by - August 22, 2012 6:04 pm
Auditions Workshop
Arts Live Theatre will host an Audition Workshop, Saturday, September 8, 10am-12noon. Chicago professional actress KATHY LOGELIN, will lead the workshop which will focus on how to give an excellent…
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by - August 22, 2012 6:02 pm
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE Auditions
Arts Live Theatre will hold auditions for PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE on Saturday, August 25, 1-4pm at Arts Live Theatre, 818 N Sang Avenue, Fayetteville. Actors ages 10-18 are…
by - August 22, 2012 5:17 pm
NWA short sales on the rise
Homeowners who need to sell their property but face negative equity positions got a little extra help from federal agencies this week. Local agents say this could help boost an…
by - August 22, 2012 1:39 pm
Mary Maestri’s Re-Opening in Springdale
The famed Italian restaurant has been without a permanent home since its landmark Tontitown location closed in May 2010. Daniel Maestri said a soft opening is scheduled Aug. 30.
by - August 22, 2012 11:35 am
Child abuse takes economic toll
The cheerful and colorful pinwheels placed throughout Northwest Arkansas every April remind passersby that child abuse still ravages young lives in the community. Each pinwheel represents a child who was…
by - August 22, 2012 11:12 am
AquaFire is transformation of 1936 Club
FAYETTEVILLE — Some 60 people attended a soft, or pre-opening, of the new Dickson Street restaurant AquaFire, owned by Sherri Simpkins and managed by mate Randy McGuffin. McGuffin has a a…
by - August 21, 2012 10:28 pm
Large crowd rallies to ‘Defend the Defenders’ (Updated)
Fort Smith sent a message to U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., on Tuesday night (Aug. 21) at the Defending Our Defenders Listening Session. Hundreds of citizens, including civic leaders, city…
by - August 21, 2012 9:45 pm
Fayetteville leads in digital research initiative for the state
A new virtual initiative at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has the potential to change the way researchers at state public universities share research and to revolutionize the way…
by - August 21, 2012 6:58 pm
G. David Gearhart: Chancellor’s job is a way of life
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart is sitting behind an oak desk in his corner office nursing a Diet Pepsi. He used to drink Diet Coke until the…
by - August 21, 2012 5:14 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Commodity prices move higher
Beef U.S. beef packer margins last week averaged $27 per head, improving to $47.80 by Tuesday (Aug.21 ), according to Hedgers Edge. Beef and cattle markets have recovered significantly from…
by - August 21, 2012 4:23 pm
Gone in 60 Seconds Returning to Rogers
Elevator pitch competition to be held Sept. 6.
by - August 21, 2012 4:19 pm
Brewer Stresses Importance of Self-Reflection
Sam’s Club president and CEO Rosalind Brewer shared her “Five Threads” for success at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual Forty Under 40 luncheon on Tuesday.
by - August 21, 2012 4:01 pm
Springdale Chamber Leadership class announced
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce announced its Leadership Class No. 18 for the 2012 – 2013 year. The class of 25 will begin its 10-month program Aug. 24 with orientation…
by - August 21, 2012 3:48 pm
ATU-Ozark names McClure teacher of the year
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has named Debbie McClure of Clarksville its 2012 Teacher of the Year. McClure, an instructor in the Cosmetology Department, was given the award – voted on…
by - August 21, 2012 3:31 pm
WATCH fights for sexual abuse victims
Paula Riggs remembers carefully laying out the plastic across her car seats. It was a day about 15 years earlier when she agreed to transport a 14-year old girl in…
by - August 21, 2012 3:03 pm
American consumers with fewer babies limit spending
Debra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don’t plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and save for…
by - August 21, 2012 2:02 pm
Insurers may have $5 billion drought cost
Private crop insurers, a group led by Wells Fargo & Co. and Ace Ltd., may face losses that exceed $5 billion if this year’s U.S. drought is worse than one…
by - August 21, 2012 1:57 pm
Report: Rules reduce U.S. manufacturing by $500 billion
Regulations on U.S. manufacturing may reduce output by as much as $500 billion this year, according to an industry-sponsored study that cast doubts on President Barack Obama’s efforts to trim…
by - August 21, 2012 1:47 pm
Freight reports paint picture of slowing U.S. economy
A national trucking sector struggling through economic ups and downs hit the middle in July with no change in the American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index. The index, considered a…
by - August 21, 2012 11:23 am
Spiritual Skill Building Open Class
Spiritual Skill Building Class:Are you loving what IS, in your life? Come join us Wednesday for an amazing spiritual skill building class Northwest Arkansas Center for Spiritual Living at 6:30-8:30 pm to…