Diana McDaniel Hampo
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
Explosions of Color and Love in Hot Springs
I absolutely love all the magnificent murals springing up in Hot Springs. You turn a corner and BOOM there is an explosion of color,...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 25, 2020
- 2 min
Old Rocks in Hot Springs
Now that life has slowed to a meander, I'm walking around more. I take the dog on increasingly longer and longer walks. We are passing...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
A Blessing From Touchdown Jesus
Every time I drive down Central Avenue I feel a little bit better when I pass First United Methodist Church at Central and Grand. That's...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
A Hot Springs Miracle
A long time ago, My grandfather, Dr. Jack Stell, was a surgeon at St. Joseph's on Whittington Avenue in Hot Springs. He was a good...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Beautiful and Quirky Love On Park Avenue
When the Corona virus broke out the search for masks was instantly on. I don't own a sewing machine, though I did sew a button on a shirt...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
Drive Up Perfection
Bailey's Dairy Treat on Park Avenue, is iconic and a perfect throwback to a time before fast food. Here's a fun fact, Bailey's is on the...
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Diana McDaniel Hampo
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
Social Distance Doesn't Have To Suck!! $10 Bike Rides
Life during a pandemic is hard and can get really boring. I want to "social distance" but my whole family is going stir crazy. We all...
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- Jul 13
- 2 min
Leave the Garland County Library Alone...It's Perfect
To the Editor and the People of Garland County, I was shocked and angered when I learned there were those who want to limit support for...
- Mar 18
- 3 min
What's My Name
Names, first names, are funny. They mean so much to us, they often establish our identiy and linage. In the mid 1960s Muhammad Ali, (I...
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Irene The Elephant
This is not a happy post. In the late 80s or early 90s Jack and Mary were between 2 and 4 years old. We lived in the Florida Keys. One...
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