Judy Luna's (judyluna) Blog

Fayetteville has done it again. According to US News, our fair city is #9 on their list of best affordable mountain towns. Fayetteville and/or surrounding cities have been on so many ‘best' lists in current years, I'm losing track. Kiplinger, Sperling, and Forbes are some of the lists that come t...

Bentonville will be the location of a new 2,200-seat Walton Arts Center and a new 600-seat facility will be built adjacent to the beautiful, existing WAC in Fayetteville. Seems like a 'win-win" situation, but the Fayetteville city attorney has opined that agreements signed in the past bind WAC to...

The Home Depot Foundation's Sustainable Cities Institute has awarded the City of Fayetteville $500,000 to increase long-term solutions for green planning and development. The grant will be spread over three years and will flow through National Center for Appropriate Technology. Weekly updates wil...

This is the fall weekend for the craft fairs in NW Arkansas (there's another one in May). From just a few locations like the War Eagle Mill and Convention Center in Springdale, there are now many locations for finding craft treasures and hand-made goodies. More

This season the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville is attempting something new in an outreach program called the 10x10 Series. There will be 10 concerts throughout the season which are priced at the ridiculously low price of $10 per ticket. This, of course, is in addition to other concert series ...

A couple of weeks ago Northwest Arkansas Community College celebrated their 20th anniversary. When the college opened in 1990, 1200 students enrolled in classes that were held in churches, elementary schools, and anywhere else space was available in Bentonville and Rogers. Back then some folks re...

Sometimes, I think it's a good thing that NW Arkansas isn't growing as fast as it was a few years ago. It allows us to step back and take stock. We can look at what was happening then and how it affected the area and decide if that's how we want future growth to look. One trend which has been not...

August 2 was the deadline for proposals for the Walton Arts Center expansion in NW Arkansas. There were 24 proposals submitted from northwest Arkansas communities, chambers of commerce, the University of Arkansas, and individuals. I'm for expanding the current site in Fayetteville, but some of th...

I have written in the past about how the University of Arkansas contributes to the economy of Fayetteville, how Fayetteville has been rated as one of the best college towns in the country, and how Fayetteville has been at the top of many “best places” lists, often because of the university. I ran...