This Veterans Day, Arkansas native and U.S. Army veteran Porter Briggs will release “South, Towards Home,” a memoir tracing his journey through war, loss and reinvention to a life rooted in love and the Southern soil that shaped him. The …
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Digs of the Deal — Still Visible in the Mist: The Vapors A Prominent Part of Spa City’s Storied History
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIt sits just off the main drag in downtown Hot Springs and, therefore, somewhat removed from the hustle and bustle of Central Avenue, but, in many ways, the legendary Vapors nightclub represented the epicenter of the Spa City’s infamous run …
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Charitable Matchmaker: Arkansas Community Foundation Makes Philanthropy Accessible
by KD Reepby KD ReepPictured above: One of the beneficiaries of Arkansas Community Foundation’s work is Urban Patchwork, a nonprofit network of farmers and backyard gardeners such as Gabe Brand, who work to increase access to fresh food in urban areas. (Photos provided) The …
- BusinessMagazine
Digs of the Deal: Hot Springs Developer Plans to Bring Iconic Buildings Back to Life
Pictured above: The Medical Arts Building in downtown Hot Springs. (Photos provided) He refers to it as the “mini-Empire State Building,” but by next year, Hot Springs hotelier Parth Patel hopes to call the Medical Arts Building – the 16-story, …
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A New Lesson Plan: Classroom Residencies Help Train Better Teachers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAbove: UA Little Rock’s Dr. Sarah Beth Estes visits with students Mya Little and Valerisse Bell-Ovwiomoriemu. (DeWaine Duncan) Provisions related to school vouchers demand all the attention when the subject turns to the Arkansas LEARNS Act, the signature legislative package …
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Finding Purpose on Petit Jean: Rockefeller Revealed State’s Potential from an Arkansas Mountaintop
When you think of some of the most influential people in the history of Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller is likely one of the first to come to mind. When Rockefeller arrived in Arkansas, the state was stuck in what Time magazine …
Anne Bartley, daughter of former Governor Winthrop Rockefeller’s wife, Jeanette Edris Rockefeller, recently revealed that she would be removing the $500,000 to be bequeathed to the Arkansas Fine Arts Museum (AMFA) from her will. According to Bartley, she had a …
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Bill Clinton Joins AMFA for Announcement of Opening Exhibitions
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWith the long-awaited grand reopening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) approaching next spring, AMFA made a simultaneous announcement in both Little Rock and New York City, revealing the exhibitions and site-specific commissions that will be on display …
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Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Sets Official Grand Opening Date for Spring
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) has officially set its grand reopening for Saturday, April 22, 2023, following an historic renovation of the museum’s main building and its grounds in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park. “For six years, a dedicated …
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Governor’s Address: The Legacy of Winthrop Rockefeller Lives On
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffToday I’d like to share some thoughts about Winthrop Rockefeller, one of Arkansas’s great governors, and about the building we have named in his honor. Governor Rockefeller and the building share a bit of history, so naming the building for …