CommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas Inside a Community-Driven Campaign to Unleash Entrepreneurial Opportunity Over the past year, Daymara and fellow advocates Melisa Laelan and Irma Chavez engaged more than 80 entrepreneurs and two…Aron SheltonFebruary 14, 2022
Arts & CultureCommunityFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas Holidaze Raises Over $55,000 for Local Organizations Local pop-up bar Holidaze raised over $55,000 for local non-profit organizations this year.Aron SheltonFebruary 4, 2022
AnimalsChildren and YouthCommunityFayettevilleHealth & Wellbeing Peace at Home Family Shelter Expansion To Include Pet Sanctuary In addition, the expansion will accommodate up to about 100 people, and each family would have their own unit and…Aron SheltonFebruary 2, 2022
Arts & CultureDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogers 2022 Black History Month Events Roundup by Arkansas Soul Check out Arkansas Soul's roundup of virtual and in-person events happening in Northwest Arkansas and across the state in celebration…Aron SheltonFebruary 1, 2022
Arts & CultureCommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasWashington County Familiar Flavors Offer Refugees a Taste of Home in Northwest Arkansas – Saveur This (NW Arkansas-based) organization welcomes new arrivals with a warm meal (and a well-stocked kitchen).Aron SheltonJanuary 28, 2022
CommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasSpringdaleWashington County Kiva NW Arkansas Surpassed $500,000 in Crowdfunded Loans Kiva made 54 of the 58 loans to woman-owned, minority-owned or woman/minority-owned businesses in Northwest Arkansas. The other four operate…Aron SheltonJanuary 25, 2022
Children and YouthCommunityDEIFayettevilleNorthwest Arkansas Stacy Harper: Activist Wants To Create Community Connections – NWADG Meet the local changemaker, Stacy Harper, and learn about her nonprofit Lighthouse Solutions in this profile by the Northwest Arkansas…Aron SheltonJanuary 10, 2022
AnimalsFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasWashington County Meet a Local Nonprofit: Big Paws Finds New Fur-ever Home Big Paws of the Ozarks' mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dogs in our Northwest Arkansas community.Aron SheltonJanuary 2, 2022
FayettevilleHomelessnessHousing Insecurity New Beginnings Providing Path Out of Homelessness Residents at New Beginnings traveled from chronic homelessness to living in a gated community. The community of 20 prefabricated homes…Aron SheltonDecember 28, 2021
EnvironmentFayettevilleNorthwest ArkansasRogersSpringdale NWA Volunteers Pick Up 6 Tons of Trash and Recyclables Pick Up Where You Play 2021 has come to a close with 11,520 pounds of litter removed from Northwest Arkansas’…Aron SheltonNovember 19, 2021