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Midweek Photo: A Colombian Shoe Store
Summer is quickly approaching in North America and that means flip-flops and sandals are flying off the shelves. If only I could find this kind of selection in my town….
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America’s Only High School That’s Also a National Historic Site
Posted on May 6 | No CommentsIt looks like any high school in America. But looks can be deceiving. Central High School, in a sleepy residential part of Little Rock, Arkansas, is not only an active... -
Midweek Photo: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Posted on May 1 | No CommentsCrystal Bridges Museum is a unique, yet, top-notch art museum in an unlikely locale. Located in the northwestern Arkansas town of Bentonville, Crystal Bridges provides a chronological narrative of... -
Moonshine Maker Turns Tough Times Into New Business
Posted on April 29 | No CommentsIn late 2009, Phil Brandon’s career became a casualty of the American economic nosedive. He was working for Alltel when Verizon bought them out and shortly after, laid him off.... -
Midweek Photo: 1790s Printing Press
Posted on April 17 | No CommentsThis week, one photo isn’t enough. I found this replica 1790s printing press at the Tennessee State Museum. I can’t imagine the time and effort it must have taken to... -
Spend Your Tax Refund on Travel
Posted on April 15 | No CommentsIf you haven’t filed your tax return for 2012, you’re running out of time. Today is Tax Day in the US – a deadline Americans dread each year. Soon, you’ll... -
Midweek Photo: Arkansas & Missouri Railroad
Posted on March 27 | No CommentsArkansas & Missouri Railroad’s dining car is a 1958 Pullman that’s been restored from its original state. Although, red shag carpet on the walls probably made for an interesting look... -
Inside the Arkansas Farm of P. Allen Smith
Posted on March 25 | No CommentsI will admit, I didn’t know much about P. Allen Smith when he greeted me at his sprawling farm outside Little Rock, Arkansas. But I quickly learned why he’s...
