Onyx Coffee Lab and Chef Jason Paul Named James Beard Award Finalists AccoladesFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Onyx Coffee Lab and Chef Jason Paul Named James Beard Award Finalists

Onyx Coffee Lab is a finalist for the Outstanding Bar category and Chef Jason Paul…

aronsheltonApril 1, 2026

NW Arkansas Remains Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing Regions CommunityHeadlines

NW Arkansas Remains Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing Regions

The region ranked No. 9 nationally for percentage growth among U.S. metro areas and has…

aronsheltonMarch 31, 2026

NWA by the Numbers: The Biggest Dollar Figures Making Headlines in the Region BusinessHeadlines

NWA by the Numbers: The Biggest Dollar Figures Making Headlines in the Region

Here is a look at recent updates and announcements, and the massive dollar figures attached…

aronsheltonMarch 18, 2026

Local Startup Featured in Fortune BusinessFayettevilleHeadlinesTechnology

Local Startup Featured in Fortune

Acres may be a small startup of only about 70 people, but it is one…

aronsheltonMarch 14, 2026

Trail-oriented Development is Transforming NW Arkansas BentonvilleCommunityFayettevilleHeadlinesRogersSpringdale

Trail-oriented Development is Transforming NW Arkansas

NWA is seeking a more sustainable model that preserves the natural environment that is so…

aronsheltonFebruary 24, 2026

Fayetteville: The ‘Regenerative Fabric’ CommunityFayettevilleHeadlines

Fayetteville: The ‘Regenerative Fabric’

Fayetteville offers a compelling lesson: fine-grained urban form, strong civic institutions, and neighborhood-centered planning creates…

aronsheltonFebruary 17, 2026

Onyx Coffee Lab Named Best Coffee Shop in the World Food & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Onyx Coffee Lab Named Best Coffee Shop in the World

Onyx Coffee Labs surpassed coffee shops in Norway, El Salvador, Australia and beyond to take…

aronsheltonFebruary 17, 2026

Bentonville: The ‘Growing Edge’ CommunityHeadlines

Bentonville: The ‘Growing Edge’

Bentonville is becoming something larger and more complex than it was originally designed to be.…

aronsheltonFebruary 16, 2026

NWA Tops Milken’s 2026 Ranking of Best-Performing Cities AccoladesBusinessHeadlines

NWA Tops Milken’s 2026 Ranking of Best-Performing Cities

Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR is named the best-performing large metropolitan area, according to the 2026 Milken Institute…

aronsheltonJanuary 28, 2026

The Year A Coffee Shop (Finally) Wins A James Beard Award? AccoladesFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogersSpringdale

The Year A Coffee Shop (Finally) Wins A James Beard Award?

For the first time, coffee is getting shown a little appreciation in the form of…

aronsheltonJanuary 24, 2026

Fayetteville Featured on PBS Hometowns (Video) CommunityFayettevilleHeadlinesMusic

Fayetteville Featured on PBS Hometowns (Video)

Rich in music, food, and tradition, Fayetteville celebrates both progress and heritage in the heart…

aronsheltonJanuary 23, 2026

3 NWA Establishments Named James Beard 2026 Semifinalists AccoladesBentonvilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogersSpringdale

3 NWA Establishments Named James Beard 2026 Semifinalists

Northwest Arkansas chefs Matthew Cooper and Jason Paul made the cut in the Best Chef:…

aronsheltonJanuary 23, 2026

One Adventurer Finds America’s Quiet King of the Outdoors Food & DrinkHeadlinesOutdoorsRogers

One Adventurer Finds America’s Quiet King of the Outdoors

But for me, an active traveler with an interest in cycling, hitting the trails, and…

aronsheltonJanuary 19, 2026

UA Ranked Among Top 40 Public Universities for Future Leaders by TIME AccoladesEducationHeadlines

UA Ranked Among Top 40 Public Universities for Future Leaders by TIME

For the third consecutive year, the University of Arkansas has secured a spot on TIME…

aronsheltonJanuary 19, 2026

Bentonville Featured on TODAY Show AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlines

Bentonville Featured on TODAY Show

Jacqui Gifford, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure joins TODAY to share the best places to…

aronsheltonJanuary 15, 2026

NY Times Lists Bentonville Among Top Places to Visit AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlines

NY Times Lists Bentonville Among Top Places to Visit

Bentonville might be best known as the headquarters of the Walton family’s Walmart empire, but…

aronsheltonJanuary 15, 2026

The Compton Hotel Featured in Travel + Leisure BentonvilleHeadlines

The Compton Hotel Featured in Travel + Leisure

The Compton, named for local conservationist Dr. Neil Compton, is a 142-room boutique hotel in…

aronsheltonDecember 11, 2025

Welcome to Bentonville: The American City Where Bikes Rule BentonvilleHeadlinesOutdoors

Welcome to Bentonville: The American City Where Bikes Rule

Bentonville is built for cyclists of every age and ability. Trails range from beginner-friendly to…

aronsheltonDecember 2, 2025

UA Marks Opening of ‘Unique to the World’ $95M Semiconductor Lab BusinessFayettevilleHeadlinesTechnology

UA Marks Opening of ‘Unique to the World’ $95M Semiconductor Lab

The opening of a $95 million semiconductor fabrication facility that’s the first of its kind.

aronsheltonNovember 15, 2025

UA Entrepreneurship Program Ranked No. 20 by Princeton Review AccoladesEducationEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

UA Entrepreneurship Program Ranked No. 20 by Princeton Review

The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has been ranked…

aronsheltonNovember 13, 2025

8 Reasons NW Arkansas is the Ultimate Mountain Biking Destination Bella VistaBentonvilleHeadlinesOutdoors

8 Reasons NW Arkansas is the Ultimate Mountain Biking Destination

No place in the country has embraced mountain biking like Northwest Arkansas. The mountainous corner…

aronsheltonNovember 12, 2025

Thaden School Receives One of Highest Honors in Global Architecture AccoladesBentonvilleEducationHeadlines

Thaden School Receives One of Highest Honors in Global Architecture

Thaden School was awarded the Andrea Palladio International Prize in Vicenza, Italy.

aronsheltonNovember 11, 2025

Alice Walton School of Medicine Featured on Today Show BentonvilleHeadlinesHealthcare

Alice Walton School of Medicine Featured on Today Show

Alice Walton, heir to the Walmart fortune and the world's wealthiest woman, is on a…

aronsheltonNovember 10, 2025

NW Arkansas Included in ‘2026 Best Places to Go’ by Condé Nast AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlines

NW Arkansas Included in ‘2026 Best Places to Go’ by Condé Nast

aronsheltonNovember 10, 2025

This Southern Town Is the ‘Mountain Biking Capital of the World’ – Travel + Leisure BentonvilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesOutdoors

This Southern Town Is the ‘Mountain Biking Capital of the World’ – Travel + Leisure

The city has nearly 70 miles of trails—an amenity unmatched by other marquee biking destinations—with…

aronsheltonOctober 24, 2025

NW Arkansas: A Winter Trail Running Escape HeadlinesOutdoors

NW Arkansas: A Winter Trail Running Escape

Allen Kenneth Schaidle shares where to run, stay, and eat in the Ozark and Ouchita…

aronsheltonOctober 7, 2025

Bentonville: A Tourist’s Dream | Business Insider BentonvilleHeadlines

Bentonville: A Tourist’s Dream | Business Insider

Noah Sheidlower recently visited Bentonville, Arkansas, and was surprised by its many nature trails and…

aronsheltonOctober 2, 2025

TIME Magazine Features Alice Walton Medical School HeadlinesHealthcare

TIME Magazine Features Alice Walton Medical School

On July 14, 48 students walked through the doors of the Alice L. Walton School…

aronsheltonAugust 7, 2025

‘Sovereign’ Movie Filmed in NW Arkansas Now Streaming EntertainmentHeadlines

‘Sovereign’ Movie Filmed in NW Arkansas Now Streaming

The film stars Nick Offerman, Dennis Quaid, and Jacob Tremblay.

aronsheltonAugust 7, 2025

Bentonville’s Whole Health Institute Featured in Interior Design Magazine AccoladesBentonvilleCommunityHeadlines

Bentonville’s Whole Health Institute Featured in Interior Design Magazine

Heartland Whole Health Institute by Marlon Blackwell Architects listed within 7 Community-Oriented Spaces Nodding To…

aronsheltonJuly 1, 2025