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Jul 22
2 min

Remembering Taylor Field

Located at 1201 East 16th Street at Florida Street, Taylor Memorial Field turns 80 this year.

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Jul 21
2 min

History Comes Alive on ExplorePineBluff.com

ExplorePineBluff.com now features dozens of videos and audio clips on a wide variety of historical subjects.

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Jul 15
2 min

Jim Hill: A Pine Bluff Icon

In these parts, Taylor Field, youth baseball, and Jim Hill are practically synonyms.

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Jul 8
3 min

Bayou Bartholomew

If you’re considering spending some time outdoors this month, why not head over to Bayou Bartholomew. It’s the longest bayou in the world an

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Jul 1
3 min

Branton, Branton & Flowers: Civil Rights Advocates

Long before #BlackLivesMatter, three lawyers with Pine Bluff ties were playing key roles in the Civil Rights movement, laying the groundwork

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Jun 24
2 min

June is National Soul Food Month

The local food scene in Pine Bluff offers plenty of soul food.

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Jun 17
3 min

This Friday is Juneteenth

For residents of Pine Bluff, the history of freedom for African Americans dates back even earlier than Juneteenth Independence Day.

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Jun 10
3 min

Happy Father’s Day

As Father's Day approaches, let’s take a moment to honor Ben Pearson, a Pine Bluff resident known as the Father of Modern Archery.

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Jun 3
2 min

Tribute to Clark Terry

The month of June is African American Music Appreciation Month, which makes it a fine time to pay homage to Clark Terry, who would have been

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May 27
2 min

Martha Beall Mitchell: A Pine Bluff Original

One of the Watergate era’s most polarizing figures Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell, the wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell.

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May 20
2 min

Fly Lady, Fly!

Every Memorial Day weekend, Pine Bluff looks to the sky as the Black Pilots of America (BPA) host Operation Skyhook, their Annual Memoria...

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May 13
2 min

Byways to the Blues

The next time you merge onto I-530, take a moment to think about the miracle of modern transportation. Interstates. Expressways. Railroad...

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May 6
2 min

Happy Mother’s Day!

As you’re thinking about how you might honor the maternal presence in your life this Mother’s Day, we invite you to consider the contribu...

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