Hot Springs Village Inside Out

  Episode 19 Summer 2024 Village True Value Home Center at 4650 N. Hwy 7 in Hot Springs Village is a premier supplier of home building and home improvement products. They provide an extensive selection of lumber, plumbing, electrical, and other supplies necessary for most projects. Village True Value even has a Hallmark card section. Travis Smith , Marketing Manager, and Matt Burr , General M...

  Episode 18 Summer 2024 Last August I created and shared with Dennis a Google Document entitled, “Hot Springs Village Inside Out – Quantum Leap Plan.” There was one question that was the focal point of the entire document… How can we dramatically improve as content creators and hosts? I’m disinterested in incremental improvement. Not because it’s not worth...

  Episode 17 Summer 2024 Pat Bollier ( Re/Max of Hot Springs Village ) and Brandon Tedder (Renaissance Homes) join us to answer a viewer’s request, “Can you do a show about smaller houses inside Hot Springs Village?” You ask. We answer. Thanks to our exclusive media partner, KVRE • Join Our Free Email Newsletter • Subscribe To The Podcast Anyway You Want • Subscribe To Our Y...

  Episode 16 Summer 2024 Central Avenue Market Place is a massive mall filled with vendor booths of antiques, collectibles, flea market items, and memorabilia. Temperance Hill Square Shopping Center 4330 Central Ave Suite H Hot Springs, AR 71913 Phone: (501) 623-4484 Open 7 days a week Summer Hours 10 am- 6 pm Winter Hours 10 am – 5 pm Central Avenue Market Place Facebook Page With 24,0...

  Episode 15 Summer 2024 John McEuen , founding member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, joins us to discuss his upcoming concert at The Woodlands on September 11, 2024. Get your tickets here . McEuen also released a new spoken word record, Newsman: A Man of Record . John McEuen and the Circle Band Wed – Sep 11, 2024 – 7:00 pm Tickets are on sale for $35 each at HSVTicketSales.com Th...

    Episode 14 Summer 2024 Melanie Clark has been volunteering in Hot Springs Village for years. She has a heart for volunteerism saying, “That’s how God made me.” She joins us today as a veteran, mom, and caregiver to answer the question, “Why volunteer?” Over a decade ago, Hot Springs Village showcased itself as a community with high volunteer activity as...

  Episode 13 Summer 2024 Greg Collins works with Custom Insulation & Supply , a Hot Springs provider for a free home energy audit program courtesy of Entergy (an electric provider in Garland County inside Hot Springs Village). There are no gimmicks or sales pitches. It’s a completely FREE service to help homeowners reduce their energy consumption. Thanks to our exclusive media partn...

  Episode 12 Summer 2024 E Glazypeau Road is a beautiful drive that connects Hot Springs Village to Arkansas Highway 7 giving Villagers who live nearby a faster route to Wal-Mart. Ride along while we exit Hot Springs Village via the Glazypeau gate and head toward Highway 7. Six gates provide access to Hot Springs Village . The oldest gate location is the West gate at Hwy 7 and DeSoto Boulevar...

  Episode 11 Summer 2024 Jodi Castleberry met her husband, Josh, when he started framing houses in the Hot Springs Village. Castleberry, a well-known name in the Village (and just outside the Cortez Gate) has long ties in Hot Springs Village. He and his family had been building homes here for decades, so he decided to go launch his own home-building business, Josh Castleberry Construction . C...

  Episode 10 Summer 2024 If you missed part 1, click here . The Cedar Creek Trail is a beautiful wooded trail encompassing three loops on level terrain, except for a slight incline on the Mourning Dove Path. This 3.1-mile trail (one way) is a favorite among residents for wildlife viewing, birdwatching, and being deep into nature. The trail features a seasonal view of Cedar Creek. The three lo...

  Episode 9 Summer 2024 The Cedar Creek Trail is a beautiful wooded trail encompassing three loops on level terrain, except for a slight incline on the Mourning Dove Path. This 3.1-mile trail (one way) is a favorite among residents for wildlife viewing, birdwatching, and being deep into nature. The trail features a seasonal view of Cedar Creek. The three loops within the trail include Blue Bi...

  Episode 8 Summer 2024 Lake Cortez is a 245 acre lake in Hot Springs Village, making it the 3rd largest lake inside the Village. Only Lake Coronado at 380 acres and Lake Balboa at 944 acres are larger. There are 11 lakes inside the Village . Four of the 11 lakes at Hot Springs Village are perfect for all types of water recreation, allowing for fishing, swimming, and water sports. Lakes Balbo...

  Episode 7 Summer 2024 Congressman Bruce Westerman joins us to discuss the Explore! Act that has passed the House. This bipartisan supported bill sets out to open up access to wild places and use common sense in the preservation our great nation. Thanks to our exclusive media partner, KVRE • Join Our Free Email Newsletter • Subscribe To The Podcast Anyway You Want • Subscribe To Our YouTube...

  Episode 6, Summer 2024 Coronado Fitness (1.0 Mile One Way) – an exhilarating multi-surfaced path that incorporates fitness stations along the trail for a full workout. The trail runs from the fitness center parking lot to the RV Park, ending at Lake Coronado and offers beautiful views of the Lake Pineda spillway creek and Lake Coronado. Parking is available at the fitness center: 160 Ponder...

  Episode 5, Summer 2024 Clara Nicolosi, owner/broker of Re/Max of Hot Springs Village joins us today with her team member, Pamela Graves. Pamela is the Queen of Lot Sales inside Hot Springs Village. We discuss how to sell or purchase a lot inside the Village. If your family has a lot they’d like to sell, be sure to watch today’s show. Thanks to our exclusive media partner, KVRE •...

  Special Episode Every year, as the calendar shifts, there is a different line up for each Independence Day, July 4th. This year Hot Springs Village will launch the fireworks show at 9:15 pm on Thursday, July 4th. The kid’s fishing derby will be conducted on Friday morning, July 5th. Thanks to our exclusive media partner, KVRE • Join Our Free Email Newsletter • Subscribe To The Podcast...

  Episode 4, Summer 2024 Balboa (2.1 Mile One Way) – an easy, mostly level trail with a hilly beginning, it consists of two loops starting at Balboa Beach, continuing along the lake’s spillway, then meandering under a canopy of hardwood and evergreen trees. One of its most thrilling views is from the bridge below the spillway. Parking is available at Balboa Beach, 476 Ponce de Leon Drive, and...

  Episode 3 of Summer 2024 Remmel Dam is situated on the  Ouachita River  at  Jones Mills (Hot Spring County) . It was constructed in 1924 by  Arkansas Power and Light (AP&L) , now Entergy, in response to the growing demand for electrical power in southern Arkansas and surrounding states. The dam impounds Lake Catherine and, together with  Carpenter Dam  in  Hot Springs (Garland County) ,...

  SPECIAL EPISODE Herm Dobscha – Director for this Radio Theater, joins us to tell of the genesis of this idea and the members and the HSV Players   Old Time Radio Jun 28 – Jun 30df General Admission $18 The Old Time Radio Show is coming to The Woodlands Auditorium for three performances, June 28-30th, 2024.  Enjoy behind the scenes with a simulated control room, director boo...

  Welcome to Episode 2 of Summer 2024 Today, we’ll finish the back side of the DeSoto Nature Trail. This trail descends down one side of the spillway back toward where we’ve parked our car. Then, in our final installment of this hike we’ll walk the DeSoto Spillway Trai l which is about 3/4 of a mile. The Spillway Trail takes us up the other side of the spillway to the Lake DeSoto beach...

  Welcome to Episode 1 of Summer 2024 Today, we’re going to walk the DeSoto Nature  & Spillway Trail .  It’s really two trails in one. Let’s first begin our walk of the DeSoto Nature Trail , which is about 1.2 miles in total. We’re going to walk the first leg of this trail today and in our next episode we’ll finish the back side of the DeSoto Nature Trail. Af...

  Hot Springs Village has 11 lakes , three of which have boat ramps, picnic tables and grills. Today, we’ll walk you around Lake Coronado so you can see the boat launch, picnic areas and the trail. Some facts about Lake Coronado: size: about 380 acres fishing, swimming, and water sports are permitted speed limit is 30 mph boat slip rentals are available through the Balboa Marina, locate...

  A Commentary by Dennis Simpson Process versus progress. The challenge of learning not to peak too early. Patience. The long view of life. Preparing for changes and progress. Sometimes progress takes much, much longer than we’d like. A few weeks on vacation gave Dennis moments to reflect. As he and Diana toured some ancient cities it provoked thoughts Dennis wanted to share with you. T...

  Dennis and Diana went on a European vacation. It went slightly better than Clark Griswold’s family vacation to Europe, but it wasn’t without incident. Lord willing, Dennis and I will get this party re-started once he’s back on his feet. Thanks to our exclusive media partner, KVRE • Join Our Free Email Newsletter • Subscribe To The Podcast Anyway You Want • Subscribe To Our...

  Looking back shows us why we should keep moving forward. Today marks 1102 days of our show, Hot Springs Village Inside Out . What began on June 1, 2021 is now over three years old and like most 3-year-olds we’re just now beginning to walk. Give us a minute and we’ll be up and running. Dennis and I continue to look back with critical eyes so we can figure out to improve our show,...