City leaders and several business groups unveiled their plans for downtown Springdale at last week's Invest Springdale Summit. They include a mixed-use development anchored by a Ropeswing Hospitality Group concept, dozens of new apartment units, a design for Luther George Park and a new movie production company.

We get an update on the June fundrasier at KUAF and a preview of what Jesse Dean might play at KUAF's Summer Night Swing, Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Fayetteville Public Library.

Becca Martin-Brown, the features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , explains how and why the photographs at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum are moving.

This week's conversation with Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics includes a discussion about an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling regarding emails sent by members of the Fort Smith City Board of Directors.

As the Arkansas River rose, several feet of water inundated Moffett School's library, destroying most of the book collection. Now, several locations in the River Valley, including the store Bookish in Fort Smith , are serving as drop-offs for book donations.

Joe Woolbright, director of Ozark Ecological Restoration , in collaboration with John Brown University and the city of Siloam Springs, has installed a new bird watching habitat on Siloam Springs City Lake Park . A formal dedication and public opening is planned later this summer.

The 69th season for Opera in the Ozarks begins tonight. Becca Martin-Brown, from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , says it is a highlight of the weekend.

Dandelion Heart is a new, all-female musical group that focuses on three-part vocal harmonies with melodic backing by cello, guitar, mandolin and hand percussion. The band performs June 22 at Creekside Taproom in Siloam Springs.

The University of Arkansas Razorback Recycling program is feeling the global shift in the recycling market. The school was recently notified the commingling of recycling streams no longer makes economical sense for the campus' primary recycling broker.

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has acquired 60 pairs of color blind glasses to increase accessibility for color blind guests. The glasses are made by EnChroma , a company based in Berkeley, California.