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Local Conference Seeks to Empower Creatives’ Business Skills
For many artists, musicians, creatives of any sort, there’s always been a stigma associated with their line of work: if they aren’t famous, they’re a starving artist.
Organic and Fair Trade Clothing Guide: Local and Online Shopping Options Abound
Organic and fair trade certified apparel is now common enough that it’s possible to buy t-shirts on sale for less than $10 locally, or go online and become virtually overwhelmed with fashionable, practical options from too many companies to count.
Local Bluegrass Fans Organize Homegrown Music Festival
When Harvest Fest, the popular bluegrass/folk music festival at Mulberry Mountain, cancelled in 2014 no one was quite as bummed as Jessica Sumner and her friend Jeremy Gunn.
6 Must-See Shows This Summer
Fayetteville no doubt slows down to a leisurely pace in the summertime, but July and August are jam-packed with some stellar concerts coming up.
Arkansas Nonprofit Empowers Child Soldiers in the Congo
After 96 hours of traveling through Ethiopia and Rwanda, tightly packed in various vehicles in central Africa’s humid heat, we walked across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter Faces Closure
A women’s shelter in Benton County needs $150,000 by the end of June or else it may have to shut down operations, effectively abandoning abuse survivors seeking refuge.
Rethinking Our Criminal Justice System
In this time when our self-inflicted troubles seem so obvious but the possibility of change — that is to say, political transformation, through awareness, compassion and common sense — feels more illusory than ever, something extraordinary, that is to say real, is on the brink of happening in Chicago.
The Lowdown on Block Street Block Party 2016
In the wee hours on the morning of Sunday, May 22, around 4 a.m. or so, festival organizers and volunteers will begin setting up live music stages, decorations and vendor booths for the 6th annual Block Street Block Party.
Breaking The Cycle: Thrift Store’s Profits Go To Domestic Abuse Victims
Almost daily, victims of domestic violence and abuse make use of the open door policy of The Purple Ribbon Thrift Store in Fayetteville.
“Hounds Around Town” Introduced At Fayetteville Animal Shelter
Fayetteville Animal Services has launched an exciting new program to help shelter dogs.
