This featured, narrative-driven, stories on people and/or organizations.
Have you ever been to a hootenanny? That’s when the folks singers gather around the square and have jam sessions. Well, Sofie and the New Relics look and sound like they just came from a hootenanny. And that is quite a praise. These teenagers can play and sing! The teenagers are from Greenbrier (Sophie), Cabot […]
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When creativity grows with you throughout the years of your life, it adds even more joy to your memories. Jean Leffler has been crafting and designing since she was a child. Have you always been creative? As a child, I played with paper dolls A LOT and I became a pro at cutting paper. Summers
“Our brains are hardwired for storytelling.” Perhaps you have heard that phrase before. Really, all it takes is a quick search on the internet and you will find a number of sources making this claim. Storytelling is a central to our lives. I truly believe that. That’s why I think are “souls are hardwired for
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Conway, Arkansas: halfway between Pickles Gap and Toad Suck. Arkansas has no shortage of quirky town names, but the little bend of Toad Suck is what put Conway on the map. Toad Suck Daze is Conway’s annual festival located in downtown Conway. With the event coming up quickly at the beginning of May, here is
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“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes a local community a community. I mean, after all, this publication is a community publication. We talk about all things Conway and the area. We talk about artists and musicians. We
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Faye Hedera is using “100 Faces of Conway” to meet her community and it turned into a labor of love. During the Conway Art Walk in March, I sauntered downtown to enjoy the art festivities. As I wondered, I walked into UCA Downtown and encountered a young lady with some stunning portraits. Even more, the
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Shelby Staton is a 24-year-old artist currently living and working in Conway, AR. From Lonoke, Arkansas, she moved to Chicago for a semester freshman year of college before coming to the University of Central Arkansas that spring. Conway is where she found her home and her passion as a print artist. From an early age,
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The Progression of Conway’s Hope Village Hope Village, a community of ten quality homes being built to address the problem of homelessness in the Conway community, is the latest initiative of the City of Hope Outreach. CoHO is a community development organization in Central Arkansas led by Dr. Phillip D. Fletcher, the founder and executive
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Today is November 6, 2022. There is an air of excitement and stress, all at the same time, in the headquarters of Conway Scene. Simply put, its time for the holidays! We usually do so much during this time of the year and the pressure is about to be turned up 10X. But we love
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You’ve probably thought something similar, whether you’re a Conway resident or just a traveler passing through. Holding steady at the city with the most roundabouts in Arkansas, 32 to be exact, the question remains, why does Conway have so many roundabouts? The City of Conway Director of Transportation, Kurt Jones, says the answer is simple:
