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Fayetteville student-housing development set for 2027 opening

4 days ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman

Illustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosA $97 million, 272-unit student housing project in Fayetteville is expected to open in August 2027, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal first reported. The big picture: Enrollment has reached record-high levels at the University of Arkansas, and there aren't enough on-campus beds. About 1,200 students were placed in off-campus housing in the fall through UA contracts with apartment complexes.
Your week ahead: Learn and listen

5 days ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman |Alex Golden

Illustration: Allie Carl/Axiosğ³ Fry it up in a pan â Kids ages 7-12 can learn to make breakfast for dinner at the Apple Seeds Teaching Farm in Fayetteville. This hands-on, farm to table class is Tuesday from 5:30-7:30pm. Register for $25. ğ¤ Go country â Thomas Rhett performs at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers on Thursday at 7:30pm. Buy tickets. ğ International flair â Bentonville's Festival of Nations begins Friday at the downtown square at 3pm.
Kitchen Sink: Scrolling the news

5 days ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman |Alex Golden

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axiosâï¸ Northwest Arkansas National Airport officials are considering building another concourse to handle more demand. The project is in the design phase. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)ğ¶ Centerton has a new park with a playground, BMX trail and a dog park.
Campout shout out

5 days ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman |Alex Golden

There's still time to do some camping around the Natural State before it gets too hot. ğ¶ Worth's fave spot is along the Buffalo National River. Someday he's gonna float the whole thing. ğï¸ Alex does not go camping, unless you call staying in a hotel room with air conditioning camping. ğ« Where's your favorite campsite in Arkansas? Got any photos you can share? Send them our way â just hit reply!
Two 2025 Pulitzer winners trace roots to Fayetteville

1 week ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman

Ziva Branstetter, left, and Kathleen DuVal. Photos: Courtesy Ziva Branstetter and Laura WessellTwo winners of a prestigious prize for writers this year grew up in Fayetteville. One received Pulitzer recognition for her work on the first draft of history following the Dobbs decision, the other for a 1,000-year retrospective on Native Americans.
Kitchen Sink: News bubbles

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Golden |Worth Sparkman

Illustration: Allie Carl/Axiosğ¨ A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder after police say he attacked two people outside 7hills Homeless Center in Fayetteville. The man was also homeless. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)âï¸ President Trump has pardoned former state Sen.
Kitchen Sink: News shower

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Golden |Worth Sparkman

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axiosâï¸ Josh Duggar has asked a federal judge to appoint him an attorney as he attempts to vacate his child pornography conviction because he can't afford legal representation. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) ğ¨ The city of Bentonville is considering having a mural removed, claiming that the final product differed from what was approved.
Fayetteville OKs one student housing project, denies another

1 week ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman

Illustration: Maura Losch/AxiosFayetteville's Planning Commission denied rezoning plans Tuesday for one student-oriented housing project, but approved development plans for another such project, the Fayetteville Flyer reported. The big picture: Enrollment has reached record-high levels at the University of Arkansas, and there aren't enough on-campus beds. About 1,200 students were placed in off-campus housing in the fall through UA contracts with apartment complexes.
Kitchen Sink: News cone

1 week ago | axios.com | Worth Sparkman |Alex Golden

Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axiosâï¸ A proposed cut of $308 million to the federal Essential Air Service program could impact airlines subsidized by it at airports in El Dorado, Harrison, Hot Springs and Jonesboro. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)ğµThe estate of Robert Harvey Russell, nephew of Jones Truck Lines founder Harvey Jones, gifted the Jones Center in Springdale $335,036. Russell died in September at the age of 92.
"Fire weather" increased for much of Arkansas

1 week ago | axios.com | Alex Fitzpatrick |Worth Sparkman

Data: Climate Central; Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosWestern, central and southeast Arkansas have more hot, dry and windy weather days that help wildfires spread than they did 50 years ago, per an analysis from climate research group Climate Central. Why it matters: What used to be several months of "fire season" is stretching in some places into a yearlong phenomenon, straining fire departments and others tasked with controlling or containing wild blazes.