Daniel Grear

Fayetteville photographer Andrew Kilgore died Monday at the age of 85. Born in Virginia in 1940 and raised in Illinois and Texas, he eventually settled in Arkansas in 1971, just a few years after he began taking pictures. Kilgore’s specialty was black-and... See more

A decade and a half ago, I stumbled upon a relatively unknown singer-songwriter by the name of Courtney Marie Andrews. She’d just released an album called “No One’s Slate Is Clean,” and I became obsessed with “Songs for Tourists,” a diaristic track in whi... See more

2026 is here, and CALS Ron Robinson Theater will be starting the year strong with a well-curated slate of January movie screenings. The most timely picks are “When Harry Met Sally,” “Misery” and “Stand By Me,” all of which were directed by filmmaker and a... See more

For the second time in a row, the Oxford American is reimagining its annual music issue to zero in on the sounds of a specific Southern city. Last year, the Conway-based magazine featured Memphis; this year, it’s Austin’s turn. On newsstands today, the la... See more

Hendrix College is getting a serious boost thanks to an endowment challenge grant from the Wingate Foundation. Hendrix turns 150 in 2026, and in an effort to fortify its endowment, Windgate has signed on to match all donations to the Conway liberal arts s... See more