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A Miracle on Pleasant Street...A Record Store We Don't Deserve
I'm not sure I want to tell you about this remarkable place, because I love it. There's a store that's a secret for most of us . on...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 132 min read
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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....
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jan 283 min read
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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...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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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.....
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Dec 14, 20243 min read
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Another Hot Springs Love Letter
This is the second blog about the people and places I love in the Spa City. Stubby's BBQ,delicious. Yes I adore the smoked chicken and...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Dec 12, 20243 min read
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A Hot Springs Love Letter For Christmas
Christmas is just a few days away, so I've decided to write every couple of days about the people and places I love, for locals and...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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The Amazing Pocket Theater and Edgar Allan Poe! They Killed It!
Today my husband and I went to see Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe at the Pocket Theater in Hot Springs. It was a spooky date and perfect...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Weirdos at Spa Con
It's weird, odd, bizarre, It's Spa Con, a weekend when all sorts of inexplicale kids and adults show up in Hot Springs with furry ears,...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Sep 21, 20244 min read
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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...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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What's My Name? What Muhammad Ali wanted to Know
Names, first names, are funny. They mean so much to us, they often establish our identiy and lineage. And it's very important we all...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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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...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Ouachita Bar and Grill....Just What We Needed
Isn't it grand when a new restaurant opens and it immediately feels like an old restaurant, one that's been part of Hot Springs for...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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My Gross Vulture Friend
Today I stopped by to visit my vulture friend, Adonis. He lives in the woods roughly 100 yards off of Central Avenue. A while back Alex...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Dec 29, 20231 min read
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Mrs. Stell Goes to Fountain Lake
When my grandfather, Dr. Jack Stell died in the mid-1950s, it took my grandmother years to recover. She’d only loved one man. Finally, at...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 8, 20233 min read
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Park Avenue to Pupusas
The wonderous thing about Hot Springs, I think, is the beautiful see-saw of small town sweetness and some sophisticated diversity. Lost a...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 7, 20232 min read
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Rocky's Corner to Touchdown Jesus.........................Man,I love driving up Central
Everyday after work, I drive north on Central Avenue and often times I fall in love with Hot Springs all over again. But it's not for the...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Why Are Your Kids Good?
Last month our four kids, now aged 20 to 34 years old, saved up their money and sent my husband and me on an insanely great cruise. It...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Feb 18, 20233 min read
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A Polish Sausage and A Time Machine
Every morning, before the sun rises, 92 year old PaPa (Johnny Kara) starts making coleslaw, sauerkraut and horseradish sauce. Then he...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Nov 6, 20222 min read
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Mr. T and My Mom
You guys remember Clubber Lang in Rocky III? Mr. T played a horrible fighter who kind of kills Rocky's trainer, Mick, he tries to take...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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Oaklawn Park Ponies...Something to Have Faith In
If you grew up in Hot Springs you will understand this post. This morning at 7:30, as I drove past Oaklawn, there were....there horses!...
Diana McDaniel Hampo
Dec 4, 20202 min read
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A Miracle on Pleasant Street...A Record Store We Don't Deserve
I'm not sure I want to tell you about this remarkable place, because I love it. There's a store that's a secret for most of us . on...
Mar 132 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....
Jan 283 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 29, 20242 min read
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