The Occasions Lady and A Wounded Designer

Fall is my favorite month in Northeast Arkansas – the colors, the cooler temperatures, fewer mosquitos – but this year it has also been an uphill battle for the Occasions staff. We have limped along for nearly two months while our one-and-only graphic designer has been recovering from a fall. It began with a text on Sept. 7 from Courtney Guest, sister of Occasions’ Art Director Brittney Osbo...

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The Cardiologist's Wife: Preparing for Natural Disasters

The recent onslaught of natural disasters across the U.S. has left many of us feeling anxious and worried about our own safety. After all, Northeast Arkansas isn’t immune to the wrath of Mother Nature; many were without power for weeks after the ice storm in 2009, and we’re all too familiar with the destructive power of tornadoes. The worst part of these storms is the aftermath: no power, no w...

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DJA Culinary Crawl to Feature Downtown Restaurants

The Downtown Jonesboro Alliance (DJA) will host its inaugural Culinary Crawl on Nov. 30, in conjunction with Small Business Saturday. DJA Executive Director Sarah Doss said the purpose of the event is to further DJA’s mission and assist in bringing people and revenue to downtown businesses. “In lieu of recent events downtown with the closure of a portion of Main, it really lit a fire under us ...

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