A Look at the Real-Life Magic Behind Terra Studios By Blair Jackson Nestled in the Ozark Mountains, 20 minutes from the Fayetteville city limits, is Terra Studios. Here, winter is the quiet season. A few flowers are beginning to push through the soil. Jamie Ulick walks the grounds, picking up pieces of plaster that have…
Fat Tuesday 2011, Dickson Street, Fayetteville — A man with a bushy gray beard wears a shirt that has been tie-dyed in bright, rainbow colors. His pants, which are tucked into leather hiking boots, are also tie-dyed. He is watching a street performance. A musician rakes his fingertips against a washboard that is strapped against…
Heavy Metal By Mihke Chanay When it comes to music I like a little diversity. Being a relative newcomer to northwest Arkansas, the only local music I’ve been exposed to are the folksy bluegrass tinged sounds of groups who sometimes seem like they’re trying too hard to be The Avett Brothers or Mumford and Sons….
By Blair Jackson At his home in Elkins, Cody Renegar describes plans for his wedding. “Here’s where the chairs will be,” he says, gesturing to a grassy area between the side of the house and the duck pond. He describes the decorations. Wine bottles will hang from the chairs, lining the aisle with wildflowers. There…
By Joanna Pollock TFW Contributing Writer Fracking, a type of hydraulic fracturing, is actually a shortened term for the drilling extraction process known by the oil and gas industry as high-volume, slick-water, horizontal hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing is an extraction process that was first developed by Halliburton in the 1940s, but the new method was…
By Blair Jackson TFW Editor Every Sunday at high noon, wizards, barbarians and warriors arrive at Charles Finger Park in Fayetteville. They carry swords, war hammers, axes, arrows and daggers made of foam. Some wear jeans and tennis shoes. Others wear fur sashes, leather armor or robes. They are members of the Barony of RazorHills,…
By Blair Jackson TFW Editor I can hear the muffled thumping of a bass line coming from inside the house. I knock on the door, but no one answers. A cat sidles up to my ankle and begins meowing. I kneel down to pet the animal, and as I run my fingertips through her short…
A Look at the Pros and Cons of the Proposed Parking Deck in Fayetteville By Blair Jackson This time next year, construction of a parking deck is scheduled to begin in downtown Fayetteville. Adding a parking deck to the heart of the city’s entertainment district has been a topic of discussion among local government officials,…
A Charity Wish List Compiled by Rachel Birdsell TFW Contributing Writer If you’re like me, there are a lot of people on your holiday list who are difficult to buy for, either because they have everything, or when asked what they’d like, respond with “nothing”. Donating to a charity in their name is a perfect…
In her office, Director of Fayetteville Public Access Television Anne Shelley reads from a poster: “The purpose of Public Access Television in Fayetteville is to provide training for residents of Fayetteville in the techniques of video production for Public Access Television and to provide an opportunity for residents of Fayetteville to provide programming in a…