By Stephanie Conway One of the finest qualities we see in our pets is unconditional love, particularly with dogs. Dogs do not discriminate against people. It doesn’t matter if you are rich, poor, old, young, male or female, your dog loves you just the way you are. This is why therapy dogs are becoming increasingly…
By Terrah Baker The proposed 48-mile Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) power-line to run next to Beaver Lake, through the Ozark mountains and to a new power station close to Berryville is being opposed by local landowners, cities and businesses for its potentially devastating affects to tourism and the Ozarks. Among the about 38 Petitions…
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…
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!
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 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…
By Terrah Baker Many of the students who have received a portion of the the $136,000 in education scholarships awarded by the Hispanic Women’s Organization of Arkansas are first generation college students. They often have to work to pay for their education upfront, since they’re not eligible for federal loans — except for what’s funded…
By Emily Smith April’s showers have brought the sweet sunshine, pinking cheeks all over town, and once again spring is in full bloom. Shorter hemlines, fewer layers and many more flashes of skin make this season a dressing treat for Fayetteville’s most fashionable. Contrary to popular belief, looking Earth-movingly amazing, does not have to break…