Springdale

Hundreds joined the Jones Center’s first La Posada celebration in downtown Springdale, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter through song, procession, and community festivities.

Springdale High School students reflect on what helps them feel welcome during Northwest Arkansas’ Welcoming Week, highlighting inclusion, connection, and support for newcomers.

The Jones Center hosts its inaugural La Posada, a community walk honoring the Mexican and Latin American tradition. Organizer Luisa Espinosa explains the event’s meaning, its stops along Emma Avenue and the free festivities.

In today's show, updates to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization test - making it longer and more rigorous. Also, the inaugural La Posada celebration, and two new features to central Fayetteville's publicly-owned spaces.

The holidays are nearly here, and downtown Springdale businesses are getting ready to celebrate. Nando Garcia is events and programs manager for the Downtown Springdale Alliance. He joined Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis over Zoom last week to discuss upcoming happenings brimming with holiday spirit.

Casa Magnolia, a space known as a bookstore, café and art venue, hosted one final gathering Sunday before closing. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani shares a farewell postcard from the community’s creative hub.

On today's show, we dig into a recent study that shows more than half of Gen Z Arkansans are thriving. Also, the disappearance and eventual discovery of Baby Christsopher. Plus, a swan song to Casa Magnolia in Springdale.

Theater students at Springdale’s Don Tyson School of Innovation bring a comedic twist to the classic Hound of the Baskervilles story in Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, running Oct. 9–12 at the Pat Ellison Performing Arts Center.

Brittany Johnson of CACHE joins Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams to preview events across northwest Arkansas.

The Monarch Flight Festival in Springdale features family activities, a parade and a butterfly release while highlighting the importance of monarchs and native plants.