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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Nov 8, 20202 min read
Shhh...There's A Secret Brewery Out In The Woods!
Out in the woods, probably 12 miles from downtown, there is a funky, quirky brewery in the woods. It's absolutely perfect if your looking...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 31, 20201 min read
Tax Dollars Beautifully Spent...North Woods Trails, Perfect for Locals and Tourists!
Apparently, I'm late to the party. This morning Alex and I took Aries (aka Fluffy Butt) up to the North Woods Trail. It's an...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 25, 20202 min read
A Trashed Out Vision of Elegance and Hope
I love the people willing to invest in Hot Springs! They are brave and visionary. Recently, a local realtor, Chris Rix, bought an old...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 19, 20202 min read
An Architectural Beauty,Transformed
A few nights ago we tried to meet up with friends at The Rooftop Bar at the Waters Hotel on Central Aveue. It was 6:30 on a Thursday and...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 11, 20202 min read
The Audacity of Deluca's
Once upon a time, a few years ago, a short man with dangerous charm and a heavy Brooklyn accent moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. This...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Sep 28, 20202 min read
A West Mountain Love Story
Have you been up on West Mountain lately? It's still gorgeous. I think it's amazing that we have a beautiful camel-hump of a mountain...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Sep 20, 20202 min read
Faith and BBQ...BBQ and Faith
I wish a photograph could capture smell. Walking into Clampit's Country Kitchen and Meat Market is so ridiculously delicious. The air is...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Sep 18, 20202 min read
The Garland County Library, So Much More Than Books
I remember, back in the 60's, my mom Ann Stell would take me to the Garland County Library on Woodbine. It was not a terribly fun place....
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Aug 29, 20202 min read
Hot Springs History and Puppy Love
On Park Avenue there's a handsome little building that's home to Tootsie's Pet Boutique. I love the history of the building, the...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Aug 26, 20202 min read
Secret Brewery in the Woods
Out in the woods, probably 12 miles from downtown, there is a funky, quirky brewery in the woods. It's absolutely perfect if your looking...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Aug 20, 20202 min read
Fordyce-Ricks Estate A Water Wheel and Love Story
I absolutely love walking my dog, Aries, around Stone Bridge in Hot Springs. It's right across from the entrance to Gulpha Gorge on Park...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Juice Running Down Your Arms at the Track Kitchen!
When you go to the Oaklawn Track Kitchen you feel like a cool kid, an insider. For years, the Track Kitchen wasn't really open to the...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Aug 15, 20202 min read
Love In A Mexican Restaurant
Every time I drive up Ouachita Avenue and past what is now Colorado Grill, I smile a little. Not because I'm thinking about cheese dip,...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Aug 5, 20202 min read
The Most Exquisite, Delicious Bread is In Hot Springs
I'm trying to focus on things that bring me joy even if it's only for a few minutes. Our brain and soul need it, I think, to combat all...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jul 26, 20203 min read
Uncle Daley and an Unhappy Cow
Back in the 90s we started The Spring Magazine in Hot Springs. One of the most popular columns was called Tales From The Arkansas House...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jul 16, 20202 min read
The "Incident" on Whittington
My dad, I Granger McDaniel, was a scrawny little boy during the Great Depression in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In the early thirties he was...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jul 6, 20201 min read
It's All Gone But Jesus
Here's a story you might not know, unless you attended St. Luke's Episcopal Church or day school on Spring Street. Any kid who went to...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jul 2, 20202 min read
Crawdads and Caddo Indians in Gulpha Gorge
There is not a sweeter spot in Hot Springs than Gulpha Gorge, the beautiful creek and park snuggled in between Hot Springs Mountain and...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jun 27, 20202 min read
Tiny Town is the Andy Griffith of Attractions
This week I was walking around Whittington Avenue, I parked in front of Tiny Town and realized the OPEN sign was all lit up! I hadn't...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
May 12, 20203 min read
Pak Plaza Pawn Shop...Yeah, I love It!
A pawn shop, that's one of the things I love in Hot Springs. I know it sounds weird, usually I write about history and love and artsy...
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Jan 283 min read
Daddy Jack and His St. Joseph's Nuns
Daddy Jack and His Nuns  In the 1920s through the late 1940s, my grandfather, Dr. Jack Stell, was a surgeon, then Chief of Staff, at St....


Dec 29, 20242 min read
One of My Favorite Stories Ever
For Christmas this year I asked a dear friend and local artist Michelle Yates to draw "The Bat Tower" for me. It was a Christmas present...


Dec 14, 20243 min read
A Christmas Defense of the Arlington Resort
The Arlington, gorgeous and gaudy, is the absolute heart of Hot Springs, the heartbeat of the hotel is pushing blood through our bodies.....
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