Wolfe Pack Bites Back

FRIENDS, RELATIVES RALLY AROUND CANCER SURVIVOR

ROGERS — One year after she first noticed two pea-sized knots in her upper right arm, Casey Wolfe’s endof-treatment scan came up with no evidence of the cancer remaining. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted March 10, 2010 at 4:30 a.m.

Traveling Treats Help Get Inside Out

NATIONAL WILDLIFE WEEK ENCOURAGES FOLKS TO GO OUTDOORS

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — No matter what you’re doing in the fresh air — hiking, playing Frisbee, building a tree house, splashing in puddles, catching bugs, making mudpies, birdwatching, swinging — two things are for certain: One, you’re going to need adequate sun protection. (Only YOU can prevent premature wrinkling and unsightly tan lines.) And two — perhaps more importantly — you’re going to work up an appetite. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted March 10, 2010 at 4:29 a.m.

Showing Folks The Ropes

ROCK CLIMBER AUTHORS NATURAL STATE GUIDEBOOK

FAYETTEVILLE — It’s spitting the occasional snow flurry outside, and Cole Fennel walks into the coffee shop wearing a knit cap and tan loafers with no socks. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted March 7, 2010 at 5:50 a.m.

Cystic Fibrosis Hosts Wine Opener Fundraiser

REDS, WHITES AND ROSES

BENTONVILLE — “Sixtyfive roses.” It’s a phrase that’s easier for children to pronounce than “cystic fibrosis,” a chronic disease that aff ects 30,000 children and adults in the United States. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted March 7, 2010 at 5:42 a.m.

Oh My Goddess

FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE ‘DIVINE FEMININE’

FAYETTEVILLE — If you and your significant other were put to the test, would you both have the same answer when asked who is the “better half” of the couple? How about what is his favorite food? Or what’s her most irritating habit? Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted February 26, 2010 at 5:53 a.m.

It’s Cookie Time

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Let’s try some classic American word associations today. Ready? Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted February 24, 2010 at 5:53 a.m.

Bringing The Spotlight Home

LIVE ON STAGE FEATURES NATIONAL, LOCAL PERFORMERS

Singin ’ in the Rain.” “Mary Poppins.” “Chicago.” “Grease.” “Hairspray.” Eleven cast members will perform music and dance numbers from some of the most well-known movie moments in “Red Hot Hollywood,” a revue coming to the Arend Arts Center in Bentonville at 2 p.m. Sunday. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted February 19, 2010 at 4:10 a.m.

ON STAGE - ‘Oh, Muddy Water’

‘BIG RIVER’ ROLLS IN TO ROGERS LITTLE THEATER

ROGERS — Two runaways, very different in age and appearance but both fleeing forms of oppression, set off on a careening journey down the Mississippi River. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted February 12, 2010 at 2:15 a.m.

Serve Chocolate For Dinner

CHEF INCORPORATES INGREDIENT INTO ENTREE FOR EVENT

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — “You don’t normally think about having chocolate incorporated into every course,” said Chrissy Sanderson, chef and part-owner at Bordinos in Fayetteville. But for the Jackson L. Graves Foundation’s upcoming Chocolate and Wine Pairing Event, that’s just what she’s been asked to do. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted February 10, 2010 at 4:07 a.m.

THE ART OF LEARNING - TAKING SHAPE

CLAY CLASSES POPULAR AT COMMUNITY CREATIVE CENTER

Northwest Arkansas — I had seen it done several times before. I had watched, mesmerized, as clay artists would lean over a spinning potter’s wheel, seemingly effortlessly directing the slick mound up, down, out — their still, barely moving hands creating smooth, fluid motion in the clay. Read More »

By Sara Sullivan posted February 5, 2010 at 2:59 a.m.