By Terrah Baker Shawn House was sitting at a local business breastfeeding her child, when an employee walked over and asked her to cover up. “She was acting in response to another customer who had said they were offended,” House explained. After a brief discussion with the manager on what Arkansas law holds as a…
Sponsors: Primary — Files and Wright Secondary — Bookout, D. Sanders, J. Woods, Ratliff, Wren, Branscum, Gilliam, Linck, Slinkard, Cozart, J. Dismang, Perry, Steel, D. Altes, J. Key, Rapert and Vines By Terrah Baker Lobbyists and proponents for a bill passed in the state Senate on Feb. 27 and the house March 5, claim it…
Northwest Arkansas Fashion Week was co-founded by Jade Terminella, owner of Lola Boutique in Fayetteville, and Danielle Vaughan. NWAFW became an LLC in 2012 before the first Fashion Week, the two said. Their goal for funds raised this fashion week is $100,000, which would more than double that from last year — $35,000 — with…
Dark Humorist To Teach Play Writing Workshop A tragic junior high butchering of “Our Town,” mercifully debuted in an era preceding viral videos, may have been the last play I read cover to cover until recently devouring “Sons of the Prophet” by Stephen Karam. Less than 100 pages, the play promised to be a light…
By Amanda Bancroft A long time ago, living a sustainable lifestyle meant that I had to give up delicious goodies at almost every holiday and live as a hypocrite, nibbling on peanut butter pumpkins, Christmas-colored candies, dark chocolate hearts, and mini chocolate eggs in secret. With my lust for chocolate speeding my fingers across the…
By Joyce Hale No one likes to think they have been suckered by a snake oil sales pitch. Yet in our collective desire to avoid energy realities, too many Americans have bought into natural gasclaims that should have been questioned from the start. The industry has adopted four simple conceptsthat should be posed as questions…
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…
By Anna VanHorn Set in the immaculate Ozark Mountains, the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival is an event like no other. Sure, it’s a music and camping festival, and there are tons of those. Still, there’s something special about this one. Taking place Thursday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 14, this is the perfect…
The Avett Brothers are a hard-working band that tours almost continuously, splitting their time between huge arenas, small theatres and mid-sized venues.
Dear Mitt, I didn’t think I’d have to write to you again, but you have really gone downhill quickly since the first time I wrote. Your trip to gather funds from Americans living abroad was a whirlwind of disaster. It takes a special kind of talent to successfully piss off our allies. I understand that…