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Courtesy/Northwest Arkansas CouncilAt the State of the Region event, Lawrence Frank makes the case for walkability and Mervin Jebaraj explains Northwest Arkansas leads peer metros in growth but trails in wages. -
Courtesy/The Carpenters SongbookA soundtrack to the 1970s wouldn’t be complete without at least some of the songs of Karen and Richard Carpenter. Between 1971 and 1975, the sibling duo recorded 10 albums, scored 13 top 10 songs and performed more than 800 concerts.
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The Democratic Party of Arkansas launched a voter protection hotline in Springdale as early voting turnout in Benton and Washington counties outpaces the 2022 midterms. -
Randy Dixon digs into the Pryor Center archives to revisit Frank White’s 1980 upset of Bill Clinton, his push for austerity and the creation science law that defined his single term. -
The Ozark Society is taking applications through Nov. 30 for youth grants of $500 to $2,500 that fund hands-on conservation projects for K-12 students across the region. -
Saxophonist Austin Farnam talks with Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsburg about his 11-piece band Groove Culture, its influences and its Nov. 11 concert at the Victory Theater in Rogers. -
Posh Pilates founder Ella Fawcett previews Saturday’s Minis + Moos event at Red Roof Farms, where participants will do Pilates next to mini Highland cows and other farm animals. -
Co-chair Meredith Lowery previews the 2026 Festival of Trees on Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville, including celebrity ceramic trees, a trail run, a jazz brunch and a holiday pop-up. -
Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics discusses Cisterna Park redevelopment ideas, Fort Smith’s cyberattack response, a King Opera House expansion and falling Fort Smith airport traffic. -
Dean Kate Mamiseishvili explains how a $1.5 million Windgate Foundation gift for a STEAM education chair will bring more arts into STEM teaching at the UofA. -
Co-founder Ken Weatherford looks back on a decade of Beer & Hymns, which has raised nearly $700,000 for local nonprofits, and previews Beer and Horns at Bike Rack Brewing in Bentonville. -
Poll supervisor Barbara Verdery and voters at the UofA’s Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House discuss parking, first-time voters and a 2025 law that lets voters transfer registration between counties.
