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Why I Took a Job, or the Ongoing Evolution of OU| From the Publisher’s Laptop
I’ve been assimilated into the University of Arkansas system.
On October 19, I was offered and I accepted, a position in the University Relations office as a web developer and communicator. I’m thrilled. Frankly, it was the right strategic choice.
Sometimes the secure income of an 8 a.m....
November 1st, 2011 | Banner, From the Publisher's Laptop, News | Read More
Empty Bowls of NWA raises money tonight for families in need
Today is All Saints’ Day and this evening you’ll get a chance to be both charitable and well fed at the Empty Bowls of NWA fundraiser for LifeSource International.
This year the event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the parish hall of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 224 N. East Ave. A $25...
November 1st, 2011 | Banner, News | Read More
Offshoot Film Fest opens Oct. 27, looking for volunteers Wednesday
Offshoot organizer Jason Suel talks Friday at An Affair to Remember about the Offshoot Film Festival.
Seedling Film Association (SFA) will host the second annual Offshoot Film Fest– four days of films, education, and fun held October 27 through the 30 in the Global Campus building on the Fayetteville...
October 18th, 2011 | Banner, News | Read More
Feed Fayetteville to host “Hunger in the Land of Plenty” panel Oct. 19 | Announcement
The organization Feed Fayetteville invites the public to learn more about local hunger issues at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the University of Arkansas Global Campus Theater on the Fayetteville Square, 2 E. Center St.
The event is the first of a series of panel discussions: “Hunger in the Land...
October 18th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Thirty groups request $434,000 from Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission
It’s a season of big wishes at the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission.
A group of 30 requests are now being considered by the commission. A decision is likely next month on who will receive money generated by the 1 percent of sales tax generated by the Hotel Motel and Restaurant...
October 18th, 2011 | Banner, News | Read More
Free document shredding for Fayetteville residents on October 22 | Announcement
The City of Fayetteville is providing a shredding service for the destruction and recycling of documents on Saturday, October 22nd, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., at the Solid Waste and Recycling Site located at 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road in Fayetteville.
The public is invited to participate in this...
October 17th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Special ‘Farm to School’ menus planed for three Fayetteville schools | Announcement
In November 2010, Congress approved a resolution to officially designate October as National Farm to School Month.
Fayetteville Public Schools will team up with local farmers, producers and organizations Feed Fayetteville and Apple Seeds Inc. to celebrate the first National Farm to School Month. Students...
October 17th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Top Buddhist lama headed to NWA for Oct. 22 – 23 | Announcement
The Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas together with UA’s Geshe Thupten Dorjee and Dr. Sidney Burris in the Fulbright College of Humanities, is hosting Rinpoche Ngawang Tenzin (rihn-POH-shay ne-WAHNG tehn-zihn), a top Buddhist lama, on Oct. 22-23, where he will lead several sessions as part...
October 17th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Ward 1 bulky waste cleanup scheduled for Saturday | Announcement
CITY BULKY WASTE CLEAN UP AND PAPER SHREDDING EVENT LOCATED IN WARD ONE THIS SATURDAY
Fayetteville, AR – The City of Fayetteville will be holding a Bulky Waste Clean Up in Ward 1 this Saturday, October 22nd, from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Root Elementary School (1529 E. Mission Blvd ) and the...
October 17th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Puppets in the Park returns for a fourth year to Wilson Park on Oct. 22 | Announcement
On Saturday October 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the south lawn of Wilson Park will host the 4th annual Puppets in the Park, a day-long festival that includes puppet making, puppet shows, jugglers and a giant puppet pageant.
The Annual Art Walk produced by the Northwest Arkansas Artists Association, will...
October 14th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Construction of pedestrian tunnel at Garland Avenue and Knapp Street begins Monday | Announcement
Garland Avenue Tunnel Project
The City of Fayetteville’s Transportation Division will begin construction of a pedestrian trail tunnel near the intersection of Garland Avenue and Knapp Street (the north side of Agri Park) on Monday, October 17, 2011. This project will require a substantial excavation...
October 14th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Twelve units up for auction at All Around Storage on Saturday, Oct. 29 | Sponsored Message
It’s like Storage Wars, but for real.
The locks are coming off twelve units at All Around Storage, 2650 S. City Lake Road in Fayetteville. The public will have a chance to bid on the storage units for the contents inside.
“We do these auction from time to time. You never know what you might find...
October 13th, 2011 | Banner, Meet The Sponsor, News | Read More
Storm Runners young adult author Roland Smith to visit McNair Middle School on Wednesday | Announcement
Roland Smith
Award winning young adult author, Roland Smith will make his third appearance at McNair Middle School on Wednesday, October 12th. The author of numerous popular fiction and nonfiction titles, Smith will present to 6th grade students at 8:30 in the morning and to 7th grade at 12:30 in the...
October 11th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
One-cent Fayetteville sales tax renewal passes with 75 percent of vote
Vote For Fayetteville supported extension of the sales tax.
Residents of Fayetteville overwhelmingly passed an ordinance tonight that extends a 1-cent sales tax to cover a number of city services. The tax was first approved by voters in 1993 and renewed again in 2002.
Here are the complete but unofficial...
October 11th, 2011 | Banner, News | Read More
NWA Women’s Shelter’s Fresh Start fundraiser scheduled for Nov. 4 at Bentonville Hilton | Announcement
[This announcement courtesy of the Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter.]
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October 10th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Fayetteville Animal Shelter releases Doggone Purrfect Recipes cookbook | Announcement
Courtesy Photo
The Fayetteville Animal Shelter has published its first ever cookbook filled with mouth-watering recipes for every member of the family. The cookbook, entitled Doggone Purrrfect Recipes, contains recipes for both human meals and pet treats. The colorful, high-end book is filled with...
October 10th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Bentonville City Council Agenda – Oct. 11, 2011 | Document
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October 10th, 2011 | Documents, News | Read More
Military Aircraft Exhibition scheduled for Oct. 21 at Drake Field | Announcement
[This announcement courtesy of Million Air Fayetteville.]
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October 10th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Rogers City agenda – October 11, 2011 | Document
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October 10th, 2011 | Documents, News | Read More
Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission – October 10, 2011 | Document
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October 10th, 2011 | Documents, News | Read More
Fayetteville High School parents invited to College Night on Oct. 24 | Announcement
Fayetteville High School would like to invite the parents of all FHS seniors to “College Night for Parents” on Monday, October 24 at 6:30 in the FHS Auditorium. It will be hosted by the FHS Guidance Department and the administration.
This evening will be a College 101 – topics covered will...
October 10th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Your Friendly Local Gaming Store: The Gathering | Five Questions with Steven “Boogie” Williams of Castle House Games
Steven "Boogie" Williams
Need a copy of Settlers of Catan? A place to play Pandemic or 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons? Your Friendly Local Gaming Store, or FLGS, is typically the answer.
For years, Fayetteville’s gaming mecca has been Castle House Games, but when the store closed in...
October 5th, 2011 | Banner, Five Questions, News | Read More
Fayetteville Underground stays downtown: $50,000 capital campaign launched to help the nonprofit move
The Fayetteville Underground, a nonprofit collective of artists located in the converted basement of East Square Plaza, face eviction on Jan. 15. But the two-and-a-half-year old nonprofit has no plans to go gently into that good night.
The Fayetteville Underground today announced a capital campaign...
October 5th, 2011 | Banner, News | Read More
Do you support the ten-year extension of Fayetteville’s 1-cent sales and use tax? | Poll
Early voting began Tuesday to extend a 1-cent sales and use tax that heavily pads Fayetteville’s general operating fund which pays employees’ salaries and benefits.
If the public rejects renewal of the tax on Oct. 11, employees will be fired and services will suffer, according to city staff....
October 5th, 2011 | Banner, News, Polls | Read More
Twenty-seven arrests during Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Announcement
Fayetteville Police Chief Greg Tabor announced the law enforcement related statistics from the 2011 Bikes, Blues and Barbeque Rally.
The 2011 Bikes, Blues and Barbeque Rally kicked off Wednesday, September 28th and concluded during the early morning hours on Sunday, October 2nd.
A total of twenty-seven...
October 4th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
U.S. Pizza armed robbery was in an inside job, say Fayetteville Police
Keith Ingram
Fayetteville Police Chief Greg Tabor announced today the arrest of a local man for his part in a staged robbery.
On Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at approximately 10:56 P.M., the Fayetteville Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from an employee of U.S. Pizza at 202 W. Dickson, reporting...
September 30th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Beer Blossoms in Fayetteville: New permits put brews in gas stations, grocery stores and Dollar General
No longer confined to liquor stores, beer in Fayetteville is showing up in all kinds of new places. This photo is from EZ Mart at the corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Razorback, across from the University campus.
Beer sprouted like kudzu in Fayetteville this year, popping up in gas stations and...
September 30th, 2011 | Banner, News | Read More
NWA housing prices dip to 2004 levels, according to Skyline Report | Announcement
Arvest Bank today released second quarter results of its Skyline Report on residential real estate in Northwest Arkansas.
Home values, as reflected in the average price per square foot of existing homes sold in both Washington and Benton Counties, continued the overall declining trend that began in 2008.
Prices...
September 29th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
Recycle your e-waste at Arvest Ballpark on Oct. 11 and 12 | Announcement
The Northwest Arkansas Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event is scheduled for October 11th & 12ththis year. This event will be an opportunity for all residents, business, non-profits and schools in Northwest Arkansas to recycle their old electronics for free when they bring them to Arvest Ballpark.
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September 29th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
You Can’t Take It With You opens Oct. 13 at Fayetteville High School | Announcement
Fayetteville High School will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, You Can’t Take It With You, October 13 and 14, in the Fayetteville High School Auditorium. This classic American comedy has entertained audiences for over seventy years.
The cast includes Christina Sagan, Morgan Vesper, Janna...
September 29th, 2011 | Announcement, News | Read More
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