River's Blend Grill & Seafood 303 West C Street, Russellville, AR A couple of menu items that will always get my...
Surf and local turf
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Better days ahead
My first editorial of 2020 included some weak pun humor about hindsight. Of course, I had not the foggiest notion of...
10 things ABOUT: Benita Drew
Age: 44Occupation: ABOUT advertising sales, portrait photographer and when I have free time, destruction for my...
Pizza for Grownups
Nonna Bella's Pizzeria 717 South Arkansas Ave, Russellville As a Gen Xer, pizza was the food of choice for me and all...
The simple and ordinary
Finding gratitude in our hearts might be a bit more challenging this Thanksgiving than in years past. It is for me,...
10 things ABOUT…Rashad Woods
Age: 28Occupation: Assistant editor for the Dardanelle Post Dispatch Newspaper/ Dardanelle City Councilman.Hometown:...
Peace in the waters
“I got to thinkin’ how there was the moon an’ the stars an’ the hills an’ there was me lookin’ at em, an’ we wasn’t...
The Legend of Henry Hayseed
He’s watched over the garden from spring’s first warm kissKept guard over beans, cucumbers, and asparagusHe’s...
A new sheriff in town
Gunslingin' Burger 713 East 4th Street, RussellvilleWhen you get a hankerin’ for a hamburger, there’s plenty of...
10 things ABOUT: Johnny Carrol Sain
Age: 49Occupation: Managing editor of ABOUT the River Valley and freelance writer, editor, photographer published in...
Country Creepy
While I believe every season is best enjoyed in a rural setting, autumn especially has a rustic feel to it. Of course,...
What is Russellville to you?
"It's Near Russellville." That’s one of the descriptors I’ve always used when telling people where my tiny hometown of...
Blasta Blended Brew
Piney Bay Coffee Company 117 S College Ave, Clarksville, ARIt’s not always in like a lion and out like a lamb, but...
10 things ABOUT: Sarah Clower
Age: 35Occupation: Entrepreneur, owner of and master colorist at The Scarlet Locke Hair Lounge, freelance writer,...
Squirrel tails
The morning’s hunt in the Ozark National Forest had ended with four fat gray squirrels riding home in my truck. As I...
A writer I truly admire
If I had a nickel for every time someone told me they were a writer I’d probably have collected more money than I’ve...