This featured, narrative-driven, stories on people and/or organizations.
Recently, I asked L. Renee Little of Magnolia’s Consignment to answer questions about her and her business’s story. Magnolia’s Consignment is located at 2323 Washington Ave. in Conway. The store has been around for almost 30 years. According to Little, the store moved across the street from its original location to a bigger building in December […]
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Cory Walker grew up in Sheridan where, he admits, he never left until he came to UCA to attend school. Until he went to work at Zeteo, he did not like coffee. Can you believe that? Cory is this month’s Meet your Barista. In spite of never leaving Sheridan as a child, Cory, like most
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Though it’s in heart of downtown Conway, it’s all too easy to pass by Streetside Creperie without noticing. Located in a tiny brick building on Front Street, the homey breakfast restaurant seems like shouldn’t work: seating is limited, the restaurant is closed by mid-afternoon, and the owners, Arkansas natives Lesley Waterson and Spencer Pearson, are
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This month we are featuring Shana Mullaney, fitness instructor extraordinaire in Conway. A couple of weeks ago, I asked the question on Facebook about favorite fitness instructors. The response blew me away. I got lots of replies and one lady kept coming up, Shana Mullaney As fate would have it, I met her earlier this year
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The Young Professionals of Conway held their second ever Pub Crawl on Friday night, July 27th in downtown Conway. The event was more of a walk rather than a crawl, which I am thankful for because I don’t think I could have crawled that far. Over 70 people participated in the event according to YPC
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Friday night, the Young Professionals of Conway are hosting their second Pub Crawl. I asked a few questions to Gage Jordan to learn more about YPC and a pub crawl. Conway Scene: What is a Pub Crawl? Jordan: A Pub Crawl is a social networking event that we put on every few months for
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I’m not sure if you have noticed, but it has been hot this summer. That is why so many eagerly awaited the splash pad. It is a refreshing addition to Laurel Park, especially if you are hot. Thus far, the park has been packed. Today, we are taking a look at the Splash Pad, frozen
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What does it take to find your way back home from tragedy? For one Conway singer and songwriter, the answer came, of course, in the form of a song. For Townsend, music has been a part of her life for a long time. “So, I’ve been playing music for as long as I can remember.
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Looking at the current home of WunderHaus, the building on the corner of Oak Street and Locust, it’s hard to imagine that less than a year ago it was just the facade of a gas station, paradoxically painted in flames. Today, the “European kitchen” sees so much business that it’s had to nearly triple its
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This month’s Meet your Barista is Austin Keith from Round Mountain Coffee. Originally from Greenwood, AR, Austin Keith has been hanging his hat in Conway for about four years now. He is the oldest of 5 siblings and a musician. He loves writing music and plays with a band called Bro. Bera. Austin isn’t just a
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