A Look at the Forgotten Corners of Arkansas History Story by Evin Demirel War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock has been the Razorback football team’s second home since its opening in 1948. While no African American played on the varsity Razorback football team until 1969, black fans attended Hog games in preceding years, recalls Wadie…
Thursday The Museum of Discovery in downtown Little Rock presents Science After Dark: Glow After Dark, an “Electromagnetic Wave Rave” from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be beer from Stone’s Throw Brewing and pizza from Damgoode Pies. You must be at least 21 to enter. Admission is $10 and free for members. Get your…
Friday The entire family will enjoy seeing the world famous Original Harlem Globetrotters at North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena this weekend. Featuring some of the most electrifying athletes on the planet, the legendary team has been entertaining the world for the past 91 years. Tickets are $28.50 to $131.50 and are available through Ticketmaster. Friday…
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Descendants of Babe Ruth will be in Hot Springs in March for the dedication of the final two markers in the Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail that traces the birthplace of baseball spring training in the Spa City. The two-day celebration, which also will feature baseball legends Ferguson Jenkins…
Once the wrapping paper has been thrown away and the last drop of egg nog has been consumed, few people have a use for that evergreen tree that graced their home during the holiday season. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a new job for those leftover trees – as fish habitat. The AGFC…
By Mel White Mike Mills and his wife, Rhonda, live on the crest of a hilltop near the Newton County community of Ponca, where the view from their picture window surely must rank among the best in Arkansas. Their personal panorama takes in the Buffalo River’s legendary 500-foot-high Big Bluff and stretches eastward to mountains…
Somewhere along Highway 153 between Stuttgart and Crockett’s Bluff, there sits a time warp. By Steve Bowman // Photos by Jamison Mosley [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen visitors are sent back in time is anyone’s guess. It’s possibly on the undulating blacktop where flat rice fields transition into semi-rolling landscape along the White River. Or maybe it’s where a hairpin curve sends…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Looking for some action? If so, Lake Ouachita State Park in Mountain Pine will be hosting the first annual Caddo Bend Paddle Duathlon in September. The event takes place on the 23rd of the month and starts at 9 a.m. that day. Participants will take on…
In an effort to learn about past racial diversity in sports, author Evin Demirel recently published a nearly 200-page anthology entitled African-American Athletes in Arkansas: Muhammad Ali’s Tour, Black Razorbacks & Other Forgotten Tales. “I don’t want to shy away from our past,” says the former-Latin-teacher-turned-writer. “I want to learn more about it, grapple with it and share…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Four Arkansas lakes are on Bassmaster Magazine’s recent release of the publication’s 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings. This year, the rankings highlight the Top 12 fisheries in the nation regardless of location. The remaining lakes are ranked within one of four regions (Northeastern, Southeastern, Central and…
