By Stephanie Conway With the holidays behind us, we now face the long, cold winter months ahead. Prolonged cold weather makes it difficult to get out and have fun, so here are a few ideas to get the family moving and out of the house when everyone starts to get a little stir-crazy. Arkadia Retrocade…
Red Sauce By Chad Pollock For 33 years, Cantaloupe served barbecue and beer in his garage off rural route two-four-four. He ran below the level, having never seen the need to be sanctioned by the State. Every day at the barbecue pit was wild, awash with beer, pulled pork, red sauce and pool. Lot’s of…
By Claire Ala As 2013 approaches, many will still differ in their beliefs. However, some feel Friday marks a day on the Mayan calendar that could bring on a cataclysmic event. Luckily, humanity can be assured ideas of doomsday are not accepted by the scientific realm of NASA. NASA states “one of the most bizarre…
By Quinn Montana ’Tis the season for … food! The winter holidays of every sort are upon us. Did you eat a traditional family meal at Thanksgiving with grandma’s family-legacy stuffing or Auntie Mame’s made-from-scratch chocolate cream pie? Would it just not be the holidays without Uncle Joe’s famous gumbo? If you’re like most Americans,…
Staff Report One of the largest child migrations — more than 250,000 children between 1854 and 1929 — happened right here in the United States. Children boarded trains in New York City and were, literally, given away at train stations across the country. Alison Moore’s fourth novel “Riders on the Orphan Train” chronicles the experience…
By Terrah Baker When 18 local and professionally-trained musicians come together under the Fayetteville Ska Alliance for one holiday album, the result is fun, festive and one well-orchestrated musical production. The album makes remaking classics like “Jingle Bells” into something worth listening to after years of overplay look easy. Until you talk to Chris Harriman,…
By Claire Ala Adam Driver and Mark Wieden opened two months ago and have a wide array of art and glass pipes decorating their store. Driver is the glassblower and makes half of the pipes they sell in their store. Wieden is one of four tattoo artists who create custom designs. Together, they are the…
Staff Report The acclaimed and award winning performance poet, and Fayetteville resident, Clayton Scott, travels throughout Arkansas using poetry to teach creative writing and presentation skills in a weeklong residency for schools. After ranking in the top 10 percent of slam poets in the world in 2002, Scott was asked by Marc Smith, the innovator…
By Terrah Baker Roughly 50 percent of Fayetteville residents recycle. Still, over 13,500 tons of trash goes to the landfill each year — enough to cover Razorback Stadium seven stories tall. But Brian Pugh, director of Fayetteville Solid Waste and Recycling, hopes by upping the outreach efforts of his department, participation in the recycling program…
By Claire Ala It’s pretty ironic the natural state failed to jump on the marijuana bandwagon. A medical marijuana victory was not celebrated due to the 51.4 percent of Arkansas voters who were against the legalization of medical marijuana. Nevertheless, it’s a surprisingly close percentage for a Bible-belt state. More progressive states like Colorado and…