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Keeping Arkansas Beautiful: 1.5 Million Pounds of Litter Collected State-Wide in 2014
More than 67,000 volunteers donated their time in 2014 to collect nearly 1.5 million pounds of litter throughout the state, and better yet, last year may have been the cleanest
Fayetteville Proclaims February As City-Wide Black History Month
With the theme of “Honoring the Unique History of African Americans in Fayetteville,” The City of Fayetteville proclaimed an official city-wide observation of Black History Month for February Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Public Access: City of Fayetteville Provides Free TV Services
As Dana Louise and Adams Collins —a.k.a. The Glorious Birds — performed sweet sounding folk songs under the warm lights of the Fayetteville Public Access studio on 101 West Rock St. Saturday, Jan. 24, a team of video producers worked around them.
Integrating A Community: Cisneros Project Fellows Work to Improve Access for New Americans
Being the third largest growing immigrant gateway in the U.S. within the past decade in the U.S. caught the attention of the Cisneros Center — a new organization that seeks to accelerate integration for new Americans.
Fine Folk: Eureka Springs to Host Ozark Mountain Music Festival
The weekend of Jan. 22, the Ozark Mountain Music Festival will return to the hills of Eureka Springs, Ark., and try to bring with it the atmosphere — and attitude — of a summer music festival.
A Clean Start: 5 Foods to Fuel Your New Year
All foods, all medicines, and all drugs affect our overall consciousness and how we experience the world. Whether it’s a handful of fresh-picked berries, a pint of stout beer, or a laboratory engineered pill-capsule, it’s all medicine, acting as a specific type of fuel to run (or drain) your body.
2014: The Year In Pictures
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Christmas Kindness: Community Gives Back to Families
Racing out of the Yvonne Richardson Center with smiles from ear to ear, four children raced their brand new bicycles into the parking lot of the center on Dec. 20, the Saturday before Christmas. The colorful new bikes had been donated to them through a secret gift-giving operation that involved several people throughout Northwest Arkansas.
Tapping Into NWA: Microbreweries on the Rise
Northwest Arkansans have a bevy of craft beer beverages to choose from, and it seems to only be picking up from here. With seven microbreweries open and two more on their way, Northwest Arkansas has become a thriving market for craft beer enthusiasts.
Area Photographers Give the Gift of Portraits
Giggling like two cartoon characters, Brooklyn and McKenna Johnson — who are 3 and 5 years old — embraced for a photo. Meredith Mashburn, a Northwest Arkansas photographer, took their picture free of charge, as a part of the Help Portrait NWA December event Saturday morning at Root Elementary’s cafeteria in Fayetteville.
