Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.

When reminiscing about downtown Conway, many share memories of this or that café that they remember frequenting. But those born in the late 1950s or later will probably not have many memories of the Goad’s Café, a popular restaurant which stood near the northwest corner of Oak and Parkway for 36 years. Continue reading →