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Restaurants
A New Italian Restaurant Expected in Springdale
A new Italian restaurant is expected to open in Springdale soon.
Amore Please: Gaskins Trattoria, from the team behind Gaskins on Emma in Downtown Springdale, will be a neighborhood eatery serving simple, house-made, traditional Italian favorites.
Pasta La Vista: The menu will feature classics like lasagna, bolognese, Alfredo, chicken parmigiana, and spaghetti and meatballs, along with house-made pasta, sauces, focaccia, and desserts.
Follow along HERE.
Events
Tontitown Grape Festival Returns For 127th Time
The Grape Festival stomps into Tontitown for the 127th time, running from Tuesday, Aug 4, through Saturday, Aug 8.
Aged to Perfection: The festival’s history stretches all the way back to 1898. Italian immigrants gathered in Tontitown to celebrate Thanksgiving with song, dance, and tasty meals, planting seeds for what we now know as The Grape Festival!
Grape Expectations: Voted as Top Fair & Festival in Northwest Arkansas, expect a full five-day schedule of events including famous spaghetti dinners, grape stomps, live music, Run for the Grapes 5K, roller coasters, and more.
More details HERE.
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5 Days Left at Fayetteville Restaurant Week
Only five days are left to capture great deals at local restaurants during Fayetteville Restaurant Week, set to run through Sunday, Jul 26.
A Bigger Bite of Fayetteville: This year’s celebration expands to 10 days, giving food-goers extra time to discover participating restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and more through prix fixe menus and exclusive specials highlighting the creativity of local chefs and makers.
More Than a Meal: A few deals to look forward to include a French Dip Burger at Big Daddy's Burgers for only $10, Dim Sum Sunday at Meiji, $7-8 cocktails at the Moxy Hotel, and so much more.
Find the full list of participating restaurants and specials HERE.
Development
Amazeum To Open Major New Expansion This Fall
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville is expected to unveil a major campus expansion this fall, called The Hangout.
An Amaze-ing Expansion: The expansion will add a new coffee spot & restaurant, the Headwaters Café & Lounge, that will be accessible without a museum ticket.
Kid You Not: There will also be a new community gathering space called the River Rooms, an early learning center for kids ages 0-6, and a new outdoor play area.
Learn more HERE.
Outdoors
Who Pays To Keep The Natural State Natural?
Arkansas’s outdoor recreation economy brings in $5B annually and is on track to bring in $7B by 2032. That growth raises the question: Can the state grow its outdoor economy without damaging the land it depends on?
Our Conservation Math Problem: Hunters and anglers have historically carried the weight of conservation by paying license fees and excise taxes, but their numbers are shrinking while hikers, paddlers, and climbers become the fastest-growing groups on public land. So who will foot the bill moving forward?
Share The Load: The recent Amendment 75 introduced a 1/8-cent sales tax paid by everyone, not just sportsmen, split across state parks, Game & Fish, and conservation. And as of July 1, non-hunters and anglers now need a $10.50 WMA/Lake Conservation Permit to use public land and lakes.
The Office of Outdoor Recreation's Katherine Andrews and Becky Flynn joined The Ozark Podcast to unpack the recreation boom’s impact on conservation. Listen in HERE.
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💰 More Moolah: Arkansas tourism topped $10B last year alone, after more than 54M people visited the state.
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