Why Mountain Bikers, Art Lovers, and Foodies are Visiting Bentonville ArtsBentonvilleCommunityFood & DrinkHeadlinesOutdoors

Why Mountain Bikers, Art Lovers, and Foodies are Visiting Bentonville

The past couple of years have proven that spending time in the fresh air and…

aronsheltonJuly 13, 2022

What Makes the Buffalo River the Jewel of the Ozarks – Smithsonian AccoladesHeadlinesOutdoors

What Makes the Buffalo River the Jewel of the Ozarks – Smithsonian

An unabashed tribute to the wild Arkansas waterway that became the nation’s first national river…

aronsheltonJuly 12, 2022

The Secret Behind Bentonville’s Success BentonvilleCommunityHeadlinesOutdoors

The Secret Behind Bentonville’s Success

Twenty years ago, the small, Northwest Arkansas city was relatively unknown. Today, it’s the mountain…

aronsheltonJuly 7, 2022

Northwest Arkansas: A Vision to Become the Epicenter of Smart Mobility BusinessEducationEntrepreneurshipFayettevilleHeadlines

Northwest Arkansas: A Vision to Become the Epicenter of Smart Mobility

“This grant will provide a roadmap for the university’s – and Arkansas’ – drive to…

aronsheltonJuly 5, 2022

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine Announces Next Steps BentonvilleCommunityHeadlinesHealthcare

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine Announces Next Steps

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine recently announced the next steps in its development, including…

aronsheltonJuly 1, 2022

Riding in Rogers, Arkansas – OZ Trails Blog HeadlinesOutdoorsRogers

Riding in Rogers, Arkansas – OZ Trails Blog

You can find riding for various skill levels and end up spending hours on your…

aronsheltonJune 30, 2022

Cane Hill Boasts Hiking Trails and Historic Buildings CommunityHeadlinesOutdoors

Cane Hill Boasts Hiking Trails and Historic Buildings

This rural community is a great place for bird watching, hiking, and exploring. The property…

aronsheltonJune 29, 2022

Northwest Arkansas Enters the Metaverse ArtsBusinessEntertainmentEntrepreneurshipHeadlinesJobs

Northwest Arkansas Enters the Metaverse

Payne is part of the founding team behind the interactive media company The Society of…

aronsheltonJune 28, 2022

Northwest Arkansas: The Innovation Corridor EducationEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

Northwest Arkansas: The Innovation Corridor

"What's less obvious until you're here is the community of support you so quickly can…

aronsheltonJune 26, 2022

Fayetteville Designated a Walk Friendly Community AccoladesCommunityFayettevilleHeadlines

Fayetteville Designated a Walk Friendly Community

The four-year national recognition, announced by Walk Friendly Communities, was first given to Fayetteville at…

aronsheltonJune 24, 2022

How ‘Thelma & Louise’ Paved the Way to the Bentonville Film Festival ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

How ‘Thelma & Louise’ Paved the Way to the Bentonville Film Festival

With the Bentonville Film Festival having just celebrated its eighth year, Geena Davis took the…

aronsheltonJune 23, 2022

Cutting a New Pattern for Northwest Arkansas’ Fashion Economy ArtsCommunityHeadlinesSpringdale

Cutting a New Pattern for Northwest Arkansas’ Fashion Economy

Relocating to Northwest Arkansas felt at first like a risk. Instead, what we have found…

aronsheltonJune 22, 2022

Experiencing the Unexpected in Eureka Springs CommunityEureka SpringsHeadlines

Experiencing the Unexpected in Eureka Springs

Arkansas is a state that revels in its independent culture, but few towns exemplify this…

aronsheltonJune 20, 2022

NW Arkansas Recently Hosted the “Davos of Mobility” BentonvilleEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

NW Arkansas Recently Hosted the “Davos of Mobility”

Some 250 participants gathered in Bentonville, Arkansas, June 6 through 8, for the invitation-only fifth…

aronsheltonJune 10, 2022

Out with Car Parks, in with Bike Lanes – The Economist BentonvilleCommunityHeadlines

Out with Car Parks, in with Bike Lanes – The Economist

Bentonville is a boom town. Between 2010 and 2020 its population grew by over 50%,…

aronsheltonMay 27, 2022

Walmart Holds Top Spot in 2022 Fortune 500, Tyson Foods (81) and JB Hunt (311) AccoladesBusinessHeadlines

Walmart Holds Top Spot in 2022 Fortune 500, Tyson Foods (81) and JB Hunt (311)

NW Arkansas' Big 3 (Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt) made the annual list published by…

aronsheltonMay 24, 2022

Chef Jennifer Hill Booker Restaurant, Bauhaus Biergarten, Opening Soon! BusinessFood & DrinkHeadlinesSpringdale

Chef Jennifer Hill Booker Restaurant, Bauhaus Biergarten, Opening Soon!

Bauhaus Biergarten--a German style bar & outdoor biergarten, is opening this Summer in the Arts…

aronsheltonMay 22, 2022

NW Arkansas Ranked No. 7 Best Place to Live in the U.S. AccoladesCommunityHeadlines

NW Arkansas Ranked No. 7 Best Place to Live in the U.S.

Located in a region experiencing drastic growth, Fayetteville – together with Bentonville, Rogers and Springdale…

aronsheltonMay 21, 2022

Fayetteville Highlighted as Remote Working Destination – Bloomberg Opinion BusinessFayettevilleHeadlinesJobs

Fayetteville Highlighted as Remote Working Destination – Bloomberg Opinion

Conor Sen's latest Bloomberg Opinion piece highlights Fayetteville's unique opportunity to become a top remote-work…

aronsheltonMay 19, 2022

Meet a Local: Phil Libin, Founder/CEO of mmhmm (Former CEO of Evernote) EntrepreneurshipHeadlines

Meet a Local: Phil Libin, Founder/CEO of mmhmm (Former CEO of Evernote)

‘I was shocked by what I used to put up with.’ Why this CEO left…

aronsheltonMay 15, 2022

NWA Poised to be ‘Hub’ for Advanced Air Mobility Technologies BusinessHeadlinesTechnology

NWA Poised to be ‘Hub’ for Advanced Air Mobility Technologies

Steuart Walton sees an opportunity in the region for similar successes in a burgeoning space…

aronsheltonMay 13, 2022

10 Best Things to Do in the Ozarks – Lonely Planet BentonvilleEureka SpringsFayettevilleHeadlinesOutdoors

10 Best Things to Do in the Ozarks – Lonely Planet

These forested highlands are crucial to the state’s self-conception as a natural, rugged wonderland that…

aronsheltonMay 10, 2022

Brew York Made Their Way to Explore the Northwest Arkansas Craft Beer Scene BentonvilleFayettevilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogersSpringdale

Brew York Made Their Way to Explore the Northwest Arkansas Craft Beer Scene

Drink Beer. Live Better. Beer in the town the Waltons built and more.

aronsheltonMay 6, 2022

Meg Ryan to Direct, Star With Duchovny in Rom-Com Produced in Bentonville BentonvilleEntertainmentHeadlines

Meg Ryan to Direct, Star With Duchovny in Rom-Com Produced in Bentonville

Meg Ryan will direct and star alongside David Duchovny in “What Happens Later,” an “evolved…

aronsheltonMay 6, 2022

Your Guide to Restaurants, Cocktails, and More in Fayetteville and Beyond BentonvilleFayettevilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Your Guide to Restaurants, Cocktails, and More in Fayetteville and Beyond

This guide by Feed The Malik is for anyone looking for a starting point to…

aronsheltonMay 5, 2022

Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival Sets Jury (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter BentonvilleEntertainmentHeadlines

Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival Sets Jury (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter

The hybrid Bentonville fest will take place in person this year from June 22-26 in…

aronsheltonMay 4, 2022

NW Arkansas High Schools Top U.S. News State Ranking for 2022 AccoladesBentonvilleEducationFayettevilleHeadlinesRogersSpringdale

NW Arkansas High Schools Top U.S. News State Ranking for 2022

Arkansas' top three public high schools are all in the northwest corner of the state,…

aronsheltonApril 26, 2022

Lollapalooza Producer to Partner on New Music-Art-Tech Festival in NW Arkansas ArtsBentonvilleEntertainmentHeadlinesMusic

Lollapalooza Producer to Partner on New Music-Art-Tech Festival in NW Arkansas

The inaugural edition of the FORMAT festival will bring a world-class mix of art, music…

aronsheltonApril 25, 2022

Crystal Bridges Museum, and a Town’s Resurgence – CBS News ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

Crystal Bridges Museum, and a Town’s Resurgence – CBS News

CBS News interviews Alice and Olivia Walton about Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and…

aronsheltonApril 24, 2022

NW Arkansas Ranks No. 3 Hottest U.S. Job Market (Metro Areas Under 1M Population) – WSJ AccoladesBusinessHeadlinesJobs

NW Arkansas Ranks No. 3 Hottest U.S. Job Market (Metro Areas Under 1M Population) – WSJ

Annual labor-market ratings judge metro areas on five attributes: job growth, unemployment rate, share of…

aronsheltonApril 24, 2022