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It started with some fudge pies baked for a preschool fundraiser. Today, those homemade desserts have become a thriving business with a philanthropic mission baked right in.

Just last year I joined the Yeti tribe, thrilled with how my tumbler kept my coffee warm for hours. Even though it is chilly now, I dream of warmer weather and picnics, dining al fresco and outdoor concerts. But how do I keep my white wine cool?

More than 300 Arkansans are waiting for an organ transplant. Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency (ARORA) was established in 1987 as a nonprofit, independent organ procurement agency. Its mission is to facilitate providing organs and tissue for life-saving and life-enhancing transplantation.

Halloween is an especially busy time of year for Linda Howell. She laughs when she is referred to as “the ghost lady” but the author, historian and now paranormal researcher understands why. Host Natalie Ghidotti talks to Linda about the experience that ultimately led her to write “Haunted Tours of Little Rock” and open a business with the same name.

Night Terrors Haunted House in Little Rock offers three different experiences in one convenient location. Choose any combination for a unique scare.

It seems like everything is go, go, go these days, and workplace anxiety is among the top absenteeism causes. As life and work become more fast-paced, it’s important to encourage a healthy work environment. Here are a few tips that can help employees stay physically and mentally healthy:

Early voting begins Oct. 22. Here are a few things to note:

There’s a reason we refer to Rex Nelson as “Mr. Autumn.”

If you’ve been downtown, you’ve likely seen them. Little Rock’s two red-shirted ambassadors were originally hired in 2017 to aid visitors and residents in the central business district around Main Street. Last week, Downtown Little Rock Partnership expanded the program to include the River Market.

Fayetteville residents can now pedal their way around town thanks to a new bike-share program. The program was created through a partnership with the University of Arkansas and the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission and approved by the city council last month.

It’s hard to believe in this day and age that not too long ago, smoking was considered glamorous and even healthy. ESSE Purse Museum’s latest exhibit, “Up In Smoke,” takes a look back at a time when Americans were duped into seeing cigarettes as sophisticated and sultry — before the truth about the danger of cigarettes disrupted the tobacco industry.

Cities from Seattle to St. Petersburg are banning single-use plastics like plastic straws, utensils and stirrers to limit the amount of plastic waste in the oceans.

Some positions require you to master the balancing act while quickly changing from hat to hat. If you find yourself in this position, here are some practical tactics you can implement to make jumping from project to project as painless as possible:

A new women-focused group has launched an inspirational speaker series. PowHer Players is hosting its first event at Heifer International headquaters on Thursday, Sept. 20, with featured speaker Ardyth Neill, president of Heifer Interational.

Are you having a stressful day at work that just doesn’t seem to end? We have one simple cure for you: Just smile. Spiritual leaders, psychologists and neuroscientists agree that a simple act of smiling can change your attitude and the world around you.

Though the Arkansas River flows through four states, we’ll proudly call it ours. It’s a defining feature of many areas including Wine Country, Fort Smith and Little Rock.

Scrolling through filtered feeds of perfect Instagram posts can cause anxiety. For hyper-connected millennials, the struggle is real – trying to maintain the illusion of an “Insta-perfect” personal brand, fueled by comparisons to other highly curated feeds.

Rethinking reentry: The Exodus Project is a prison rehabilitation program that teaches ethics, career skills, resource management and drug/alcohol recovery during the last months of an inmate’s sentence.

“I love being in the middle of the energy and the action.” Matt DeCample is no stranger to being the…

June is Transit Month and part of Metroplan’s Ozone Action Days season. In an effort to reduce harmful ground-level ozone, Metroplan invites citizens to try alternate modes of transportation, including riding the bus, biking, carpooling, telecommuting or walking.

When creating documents and marketing materials, it’s easy to think “I have this much space to work with, why not fill all of it?” While this often makes sense, it can really hinder your message.

Can we help float your boat? Ranging from leisurely floats to all-out Class IV rapids, Arkansas has a plethora of places for paddlers, and we’re sharing our faves.

The Little Rock Police Department unveiled a new recruitment effort this month, including a website designed to attract applicants with informative videos, a salary calculator and information on benefits and incentives. A $5,000 bonus and a five percent annual raise are part of the financial package being offered to new officers.

One out of five students in Little Rock and North Little Rock will drop out, which result in consequences that can lead to higher risks of incarceration and unemployment.

Nothing beats the summer heat like a dip in the neighborhood pool or visit to a local water park, but Chris Shillcutt with Little Rock’s Wild River Country encourages everyone to stay safe in the water.

Of the estimated 3 million apps for anything and everything, there are bound to be some strange ones.

Rethinking reentry: The Exodus Project is a prison rehabilitation program that teaches ethics, career skills, resource management and drug/alcohol recovery during the last months of an inmate’s sentence.

You don’t need to be wealthy to hire a personal assistant. Just smart.

There’s a new way to learn a foreign language that more than 1 million subscribers already know about. The Babbel app for web, iOS and Android was developed by 100 linguists and language experts in Berlin. The goal: Tailor foreign language instruction to the learner’s native tongue, and get students to speak the new language as quickly as possible.

We’ve all heard that in order to reduce stress, we should “reconnect with nature.” However, science suggests that we may not be taking this advice literally enough.