The Ostrich Farm attraction got its start when Thomas Cockran brought 300 of the big birds to his 27-acre property on Whittington Avenue . One of the favorite ostriches was Black Diamond, pulling this ...

The Gem Theater opened at 113 W. Third Street in 1910. The first showing — a silent film — was “Muggsy Becomes a Hero,” the ...

Ray Hanley is a retired health care and IT executive, historian, producer of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's "Postcard Past" feature and author of 20 Arkansas history books.

Arkansas Postcard Past: Mena in 1959 February 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. by Ray Hanley ...

The city's newest public art piece, the "Greetings from Soma" mural, has added a splash of color to the historic Soma ...