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BATTING CLEANUP: How will the regular season end?
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Pig Trail Nation)- Here we go. It’s the final series of the regular season and so much can happen to determine who wins the West, East and outright SEC Regular Season Titles. Right now Arkansas has a 2 game lead over Texas A&M in the west. Win...
Wednesday, May 15: Grumbles of thunder and pockets of heavy rain into Thursday
Today was our “dry” day, but we still managed to get some rain over Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas. This is the first of several waves of showers and thunderstorms that will move through tonight into Thursday. Storms will look pretty mean to the west this evening but the severe weather risk will tend to […]
Realtor analyzes housing market impacts of Walmart employees relocation
With Walmart asking some employees to relocate to its headquarters in Bentonville, Mike Duley, the chairman of Keller Williams Market Pro Realty in Northwest Arkansas, breaks down what aspects of the housing market could be impacted.
Weekend Flyer: Fayetteville Strawberry Festival, 21 Savage, FreshGrass, and more
Is it just us, or has this week been pretty much one weekday after another every day since Monday? Sure seems like it. That’s all about to come to an end, though. It’s weekend time. This is the first weekend without UA students, most of which wrapped up...
Weekday lunches lag in Fayetteville
Data: Square; Chart: Jacque Schrag/AxiosOur restaurant spending is shifting from weekday lunch hours to the weekends, per new Square data.The share of overall Fayetteville restaurant transactions during workday lunchtime fell from about 17% in 2019 to 12% in 2023, while weekends grew by 6%.Why it matters: It's a reflection of pandemic behavior changes — and an important insight for restaurants as they continue adapting to survive and thrive, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick and Jacque Schrag report.Zoom out: Nationally, the weekday lunch share fell from about 21% in 2019 to 18% in 2023, based on data from food-and-drink establishments using Square.By contrast, the weekend share grew from about 30% in 2019 to 35% in 2023.Happy-hour transactions were nearly flat: 7% in 2019 and 8% in 2023.How it works: Square, which makes payment-processing tech, defines the "weekday lunch" period as 11am-2pm, the "weekend" as all day Saturday and Sunday, and "happy hour" as 4-6pm weekdays.What they're saying: "There's a perception that consumers are cutting back at restaurants, when, in fact, total spending has increased. The bigger change is in consumer behavior," Square Research lead Ara Kharazian said in the company's new report.The bottom line: See you at brunch.
SEC unveils women’s basketball 2025 league opponents
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – The Arkansas women’s basketball team has learned its 2025 Southeastern Conference opponents, as announced by the league Tuesday afternoon. This marks the 16th season of the 16-game schedule for SEC women’s basketball. With the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the league, the schedule...
Finding her way: Morgan Leinstock’s softball journey and battling deafness
FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. (KNWA/KFTA) – The bright lights and loud cheers doesn’t bother Arkansas pitcher Morgan Leinstock. “I usually zone out, I’m locked in on the catcher,” Leinstock said. Her world on the softball diamond is loud, but off of it, it’s much quieter. The First-Team All-SEC pitcher was actually born deaf. “So it’s called malformation […]
Fayetteville housing plan could replace apartment complex
If passed by the city council, a housing proposal from Subtext Acquisitions, LLC and Modus Studio could replace an apartment complex with a mixed-use district, called the main street center.
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