The final weekend of June brings with it plenty of live music throughout the region. Thursday, June 27 Becky Adams, Jon Shorter, Makin' Loaf at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $8, 9 p.m. Jeff Kearney (solo) at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 8 p.m. Bijoux at Bike Rack Brewing Co. (Bentonville) - 9 p.m. Jordan Lucas at Harry's Downtown (Fort Smith) - 8 p.m. Friday, June 28 Meandering Orange at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m. The Good Fear, Constant Stranger at Smoke and Barrel Tavern

A dozen Arkansas teens are exploring the state in search of stories as part of a new two-week summer camp. Their content will be posted to a new website called Arkansas Soul , which launches June 30.

This month, the Bentonville Planning Commission approved a multifamily housing development called City U that will be located near downtown. City Councilman Bill Burckart says the project will address some of the concerns expressed by the Northwest Arkansas Regional Housing Task Force, which provided insights for a forthcoming report on the region’s housing woes. CORRECTION: A previous version of this story referred to City U as an affordable housing development. That information was incorrect.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Little Rock will continue to release floodwaters from Beaver Lake Dam this week after as much as six inches of rain inundated Northwest Arkansas over the weekend.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the city of Berryville in Carroll County to assist in the development of a 160-acre industrial park.

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , discusses escalating tension between the United States and Iran. It is part of his weekly conversation with Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics .

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, is back to complete a poetic tour of language that she began last week.

Friday night at the Fayetteville Public Library, the second incarnation of KUAF's Summer Night Swing will put a spotlight on the blues and the station's own Generic Blues Show hosted by Paul Kelso. Buddy Shute of Buddy Shute and the Motivators, who will be performing, gives us a preview of the evening.

Construction of a new criminal justice complex and renovations to city hall are underway in Springdale. The project , which is expected to take two years, will provide much-needed space for city services and increase efficiency for residents.

A new book collects the essays, reviews and interviews of Donald Harington, a writer and artist, whose novels have a connection to a fictional Ozark Mountain town. The Guestroom Novelist: A Donald Harington Miscellany is out now, edited by Brian Walter.