Fred Henry posing with a buckwheat crepe. Henry helped start Crepes Paulette, a restaurant with locations in Fayetteville and Bentonville. | Photo credit: Alex Chrisco FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – If you’ve spent any time in downtown Bentonville, or recently on College Avenue in Fayetteville, you probably know of Crepes Paulette. The folded galettes bretonnes in the…Continue Reading Fred Henry and the Origin of Crêpes Paulette
Comedian Raj Suresh splits his time between Bentonville and New York City. In addition to touring, he co-directs the Big Diamond Comedy Festival in Bentonville. | Courtesy photo. Raj Suresh combines comedy with community in the place dear to his heart: Bentonville, Arkansas. Being a stand-up comedian, festival director, bar co-owner and garden enthusiast is time consuming, but he makes it work to serve…Continue Reading Bentonville’s Busiest Comedian, Raj Suresh
Lariat poses with their trophy after winning the 2025 Battle of the Bands at the University of Arkansas. | Photo credit: Karyk King Diverse genres from five performing bands blended into a loud night on Nov. 13 in the Union Theater at the University of Arkansas. The performances left the judges unprepared to make their…Continue Reading The Annual Battle of the Bands showcases the University of Arkansas’ latest talent
Dr. Jeff Ward inside Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Dentistry. Photo courtesy: NWA Pediatric Dentistry By mid-December, sugar becomes part of the landscape. It’s stacked in gas station aisles, poured into mugs, tucked into stockings and passed across dinner tables like tradition itself. But inside Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Dentistry, the season doesn’t register as a dental emergency….Continue Reading A Gentle Reminder Before Christmas Morning
An image of a blue jay | Stock photo from Pixaby: CCO license. Adam Schaffer, forty-five years old, has spent nearly 20 years watching birds across Northwest Arkansas. He didn’t start with some grand environmental mission. It began at the Ozark Natural Science Center near Huntsville sometime in the mid-2000s. Then came local NWA Audubon…Continue Reading Birds Don’t Leave Quietly: Changing Flight Patterns Felt NWA