Holiday Survival Kit: Coffee and Pastries Bucket List Roasted and Baked, Heated and Sweetened Shop, chop and plop — ’tis the season. You need stimulants and soothers simultaneously. Forego the pharmaceuticals — there’s a bean for that. Scuttlebutt has it that a holy man in Yemen, known to heal through prayer, made an unfortunate misstep…
A Serving of Gratitude It had been a rough year for them. Many suffered from the isolation, being away from family and friends. Almost all of them lost someone to the illnesses they had no cure for. They struggled against an outcome they could not control. But it was fall now, the fields had…
A Little Bit of Chicken Fried: Fried Chicken in Arkansas Church, politics and fried chicken — so intertwined are they in the South, you might say they are children of the same Father. Rare would be the absence of fried chicken from any church’s communal table — about as rare as a preacher playing…
Butter Beans and Ice Cream After decades as an educator, Tina Johnson is ready for her next endeavor — children’s book author. By Sarah Russell // Photos by Jamison Mosley There was a stand-off in Philly. The Riley family of Wilmar, Arkansas, had gone to Pennsylvania to visit relatives. Everything was going great. Until…
Looking Good and Feeling Fine: Summer Fashion Poof, pouf and pow — that’s the plan, fashionistas. Time to reclaim (from the jaws of the pandemic) your spirit, your style and, most definitely, your strut. Last year’s fashion shows reflected all things dark and gloomy. When even Burberry goes gothic, well, now that’s true horror…
The Ghost Light: Since mid-March of last year, it has been on at the Walton Arts Center (WAC) stage. In the world of theater, this tradition is practical in its intent, providing light that enables a safe return to a dark stage. For performing artists and organizations, the Ghost Light has become, with the advent…
To Nashville goes the glory, but its lights are kept on by the talent that comes from far beyond its city limits. Conway Twitty, Charlie Rich, Tracy Lawrence and Collin Raye — producing that level of talent seems to be in Arkansas’ DNA. Once they hit Nashville, though, the city claims them as their own,…
Running With the Long Haulers by Sarah Russell Dear fellow couch potatoes — we are about to get schooled. It’s all good though. This COVID-19-induced caloric haze can’t end well for us. Little Rock’s Lou Peyton and Benton’s Maurice Robinson are two long haulers in life and sport who have plenty of motivation…
By Sarah Russell, Photos by Jamison Mosley The Grinch has been put on notice. We simply will not allow any of our holiday spirit to be stolen this season, not a smidgen. And that goes for his new buddy, COVID-19. Armed with mental agility and a good dollop of humor, the creators of…
