For as little apparent as there is to link Stoystown, Pennsylvania, and Halley, Arkansas, they share a lot in common. Both communities were founded by fighting frontiersmen (Daniel Stoy, veteran of the Revolutionary War, and John J. Bowie, eldest brother of fallen Alamo hero Jim Bowie, respectively), and both boast the markings of their blue-collar,…
Cuts From a Different Cloth: Prime Cuts Bucket List Ask anyone in the culinary business and they will tell you — for the best of anything, go local. Get with the people who know how something is supposed to taste, give them the freshest ingredients, and get out of their way. You’ll pay, sure,…
Michael Toccin makes it look easy. Not only has the Floridian, with the help of Alex, his wife, business partner and co-creator, built a career in the fashion business, launching a lifestyle collection in September 2019 of “get-it-together” pieces, but they also unveiled a line exclusively for Arkansas-based retailer Dillard’s in January, called LDT. …
The People Behind Your News: Steve Sullivan By Dwain Hebda // Photo by Jamison Mosley Ask any prominent person for the recipe for his or her success, and you’ll likely hear it is attributed to more or less three things — hard work, good relationships and more than a dash of good luck. …
Adopters Wanted as Shelter Numbers Return to Normal By Dwain Hebda While it was widely reported that shelters were cleaned out during the pandemic, statistics show the truth is more complicated, a goulash of statistical anomalies. Adoptions of pandemic pets did create waiting lists and long lines in some parts of the country,…
By Dwain Hebda // Photos by Jamison Mosley The last quarter mile to Gary Robbins’ property, folded into the foothills of Van Buren County, is a doozy. Turning off a crumbling country blacktop, the visitor stares down a remnant cowpath and hopes the GPS has its signal straight. Like its owner, the weedy trail…
Asian Food in Arkansas By Dwain Hebda // Photos by Jamison Mosley and Ian Lyle Lisa Zhang is a Little Rock restaurateur willing to put her money where your mouth is. Seven years ago, with no prior experience in food service, she opened Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling Co. on her savings and the…
With ‘Oh No, My Hair!’ Local Nurse Amanda Sexton Hopes to Make a Difference By Dwain Hebda // Photos by Jamison Mosley Amanda Sexton leans back in her chair and smiles. She’s had a full day; not as full as the 12-hour shifts she usually puts in on the University of Arkansas for…
Born Genius “I Have a Son. His Name is Kasen.” By Dwain Hebda // Photos by Ian Lyle In 2017, Raven Henry watched her Russellville home burn to the ground. It was a conflagration rife with symbolism: The loss of so much inside, the uncertain process of picking up the pieces, and the…
Not long ago, we got the harebrained idea at our house to complete a yard project in the first blast of Arkansas’ smelting-furnace summer heat. For two days, we toiled on landscaping in the backyard, while our wiser neighbors watched, smirking from temperature-controlled spaces on all sides. By the end of it, the…
