Year: 2025

Best Friends Share the Stage in “Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem”

From Left to Right: Trey Smith-Mills as Foxy and Edwin Green as Little sharing the stage in “Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem” | Photo Courtesy: TheatreSquared. Humor and history take form in the TheatreSquared play, “Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in…Continue Reading Best Friends Share the Stage in “Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem”

Impossible Route through the Ozark Mega Loop

Three bike riders on a movie screen as the sun sets.

Riders Alex Howes, Malaki Caldwell and Jeremiah Bishop tackled a 300-mile loop through the Ozarks called the “Mega Loop.” Their journey was featured in a documentary film made by Bishop. Its first screening took place on screen outside the StoneBreaker Hotel in Fayetteville. | Photo credit: Chloe Johnson Three bikers, 300 miles, one Ozarks region….Continue Reading Impossible Route through the Ozark Mega Loop

Arkansas Razorbacks’ Game Day Cleanup: How 200 Workers Clear 20 Tons of Waste 

Inside the Razorback football stadium during a game.

As the Arkansas Razorback football team finishes its work on any given game day, another team takes over Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, hauling away as much as 20 tons of waste. James Brown, the building services manager in the University of Arkansas athletic department, is tasked with managing much of the department’s post-event cleanup…Continue Reading Arkansas Razorbacks’ Game Day Cleanup: How 200 Workers Clear 20 Tons of Waste 

Jeff Kinney visits Fayetteville on 20th anniversary book tour 

The Partypooper tour bus parked in front of Fayetteville High School | Photo credit: Karyk King Jeff Kinney visited with fans Oct. 28. in the Fayetteville High School Performing Arts Center hosting a party-themed celebration. The “Partypooper” tour celebrated 20 years of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” with the 20th book in the series released…Continue Reading Jeff Kinney visits Fayetteville on 20th anniversary book tour 

Fayetteville Improv Group Phunbags Marks 15 Years of Comedy

Actors stand in front of a curtain

The local short-form improv troupe Phunbags was founded by a group of actors, comedians and theater-lovers in 2010. | Courtesy photo. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The local improv comedy group Phunbags marked its 15th anniversary in September with a celebration performance at Six Twelve Coffeehouse. The group’s name, which is spelled with a “ph,” reflects the…Continue Reading Fayetteville Improv Group Phunbags Marks 15 Years of Comedy