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How Fayetteville Businesses are Combating the Depletion of SNAP Benefits
The food drive at the Dickson Street Bookshop collected items during the government shutdown. | Photo courtesy: Olivia Erwin. Kingfish bar, Ozark Natural Foods, Dickson Street Bookshop and Little Bread Company hosted food drives this month to donate to Fayetteville’s food pantries due to the depletion of funding for SNAP benefits. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…Continue Reading How Fayetteville Businesses are Combating the Depletion of SNAP Benefits
WAVE event connects creatives in Northwest Arkansas through a no pressure, no competition environment
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
RWC: A New Club Emerges on the University of Arkansas Campus
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
Your Work Matters to God: An Introspective Look into the Life of Brandon Swoboda
Brandon Swoboda outside of his office in Rogers. | Photo credit: Caitlyn Shaw ROGERS, Ark. – Brandon Swoboda is among the few men who has pursued passions in almost every job imaginable. Formerly a grocery store worker, junior varsity basketball coach, magazine publisher sales employee, pool cleaner, lawn care worker, pizza shop owner and pastor,…Continue Reading Your Work Matters to God: An Introspective Look into the Life of Brandon Swoboda
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
A Call That Wasn’t Crazy: The Story of Garland Autry
Pastor Garland Autry serves as Community Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church. Here, he stands in the lobby of the church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. | Photo credit: Lauren Davidson For many people who dedicate their lives to ministry, there is one specific moment they can recall that initially drew them to ministry. For Garland Autry, an…Continue Reading A Call That Wasn’t Crazy: The Story of Garland Autry