By Tanya Giraldo A question that pet owners often ask themselves is whether or not to neuter or spay their pets. What if my pet isn’t of age? What if it takes long for them to recover? What if they aren’t the same anymore? Nancy Bane, president of NWA Save Our Strays, said that all…
By Robert Laurence … Or a reader who writes. Take your pick. Padma Viswanathan, who lives with her extended family in Fayetteville and who teaches at the University of Arkansas, is both. And thinks you have to be both, or at least her students have to be, as she leads undergraduates who want to be…
By Terrah Baker Artist Stacy Levy thinks the next wave in art is functionality; or in her case while in Fayetteville for Walton Arts Center’s Artosphere, working with nature and art to help the natural world. To do this takes contemplation and creativity, which Levy has a lot of after a long career in the…
Staff Report Help pick up trash on the river and keep NWA’s drinking water clean at the Eighth Annual West Fork Watershed Cleanup from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at West Fork Riverside Park, off Arkansas 170. The purpose is to keep the West Fork and its watershed clean, since this tributary flows to…
Where: Block Avenue in Downtown Fayetteville (from Dickson Street to Mountain Street and all the in-between nooks and crannies) When: 11 a.m. until dark, Sun., May 19 Why: Celebrate the wonderful diversity and funkiness that makes up the unique Block Street downtown district. This is a party by Fayetteville for Fayetteville! Cost: Absolutely free to…
The 3rd Annual Block Street Block Party Schedule of Events, Stage Line-ups and Schedule, Food Vendors, Local Businesses and Organizations. Don’t miss it!
By Terrah Baker Riding your bicycle on a sunny Saturday on Fayetteville’s multi-use trail system is one thing; making the commitment to a healthier lifestyle through using a bicycle as transportation is another, said Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks’ co-founder Laura Kelly. But what keeps most people from gaining the benefits of bicycle commuting is…
Special Editorial By Jan Spencer Fayetteville has the potential to become a state and regional model for moving towards local food security — a condition where food produced in town and nearby can feed the local population in ways that are environmentally, economically and socially responsible. A growing number of community leaders and citizen activists…
Staff Report Springfest has been a tradition in Fayetteville since the early 1980s, explained Doug Allen, the owner of Jose’s. He was part of a group that decided the few years of bad weather and luck that dampered the festivities in the past shouldn’t take away this local tradition. “We wanted to keep the tradition…
Staff Report Sometimes the funniest things can come out of life’s hardest times. Or at least when you have the mind of comedian Carl LaBove who has spent his career battling everything life throws at him with a comedic perspective. “I have slept on bars and in cars for months at a time for my…