Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, takes on affect/effect, aisle/isle and capital/Capitol and other homonyms.

Gar Hole Records was founded during the pandemic by Fayetteville musicians Nick Shoulders and Kurt DeLashmet as a means to sell a surplus of merchandise, but it has grown to be more than that. With new artists on the roster and in-person events happening throughout northwest Arkansas, the label's goal is to boost the profile of local and regional artists on its roster.

Fewer polling places will be available to voters this election cycle according to national data. But election officials in northwest Arkansas say that’s not the case in their counties.

Friday afternoon a public discussion about the Buffalo River will include conversations about the past, present and future on the rive and the people who live by it. The session is Friday at 2:00 in the Honors College Lounge on the University of Arkansas campus and will also be live steamed.

This week's Pryor Center archives takes us back to April, 1975. It was a month of war, inflation and an energy crisis.

Troy Schremmer uses music and play to teach young children. He's written and illustrated a book, The Farmer and the Bunnies, from a game (and song) he created.

Michale Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, examines the medical marijuana sales numbers in Arkansas and provides an update on teacher salaries in Fort Smith.

Beyond a script, actors, crew and equipment there is plenty to be done before an independent film can get on screens. The Arkansas Cinema Society will host a film development conference this month (April 29 & 30) at Thaden School in Bentonville to offer tips for legal and pre-production prep.

Every Wednesday at noon through the month of May, the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks is hosting free live music and whole health education events in recognition of Mental Health Month for Veterans, caregivers and staff.

Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, figures you already know if you are going to the Garth Brooks concert Saturday night. She gives us details about the events that aren't attracting 80,000 people this weekend.