By Terrah Baker It’s not easy to determine what a good profit margin is for a cooperative business model, because every co-op is different, and financial circumstances change each year, said Dan Nordley, executive director and business manager for Cooperative Grocer Network. He also serves on a board in Michigan for the Seward Co-op Grocery…
As fashion director for Artamiss and emerging designer chairperson for Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week (NWAFW), I was excited to invite Ali Williams with Boufants and Beehives to show under Artamiss — the local nonprofit supporting local artists of all kinds — for fashion week 2013, because she is so passionate and detailed about her hair…
By Luke Simons Let’s step back to summer 2012. And focus on the part that probably every one of us would like to forget and hope never happens again: our nation’s severe drought. Recall the size of A/C bills and wildfires out West, especially those in Colorado. In the month of June alone, the United…
Staff Report Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is currently in the midst of their largest rescue effort in their 20-year history. The refuge, located 7 miles south of Eureka Springs, has been asked by the sheriff in Mountainburg to rescue 34 tigers, leopards and cougars. The animals’ current owner is in failing health and the caging/containment…
By Zach Hagadone Association of Alternative News Media Astonishing. Remarkable. Sinister. Those are words that come up again and again when confronting the wave of voter identification laws that has swept through more than 30 Republican-dominated state legislatures in recent years. The measures sound innocuous enough: When a voter shows up to the polls on…
By Terrah Baker Yoga began as a philosophy. What it is today seems to be indefinable, even to the yogis of Northwest Arkansas who practice it daily. “Yoga is not only the practice of flexibility and strength. It is about mental, physical and spiritual awareness. You can practice yoga at every moment in every aspect…
We have great options and a wide variety of boutiques to choose from in Fayetteville, from natural earthy wear with a classy feel, available at Good Things Boutique, to urban style with a little edge, available at Something Urban, all affordable and fabulous! Photography By Bob Cochran Styling for Something Urban: Amy White, Melissa Arens…
“I see this movement as a movement of movements…I think it’s really about grassroots democracy. I think it’s about people trying to create ways of expressing themselves politically because they feel that the electoral channels are closed to them.” — Professor Heather Gautney, Fordham University (via CNN) By Terrah Baker Searching through the Occupy NWA…
By Terrah Baker Clarity came to local, independent architect and energy legislation advocate Mikel Lolley after conducting experiments on his own investment property. Why were contractors still building the same old leaky boxes? Why aren’t more people making an initial investment that will save them thousands of dollars over several years? And why couldn’t everyone…
By Terrah Baker Let’s face it — we would need ten magazines just on the places to go and enjoy in the Ozarks. With abundant resources, rich history and breathtaking scenery, the Ozark Mountains have been a retreat and home for native cultures, adventure seekers, hikers, campers, and vacationers for centuries. We can only hope…