Dwain Hebda

Left to Right: Will Ford, Scott, Ford, Joe T. Ford, Sam Ford, Joseph Ford. Photo by Chris Davis Through the wall of windows flanking one side of his modest office at Westrock Coffee headquarters in Little Rock, Joe T. Ford…

If you were around in the mid-1970s in Little Rock, you are fortunate enough to remember one of the most remarkable entries in the city’s fine dining history. Talk to anyone who was there, and they’ll tell you Jacques &…

Meeting Tjuana Byrd Manning for the first time puts on display everything you envisioned and nothing you’d expect.   She’s as stylish as you’ve heard, if far smaller in stature. Perched on an occasional chair in her tiny office at…

When the doors opened on Oaklawn’s 2022-2023 racing season Dec. 9, the stream of patrons flowed in familiar channels throughout the historic racetrack. Carried by the tides of tradition, fans picked up racing forms, viewed the mounts at the indoor…

Lexicon President and CEO Patrick Schueck visits the shop floor. Photos by Stephen Lewis To borrow a line from “The Godfather,” Patrick Schueck believes in America. It’s an ethos both born-in and hard-earned, handed down to him by a father…

The shadow of COVID-19 has made the past two years particularly long and difficult for the nation’s senior living and long-term care facilities. Which is why administrators of these communities in Arkansas are so jolly about the resumption of holiday…

The Arkansas State Fair is one of the most beloved annual events on the state’s calendar. Fair fans flock to the midway and exhibits while competitors show livestock, dance, sing, cook, bake and strut their stuff on the pageant runway.…

University of Alabama Head Football Coach Nick Saban, who already has seven national titles and is favored by many to win another this year, is widely considered the greatest college coach in history. So, when the successful if prickly coach…

Fun on a Bun: The Business of Burgers   It used to be that the term “hamburger economy” referenced hard times, down markets and a general tightening of the belt for consumers. And while that may feel familiar in the…

It’s hard to imagine an industry that has been as singularly transformed by the events of the past two and a half years than medicine. From debates over efficacies and safety of fast-tracked vaccines, to the physical and mental toll…