Chef Cooper + Chef Rios Earn 2024 James Beard Nominations BentonvilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Chef Cooper + Chef Rios Earn 2024 James Beard Nominations

Matthew Cooper with Conifer and Rafael Rios with Yeyo's El Alma de Mexico are both…

Erin ArmstrongJanuary 25, 2024

Pink House Alchemy + Onyx Coffee Lab Named Finalists for Good Food Awards FayettevilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Pink House Alchemy + Onyx Coffee Lab Named Finalists for Good Food Awards

Onyx earned a finalist spot in the chocolate category and Pink House made the top…

Erin ArmstrongJanuary 25, 2024

Two Must-Ride Mountain Bike-Trail Systems in NW Arkansas Bella VistaBentonvilleHeadlinesItinerary StopOutdoors

Two Must-Ride Mountain Bike-Trail Systems in NW Arkansas

Coler Mountain Bike Preserve and the Little Sugar trail system in NW Arkansas were featured…

Lauren TumblesonJanuary 6, 2024

Ledger Among Buildings That Redefined Architecture in 2023 (Fast Company) AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlinesItinerary Stop

Ledger Among Buildings That Redefined Architecture in 2023 (Fast Company)

Designed through a collaboration between Rojkind Arquitectos and Callaghan Horiuchi with Marlon Blackwell Architects, the…

Lauren TumblesonJanuary 6, 2024

Meet a Local: Sarah Goforth, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the U of A CommunityEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

Meet a Local: Sarah Goforth, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the U of A

If you're looking for Sarah Goforth, Walton College of Business' executive director of the Office…

Lauren TumblesonJanuary 1, 2024

4 Fayetteville Artists Make Paste Magazine’s Best Music List AccoladesFayettevilleHeadlinesItinerary StopMusic

4 Fayetteville Artists Make Paste Magazine’s Best Music List

The year-end list includes music released by local artists Bonnie Montgomery (River), Dylan Earl (I…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 30, 2023

2023 in Review: The Year’s Top 10 Highlights in NWA AccoladesHeadlines

2023 in Review: The Year’s Top 10 Highlights in NWA

With big developments in infrastructure, athletics, housing and even food, it’s hard to think of…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 28, 2023

NW Arkansas’ Planetarium Treehouse Airbnb is Open for Guests HeadlinesItinerary StopOutdoorsSpringdale

NW Arkansas’ Planetarium Treehouse Airbnb is Open for Guests

The Planetarium Treehouse in Springdale is one of the 100 winners of the worldwide Airbnb…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 20, 2023

How to Spend 48 Hours in Northwest Arkansas ArtsCommunityFood & DrinkHeadlinesItinerary Stop

How to Spend 48 Hours in Northwest Arkansas

Bouncing from city to city, an outsider quickly realizes that Northwest Arkansas has a secret.

Lauren TumblesonDecember 18, 2023

George’s Majestic Voted Best Music Venue in Southeast AccoladesFayettevilleHeadlinesItinerary StopMusic

George’s Majestic Voted Best Music Venue in Southeast

In November, George’s was named one of five winners in “Hometowns of Consequence” a fan-driven…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 11, 2023

Black Apple Recognized as Top 10 Cidery in US AccoladesFood & DrinkHeadlinesItinerary StopSpringdale

Black Apple Recognized as Top 10 Cidery in US

Springdale's Black Apple Hard Cider has been ranked one of the top 10 cideries in…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 5, 2023

Eureka Springs Named Top 10 Places to Travel in 2024 Eureka SpringsHeadlines

Eureka Springs Named Top 10 Places to Travel in 2024

Eureka Springs is famous for its historic structures, artsy vibe, and sacred healing waters. It’s…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 5, 2023

Fayetteville Earns Gold for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design AccoladesCommunityFayettevilleHeadlines

Fayetteville Earns Gold for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Joining a global list of 120 cities, Fayetteville was awarded LEED Gold certification, making it…

Lauren TumblesonDecember 1, 2023

Japanese Fine Dining Arrives in NW Arkansas BentonvilleBusinessFood & DrinkHeadlines

Japanese Fine Dining Arrives in NW Arkansas

The cofounding roster includes a wide range of talent—including former Apple and Evernote Japan executive…

Lauren TumblesonNovember 18, 2023

U of A Graduate Entrepreneurship Program Ranked No. 1 in SEC, Top 50 Internationally AccoladesEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

U of A Graduate Entrepreneurship Program Ranked No. 1 in SEC, Top 50 Internationally

The U of A has the top-ranked graduate entrepreneurship program in the Southeastern Conference, according…

Lauren TumblesonNovember 16, 2023

Bentonville Named One of America’s Most Exciting Street Art Scenes AccoladesArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

Bentonville Named One of America’s Most Exciting Street Art Scenes

Must see murals: New York-based Anne Vieux’s holographic abstractions on downtown’s Skylight Cinema, a classic…

Lauren TumblesonNovember 13, 2023

Research Institute at U of A Featured at White House Demo Day EducationHeadlinesHealthcare

Research Institute at U of A Featured at White House Demo Day

The White House invited I³R to demonstrate its innovative prosthetic hand system at the 2023…

Lauren TumblesonNovember 10, 2023

Meg Ryan’s New Rom-Com Filmed in NWA Hits the Big Screen EntertainmentHeadlines

Meg Ryan’s New Rom-Com Filmed in NWA Hits the Big Screen

Filmed entirely in Northwest Arkansas, the actress stars alongside David Duchovny in her own charming…

Lauren TumblesonNovember 3, 2023

Explore the New Walmart Campus Using the Interactive Map BusinessCommunityHeadlines

Explore the New Walmart Campus Using the Interactive Map

The new Walmart campus has a lot to offer – a childcare center, spaces to…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 25, 2023

NW Arkansas Ranked No. 2 Most Cutting-Edge Midsize Metro (WSJ) AccoladesBusinessHeadlines

NW Arkansas Ranked No. 2 Most Cutting-Edge Midsize Metro (WSJ)

Lauren TumblesonOctober 25, 2023

NWA Arts and Culture Nonprofits Pump $230M into Economy ArtsCommunityHeadlines

NWA Arts and Culture Nonprofits Pump $230M into Economy

Northwest Arkansas’ nonprofit arts and culture industry generated more than $230 million in economic activity…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 20, 2023

NWA Schools Remain Arkansas’ Best, Rankings Show AccoladesEducationHeadlines

NWA Schools Remain Arkansas’ Best, Rankings Show

NWA was home to eight of Arkansas’ top 10 high schools in the news outlet’s…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 13, 2023

Fayetteville Named Best College Town – Southern Living AccoladesFayettevilleHeadlines

Fayetteville Named Best College Town – Southern Living

Fayetteville is so entwined with the University of Arkansas that it’s almost impossible to separate…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 12, 2023

Eureka Springs Named Among Best Small Towns in the U.S. to See Fall Foliage AccoladesEureka SpringsHeadlinesOutdoors

Eureka Springs Named Among Best Small Towns in the U.S. to See Fall Foliage

Built into the mountainside, the town of Eureka Springs is one of the best places…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 6, 2023

Transform Your Community with Trails | TEDxFargo (Video) BentonvilleHeadlinesOutdoors

Transform Your Community with Trails | TEDxFargo (Video)

Bentonville, Arkansas has been transformed into one of the most popular mountain bike destinations in…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 6, 2023

USL Arkansas Unveils First Look at State-of-the-Art Stadium Renderings EntertainmentHeadlinesRogers

USL Arkansas Unveils First Look at State-of-the-Art Stadium Renderings

Officials with USL Arkansas unveiled the preliminary renderings of the new stadium that’s set for…

Lauren TumblesonOctober 5, 2023

NW Arkansas Recognized as Destination for Remote Workers AccoladesCommunityHeadlines

NW Arkansas Recognized as Destination for Remote Workers

Airbnb partnered with the Northwest Arkansas Council to launch a hub to help remote workers…

Archetype ProductionsSeptember 29, 2023

NW Arkansas One of the Fastest-growing Areas in US and a Hotspot for High Culture BentonvilleCommunityHeadlines

NW Arkansas One of the Fastest-growing Areas in US and a Hotspot for High Culture

Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, drawing an influx…

Erin ArmstrongSeptember 16, 2023

NW Arkansas: America’s New Super-Region (Axios) AccoladesCommunityHeadlines

NW Arkansas: America’s New Super-Region (Axios)

Northwest Arkansas (NWA) is the 15th-fastest-growing area in the U.S. and is on pace to…

Lauren TumblesonSeptember 13, 2023

Bar Cleeta Featured in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 50 Restaurants in America AccoladesBentonvilleFood & DrinkHeadlines

Bar Cleeta Featured in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 50 Restaurants in America

Trae and Weisi Basore bring their combined experience in NYC and L.A. fine dining to…

Erin ArmstrongSeptember 1, 2023