Gearing Up

Together With

Upfront pricing, trustworthy service, and a focus on safety: the award-winning Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville is Northwest Arkansas’s premier Subaru retailer. Find out how you can start your next adventure in a Subaru by visiting their eco-friendly certified facility or online HERE. 

Restaurant News

Gear Up for The HUB Bike Lounge's New Weekend Brunch Menu

Your favorite bike lounge in Bentonville, The HUB, is bringing something new to the table - weekend brunch!

• Brunch with a twist: Indulge in classic brunch favorites, paired with margaritas and other specials, alongside old favorites from The HUB's all-star menu.

• Bike basecamp: With a bike-centric theme and a variety of local partners, The HUB is the perfect spot to work, ride, and refuel for your next adventure into the Ozarks.

Head on over to The HUB Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-1pm to try out the new brunch menu.

Events

Post-Run Event at Shiloh Square in Downtown Springdale

Recover from your Hogeye run in downtown Springdale with live music, food and drinks, and a free meal for runners from participating local restaurants. 

• Run, then refuel: Head to downtown Springdale for some post-run fun with drinks from Social Project Brewing Co. & Black Apple Hard Cider and food from local vendors. 

• Cheers to a good run: Runners can enjoy a free meal and first drink on the house from participating restaurants, including
  Fridha’s Mexican Kitchen & Mezcal, Emma Ave Bar & Tap, and The Odd Soul. 

Get all the info on the event HERE.

Sponsored by Groundwork

Groundwork Building an Affordable Future for Northwest Arkansas’s Workforce

Northwest Arkansas is booming and becoming nationally recognized as one of the top places to live and work in the country, but this incredible success has created new challenges as rapidly rising housing prices threaten to undermine the region’s affordable quality of life.

• Housing Essentials: Teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other members of the region’s essential workforce face increasing obstacles in finding affordable housing relative to their incomes within the central corridor and near the region’s top amenities.

• Building for the Future: Groundwork is working to strengthen communities by expanding housing for working families near employment, commercial, and cultural centers in Northwest Arkansas. The time is now to build the Northwest Arkansas of the future.

Learn how you can get involved at groundworknwa.org

Business

Cortado Ventures Summit Brings Attention to Booming Startup Industry in Bentonville

Cortado Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Oklahoma, is hosting a summit on May 9 in Bentonville to highlight the growing technology industry in the middle of America. 

• Investment hub: The summit will bring together founders, investors, and government officials to discuss and support the emerging wave of innovation in the region, with a focus on real solutions for hard problems. 

• Big names: Expected speakers and panelists include VC general partners, institutional investors, and startup ecosystem builders, showcasing the growing influence of the midcontinent in the startup tech world. 

Read more on the story HERE. 

Community

NWA Fashion Week Shines Spotlight on Local Designers and Models

NWA Fashion Week is more than just a showcase of style, it's a community-driven nonprofit that aims to uplift underrepresented voices in the fashion industry.

• Breaking barriers: Interform, the organization behind NWA Fashion Week, offers free resources and education to designers, stylists, and photographers of all experience levels and celebrates diversity by including all ages, genders, races, and sizes in their shows.

• Inclusive industry: Interform's goal is to make opportunities in the fashion industry accessible to everyone, regardless of socio-economic status, and they practice what they preach by offering free participation for designers and sewing classes.

See the full coverage of NWA Fashion Week from KUAF HERE. 

NWA Daily Picks

In other news…

• 💼 Yo Pros Unite: Connect with like-minded individuals, refine personal and professional skills, and engage with philanthropic organizations during the 7th annual Northwest Arkansas Young Professionals Summit, returning to Downtown Bentonville's Record on Apr 26.*

• 🥓 Fat Ham Sizzles: Will you choose to see the 'delectable' NYT Critics Pick and 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning play Fat Ham at TheatreSquared in one of its first productions outside of NYC? This deliciously funny retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet took Broadway by storm in 2023. On stage Apr 17 - May 12.*

• 🚚 Touch-a-Truck: Take your kids to dive into a world of big wheels as you explore, touch, and learn about an array of trucks and vehicles at this weekend’s Touch-a-Truck event.

• 🛩️ Sky-High success: XNA had a record-breaking March and is gearing up for a bustling summer with expanded flights to Orlando and beyond.

• 🏡 NWA Housing Update: Building permits for single-family homes dipped 8.1% in Northwest Arkansas's four major cities through February 2024, despite a rise in overall permit value by the same percentage.

• 📅 NWA Calendar: Stay up to date with events mentioned in the newsletter, or post your own upcoming events to our events page!

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Giveaway

We have tickets to give away to the Amazeum’s Ungala event this Friday that we’ve been telling you about. It’ll be a night of drinks, play, and one-of-a-kind experiences! Click below if you want to enter the drawing - must be 21+ to enter.

Employment

Cool Jobs In NWA

Looking for a job? Find listings in the health, education, and retail industries on our Job Board, or find great candidates by posting your open positions HERE.