Archive for the ‘Plainclothesman’ Category
Arkansas State Capitol, Charlie Daniels, Crosstown Traffic, Elaine Chao, Jimi Hendrix, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Metropolitan Museum of Art, President Bush, Richard Adcock, The Morse Museum, Tiffany & Co., Tiffany Studios
In Plainclothesman on February 28, 2010 at 5:28 am
QUESTION: I drive by the Capitol on my way home from work every day and I can’t help but admire its incredibly shiny front doors. What can you tell me about them? Thanks, Crosstown traffic
SCUTTLEBUTT: According to Richard Adcock, keeper of Arkansas’ State Capitol Doors, when President George W. Bush’s labor secretary Elaine Chao came to town she raved about them. She said that she wished our doors [U.S. Capitol] could look that shiny and good.
SKINNY: First let me say that Crosstown Traffic happens to be one of my favorite Jimi Hendrix tunes. I’d wager you like the song too…..
For the answer and more check out The Plainclothesman at Sync Weekly.
Arkansas, Capon, Caponization, Governer Thomas Jefferson Terral, Governor Winthrop Rockefeller
In Plainclothesman on January 30, 2010 at 6:23 am
QUESTION: Hey Plainclothesman, I’ve been burning to ask you this….over the holidays…Thanksgiving to be exact, I waited til Thanksgiving morning to go shopping. The only fresh bird Kroger had left was a Capon, which I later learned was a neutered Rooster. Thank goodness I chose Salmon! Anyway, a friend of my Mom’s told me that it actually tastes pretty good. Go figure. What can you tell me about Capon? Have you had it? Is it good?
Signed,
Capon For Thanksgiving 2010.
SCUTTLEBUTT: A well informed Arkansan who has lived in this state well over 50 years told Mrs. Plainclothesman that Governor Winthrop Rockefeller introduced Capon to Arkansas and had it imported here from New York.
For the skinny and more check out The Plainclothesman at The Sync Weekly.
Arkansas, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, Guy Lancaster, Kwadjo Boaitey, Sundown towns, Sync Weekly, The Plainclothesman
In Plainclothesman, Special projects on November 21, 2009 at 5:22 am
I asked Guy Lancaster, editor of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture why he was so interested in Sundown towns. Sundown towns started in the late 19th century and were places in Arkansas and our nation that blacks were not welcome after dark. In fact the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture notes that sundown towns didn’t reach their peak until the 1970’s.
“Many people will tell you that the reason there were no blacks in various places throughout Arkansas was simply because blacks didn’t want to be there,” says Mr. Lancaster. He believes that if we understand that we created sundown towns then we might be more mindful of the ways in which we develop our communities in the future.
To read the rest of this article go to The Plainclothesman at Sync Weekly online.
Arkansas, Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, Delta, Helena, Marianna, Pasquale's hot tamales, Tamale Trail, Tamales, Whole Foods Market
In Plainclothesman, Special projects on November 8, 2009 at 4:43 am
QUESTION: I was at Whole Foods Market the other day looking for a tasty prepared hot treat for dinner. Don’t do this all the time, but I love Whole Foods and have just got to have it. My eyes fell on what the clerk told me were Tamales. The clerk says Tamales is a state food of Arkansas. Is that true? Thanks, Whole Foods Always
For the answer and more check out the plainclothesman at syncweeklyonline.
Arkansas, Benton, Civil War, Saline County, Vimy Ridge Road, World War I
In Plainclothesman, Special projects on October 4, 2009 at 5:31 am
QUESTION: I live on Vimy Ridge Road in Saline County, near Benton to be exact and am wondering if the name of the street has any Civil War significance. We’ve got a Civil War marker in the neighborhood and I was just wondering…? Thanks, Mel.
For the answer and more visit the plainclothesman at Sync Weekly online.
Arkansas, garland, gated community, hot springs village, saline
In Plainclothesman, Special projects on September 12, 2009 at 4:42 am
QUESTION: I do think Arkansas is the absolute best, the very, very, very best and I think everyone who lives here would agree with me. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit amazing Hot Springs Village for the first time. It is truly an arresting place. I was struck by the land, there is so much of it and so much of it seemingly left untouched. My host, another native Arkansan told me that HSV is the largest gated community in the United States. It’s big, but is it really that big?
Thanks, Rockin’ Arky
For the answer and more check out the plainclothesman at syncweekly.com.
funnel cakes, Little Rock, Plainclothesman, river fest, Sync Weekly
In Plainclothesman, Special projects on July 20, 2009 at 12:19 am
QUESTION: Dear Plainclothesman, I was at Riverfest 2009 and had a blast. I love funnel cakes but only eat them once a year…at Riverfest. I have always thought they came from Arkansas, but my friend says that’s not true. Who’s right?
Yours truly,
Doughfried
For the answer, you’ve got to go to the plainclothesman at Sync Weekly…so get goin’.
Arkansas, history detective, Mississippi River, Tennessee, West Memphis
In Plainclothesman on July 11, 2009 at 6:37 am
The plainclothesman, Arkansas’ history detective has just been unleashed at least in cyberspace on Sync Weekly, the Arkansas Democrat & Gazette’s free weekly. Visit often and ask questions.
Question: Hey plainclothesman, I heard that our state line on the east has moved and that its somewhere in the Mississippi river and that we can’t know for sure what it is and that this was caused by an earthquake or something. Is this true?
Thanks,
West Memphis is the place to be
For the answer, you’ve got to go to http://plainclothesman.syncweekly.com …. so get going.
