Community
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Viral exercise trend aimed at inspiring confidence creates a welcoming community for women in Northwest Arkansas. By: Emma Dannenfelser We’ve all seen it. The girl walking down the street in her brightly colored athleisure. Her headphones are in and probably blaring a podcast or a playlist full of high-energy songs. While this might simply appear…
“Hot Girl Walking” Through Life
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By Natalie Murphy As Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Distinguished Lectures Committee, the audience is very familiar with her. Simply put, the first time the mostly college-age attendees heard of and watched her on TV was when they were in middle school. But she is no longer the character we knew her as. Not Sam…
“Life Begs For Comedy”: Jennette McCurdy on Her Time in Therapy, Her Mom and Her Best-Selling Book.
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By Natalie Murphy It’s time we acknowledge that while we like to think the holidays are still a time for religious remembrance and getting to see family, it has become much like every other holiday: yet another time for our capitalistic economy to thrive. And with the focus centered around giving the perfect gift, it…
‘Tis the Seasons for Sustainable Gift Giving
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By Emma Dannenfelser Firefighters are an integral part of society, and they have been throughout much of history, as well as the average American’s life. Children’s books, movies or cartoons, you name it, we were raised on stories about a man in that heavy, puffy suit saving people from ferocious fires. Today, young minds are…
Women of Fire
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By Alyssa Crutcher With hustle culture being so prevalent, especially in younger generations, there is a lot of pressure on working hard and pushing yourself to perform at 110%. They say if you’re not exhausted, you didn’t work hard enough. With that, there are so many people in the world who spend their days hustling.…
The Payoff
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By Marin McGrath As soon as a customer walks through the door, they hear the chime of an old fashioned bell and they are met with a rolling library ladder that takes after the one seen in “Beauty and the Beast.” Whether it is the forest green shelves filled with books, or the comfortable chairs…
Pearl’s in the Diamond State
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By Lydia Fletcher A few miles away from his former restaurant, Preacher’s Son, lies Matthew Cooper’s latest project: Conifer. Conifer was created to fill Bentonville’s need for another gluten-free restaurant that doesn’t conflict with what other chefs are doing. The award-winning chef said Conifer was already in the works when he left his Executive Chef…
Conifer: Bringing Community and Collaboration to the Forefront
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By Rogers Pitcock Sean Kent secures himself in a specialized rugby wheelchair with help from his mother, Bonnie. She fastens his feet while he adjusts his belts. “If you can breathe, it’s not tight enough,” he jokes. In a rugby wheelchair, his center of gravity is much lower. The wheels are angled upward and shielded…
Adapting to Arkansas; Quadriplegic athlete Sean Kent brings adaptive sports to an underrepresented area.
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By Natalie Murphy Just by taking a glance inside of Paper Doll Tattoo, it’s easy to say it doesn’t feel like the stereotypical place to get a tattoo. Unlike the masculine, grunge-like shops you might normally think of, Paper Doll is bright, quirky and colorful, featuring paintings and prints by the shop’s own artists. Opened…
Paper Doll Tattoo: Fayetteville’s Newest and Queerest Tattoo Shop
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By Marin McGrath In the state of Arkansas a projected 67,000 people over the age of 65 will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease by the year 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Although this disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, many people are unaware of the impacts, Kirsten Dickens, executive…
Alzheimer’s Hits Close to Home for the Arkansas Community