. Vicksburg had 300,000 a year and Shiloh had 350,000,” he says, referring to Civil War battle sites.

It took him nearly two years to confirm the number dead, along with the probable cause of theThereblast.were rumors that saboteurs hid a bomb on the boat to kill the soldiers, but Sal ecker refutes that, saying had there been an explosive device, the blast would have ripped through the ship in an upward direction. In stead, the explosion occurred near the back of the boilers and caused the pilot house where the boat was steered to collapse into the ship.

Perhaps, Salecker says, when people crowded on one side of the Sultana for the picture in Helena, it tipped the boat and the water levels in the boiler. The boiler, already fatigued and stressed, finally cracked and ex ploded near Marion.

Fortunately, Tacker jokes, there’s a para medic and ambulance service located adjacent

Thosefund.who can eat the monster meal receive a T-shirt and get their photographs taken and displayed on the restaurant’s wall. Tacker also shares the Sultana’s story with the “Everydiners. time some one finishes it, we tell the story,” he says. “We had two the other day. One was a professional eater and finished it in eight everyonegets“Whenminutes.someoneclosetofinishing,stopsand

Water levels in the boilers had to be moni tored closely to ensure no hot spots would oc cur and create metal fatigue. The boilers passed an April 12, 1865, inspection in St. Louis.

The famed Sultana Burger at the Tacker’s Shake Shack in Marion. Portions of the burgers’ sales go to the museum fund.

new tourism destinations in the country.

The town of Marion is already supporting the Sultana. The preservation society opened a museum near the Crittenden County Court house square in April 2015. Salecker built a large replica model of the ship in his Chicago suburb home and then drove it to Marion for the museum’s opening.

to his restaurant, just in case a diner has a boiler explosion of his or her own.

watches,” he explains. His wall contains more than 100 before and after pictures of those who finished the burger.

“At the time the boilers exploded, I was lying asleep on the lower deck,” wrote Pvt. Commodore Smith of Company F of the 18th Michigan Infantry in an account of the disaster. “I was not long in waking up for I was nearly buried with dead and wounded com

More than likely, he says the boilers were struggling to haul the overloaded boat. The Sultana was powered by four 18-foot long tubular boilers that could generate twice as much steam as conventional flue boilers.

Salecker has outlined his new findings in his book, “Destruction of the Steamboat Sul tana,” which was published in March.

The museum will feature Salecker’s rep lica Sultana along with several interactive displays aimed at educating visitors about what actually happened on April 27, 1865. It will also have the names of those killed listed in aTherememorial.has been some misinformation about the Sultana over the years, Salecker says, including the number killed. A first count in dicated 1,500 were killed. That number then went up to 1,800.

Down the road near Interstate 55, Tacker’s Shake Shack offers the Sultana Burger, a gi ant creation that stacks four beef patties – one for each deck of the steamship – and slathers chili, hash browns, eggs and bacon and cheese on each deck.

“Considering our proximity to Memphis and the interest in the Civil War, I can see us doing 50,000,” he adds.

“It’s overloaded like the steamship,” owner Jeff Tacker says. The meal weighs about four pounds and costs $30. A portion of the sale of each Sultana Burger goes to the museum

But Salecker, who became interested in the Sultana when he read the 1962 book “Trans port to Disaster” as a child at the Mendota, Illinois, library, painstakingly pored through old records to verify the fatalities. He looked at the Sultana’s passenger manifest and com pared it to military pension records.

“If people on the Sultana were receiving pensions after 1865, we knew they weren’t killed on the Sultana,” he explains.

In 1982, a team found theremainsSultana’sina soybean field about four miles west of the river Marion.near

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Fogleman says donations for the museum fund can be sent to the Sultana Historic Preservation Association, P.O. Box 211, Marion, Arkansas 72364.

rades, legs, arms, heads and all parts of human bodies…“The boat was on fire and the wounded begged us to throw them overboard, choosing to drown instead of being roasted to death,” he wrote. “While our hearts went out in sympa thy for our suffering and dying comrades, we performed our sad but solemn duty.”

“[It] came close enough to be reached by improvised boats handled by John Fogle man and his sons, Dallas and Leroy,” Berry

Photo courtesy of John Fogleman, president of the Sultana Historical Preservation Society.

wrote to the newspaper. “A small rope was trown [sic] on deck, which the men fastened to the ca ble. Mr. Fogleman, with a great deal of difficulty, made fast to the willows, thus stopping the fur ther drifting of the boat. Many crawled out on the cable. A great num ber were rescued by Mr. Fogleman and his boys.”

It eventually sank, and in 1982, a team found its remains in a soybean field about four miles west of the river near Marion.

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The Marion museum will include accounts like Berry’s and from other passengers in its attempt to tell the Sultana’s story fully.

“We have a nice museum now,” Salecker says. “But the new one will be so much better. Educating people about what happened, that’s the mission.”

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Frank Barton donned his Confederate uniform and paddled into the river in a canoe, rescu ing several others, Berry noted.“This thing is like a nightmare to me,” he wrote. “I can close my eyes and see the long tongues of flames reaching for victims and I can hear the poor drowning wretches shriek ing and pushing away from the flames.”

Smith wrote that he soon jumped into the river and, admitting he was a strong swimmer, made his way downstream toward Memphis before finally clinging to a tree where he was laterFogleman’srescued. ancestors, including his great grandfather, played a role in saving some of the Insurvivors.a1929

letter written to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, L.P. Berry recalled see ing rescues. Berry, who was eight years old in 1865, said the burning wreckage of the Sul tana drifted toward the Arkansas shore.

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larger-than-life sculptures, and the new Foggy Hollow lighted pathway. From September 21 through October 29, you can please the thrill-seekers and the family friendly chill-seekers in your life. For those with a sense of adventure, the park has no shortage of internationally renowned roller coasters and rides like the spinning Time Traveler. Those looking to avoid the heights and enjoy something cozier will find no shortage of autumnal attractions, starting with an array of massive pump kin sculptures. Displays of the gorgeous gourds include the 14-foot tall “Lucky” dog (the Dalmatian mascot of Fireman’s Landing); colorful bats with 5-foot wingspans perched atop lighted areas; craftspeople patterned after the park’s own master crafters; and an icon scarecrow more than two stories tall. Continuing through pumpkin paradise, The Garden of Giants also returns this year with real, half-ton pump kins set along new expanded paths at Wilson’s Farm. That’s on top of the thou sands of hand-carved pumpkins glowing throughout the park. For the little ones, the night comes alive with a blacklight glow-in-the-dark dance party where kids can dance alongside life-size pumpkin pals.

hat better way to spend your hard-earned vacation than at the No. 1 amusement park in America, and what better time to visit than during Silver Dollar City’s acclaimed Harvest Festival featuring Crafts & Pumpkins In The City? The experts over at Silver Dollar City have been hard at work turn ing 2022 into the park’s biggest entertainment year ever, and this fall will be no different, featuring more than 15,000 pumpkins,

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carverspumpkinwill be on display, while intricate creations such as jewelry, quilts, appliqué and woven rugs can be found at the Maker’s Market. Returning this season is famed watercolor artist Buck Taylor, known from his youth on the TV series Gun smoke and now seen in the series Yellowstone. No matter what the season looks like for you, the Harvest Festival featuring Crafts & Pumpkins In The City is a must-experience for the whole family.

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Harvest Tasting Passport and a mouthwater ing array of specialty foods from more than 20 eateries across the park. Delicacies range from fan favor ites like the pork belly skillet and smoked sausage mac and cheese cones to the fantastically fall-flavored salted caramel apple funnel cake. If you’re craving pumpkin-forward offer ings, there is no shortage of dishes to delight your autumn appetite. Here are just a few: Pumpkin and marshmallow sandwiches, pumpkin cheesecake cones, pumpkin chili, pork sandwiches with pumpkin barbecue sauce, pumpkin spiced ribs and pumpkin bread pudding. Also on the tasting menu is the Chuckwagon Cook-Off over in Cowboy Camp. Westernthemed chefs will battle it out by preparing a traditional cow boy dish that will be tested by the audience. The Chuckwagon King will be crowned by a show of whoops and hollers. Not to be forgotten is what makes Silver Dollar City “The Home of American Craftsmanship” as designated by the U.S. Congress. While live music plays from the outdoor stages and cowboy lore is brought to life by legendary chuckwagon chefs and storytellers, dozens of demonstrating crafters will share their talents from the streets and courtyards. World-renowned

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time of year is upon us where a chill creeps into the air, and the leaves on the trees shift to reds and oranges and yellows. And there is no greater place to take the family to watch autumnal changes in Arkansas than the city of Harrison.

27th Annual Arkansas Hot Air Balloon State Championship

Matt Bell, executive director of Explore Harrison, recently let us in on some of the outdoor activities coming up in Harrison.

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Eyes will be on the sky in Harrison on the weekend of September 9-11 as the city hosts the 27th annual Arkansas Hot Air Balloon State Championship. The event will consist of hot air balloon races, rides for the public, helicopter rides, a cornhole tour nament, a Harrison emergency vehicle display and live music. Bell also shared that there will also be a Kite R.A.C.E., which stands for Relay Asian Cultural Event.

“We’ve partnered with a local Asian cultural group to help bring awareness for the Asian community in our area,” he says. Be sure to visit the Anstaff Soccer Complex in Harrison for the festivities!

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Harrison has seen many infrastructural changes and business developments over the years, and is even the home of 2022’s Miss Arkansas, Ebony Mitchell. A boom in local business has been ac companied by the ever-present beauty of nature in the Ozarks, drawing in Arkansans and tourists alike from across the region, and enticing them to stay for a while.

More interested in fishing than canoeing? Folks can also stop by DeVito’s Trout Farm. No fishing license is re quired, and there’s no trout limit. The folks at DeVito’s will let you use their tackle and will even provide bait. You only pay for what you catch. If you’d rather just see the trout, DeVito’s will let you feed them too for 25 cents.

Bell anticipates that it will be a big year for bike enthusiasts in the Ozarks and in Harrison.“We’ve been sending out 400 to 800 guides from our week to people all over the world who want to experience Arkansas on 2 or 3 wheels. It’s a little bit more unique to Harrison, because we’ve got a longer riding season than there is up north,” he explains. “People long to come here this time of year and see the leaves change.”

While the Buffalo National River is a popular spot year round, Bell says that visitors to the site and to Harrison spike during this time of year.

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“We are the closest city with lodging and dining and amenities to the Buffalo National River. With fall coming in, the hikers and sightseers and canoers will be coming in through the scenic roads,” Bell says. “Buffalo National Park is celebrating 50 years this year. The outdoor adven ture meets modern amenities in Harrison.”

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Bell also says that for two decades, they have been producing a motorcycle riding guide to the Ozarks. As demand increased over the years, they started the Ride the Ozarks Facebook page, which now has over 54,000 followers.

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Over the last five years, the city of Harrison has been developing different mu rals put together downtown and in the historic district. The mural tour currently boasts over 20 murals and six businesses on the tour offering discounts. Art on the mural tour is mostly honed in on the scenic outdoors and the history of the state and region, depicting scenes of the Buffalo Na tional River, honey bees, as well as a Na tive American mural depicting the different tribes and where they once lived through out the state.

The city of Harrison has developed an app for visitors to use in the downtown area, giving a description of the art murals, the artist and its date of creation.

“This started as a project that developed from our local high school and the EAST students. An art teacher wanted their stu dents to do some work in the community in the art realm, and what started as a stu dent-led effort drew professional and local artists,” he says Photos courtesy of Boone County Heritage Museum..

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What if you prefer to keep your feet on the ground? Fortunately, Maplewood Cemetery is one of the city’s (and the region’s) autumnal hotspots. While most cemeteries are sad and eerie, a feeling of peace per vades“WhenMaplewood.thecemetery was developed, the city of Harrison wanted it to be a place of happiness and beauty. So, they planted over 730 mature sugar maple trees,” Bell explains. “In the fall, the No. 1 photo location in the city of Harrison every year is in this spot. We have tour buses that come through on their tour and stop here.”Organized in 1901, the “20th Century Club” is an important ingredient in the life of Maplewood Cem etery. The club has been selflessly dedicated to the maintenance and beautification of Maplewood Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery, a smaller burial ground within the Harrison city limits. They are critical to the success of the property and have been for over 110 years.

Bell shares that what started as a school project has spread to encompass the city.

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Downtown business, food, and lodging

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Eras and focal points of Ar kansas history covered include the Native American period, the Civil War, the time of the Missouri & North Arkan sas Railroad, and the beginnings of Boone County, Arkansas. Reference materials include books by Schoolcraft, which covers pre-statehood days, and a written history of the first settlement in Boone County.

It’s clear that Harrison has built up its reputation over the past few decades, and has built its infrastructure up right along with it. Harrison has something to offer everyone and provides an abun dance of hospitality for visitors to the Ozarks.

Visitors to Harrison will find a downtown full of boutiques, cafes and delis.

The Museum focuses on local and cultural history with a host of artifacts.

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Some townsfolk favorites include Neighbor’s Mill Bakery and Cafe and DeVito’s Restaurant. Bell shares that Harrison also offers some of the best brick oven pizzas and is home to the Brick & Forge Brew Works microbrewery. He also boasts that Har rison is home to the best Western Sizzlin’ buffet in Arkansas. Musical fans can stop by the guitar shop, Guitar Smiths, which is owned by Gus, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Legend who was part of the band, The Lovin’ Spoonful.

What about some thing for the history buffs? Fortunately the Boone County Heritage Museum has something for everyone in the entire region.

To get some shut eye, Bell recommends checking into the historic hotel, the 1929 Hotel Seville, which is adjacent to the downtown square as well as the his toric district and walking district. The Hotel Seville is one of the most elaborate examples of Spanish Re vival architecture in the state.

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hen you think of iconic Southern art, the annual Delta Exhibi tion at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) stands out as a bridge between the artistic community and the beauty of the NaturalFoundedState.in 1958, the Delta Exhibition is one of the longestrunning and most prestigious juried exhibitions in the region and represents the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ commitment to artists born in or living in Arkansas and its border states. The pro gram is part of the museum’s continued commitment to growing and supporting artistic talent in the region. The Delta exhibit is the most beloved and longstanding exhibition in the museum’s history, entering its 64th year.

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Renata Cassiano Alvarez, Autorreferencia y Artefacto, 2021, ceramic, gold and paint, 12 x 8 x 4 in.

Each of the three episodes features an artist selected by curators at participating institutions across the Mid-South. Delta Voices will allow for deeper engagement with the art, craft and inspiration of the featured artists through short videos, conversations between artists and curators and more.

Catherine Walworth, the Jackye and Cur tis Finch Jr. Curator of Drawings, states, “Through the evolu tion of the Delta into a triennial, artists can create new bodies of work that trans form each exhibition.

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The artists featured in this year’s exhibit are Renata Cassiano Alvarez of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Vaughn Davis, Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri; and John Isiah Walton of New Orleans, Louisiana.

When AMFA closed during the pandemic and for renovations, they didn’t want to stop the most beloved exhibit they had. So, the Delta exhibit got a makeover.

Since Delta Voices is a regional exhibition, AMFA is working with several notable partners in the Delta region, including the Ogden Mu seum of Southern Art in New Orleans and the Contemporary Art Mu seum in St. Louis.

“Just as the Mississippi River has been a force that continually al tered the landscape around it, likewise the art of the Delta has shifted our perception of the region,” says Brian J. Lang, Chief Curator and Windgate Foundation Curator of Contemporary Craft.

“We are excited to be able to bring these voices together for a con versation on how place, form and content intersect in the work of these artists; through their art and dialogue, we can gain a deeper understand ing of our region,” Lang adds.

Following the 2022 release of Delta Voices: Artists of the MidSouth, AMFA will host connected programming in 2023, and the first Delta Exhibition in its new triennial for mat in 2024, at the redesigned Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

AMFA plans to make the Delta even grand er in terms of roll-out and programming. As a result of all these things, we are better poised to elevate the best work of our re gion, be its biggest booster and help give it a voice at a national level.”

The 2022 release of Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South will be a three-part exploration of the artists’ perspectives on Place — how their region’s history and culture inform their artistic practice, Content — the stories and ideas expressed in their art and Form — how those ideas take shape through the artists’ materials. Through intimate vignettes of each artist’s process and connection to their cities, assumptions about often underrecognized sites on the national art map are thwarted, and a deeper understanding of the region’s cultural richness emerges. This year’s artists work in drawing, painting and sculpture, representing the outstanding artwork made throughout the Mid-South today.

“There are stories here that can only be told by people from these places. These stories have not always been part of the larger conversation around art, and that is to the detriment of the national dialogue,” notes AMFA Curator Theresa Bembnister.

Fayetteville Artist Renata Cassiano Alvarez. Photo courtesy of AMFA.

AMFA released a digital series during the pandemic to keep the tradition alive, highlighting three different artists. This year, they’re do ing the same thing, but they’ve upped the ante: AMFA has another announcement to make regarding the Delta Voices exhibit.

Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South will be released to the public as a three-part series on Aug. 24, Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, 2022, via YouTube; AMFA members and email subscribers will receive early access.

AMFA will continue in its dedication to amplify voices of this region through the Delta triennial and annual programming – such as this year’s event in partnership with ACS – that will invite artists and audiences to ex pand the conversation on the years between the triennial exhibitions.”

Bottom (left): Vaughn Davis Jr., The Hills The Hurry, 2021, PVA sizing, pigment on canvas, 129 x 42 in.

The Delta Exhibition will be triennial instead of annual, which comes as AMFA’s first programmatic announcement under their rebranding and with a new“Forspace.over 60 years, the Delta exhibition has had a profound impact on the artistic community in Arkansas and the surrounding states,” says AMFA Executive Director Victoria Ramirez. “Through the video series Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts has been able to broaden the reach of this region’s cultural richness.

Top (below): John Isiah Walton, The Lovers, 2022, oil pastel and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches

Top (left): New Orleans Artist John Isiah Walton. Photo courtesy of AMFA.

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Bottom (right): St. Louis Artist Vaughn Davis Jr. Photo courtesy of AMFA.

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The epiphany led Trimble and her husband Jon Tegeler to a leap of faith opening the small art supply shop located at 914 N. College Ave. that would soon become Sleet City Art and Supplies.

“I never had really felt grown-up enough to do it, but last year, I was evaluating what I really wanted my career to look like. I love painting murals and signs, but it can be physically hard at times,” Trimble says. “I was in bed for ten days with CO VID, and had to isolate myself from my husband and kids. I finally decided that I haven’t made it this far in life to hold back on exploring things I have dreamed of.”

As stated earlier, Trimble is not just a small business owner but an artist

Trimble has always dreamed of one day opening her own small business, nestled in the hills of Fayetteville. (Photos courtesy of Olivia Trimble.)

“We had a test run with just a few supplies, gifts and more. We surveyed people about their feelings on Fayetteville having its own independentlyowned art supply business, and were really overwhelmed by the response,” TrimbleGuestsexplains.gavethe store numerous suggestions on preferences about items availableTrimblelocally.and Tegeler were overwhelmed by the support they received from the community from December and through the spring.

“I would always wait until my family and I were going out of town. And I would get really excited because it meant I was go ing to get to go to an art supply that was indie and cool, regardless of where we were traveling,” Trimble recalls. “I’ve always had this deep love for the experience of being in an art supply store, and feeling the pos sibilities of things that I could make with theseAsmaterials.”anartistwith a deep appreciation for independent art stores and a great love for her community, Trimble says she has long dreamed of one day opening her own small business, nestled in the hills of Fayetteville.

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s the home of the Razorbacks, the Bulldogs, dozens of nature exploration opportunities and countless quirky events, Fayetteville is famed for so much of its offerings to residents, tourists and college students. Driving down the busy hills of College Avenue, one can get lost absorbing all of the small businesses that reflect the creative and in novative community in the quaint Ozark town. Fayetteville — metaphorically or otherwise — can be viewed as a 3-D canvas. And hometown artists like Olivia Trimble, owner of Sleet City Art Supply, have literally painted the town in an effort to perfectly portray life in Fayetteville.

Trimble, while always having a relationship with art, has been a practicing professional artist for about 10 years. While painting murals with various eclectic signs and murals, she had struggled to find places to purchase art supplies locally.

After settling on the location, the couple decided to open it up just in time for Small Business Saturday in 2021.

“We just continued to add things, and [eventually gained] wonderful sup port from the University of Arkansas and practicing artists here in Fayetteville,” Trimble says.

140 as well. If you reside in or have ventured to the Northwest corner of The Natural State, chances of seeing a mural or sign Trimble has painted are extremely high, as they adorn vari ous edifices around various other cities such as Bentonville, Fayetteville and beyond.

“On this historic, yet decrepit building (that has recently been demolished), I painted a simple statement: “Share Something Beautiful.” “It’s not a groundbreaking statement by any means, but it served as a way to remind people of the better parts this life has to offer,” Trimble says. “MLK is a heavy-traffic area and so many people drive by. Some have had rough days and some are running late to work. I just wanted to be able to create a bright spot in at least one person’sWheneverday.”

In her career as an artist, Trimble also says she is continuously growing. “I’ve always had a really odd relationship with art. Carla Caraway at Springdale High

If you live or have ventured to the Northwest corner of The Natural State, you're likely to see a mural or sign that Trimble has painted.

The store is stocked with gifts, art kits, pencil and pen sets, greeting cards and occasionally, Trimble’s own original work. She has designed most of the stickers sold at the store and recently painted a barn quilt mural to line the entire back wall of the shop.

Maybe you’ve seen the colorful Uptown Quilt, located at 3959 Steele Blvd., Love Unites Us off of Martin Luther King Blvd. or other murals while driving around town or scrolling on Instagram.WhileTrimble certainly isn’t the only sign painter or mu ralist in the area, she has given her community several photo genic backdrops and beautiful, modern memorials.

Years ago, in South Fayetteville, off MLK Blvd., Trimble had the opportunity to create a simple yet beautiful reminder for those stuck in rush-hour traffic to enjoy.

embarking on a new project, Trimble works through her own cre ative process, keeping community in mind. Starting with the place, Trimble takes into account where the work will be seen. If a sign, the piece in its function is considered. When creating a mural, Trimble thinks of what feelings she wishes to evoke in the viewer and what message she wants to convey it.

While creating one of the biggest projects of Trimble’s career, Sleet City Art and Supplies, she and her husband took things slow. Responding with pieces in which the community had expressed interest they listened. In fact, Trimble, who has become locally famous in these efforts to convey sweet messages and beautiful works of art around town, did not paint the sign on the front of Sleet City’s build ing until last April, which reflected the duo’s best month in revenue to date. In May, Trimble says they grew 175% over what they had in April, and the store has been expanding and growing ever since.

Growing up, Trimble says she was constantly interested in the process that her stepdad worked through in creating his own signs. While never an apprentice of his, as such, Trimble says she learned just from observing him in action. And she’s characteristically been drawn to the art of observation.

One of Trimble’s favorite features about be ing an artist is the flexibility that it has allowed for her family and her to enjoy. As a small business owner, she finds herself in turn supporting other local businesses that comprise her beloved com munity, now more than ever.

“I want art to be accessible, and I want it to be something that people feel like they can engage with outside the walls of a museum. My core goal is to make art easy and to take away any scariness or snootiness around the community. I just want everyone to be able to enjoy it.”

“There have been opportunities that I could pursue outside of Fayetteville and outside of NWA, but I’ve just always felt an attachment to this place deep inside of my bones. I believe that my community in Fayetteville is so tight-knit and does so well at jumping up to help people when they’re in need. I don’t think there’s any other place that has a better land as a backdrop, or better people. I don’t think Fayetteville can be beat,” Trimble says.

A perfect morning for Trimble would include getting her kids to school on time, stopping by Pink House Alchemy for an iced, cardamom, oat-milk latte, and spending hours in the store open ing boxes of new product arrivals. She says she also enjoys a day where she can get busy painting a positive statement somewhere nearby, and coming home with enough energy to enjoy cooking dinner for her family.

“I love owning a place where an artist or other art-adjacent people can find new things they would be interested in trying out. It’s so important to me that we make people feel comfortable enough to try a new item or get started with a new medium,” she says – adding that there is nothing worse as an artist than being in a space where you don’t feel “good enough.”

The start to her career in mural painting began approximately eleven years ago. Trimble had painted some signs and entered them into a small, independent craft show, during which she got her first taste of success as an artist. “Onyx Coffee Lab commissioned me to paint a sign for them after that. Then other opportunities started coming in,” she says.

Whether through her public art, the shop, workshops or collaborations, Trimble says her goal is to make art comfortable for people who may not see themselves as “artists.”

As a Fayetteville resident, Trimble has long loved the environ ment that she says she is lucky enough to experience daily.

“Fayetteville has so many cool, new things happening, and I love seeing the really great things in this place thrive,” she says. “I love the really deep, old Ozark roots we have in Fayetteville, and to think about our little town that has all of its quirks and endear ing Fayettevillethings. has wild history. And with the project I’m working on now, I’ve been appreciat ing the fun history.”

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In 2020, Specialized Real Estate Group commissioned Trimble to emblazon the old Farmer’s Co-op with a two-story mural.

School was such a great teacher and inspiration for me; she helped me grow into the process of creating works,” Trimble recalls. “I’ve also been really fortunate to have two very great sets of parents – my dad and my stepmom, and my mom and my stepdad, who is a sign painter – making me a second-generation sign painter.”

Now, in addition to all Trimble is working on in the community and in her own store, she is working with the Smithsonian on a year-long project, gearing up for the museum’s Folk Festi val, which will take place over the course of two weeks at the Washington Mall in the District of Columbia. More information about this project will be revealed at a later date.

“I would pick my drink or food based on the design of the pack aging. I also picked my books because the cover drew me in. I’ve always been drawn in by the design of everything,” Trimble says.

The future of Trimble’s indie art shop is bright, and according to the acclaimed artist, she plans to keep growing the community inside – and outside – of the store.

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Jones will join five other celebrity con testants at this year’s event, slated for Sept. 8 in the Robinson Center Ballroom. Each dancer is paired with an actual dance pro fessional to prepare for their big moment as they take their shot at the glittering DWOS trophy.

Jones is something much more than all that, someone willing to give up part of her weekend to train at a dance studio for the privilege of performing in front of a mas sive crowd in one of Little Rock’s most cel ebrated venues at the 2022 Dancing With

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“I have absolutely no background in dance or performance,” she says. “Zero. I think today was our fifth, maybe sixth dance lesson, and that’s total for my entire life.“This is so far out of my realm of com fort. Being on stage in front of people ter rifies me, dancing terrifies me. I decided to challenge myself a bit.”

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One thing she won’t want for is moral support from her fam ily – the Joneses behind Sissy’s Log Cabin – who are not only planning to turn out in droves, but have signed on as this year’s title“Dawn’ssponsor.so precious,” says Sharri Jones, Dawn’s mother-in-law. “This is going to be a very fun event. She has really taken this seriously on many levels, so we’re going to have our tables full and cheer her “Havingon.”the courage to get up on stage and do that is miracu lous,” says Bill Jones, CEO of the famous jewelry business. “You’re a winner when you do that in the first place. There are very few people, I’d say one in 10, who would even think about doing some thing like that. I mean, would you?”

While there can only be one winner of the dance competition, youngsters all over the state and their families will be positively impacted by the evening’s proceeds. Funds raised will advance the

148 dance partner and he’s a really good teacher,” Jones says. “I feel like we’re getting there.”

According to the Washington University Physicians NF Center in St. Louis, the con dition causes tumors to grow on nerves in the brain and throughout the body. Usually diagnosed in children, NF affects 1 in 3,000 individuals in the U.S. and 2.5 million people

Whileworldwide.thereis currently no cure for NF, the condition has recently received more attention, and progress is being made because of the Children’s Tumor Foundation, the world’s leading nonprofit fully dedicated to making NF visible, connecting patients with support and driving innovative research.

But for sponsors like the Jones family, big numbers only tell part of the story. The real motivation for their being involved lies in the individual stories of children and their

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Children’s Tumor Foundation’s ongoing mission to end neurofibromatosis, or NF, a set of complex genetic disorders that can affect almost every organ system.

We’re going to have our tables full and cheer her on.

The Arkansas CTF organization contributes to this effort by supporting the national Foundation’s mission as well as helping families in Arkansas affected by NF to connect to patient support services, providing sponsorships for local teens to attend NF Camp and supporting local NF clinics. As its main fundraiser, the state organization is looking for Dancing With Our Stars to generate $250,000 this year, which would put Arkansas over the mark of $3 million raised for NF research.

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“Just the love of kids and the fact that any kind of tumor is heartbreaking for a child to have,” he says to sum up the event’s appeal. “We want to help all we can with research and expanded awareness so they can possibly come up with a cure. We love kids and we love the fact that we can help.”

In addition to its sponsorship of the event, Bill says Sissy’s Log Cabin is crafting special gold and diamond pins for this year’s winners as a special keep sake. He says even in a state with so many events supporting worthwhile causes, Dancing With Our Stars stands out.

150 families right here at home.

We want to help all we can with research and lovecanawarenessexpandedsotheypossiblycomeupwithacure.Welovekidsandwethefactthatwecanhelp. “

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“The Arkansas team is unbelievable in the devotion they have for these chil dren,” says Sharri. “I have a saying, ‘You don’t think about the church nursery until you need it.’ Until a child is affected by this situation, you don’t even know it exists. And once you do know, you want to do everything you can to support this foundation. The number of generous people who do that are just unbeliev able; their hearts are so full of love and devotion to the children.”

Competing in this year’s event with Jones and Hall are Nick Bradley-Hole of the Capital Hotel, paired with Allison Stodola Wilson; Penny Burkhalter, philanthropist and celebrity spokesperson, paired with Matt Boyce; and Barry Simon of Datamax, paired with Maddie Arancibia. Also competing are Dan Roda of Abaca, paired with Savannah Boyce; and Stephanie Keet of Keet Ad

“When my youngest son was born, we were swarmed by NICU nurses and they rushed him away from us,” she recalls. “He ended up fine. He has nothing wrong with him, but his heart didn’t fall into rhythm the way it was supposed to, and they had to monitor him. So, we got that sigh of relief but it’s still the single most terrifying mo ment of my entire life.

vertising, paired with Mike Nelson.

Throughout the evening, dancers will try to wow not only the crowd, but also all-star judges Rachel Parker-Harding, Anne Trussell and Bill Vickery.

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Dawn Jones, who confesses to being more than a little competitive, says she is training to win, but she’s participating for reasons that are much more personal.

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The annual Dancing With Our Stars Little Rock Gala would not be complete without a radiant panel of judges and emcees to help make the night a dazzling experience for an outstanding cause. Leading this year’s events are all-star emcees Alisha Curtis, Anne Preston and Daniel Robinson.

In-person tickets are sold out for the 2022 Dancing With Our Stars, but virtual tick ets may be purchased at aaboute392631.dancing-with-our-stars-little-rock-2022/join.ctf.org/event/Whilethere,youcanalsolearnthisyear’scompetitorsandevenmakedonationinyourfavoritedancer’sname.

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Food Fashion Fundraising : Baptist Health Foundation’s 2022 Bolo Bash

f you’ve ever gone door-to-door or found yourself begging twice-removed family members for the change in their pockets, you know that fundraising is no easy feat. When the stakes are even higher –– say, improving the health and quality of life for all Arkansans regardless of their financial means –– finding unique ways to build a donor base from year to year becomes an even taller task.

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To raise money on this scale requires more than just an impressive (and generous) contact list. Enter: Bolo Bash, the feather in the foundation’s fundraising cap. Originally conceived as a West ern-themed dinner and auction back in 1989, Bolo Bash events have raised more than $14 million

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Foundation support has touched every corner of this expansive network over the years, includ ing scholarships at Baptist Health College – Little Rock – homeless outreach and wellness pro grams and renovations to the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute. The money raised is critical to keeping Baptist Health true to its not-for-profit roots and for supporting the healing ministry on which its first hospital was founded over 100 years ago.

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Luckily, the folks at the Baptist Health Foundation have had almost six decades to per fect their process, and this isn’t your average lemonade stand or tip jar. Since its inception back in 1963, the Baptist Health Foundation has focused on building community support and funding for a wide variety of projects. The Baptist Health system is the state’s largest not-for-profit health care organization, with a network that includes approximately 11,000 employees across 11 hospitals, a number of urgent, primary and specialty care clinics, and several community outreach programs.

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Greg Hatcher of The AgencyHatcheristhe first-ever recipient of the Bolo Bash’s ‘Power of Purpose’ award.

“If you’re part of the community.”buildcommunity,the

In 2021, a sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the state again forced organizers to cancel the luncheon at the last minute. This time, a bit of creativity from the organizers at Baptist led to the adoption of a “curbside” model. Renowned Little Rock chef Donnie Ferneau, who is also at the helm of this year’s

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As a testament to just how successful the foundation has been at building up commu nity support, sponsors allowed Baptist Health to keep the fundraised money despite the event’s cancellation, which ensured that last year’s cause –– breast cancer screening, diag nosis and treatment –– still received a gener ous amount of funding.

“We’ve thatbenefitsexperiencedpersonallytheofthecareBaptistprovides.”

What’s more, recent upticks in financial struggles and health crises actually highlight just how vital the Baptist Health Foundation’s efforts are for so many Arkansans – now more than ever. Thankfully, better things are on the horizon: Just in time for its 33rd annual run, Bolo Bash is officially back in-person.

menu, was able to pivot and provide to-go box lunches for guests who had already paid for their table at the event. The Bolo Bash cochairs –– along with Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells, his wife Mary, and a team of Bap tist Health faithfuls –– handed out the travelready meals and visited with donors.

Of course, the event has not been without its challenges. The last thing a large in-person fundraising event needs is a global pandemic putting gatherings on ice. Bolo Bash was held virtually in 2020, and donations did take a slight dip as a result, but a strong network of donors and the hard work of the team at Bap tist kept funding levels consistent overall.

for the system in the decades since. The an nual outing has evolved a little over the years –– bolo ties and cowboy hats are optional now, and dinner has turned into lunch –– but Bolo Bash remains a cornerstone of the Little Rock social calendar and a crucial part of Baptist Health Foundation’s fundraising efforts.

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year’s silent auction one to show up and show out for. Along with a vast selection of inspired merchandise from presenting sponsor Dil lard’s, eight all-inclusive trips are up for the taking. Two trips are domestic and six are in ternational, including one to Greece. Guests who cannot make it to the luncheon can still send a proxy to the silent auction, and there is no better way to justify a bidding war than knowing that all the money is benefitting women and children across the state.

for charity events and have been involved with Bolo Bash for many years. In fact, the Bolo Bash reception, which takes place the eve ning before the luncheon, is being held at the Hatchers’

J.R. Bizzell is the senior vice president of Risk Management at the financial services firm Stephens, Inc. Jamie Bizzell, MD, works as an otolaryngological (ear, nose and throat) surgeon at the Arkansas Otolaryngology Cen ter. Lauren Steel is a principal with the private investment group Firmament and Nate Steel is a lawyer and founder of Steel Wright Gray, PLLC. Lauren and J.R. also serve on the Bap tist Health Foundation’s board of trustees.

In addition to bringing in these giants of fashion and entertainment, the folks at the Baptist Health Foundation are making this

Hatcherhome.puthis philosophy on giving suc cinctly, stating, “If you’re part of the commu nity, build the community.”

“The experience, being able to sit in the room with people, is a big part of it,” Lauren says. “Last year, we did what we had to do, but we felt like we could do more.”

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Headlining the bash each year are both a keynote speaker and a celebrity moderator, and in keeping with this year’s area of purpose, Bolo Bash is placing an emphasis on uplift ing women. The luncheon will feature a fash ion show put on by designer Jude Connally, a respected icon in women’s clothing. Connally focuses on comfort and style for women of all shapes and sizes, and her clothing can be found in Dillard’s stores and specialty bou tiques across the country. She wants to break the stigma around certain patterns, colors and cuts in order to help people realize that fash ionable clothing is for every body.

His connection to Baptist Health and this year’s area of purpose goes beyond Bolo Bash as well. Hatcher has four daughters, and he is heavily involved in promoting youth sports throughout the state. He has even taken cli ents of his to the hospital before, and he testifies that “a few of my clients and family members’ lives have been saved by the people at Baptist.”“Theytruly are a healing ministry with the patient at heart,” Hatcher says. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The money raised is critical to keeping Baptist Health true to its not-for-profit roots and for supporting the healing ministry on which its first hospital was founded over 100 years ago.

The upcoming event is also especially ex citing for Bolo Bash’s four co-chairs: J.R. and Dr. Jamie Bizzell, and Lauren and Nate Steel.

Hatcher’s penchant for giving back to the community began in his college years. He pledged then to donate at least 10% of every dollar he earned, and as his career took off, he and his business were able to give even more. He was named Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year in 2015, and it’s clear to see why. He and his wife, Lee, frequently open their home

This year’s other headlining guest is no small get either. Kevin Frazier, co-host of “Entertainment Tonight,” will host the lun cheon and hold a conversation with Connally while nurses, former patients and other Bap tist Health employees, model some of the de signer’s favorite looks.

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A shiny new gem in the Bolo Bash crown is the Power of Purpose honoree. Celebrated at the beginning of the luncheon, this award will recognize a member of the community who has gone above and beyond to advance Bap tist Health’s mission. This year, that honoree is Greg Hatcher – author, philanthropist and founder of the Hatcher Agency. With decades of experience in the health insurance industry, Hatcher knows the value of quality care. He has chaired a number of boards, including that of the Baptist Health Foundation, where he now serves as an advisory member.

“She had a rough start,” J.R. says, “even though you wouldn’t know it now. We’ve per sonally experienced the benefits of the care that Baptist provides.” The main role of the cochairs is to expand the reach of the foundation

The foursome also have personal connec tions to this year’s area of purpose –– women’s and children’s health care. All of the Steel and Bizzell children were delivered, and the Biz zells’ daughter, now 4 years old, spent time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) there (omit) after she was born.

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Both couples also chaired last year’s event and say they are thrilled to return and (finally) throw the Bash in-person.

This year’s luncheon will be held for the first time at The Venue at Westwind, a premier venue in North Little Rock, whose staff have relieved some of that event-planning-induced stress.The co-chairs emphasize that ultimately their goal and that of everyone involved in Bolo Bash, is to further the Baptist Health mission, which comes down to engaging with new people and getting the Baptist Health Foun dation message across any way they

by spreading the Bolo Bash message far and wide. More tickets, donations and sponsor ships equates directly to more lives that canbe touched by the foundation and the Baptist Health system. Advocating for Baptist’s heal ing ministry and making contact with those who might be moved to donate to this year’s cause are key objectives for the Bizzells and the Steels, who have used their personal con nections to reach out to people possibly not involved previously.

The luncheon will feature a fashion show by iconic women’s clothing designer, Jude Connally.

“Baptist is a well-run organization. They know how to put on events,” J.R. says “It’s re ally a team effort, and it comes down to figur ing out where we can help.”

Of course, there is also the small detail of putting on a beloved Little Rock tradition while keeping any hiccups to a minimum. To that end, the couples made it clear that team work is what keeps things moving along.

‘Thecan.most rewarding part is being able to give in a material way,” says Lauren. “People who have money, give money. People who have time, give time. The

Connally’s cloth ing can be found in Dillard’s stores and specialty boutiques across the country.

“We actually have an anonymous donor covering the cost of training LPNs to become RNs,” Hayes adds.

The 2022 Bolo Bash is sure to bring out the best and brightest of Arkansas fundrais

ing, both as a celebration of being in-person again and as a reminder of how important it is to support Baptist Health’s mission in any way possible.Looking to the future, Hayes and the team at the Baptist Health Foun dation are focused on keeping their fundraising efforts closely aligned with Baptist’s strategic priorities as a whole.“We’re not a business. We’re a healing ministry,” Hayes says, and she explains why events like Bolo Bash –– and philanthropic support more broadly –– prove such a key part of the foundation’s strategy.

A ticket to the luncheon on Oct. 12 costs $300, which includes a ticket to the more in timate reception setting with Jude Connally Zimmerman at the Hatcher’s home the eve ning before. Tickets to only the reception cost $75. Donations and sponsorships can be made on the Baptist Health Foundation’s website. A majority of the ticket prices are tax-deduct ible, and, combined with great food, great fashion and an even greater cause, this year’s Bolo Bash is a must on anyone’s calendar.

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says.The support that Baptist Health provides for new mothers and their families goes beyond the walls of the maternity ward, however. Through the Blessings for Babies program, the Baptist Health Foundation pro vides free lodging for families whose newborn requires an extended stay in the NICU. This program allows mothers and family members to stay close to their child during a period of uncertainty and gives them one less thing to worry about. Additionally, the foundation’s Psalm 91 program supports families and pa tients at Baptist Health who are not able to pay for general necessities, such as hotel rooms, meals, travel and equipment vital to theirWithrecovery.funds raised this year, Baptist Health plans to renovate and expand its maternal and infant areas, including the NICU, and to strengthen its ability to care for more women and children statewide.

Lena Hayes, chief development officer of the Baptist Health Foundation, summed up

Perhaps most crucial among the founda tion’s work is cultivating committed caregiv ers. Training the next generation of nurses and other health care professionals is an on going process, and the commitment to care that Baptist Health’s nurses embody cannot

Foundation helps people realize where they can give and have an impact.”

According to a 2020 report by the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee, “92% of pregnancy- re lated deaths were considered poten tially preventable.” Coupled with the fact that a large number of Arkansans avoid seeking health care due to the cost, it is clear that Baptist Health and the Baptist Health Foundation are addressing an area of urgent need.

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“None of us can achieve these goals alone,” she adds. “There are a lot of opportunities to give, and it’s mutually beneficial because we want people to feel good about making an im pact together with Baptist Health.”

“Having the resources to improve outcomes is so important,” Lauren

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Given rampant stories of health care burn out in the past few years, making education more accessible to its caregivers is one way that Baptist Health combats personnel short ages and ensures a new generation of healers is always just around the corner.

J.R. and Jamie echo this sentiment with a statement that all at the foundation endorse: “We want Baptist Health to succeed.”

The funds raised by the foundation touch on each of these three tenets. One way com passionate care is achieved occurs via sup port for the various outreach programs the health system runs, like Blessings for Babies and Psalm 91. Comprehensive care hinges on Baptist Health’s ability to renovate spaces and invest in innovative medical equipment that raises the level of care available.

what sets Baptist Health apart and allows the health system to fulfill its healing ministry.

Kevin Frazier, co-host of “Entertainment Tonight” will be the emcee of the 2022 Bolo Bash.

“There are a lot of opportunities to give, and it’s beneficialmutuallybecause we want people to feel good about making an impact together with Baptist Health.”

This year, proceeds from the Bolo Bash fes tivities will bolster health care for women and children throughout the state. As a leader in this area, Baptist Health delivers 7,000 babies annually, system wide.

According to Baptist, more than 30% of those new parents are on Medicaid or unin sured, highlighting the importance of provid ing quality care regardless of financial means.

Unfortunately, those funds are also espe cially needed given the state of women’s and children’s health care in Arkansas. Different organizations use different metrics to rank health care across the nation, but Ar kansas is consistently ranked lowest, or close to lowest, in maternal and infant mortality rates.

“It’s the three C’s,” Hayes explains, “com passionate care, comprehensive care, and cul tivating committed caregivers.”

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During high school, Wright had worked as a shine appren tice for Johnny’s Shoe Shop off Louisiana Street. In his first year as a business owner, Wright says he went through 25 shine ap prentices, mostly high schoolers. Of the 25, he kept on 12. And of those 12, all of them would go on to earn a college degree.

as sell them discounted shoes — returns he would buy in bulk from clothing stores. Wright would shine them up and fix any defects or minor imperfections.

“I got a little more sense and realized I wasn’t running ev erything,” he says. It takes patience and humility. Just because you are paying for the house doesn’t mean you are running it. I learned to say, ‘Yes, dear.’ She always gets the last word, unless I decide to reply with, ‘Yes, ma’am.’”

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But Wright says he wasn’t yet saved, and he didn’t commit his life to Christ until after high school. Three summer weekend experiences in a row caused his conversion.

nzell Wright has a chair ready for anyone who wants to step back into time. More than 50 years after opening his first Little Rock shoeshine stand, Wright still has plenty of stories and wisdom to share with anyone willing to take a Forseat.example, why has educating our youth become more dif ficult? Wright says the problem isn’t a lack of pay, but rather a lack of “Therediscipline.isnoway you can teach if you do not have discipline in the classroom,” Wright says.

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“I remember when my grandmother was sick — five years old and going to her house. It was around the Christmas holidays, a sky full of stars, and there was a bright star that sat over me and came down close. And I just looked at that star because it was so bright. And I heard a voice that said, ‘You are one of mine.’ I’ve never forgot it. At five years old.”

This side of SEVEN

Wright has been married for 34 years, after a first marriage that lasted ten years. Why is divorce so prevalent in America? Wright blames selfishness and a lack of maturity.

“I’ve had two direct communications from the Lord in my life; one at the age of five, and the other when I was 30 and get ting divorced,” Wright recalls.

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After 18 months, Wright relocated to the Sheraton Hotel on 9th Street where he remained for eight years. His Shine Mobile business visited all the car dealerships in both Little Rock and North Little Rock. He would shine the salesmen’s shoes as well

In 1970, at the age of 25, Wright became a father. That was also the year he decided to open a shoeshine business. His first location was at 12th and Oak streets in Little Rock, strategically located across from KFC. He had six to eight chairs.

The first weekend, a woman stabbed another woman right in

Wright attributes the increase in gang and school shootings to a lack of respect for life, for authority and for the Lord.

“Back then, our parents could have a gun or a shotgun in the house and tell you, ‘Don’t touch it.’ And you better not touch that gun. Now, kids can go buy a gun. And with no job!”

“It was more than shining,” Wright says of their time work ing for him. “We worked on education, appearance and attitude. I didn’t just teach them to shine, I taught them business. And the first principle of business is you are not working for yourself. You are working for the customer.”

A Shining Example

Wright is a father to four (two biological, two via marriage) and a grandfather to eight. He has been a member of First Bap tist Church, located at 9th and Calhoun streets, for 51 years.

Wright went on to shine shoes for 22 years at 9th and Arch Street in downtown Little Rock, then spent another 12 years across the street. Wright’s Shine Parlor and Discount Shoes has been at its current location, 523 East Capitol Ave — near Little Rock’s main downtown post office — for 13 years.

“I said, ‘Lord, I got the message,’” Wright recalls. “Death was at my door three weeks in a row, so I gave my life to Christ while I still could!”Asfor his second communication from God, at age 30, Wright says he was worried over his impending divorce. “I had been mar ried for ten years, and I couldn’t imagine getting a divorce,” he says. “The whole room lit up, and I heard the voice say ‘I’ve blessed you all your life. But every time I bless you, I become No. 3 or No. 4 on your priority list, behind dancing and having fun. Don’t worry about what is going to happen to your wife and kids. If you do what I ask, they’re going to be taken care of. I want to be No. 1 in your life.’ And I got back to

‘No thanks, I’m going to enjoy these years.’”

For two decades, Jason Pederson served as KATV-Channel 7’s Seven On Your Side reporter. Now on the other “side” of his award-win ning time on the news, he now serves as Deputy Chief of Community Engagement for the Arkansas Department of Human Services. His perspective-filled and thought-provoking column, “This Side of Seven,” publishes exclusively in AY About You magazine monthly.

front of him. The second weekend, he and another woman went to see a James Brown concert at Robinson Center. At midnight, police an nounced the concert was over, and the crowd got unruly. A man stand ing next to Wright had his face cut like a razor by a bottle hurled at police. And the third weekend, Wright was at a dance in North Little Rock with his future wife when a man standing next to him was shot.

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his divorce was friendly, finalized with a long kiss. He says he has been blessed with two good wives. And before that, a great education. He says most of his high school teachers at Horace Mann had master’s degrees, and some had, doctoral degrees. According to Wright, white schools might have had better buildings or books but not better

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“When they closed down Central in ’58-’59, I was in ninth grade at Dunbar. So, when Central opened back up, I was going into 10th. They called me in to be in the next group to integrate Central. They said they wanted students who could do the academics and who had the right temperament. I told them, ‘Man, I had a responsibility to the ladies.’ I was a dancing man. I went to Horace Mann. I said, ‘Man, there’s 20 women waiting on me to come over to Horace Mann.’ I said

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“Wheninstructors.integration took place in 1957, I was in the eighth grade,” he recalls. “I ran track in junior high, and we would walk from Dunbar to Central High. We saw the protesting crowd and the soldiers, and when the crowd started to encroach, one white fella crossed the line and they busted him across the head. Blood went everywhere.”

“The young lady who took my spot was named Sybil Jordan (now Dr. Sybil Jordan-Hampton). She went in that spot, and she became a RockefellerOpeningScholar.”doorsfor others, intentionally or otherwise, has been a trademark of Wright’s life; from Sybil Jordan, to his shoeshine appren tices, to his own four children. “Helping our children establish a good foundation and making sure that each knew Jesus at an early age is my greatest accomplishment,” Wright says. The Wrights also helped their children earn college degrees with minimal debt.

At 77, Wright knows there is more race behind him than in front of him. He appreciates the teaching of Paul in 1 Timothy 6, where Paul knows his death is near and shares some wisdom with Timothy. Right after instructing Timothy that the root of all evil is the love of money, Paul offers this final charge: “But you, man of God, flee from all of this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your confession in the presence of Matthewwitnesses.”13:43promises that, “The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” Shining will be nothing new for Onzell Wright.

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One of her girlfriends said she had talked to Bobo around 11 that morning. She had called to see if Bobo wanted to get together. Bobo said yes, but that she wasn’t sure if she could meet just yet, as she was waiting for a call from a man who had expressed interest in the E. McNeill Street house she was selling in Magnolia. He had prop erty out on Hwy 132 and was suggesting a possible trade. Shortly after the phone call ended, Bobo called her friend back to say the man said his car was being worked on. So instead of him taking a cab to the McNeill house, Bobo offered to pick him up at the E-Z Mart across from the Pontiac dealership. She’d probably be over at her friend’s house around 1:30 p.m.

170 er mother was the first to begin the search for her baby girl. Mary Jim mie Shinn – or “Bobo,” as she was affection ately known hadn’t come home for dinner; she hadn’t even called. Being in her early 20s, Bobo was certainly not a child any longer, but it wasn’t like her to worry her parents. No, something was not right. So, her mother started calling Bobo’s friends.

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around back, stopped, opened the unlocked car door and looked for anything to confirm it was Bobo’s.

But Bobo never came or called. Her girlfriend told Mrs. Shinn that before Bobo hung up, she had jokingly said, “Come looking for me if I’m not back this afternoon.”

Jordan Brothers Pontiac dealership was closing as Mrs. Shinn arrived. The salesman said that he had seen a car like Bobo’s at the E-Z Mart around noon and that a man got in, but he didn’t see what the driver looked like. Later, on his drive home, the Jordan Brothers salesman saw a 1976 blue Buick sedan at the corner by Smitty’s Grocery Store. Strangely, it was parked behind the store. Employees later confirmed they had first seen it there not long after 1 p.m. Now, the Pontiac salesman drove

It was, he quickly discovered, the car he had sold the Shinns for Bobo’s graduation. While nothing looked alarming in the car, he knew Mrs. Shinn had to be told immediately. That night, July 20, 1978, law enforcement opened a case file: Mary Jimmie “Bobo”

Shinn of Magnolia was missing. It is a file that has never been closed.

Loe was assigned the case 10 months in. A formidable foe for criminals, Loe in 1982 was named the ASP Trooper of the Year for demonstrating excellence in investigatory skills after solving five high-profile murders that year. He not only had the skills, but he had a little skin in the game, too. To date, Sheriff Loe has never giv en up on the “very friendly, very bub bly” girl that took the same history class at SAU that he did. After his ASP retirement, he became Sheriff in Columbia County. Now, he can put his hands on every file related to the case –– and he does.

After the picture of Bobo’s car was published, the Columbia County Assessor called. He had been baling hay on property near Hwy. 32 the day of the disappearance, around noon, when his at tention was caught by a blue car, swerving from side-to-side on the road. It appeared that a man and woman inside were struggling. In deed, Bobo’s car revealed that it had been off-road. The car, washed the day before, had a coating of dust which there were scratches, indicating it had brushed up against shrubbery or trees. On the driver’s side floorboard, there were bits of hay, broken off when the door was closed.

If you know anything that can help bring Bobo home, please contact the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department at 870-2345331 or email info@columbiacountysheriff.org. You can remain

Bobo was a dark-haired beauty who could have easily made na tional magazine covers, but her heart was in her hometown. While in college, she did move into a dorm, although Southern Arkansas University was right there in Magnolia. Her mother gave her a talent for art, and from her father, a successful property developer, she inherited her interest in real estate. After graduation, Bobo opened an art studio downtown, teaching classes, just as she had done the day she went missing. The small house she bought to flip also put her paintbrush to good use. “Beginner’s Delight. Two-bedroom house completely remodeled. Good location,” read the classified ad she placed in the local newspaper, the Banner-News.

The custom gold and diamond necklace Bobo was wearing the day she disappeared.

It did not appear that anyone had been in the back seat or trunk. It was left with the windows rolled down, keys in the ignition. Bo bo’s purse with cash still inside indicated the motive was neither car theft nor robbery. It did not appear that the car had been wiped down. Fingerprints were found, but never identified, and the possi bility of them being Bobo’s couldn’t be ruled out. Bobo’s sunglasses and book were left sitting on the passenger seat, which was odd if someone had in fact been sitting there. And lodged under the brake pedal were Bobo’s white tennis shoes, size 8, still tied. “Those shoes,” says Columbia County Sheriff Mike Loe, “have always beenSometroubling.”ofArkansas’s finest in law enforcement were assigned the case. There were roadblocks, ground and aerial searches, dogs brought in, excavations made, interviews conducted, tips followed, polygraphs administered, hypnotists, psychics and even private in vestigators Gresham Shinn brought in to assist in the case. But cellphone data, GPS and security surveillance didn’t exist at the time. When nothing further could be found, the most a family in this situation could hope for was one bulldog of a cop, which they got in Loe. Then a young officer with the Arkansas State Police,

It’s unknown if those were the shoes Bobo was wearing when she picked up the man. Some theorized she might have slipped the shoes off to drive, but Loe is not convinced of that. That, her sister Linda said, wasn’t something that she had known Bobo to do. But Bobo and her friend often hung out by the pool of the new downtown motel her father had built. Were the shoes, sunglasses and the book instead intended for the pool?

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Substantial media attention has been given to this case. Several YouTube videos are available, but it is very important to be aware that regardless of what has been put out there, only the facts relayed in this article reflect what has been verified and fully vetted. And both Sheriff Loe and the Shinns regard this as an unsolved case.

The answer remains unknown, as does the identity of the man. Some felt the fact that he had seen the ad in the paper indicated he was a local. Yet nothing to date has ruled him out as someone pass ing through town. Could he have been staying at the motel, work ing in the area, visiting someone? Might he have been at SAU with Bobo? And what has become of the custom gold and diamond necklace that Bobo wore that day? Have you seen it?

Witnesses have been reinter viewed and videotaped. Items have been submitted for new forensic testing. The FBI Behavioral Unit was unable to develop a full pro file of the man –– there is no crime scene to evaluate, and Bobo has never been found. The tennis shoes?

It appeared that Bobo had gone home to change after leaving the studio. “In her little dressing area of the bathroom, she had her curl ing iron plugged in and her makeup out,” said her older sister, Linda. Mrs. Shinn wasn’t home at the time, so she didn’t see what Bobo changed into and, of course, didn’t get the name of the man she was on her way to meet. A little after 11 that day, police were told that a man had come into the E-Z Mart asking for change so he use the pay phone. The description led to a compos ite of a white male, mid-20s, approximately 5’8, about 185-200 pounds with dark, curly hair. The E-Z Mart employee said that most notably, the man had a “lazy gait.”

father died, her mother consoled herself by saying “At least now he knows what happened to Bobo.” Meanwhile, here on Earth, the Shinn siblings and Sheriff Loe continue to honor Bobo’s request to come looking for her.

There is a haunting pain that remains for the family of those who disappear. Poignantly, Bobo’s sister tells how for years, her mother would not leave the house unless there was somebody there to answer the phone, just in case her Bobo called. Next to her par ents’ graves, there is now a tombstone for Bobo.

A proud GRITS (Girl Raised In The South), Sarah Russell has also lived in NYC, Miami, San Francisco, Denver and Tucson working in journalism, public relations, finance and education. Now at home, she is happiest when hovering over a keyboard, weaving words together.

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As for that magical flashing light, it’s caused by a chemical reaction known as bioluminescence. Specialized light-emitting organs on the lower abdomens of lightning bugs produce a “cold light” – which has been said to be the most efficient light in the world since none of the energy is wasted as heat. The process is too complicated for me to understand, much less explain. Let’s just say it involves oxygen, calcium, an enzyme and several chemicals with very long names.

As individuals, we can do several things to help ensure lightning bugs are welcome in our towns. We can be less tidy around neighborhood creeks, allowing downed limbs and branches and leaf litter to accumulate and pro vide habitat for these tiny creatures. We can provide water features in our yards, which will attract lightning bugs. We can include taller grasses – such as pink muhly grass and zebra grass – in our landscaping and also such plants as caraway, coriander and Queen Anne’s lace, all of which appeal to fireflies. We can minimize the application of pesticides. And we can reduce our use of exterior lighting.

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One problem is familiar: loss of habitat. The larvae of lightning bugs require rotting logs and limbs and for est litter near standing water of some sort to thrive. With urban growth and development, many of the breeding sites preferred by these beetles are disappearing.Another problem, although not yet well understood by scientists, is light pollution. Lightning bugs use their flashing illumination as signals –to attract mates, defend territories and discourage predators. Artificial light ing can seriously interfere with these eons-old communications. Observers have determined, for instance, that automobile headlights sweeping over a field will disrupt the flashing routine of lightning bugs. In short, the steady loss of our night skies is making interactions between male and female fireflies more difficult, leading to fewer larvae every year.

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About 2,000 species of fireflies exist across the globe and can be found on every continent with the exception of Antarctica. Strangely enough, they’re rarely seen west of the Rockies in this country. Favoring warm, moist environments, lightning bugs have been mesmerizing Arkansans on summer evenings for generations. We seem to still have a good supply of them, although I’m pretty sure I saw more during my youth than I do these days. My friends and I would carefully catch the lightning bugs in our hands and place them in Mason jars, giving us each our own little glass lantern.Lightning bugs have an interesting life cycle. After mating, females de posit their fertilized eggs on the ground or just below its surface. Hatching three to four weeks later, the larvae feed until summer’s end and then hi bernate through the winter, some beneath the bark of trees and others un derground. They reappear in the spring and eat for several weeks, primarily consuming other larvae, land snails, worms and slugs. They then pupate for 7 to 15 days before emerging as adult lightning bugs. The adult diet remains

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