Three possibilities for the reimagining of Willow Heights , a Fayetteville Housing Authority public housing complex, are currently on display in the lobby at Fayetteville Public Library. The models and proposals were funded through a grant and executed by students at the University of Arkansas Community Design Center. Housing Authority board member Melissa Terry says, while it is unlikely any of the three designs will come into being, the goal of the exercise was to spark conversation about the

A Monday local news roundup includes information about the expansion of North Arkansas College to Carroll County.

The fireworks are already going off for the Independence Day holiday. Love 'em or hate 'em, Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has a rundown of fireworks displays in the region.

Becca Martin Brown, features editor for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , says after a bad week in the news cycle and a Hogs' baseball loss, she wanted to offer a few comforting entertainment suggestions.

Brooks Blevins ' new book, A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks , examines life in the Ozarks before the Civil War. He gives us a preview ahead of his visits to Nightbird Books in Fayetteville Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at Hobbs State Park in Rogers at 2 p.m.

Michael Tilley, with Talk Business and Politics , is back for a review of the week's news, including a 1953 law still on the books (not for long, probably) that bans Sunday dancing in Fort Smith.

The musical duo Alaina Blake and Dylan Hawf play together, may soon write together and might be heard on the Netflx series Ozark together.

At the end of May, the Arkansas Department of Education Board voted to overhaul the rules that govern standards for accreditation of public schools and school districts, which includes the type of courses offered at schools across the state. Since the 1980s, the Department of Education required all Arkansas schools to offer journalism as an elective, but the recent vote ends that mandate. This month, the Arkansas Legislative Council voted to endorse the changes made by the Board of Education,

Katy Henriksen, host of Of Note with Katy Henriksen , says we can hear the Mozart at the Museum concert again on her show at 8 p.m. The Artopshere Festival Orchestra performed at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art earlier this month.

This week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report includes a conversation with one of the new owners of the iconic Station Cafe in Bentonville, who says new ownership does not mean a new direction.