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'Northwest Arkansas'

The ReLeaf Center dispensary to open Wednesday in Bentonville

Northwest Arkansas's first dispensary is set to open on Wednesday. The ReLeaf Center in Bentonville received final approval from the state Medical Marijuana Commission on Tuesday, and after a soft opening at noon on Wednesday, the dispensary will have a grand opening on Friday, Aug. 9 at noon. 
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Former Boston Foundation arts director to head Walton-funded arts organization

From the Walton Family Foundation and the Northwest Arkansas Council this morning comes a press release announcing the establishment of a regional arts organization, helmed by the former senior director of arts and culture at The Boston Foundation. 
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The essential guide to Northwest Arkansas

Fayetteville’s arts corridor proposal mirrors the city’s "wild west" approach to city development

The Renaissance had its de’ Medicis, the 20th century its Rockefellers and Fords. We have the Waltons, and a Walton-funded arts community on steroids, fueled by a "wild west" approach to city development and arts cultivation.
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Support for diversity in Northwest Arkansas, plus our own suggestion

A news release says Walton/Walmart money will power an effort by nonprofits devoted to diversity in Northwest Arkansas.

Creep out your friends and loved ones 'True Detective'-style with a cornhusk doll kit from the Historic Arkansas Museum gift shop

The third season of HBO's "True Detective," filmed and set in Northwest Arkansas, premiered last night with the first two episodes available to stream. Along with the thrill of recognizing landmarks, such as the Christ of the Ozarks statue, in the new season's opening credits, Arkansas viewers also have the opportunity to recreate the show's morbid malaise with the help of a cornhusk doll kit available for a cool $7.25 at the Historic Arkansas Museum gift shop.
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Arkansas Democrats' rocky road forward

No state political party in the modern era has had a more abrupt fall than Arkansas's Democrats

Transportation alternatives: Why not talk about moving people, not just cars?

Wider freeways are not the only topic of importance when the subject is transportation. And they may be the most damaging. News today about bikes, pedestrians and different ways of doing things, from Denmark to the banks of the Mississippi River.
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Still back to the land in Arkansas

Deep in the Ozarks, aging idealists still live the dream of a simpler, more environmentally conscious life.

VICE.com: No 'Ozark Cuisine'? Blame meth and racism

The website Vice.com has an article on their "Munchies" blog right now which posits that the reason there's no nationally-recognized "Ozark Cuisine" on par with other beloved regional cuisines is due to the three headed beast that has plagued the image and reality of the Ozarks since Hector was a pup: racism, poverty and xenophobia. Writer Josh Bell singles out white-supremacist organizations in Harrison, Ark. to make his point.
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Walton money samples Northwest Arkansas opinion; finds people happy

The Walton billions are now being used by the Walton Family Foundation to gauge the mood in Northwest Arkansas.

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry Springer to NWA!

Jerry Springer, the talk show host who grew a veritable pop culture empire from chatting with trailer park methheads embroiled in three-way sex romps with their relatives, is coming to Northwest Arkansas on August 10, where he will be a celebrity guest at the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball game in Springdale.
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