Month: November 2025

Fayetteville’s own entrepreneurial entertainer and jack of all trades, Bo Counts

Bo Counts poses in the bar he owns, Pinpoint. It is decorated extensively for holidays, including the Nightmare on Block Street that celebrated Halloween. | Photo credit: Karyk King Bo Counts, like a pinball machine, is a theatrical display that combines his elaborate personality with his lifetime of acquired skills. He relates himself to his…Continue Reading Fayetteville’s own entrepreneurial entertainer and jack of all trades, Bo Counts

WAVE event connects creatives in Northwest Arkansas through a no pressure, no competition environment

Documents reading "wave" on a table.

Programs created to promote the local create group WAVE. | Photo courtesy: BLK ELK Media. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A local networking event is working to grow connections among creatives in Northwest Arkansas through a no-pressure get together designed to build connections, collaboration and break down barriers often created by competition. WAVE: Ideas in Motion is…Continue Reading WAVE event connects creatives in Northwest Arkansas through a no pressure, no competition environment

Food Science Club’s apple butter sale blends student experience and local ingredients

Dozens of jars of apple butter in a production facility

Students make apple butter in support of fundraising efforts. | Photo courtesy: University of Arkansas Food Science Club FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas Food Science Club’s annual apple butter fundraiser is back, marking the 56th year selling student handmade apple butter jars to raise money for club activities. The locally sourced ingredients were…Continue Reading Food Science Club’s apple butter sale blends student experience and local ingredients

Beaver Watershed Alliance receives $618K to improve water quality and reduce flooding in NWA

The Beaver Watershed Alliance recently received a more than $618,000 grant to expand its efforts to reduce flooding and protect water quality across Northwest Arkansas. The funding, awarded through the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Section 319(h) Grant Program, will provide the nonprofit with funds to complete three nature-based projects. The $349,529 federal grant, along with…Continue Reading Beaver Watershed Alliance receives $618K to improve water quality and reduce flooding in NWA

RWC: A New Club Emerges on the University of Arkansas Campus

A group of runners stand in front of a gazebo.

The local Run With Christ chapter gathers before a group run in Fayetteville. | Courtesy photo. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –At the University of Arkansas campus, students are connecting with their faith not through a church service or a sermon series, but through running. Run With Christ is a new club that has recently emerged to provide…Continue Reading RWC: A New Club Emerges on the University of Arkansas Campus