The musical Come From Away, on stage at Walton Arts Center through the weekend, involves real events connected to the terrorist attacks of September 11th. But the themes of community in the production seem appropriate for 2021, too. We talk with Harter Clingman, a member of the cast, about the show.

The company TPC began as a payroll company in Springfield, Missouri and is now firmly involved in the human resources business. This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal includes a conversation with Jeremy Turley, who leads the Bentonville office of TPC.

Nominations for the next class in the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame can be made through Sunday. We learn more about the Hall and how to nominate a restaurant, chef or food festival.

Cooler weather means outdoor music is coming to an end for the season, but there are still plenty of indoor opportunities to get moving to the music. Thu, Oct 28 Jelly Roll at JJ's Live (Fayetteville) - $37.50, 7:30 p.m. Kolby Cooper, Joint Custody at The Majestic (Fort Smith) - $20.00, 8:30 p.m. Jukebox Confession at Turnbow Park (Springdale) - 6 p.m. The Juice, DJ Shortfuze at Record (Bentonville) - $15.00, 7 p.m. Fri, Oct 29 Ultra Suede at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $8.00, 6 p

Our show launches today with a plea for Arkansans to get flu shots, a reopening of Fort Smith National Historic Site visitors center, and a new Masters of Arts for arts education at the University of Arkansas.

Farid Noori, with MTB Afghanistan, talks to us about the work the nonprofit is conducting to evaucate cyclists, mostly women, from Afghanistan.

The winner of this month's Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit pitch contest, Ryan Shelton with PhotoniCare , is working to make it easier for doctors and medical professionals to diagnose ear infections.

The Fine Arts Center on the Univeristy of Arkansas is a work of art itself. Charlie Alison, the executive editor at University Relations at the U of A, covers the creation of the building for his latest tour through the school's first 150 years .

Think your school was tough? Pastor Clint Schnekloth's latest book suggestion is A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik where students can be eaten by their lunch.

The show begins today with a significant rise in sales tax collections for northwest Arkansas, a drop in active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, and a salute (and a check) for Cedarville Elementary School.