AMP'd Up ⚡️

Fresh Food, Fast and Thoughtful: The more than 2K sqft restaurant features indoor seating, mobile ordering, and pickup and delivery options, plus a menu featuring meals such as Harvest Bowls to Miso Glazed Salmon Plates.

Opening With a Purpose: To celebrate opening day, Sweetgreen is partnering with the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank to donate a meal for every meal sold on Jan 13, alongside giveaways from local businesses, bike demos, and adoptable pets starting at 10:30a.

How It Works: Take a short personality quiz and we’ll handle the rest. We’ll match you with five compatible friends based on your answers and book the restaurant. On the morning of the event, you’ll find out where you're dining.

Strangers → Squad: Just show up hungry and ready for good conversation. After dinner, you’ll be notified of a nearby bar location for an afterparty where all the groupings can mingle. We’re capping this first dinner at just 72 participants, so don’t wait!

Renovation Station: To qualify, homeowners must live within a 30-minute drive of Bentonville, own a house that needs renovations, and have an existing renovation budget of at least $120K.

Smile, You’re On Camera: This is a great opportunity to bring your dream home to life with expert guidance. If you’ve been planning a remodel and want to showcase your transformation, now’s your chance.

Standing Ovation Numbers: The Classroom Series reached 29K students across 24 theater productions, three new arts education programs were launched, and the Alexander Gallery opened in Porter Art Warehouse. The Walmart AMP also hosted 39 events with more than 277K attendees.

Curtains Up: In 2026, both venues are bringing even more to the region, with new theater productions, concerts, symphony events, and exhibitions that promise to keep Northwest Arkansas at the center of the arts scene.

Worth The Whisk: Participants get weekly live sessions with industry experts, guidance from University of Arkansas student consultants, and a curriculum on branding, pricing, marketing, and pitching. Two businesses will win $5K each at the program showcase.

Turnip The Heat: Farmers, bakers, beverage makers, caterers, food truck owners, and CPG entrepreneurs in Arkansas are welcome, especially underrepresented founders.

📚 Support For Every Reader: Families can take advantage of a free dyslexia screening hosted by the Nelms Dyslexia Center at the Bentonville Public Library on Saturday, Jan 10. Screenings will be conducted in small groups by grade level. Reserve your spot HERE.*

🍔 Dine Deals: Want to enjoy NWA restaurant favorites at a discount? Grab a Daily Dine Card and get a one-time 20% off discount at each participating spot in 2026. Use code “NEW YEAR” to get $5 off your card during the first week of January.

🤠 Country Roads, Fayetteville: Wade Bowen, a country artist, will be on stage at Georges Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville on Saturday, Jan 10, starting at 8p.

💎 A Siri-souly Good Find: A family’s Siri search led to the discovery of a diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park.

🤝 Connect Over Cocoa: The Inclusive Connections NWA will host the Cozy Cocoa & Connection Event for the neurodivergent community in the area, happening on Saturday, Jan 10, from 1-3p.

🎙️ Pod-ering Startup Stories: The Startup Junkies Podcast surpassed more than 130K unique downloads in 2025, after a year of telling founder-led stories.

🏡 CORRECTION: In yesterday’s House Hunch, we mentioned an open house scheduled for this upcoming Monday. However, the correct date for the open house is Sunday, Jan 11, from 2-4p.

📅 Events Calendar: Find and post upcoming events in Northwest Arkansas on our Events Calendar.

💼 Job Board: Find exciting new job opportunities or find great candidates by posting your open positions on our Job Board.

Helen Walton Children's Enrichment Center is seeking a Director of Development.

Water For Good is seeking a Community Outreach Coordinator.