By Janie Jones // Photos Courtesy of Nita Gould Eighteen-year-old Ella Barham had been missing for nine or ten hours. Search for the popular belle of the Ozarks continued well into the moonlit night, but it was two young boys out hunting who found her … or what was left of her. On a…
By Dwain Hebda // Photos By Jamison Mosley “In here, please.” The trim, soft-spoken man beckons from across the room. Outside, a cold winter’s morning needles passersby with chill and biting rain, but it’s pleasant inside the mosque at Islamic Center of Little Rock. A posted sign politely directs you to remove your shoes…
By Dustin Jayroe // Photos By Jamison Mosley A trip over to Congregation B’nai Israel in Little Rock, a Jewish temple of Reform classification, outside of worship hours is met with strict gatekeeping. The doors, locked, and a press on the doorbell prompts a distant voice to intercom an inquiry of your business here.…
by Dwain Hebda Laurie Jernigan’s voice is bright as she makes small talk on a rare sunny day in March. Like many people, she’s confining herself to her home during these opening weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing the space with her husband, her 13-year-old grandson and trying not to think about the virus possibly…
By Dustin Jayroe // Photos By Jamison Mosley The clock strikes the top of the hour. Lights dim and a curtain of silence envelops the hundreds of seated attendance, each with eyes locked on a stage filled now with only silhouettes. After a few longing moments of lull pass, a single guitar riff pierces…
By Dwain Hebda // Photos By Jamison Mosley Britt Skarda shifted in his seat as the old man up front uttered a stream of prophecy. He took a long, uncomfortable breath. Unsure what had brought him out to this storefront church to begin with, he’d only become more ambivalent as the night had worn…
By Dustin Jayroe / Photos Courtesy of Keep Arkansas Beautiful The slogan, “the Natural State,” has long been the descriptor for the state of Arkansas. It’s simple and concise, but also bigger than itself. Our many lakes and rivers, mountains and valleys, all flow through those three words, each contributing to the life cycle…
By Ryan Nix / Photos By Casey Crocker Once the seasons shift from winter to spring, Arkansans start itching to get outside. Some of us hike, others play sports and almost everyone hosts or attends a cookout. However, one particular outdoor activity is gaining popularity across the state: paddle sports. Luckily for us,…
By Olivia Paschal / Photos By Jamison Mosley On opening weekend at the Momentary, the Bentonville contemporary art space built by the next generation of Waltons — Tom, Steuart and Olivia — the atmosphere was calm, almost peaceful. Families passed in and out, lingering at some of the art installations, rifling through the gift…
By Matthew Milton // Photos by Jamison Mosley Space and place are two very different things. Space, for example, is a specific location. It’s the address on a mailbox in front of a house. Place is how we understand our attachment to that space. It’s how we feel when we’re inside of that…
