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Get It While You Can: The food truck will officially close this Sunday, May 17, giving the team time to focus on building out its new permanent home.

What’s Next? The local pizza favorite will move into the former Bakehouse space in Downtown Fayetteville, just steps from its current food truck setup.

Modern Living Meets Downtown Access: The project will feature studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments designed to connect residents to areas like Downtown, the Walmart campus, The Momentary, and the city’s trail network.

Amenities Built for Community: Plans for the complex also include a parking garage, fitness center, yoga studio, swim spa, coworking spaces, patios, bar area, and rooftop deck.

Startup Solutions Take Flight: Eight emerging startups from Fuel’s 2026 cohort will pitch technology designed to transform healthcare across revenue cycle management, behavioral health, digital health, telemedicine, workforce support, and self-funded employer services. The event welcomes healthcare leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and community supporters interested in the future of healthcare innovation.

Arkansas Innovation Momentum: Fuel HealthTech Accelerator continues attracting and supporting startups eager to collaborate with Arkansas’s healthcare institutions. Now in its fourth year, the program has helped strengthen connections between innovators and enterprises across the state.

Building a Stronger Region: The updated strategy focuses on growth areas, including economic mobility, workforce readiness, housing, transportation, and civic infrastructure, reflecting the region’s rapid growth and increasing need for coordinated long-term planning.

Shaping What’s Next: It also emphasizes support for entrepreneurs, stronger education-to-career pathways, and expanded opportunities for residents to actively shape the region’s future.

Chordially Invited: The weekly tradition brings local musicians together in Downtown Bentonville for an open, informal jam session that fills the Square with acoustic music. No sign-up is required. Just show up to play or listen!

BYOGuitar: The event is free and open to all ages and skill levels. Bring your own acoustic instrument or a lawn chair and settle in for a fun night of live music.

🦉 Plan It or Risk It: Join a HootOwl Estate Planning Intensive at the Fayetteville Public Library on Thursday, May 14 from 6-7:30p for a fast, practical breakdown of wills, trusts, and probate basics. RSVP HERE.*

🏃 Moo-ve It & Race: Compete in the Cow Paddy Run in Fayetteville on Saturday, May 16, where runners can race in a 5K or Fun Run.

👩‍⚕️ Grade A Care: Washington Regional in Fayetteville earned its ninth straight A safety grade.

🤼‍♀️ Ring of Fire: Ozark Mountain Wrestling’s Final Descent Wrestling Match will take over Legends Air Center at Thaden Field in Bentonville on Saturday, May 16, from 4-7p.

🏢 Leasing the Way: Study up on Q1 results from Northwest Arkansas’s commercial real estate scene.

🍦 Scoop There It Is: Honeybean Ice Cream Co in Bentonville has officially opened for the season, serving premium ice cream to Northwest Arkansas.

🐶 Farmers Bark-et: The Bentonville Farmers Market will host a Dog Days event on Saturday, May 23, from 7:30a-1p.

🌳 That’s Kinda Nuts: Did you know there was once a prominent tree species in the Ozarks that produced a nut with 4x the calories and 5x the protein of the white oak's acorn? And they tasted better to humans, too.

🥣 Cereal-ously Helpful: The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank’s annual Cereal Drive is underway, running the entire month of May.

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📅 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.

The City of Pea Ridge is seeking a Social Media Manager & Content Creator.

Airship Coffee is seeking a Director of Cafes.