Opinion

Adam & Eats: Steffey’s Pizza

This Lavaca restaurant is obviously the place for “Good Times” because Adam says it’s dyn-o-mite!

Big Screen Peter: Your Highness

The movie delivers a lot of silly, adolescent, penis-laden humor. If you’re into that, well, here you go.

The toughest job is finding the right person

Finding good employees who span generational differences is the top challenge for any business.

Van Buren Public Library hosts art from students in the region

270 students in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma participated in the 12th Annual River Valley Student Art Competition.

Recycling for Earth Day, again

Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Aug. 1, 2009. It runs here again because Earth Day is right around the corner and we believe recycling an essay will help save…

Adam & Eats: Joe’s Grill and Cantina

You’ll like the combination of cheap margaritas, good food, cheap margaritas, good waitstaff and cheap margaritas. Did we mention that the margaritas are inexpensive?

Big Screen Peter: Source Code

It’s a science fiction movie with emotional reality that Peter says is pulled off with “near flawless perfection.”

Managing the drama

You can’t predict problematic people or events, but you should have an action plan ready.

Positives, negatives and expectations

It should come as no surprise the strong and various reactions to news that Golden Living would move at least 200 jobs to Fort Smith in the next two years….

Adam & Eats: Pho Vietnam

Some of the best oriental soups and sandwiches are served between the talking deer head and the fake plants.

Big Screen Peter: Sucker Punch

It’s a movie that turns into a video game. The movie is, in a word, pointless.

No excuses

Successful entrepreneurs are those who push beyond the excuses.

Run for the hills

As if you needed more proof of the absolute certainty provided by the Mayan Calendar that the world is going to end Dec. 21, 2012, we have the Japan disaster,…

Big Screen Peter: Paul

Peter is merry about “Paul,” and praises the movie’s injection of British subtlety into a mix of humanity and humor.

Adam & Eats: Bob and Ellie’s

The classic comfort food restaurant adds extra flair to traditional meals that could blow your mind. Consider yourself warned.

Legislative disappointment

In what was often termed a tidal wave, Arkansas Republicans picked up all seven contested Arkansas Senate races and added 16 new Republican House seats to their totals. The end result…

Adam & Eats: El Super Taco

Got a hunkering for some comfort food that is also a “gut bomb?” Adam has you covered.

Big Screen Peter: Kelly’s Heroes

Peter takes us back to a classic war movie he says is among the best.

Public relations is important for businesses large and small

Responding quickly and effectively can turn potentially damaging news into a business opportunity.

Running blind

During the course of recent events, I was reminded of a somewhat rambling essay — titled “Brain freight” — first published May 31, 2009, in this space on The City…