Local business owners weigh in on what makes South Arkansas such a wonderful place to live, work, and play
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Discover Fort Smith
The largest city in the Arkansas River Valley is a hub of history, culture, and creativity
Outdoor seating is a popular draw at The Bakery District.
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Discover Benton & Bryant
A business owner shares how his passion for pizza has roots—and plans for future growth—in Saline County | A Special At Home in Arkansas Promotion
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Discover Conway
The rich history of Faulkner County’s seat lives on through passionate Conwegians
Everyone should love their house like Emily Walter loves hers. Built in 1948, original features such as hardwood floors and colorfully tiled bathrooms captured her design-loving heart, but it was really the home’s location that sealed the deal. “Living in the Robinson Historic District, everyone who lives down here appreciates living in a historic home,” she says. “My neighbors and I have a Christmas brunch every year, and it goes on for three hours because we sit there and talk about our houses like they’re our children. It’s like the fourth member of our family.”
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Discover Jonesboro & The Delta
From musical attractions to notable eateries and historical sites, Dr. Adam Long shares his take on this hospitable, culture-rich region
As the executive director of Arkansas Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University, Dr. Adam Long can point you in the direction of a museum, a festival, or even a can’t-miss restaurant on-demand. As a part of his job, he oversees the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum in Tyronza, and Lakeport Plantation outside of Lake Village. The Jonesboro native is well-schooled in all things Arkansas Delta, and, here, he shares a few of his favorite places around the eastern part of the state.
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Discover Batesville
Community celebrations, historic structures, and treasured local businesses are just a few of the charms of this east Arkansas town
Preserving heritage and continuing to foster community are at the heart of Main Street Batesville’s mission. As the organization’s local executive director, Maggie Tipton-Smart is a natural cheerleader for everything the city has to offer. Her enthusiasm goes beyond the walls of her office with an eagerness to share the charms of the town of just over 11,000 with anyone who drives near the city limit sign. Since becoming director in 2022, she has continued to uphold the organization’s four pillars of design, organization, promotion, and economic vitality by helping to restore historic structures and creating events and places where the community can come together. We sat down with her to hear more about what’s going on in Batesville.
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Discover Northwest Arkansas
As this corner of the state continues to flourish, opportunities for relaxation and recreation abound
As the communications director for the Northwest Arkansas Council, enjoying his community and helping it to thrive is in the job description for Nate Green. Originally from Camden, he moved here almost a decade ago, giving him the opportunity to experience the region first as a newcomer and now as an almost native. During this time, he has not only seen the population rise, but 
also witnessed new additions to the cultural scene, outdoor attractions, and more. Here, he shares a bit about the growth of the region along with a few of his favorite ways to enjoy all it has to offer.
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Discover Hot Springs
One of Spa City’s most well-known collectors and civic leaders gives his take on the area’s past, present, and future
When Davis Tillman relocated from Memphis to Hot Springs in the early 1990s, he didn’t expect he would still be there more than three decades later. “It was pretty bleak when I first moved here. I thought, I’ll give it two years,” he says. The motivation for his move was to help with his father’s antiques store, Tillman’s Antiques, but he had one good-natured demand: “Part of my negotiation with my father was to be able to buy the building and renovate the upstairs,” he says. These floors above the store became a well-collected backdrop for charity events and parties through the years. With each new face he met, he became more intertwined in the community. “It turned out to be one of the best moves I ever made in my life,” he says. “Hot Springs has been a good place to live, and it’s good to see it going in the right direction. Every year it gets better and better and better.”
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Discover El Dorado & Magnolia
Explore the history, culture, and creativity of South Arkansas with a trip to two of its most vibrant towns
After spending time in the entertainment industry in California, Darrin Riley—now a curator with the South Arkansas Historical Preservation Society—had just returned to his childhood home of El Dorado when he was tapped for his talents as a film and history buff. The organization, called SAHPS for short, had recently acquired a collection of memorabilia from El Dorado native and film historian Michael G. Fitzgerald. That project evolved into Darrin’s current role overseeing the museum’s premier draw, the historic Newton House, as well as monthly temporary exhibits. “We want people’s stories, and it’s not always about the oil barons and the huge mercantile owners,” he says. “And that’s really kind of where we run within our galleries—searching out those stories from all the families that created the community.”
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Discover the Ozarks
Nature photographer Tim Ernst shares memories and insights from a career spent exploring his favorite region of the state
Since he started photographing the Arkansas Ozarks in the early 1980s, Tim Ernst has published 20 coffee table books and more than 15 guidebooks detailing the region’s wilderness. Originally from Fayetteville, he followed his camera lens to Newton County, building a log cabin outside Jasper where his favorite subjects—the hiking trails, waterfalls, and scenery of the Ozarks—are just steps outside his front door.
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