On the long list of Arkansas luminaries, John H. Johnson (1918-2005) isn t necessarily the first name to spring to most people s minds, despite a long and distinguished career that changed the literal face of magazine publishing and advanced the cause for civil rights in the United States.
The Spa City is still some distance from filling all its outdoor walls with public art. But the proliferation is proceeding apace as Hot Springs moves to the forefront of Arkansas communities displaying those eye-catching murals.
It can be a guessing game with nature to predict peak times for the vivid displays of autumn leaves as their annual reds, oranges and yellows spread from north to south in Arkansas.
A secret recipe handed down by an unknown chef forms the tantalizing base for a four-generation Arkansas family business that continues to prosper while making only one basic product.