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While Arkansas may not be well known for its fall leaf-peeping season, the entire Natural State puts on an amazing display of reds, oranges and golds, all the way from the Ozarks traveling south through the Ouachitas and the Arkansas River Valley.

Nirvana can be found in Northwest Arkansas, where 95% of the region’s residents say they’re happy to live.

Fall, fiddles and folk music will fill the air at the Ozark Folk Festival in Eureka Springs, Nov. 6-10. Now in its 72nd year, the event is the country’s longest continuously running folk festival.

Halloween, the holiday celebrated annually on Oct. 31, draws its origins from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, in which the Celts would light bonfires to ward off spirits.

To get there, drive Interstate 40E to Highway 49S to Highway 61N, through the flat, rich plain in Mississippi. Start your immersion at Tunica’s Gateway to the Blues Visitor Center, built in a circa-1895 train depot.

I hopped off the Southern Crescent from UVA, hurried to my Great Aunt Bolling Spalding’s funeral and fell in with…

My seventh grade English teacher’s homework assignment was one sentence by William Faulkner. Simple, right? It carried on for five…

Thanks to B.B. King’s relentless touring schedule – appearing in 342 shows in 1956 – he was known worldwide as “The King of the Blues.” He reworked a 1951 blues song, “The Thrill is Gone,” lifting it to a Grammy award in 1970.

The first blues song I heard growing up on Atlanta college radio was “Cross Road Blues,” 1936, by genre progenitor Robert…

Opened in 1945 when there were not many other African-American-owned businesses in Indianola, Club Ebony has succeeded through three owners…

Before 1895, Dockery Plantation was, like much of the Delta at the time, a swampy tangle of gum and cypress…

When the Grammy board searched for the most appropriate location to build its first museum outside L.A., they could have…

Listen carefully in the juke joints, restaurants or the impressive interactive museums in Tunica, Cleveland, Clarksdale and Indianola, and you’re…

Now is the time to think about 2019.

Fans of food, fellowship and fun rejoice. The 9th annual Main Street Food Truck Festival is right around the corner. Featuring more than 50 trucks and vendors along Main Street and Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock, the event has hosted approximately 45,000 people annually since 2016.

As central Arkansas residents patiently await the 9th annual Main Street Food Truck Festival later this year, those in Northwest Arkansas can enjoy some of the region’s best cuisines, ingredients, restaurants and chefs this month at BITE NW Arkansas.

We all know the importance of taking care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. But how do we find time for self-care?

Instagram wants to make it easier to support the greater good. Facebook recently announced Instagram Stories, which will include a sticker that allows users to donate and fundraise on behalf of their favorite nonprofits.

With a mission to inspire social and economic change in Arkansas, The Venture Center in Little Rock provides an extensive network of people and resources to help early-stage companies. The nonprofit is always looking for ways to educate and collaborate. Here are some of the organization’s events this month:

Visit Rogers and the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) announced a 10-year, $1 million marketing partnership in late May that will support the outdoor amphitheater’s operations and upcoming $13.9 million expansion project.

For those searching for a retirement community to call home, Hot Springs Village in central Arkansas is offering discovery packages.

Have you ever experienced a feeling of chronic workplace stress that you struggled to manage? According to the World Health Organization, it is now an official medical diagnosis. Burnout now appears on the International Classification of Diseases, or ICD-11, under the category of problems associated with employment or unemployment.

For some people, absolute silence is necessary to focus on tasks and be productive at work. However, for many others, listening to music is an effective way to concentrate while working on an assignment. If you fall into the latter group, choosing which song to listen to can be a daunting task.

Places that are fun for you can be stressful for your dog. The sights, sounds and smells are unfamiliar, which can cause anxiety for your pet.

The premier fine arts museum in the state has big plans for its future. Earlier this month, the Arkansas Arts Center announced a $128 million fundraising campaign to renovate and expand its landscape.

For fans of live music in Arkansas, the summer months are a time to rejoice. Warmer weather and longer nights are ideal for outdoor shows, making the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion a go-to venue.

The popularity of podcasts has boomed in recent years, and Arkansas Children’s recently adopted the trend with its “Live. Learn. & Play” podcast series.

Do you want to be a better listener? Here is an advanced practice drill. Listen to someone you really disagree with. It should not be a challenge to find someone in today’s political climate.

Many in our society are focusing on making their lives greener. But for some, the concept seems so vast that it’s hard to understand the lingo.

As the International Greek Food Festival enters its 35th year of food and fun in Little Rock on May 17-19, we sat down with an expert who told us everything there is to know.