November 11, 2019

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Yoga: Benefits of Gate Pose

By Karen Watson Reeves Gate Pose is one I like to use in a sequence between seated and standing poses. I had been looking around town for a unique gate to include in the photo, but was having no luck. Thanks to the inspiration and idea of my eagle-eyed photographer, Fred Padilla, a fun solution was found. I also had been wanting to incorporate the fountain that links Whittington, Central

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Whittington Gallery and TAG Team up to “Hang” Around Town

The Traditional Art Guild of Hot Springs (TAG) has joined forces with Whittington Gallery and Studios to support the growing art scene in our beloved city. This is all about local artists supporting local businesses while they all support the arts in Hot Springs. There are several locations in town that have art on their walls created by TAG members and this is expanding. If any business owner is interested

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Bike Fest Marks Anniversary of Northwoods Trail

A three-day mountain biking festival named after a Norse warrior will be held in November to help celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of Hot Springs’ new Northwoods Trail System. The new three-day Gudrun Northwoods Mountain Bike Festival will combine a mountain bike expo, a group ride through downtown Hot Springs and the annual Attila the Hun Mountain Bike Race that has been a feature of Hot Springs sports

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Flavor 101: Make Thanksgiving Extra Special

By Eve Victory Even though retail stores think it’s December, we know a gem of a holiday graces the month of November. Thanksgiving is uniquely American, and should be celebrated with flourish. Create some new traditions this year. Cookies aren’t just for Christmas – Don’t save the gingerbread for December. Get a variety of leaf, pumpkin and pilgrim cookie cutters and decorate with the kiddos. Bring your host a gift

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Open House at Songbird Central –Not Just for the Birds

For the past 20 years Songbird Central has been a staple in the Cornerstone retail shopping area in Hot Springs. Amy Begay and her family welcome you to join them on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, at the store for their Holiday Open House. You can look forward to 15% off your entire purchase! Songbird Central is central Arkansas’s destination for the backyard nature lover specializing in everything

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Idle Minds Are Ideal Minds

By David Rose I know I make it look easy, but it isn’t. I’m talking, of course, about sloth. One by one my friends are retiring from their life’s work and attempting the transition to retirement. Many find it is not the walk-in-the-park they though it would be. In fact, three out of every five retirements fail in the first two years.* I try to mentor them because I feel

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Boho Bracelets Can Customize Your Jewelry

Local student, Victoria Pike, started her own business when she saw the need for beaded jewelry after the teenage bracelet craze this summer. Her business, Boho Bracelets, offers a wide variety of beads in all colors, shapes, and sizes, to assure that everyone can find something they like when browsing the inventory. That’s not where it stops, though. Boho Bracelets also offers chokers, and anklets. This bracelet business is home

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Happiness Actions: Managing Stress: The Antidote to Overwhelm

By Christi Nation “Don’t worry too much about how you are going to get it all done. Get started, learn as you go, and it will all come to you. Action creates momentum, and momentum energizes you to keep going.” – Averstu.com In Three Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm Michelle Nickolaisen states, “Everyone hates overwhelm – it leaves you feeling stressed out and often mentally paralyzed (which just makes the overwhelm

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Master Gardeners: Lovely Peonies

By Lin Johnson From October thru Mid-December, it is time to plant beautiful peonies in Arkansas. Those planted in autumn do better getting established than those planted in the spring of the year. Spring-planted peonies seem to lag behind a year in blooming. Peonies often take 2-3 years to bloom anyway so any advantage is good. Plant them where they get 6 hours of sun. In Arkansas they do better

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MASM Announces STEM Leadership Award Recipient

Mid-America Science Museum (MASM) is proud to announce that Bonnie Spencer Swayze, president of Alliance Rubber Company, is this year’s recipient of the museum’s community STEM Leadership Award. “This year we are honoring Bonnie Swayze because she is inspirational as a leader of one of the few women-owned companies in the U.S. While leading her company, Ms. Swayze has still found time and resources to give back to the local

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Mid-America Open Nights During the 2nd Annual DinoLites

Mid-America Science Museum has started adopting its dinosaurs to local non-profit organizations and businesses for its second annual Dinolites Christmas lighting display to be held on the museum’s Oaklawn Foundation DinoTrek. Last year was a first for the museum and this new holiday lighting tradition happening here in Hot Springs. Just like last year, Hot Springs Mayor Pat McCabe will be flipping the ceremonial switch to turn on all the

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Acknowledging Abundance

By Peggy Lindsey It’s harvest time! All across America big farms and smaller gardens are cleared of their various crops, and we celebrate such bounty as we linger over the luscious foods which we so enjoyably dine upon. The yield of such a blessing in our lives is sometimes taken for granted, however. Isn’t that the case for many of us? Are we really conscious of all that we are

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“Moku Playland”   Photo of Kate Zunick Courtesy of Hot Springs Sister City  Kate Zunick relaxes in one of the most beloved features of the Moku Playland exhibit — a giant wooden “hot springs” tub filled with hundreds of smooth wooden balls inspired by the bubbling thermal waters of Hot Springs.  Hidden somewhere among the

A One-of-a-Kind Wooden Play Experience Arrives in Downtown Hot Springs 

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World Championship Bathtub Races Set for June 6 

The Hot Springs Fire Department entry nears the finish line in the 2025 Running of the Tubs. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs  The lineup is complete for the 2026 Stueart Pennington World Championship Running of the Tubs bathtub races through historic downtown Hot Springs. The race starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday,

Yoga: Two Months at The Yoga Place 

Where are we?” Missy Conry and Melissa Stevens  By Missy Conry & Melissa StevensCan you spot where we took this picture? Take a selfie in front of the same mural and text to 501-651-0545 for a free drop-in class! You can also text us for hints if you need a clue.  As we reflect