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Aerial view of the College Avenue Highway 71B commercial corridor in Fayetteville, Arkansas, showing its five-lane cross-section and strip retail

Cities, Neighborhoods

College Avenue Is Keeping Its Center Turn Lane

Correcting my College Avenue video: the 71B project keeps two lanes each way plus a center turn lane, and the five-to-three road diet is South School Avenue's plan.

Crowds at an outdoor market along a tree-lined street in downtown Rogers, Arkansas

Cities, Neighborhoods

Rogers Didn't Gain Land from Cave Springs. They Traded.

Correcting my Rogers building code video: the Cave Springs deal was a two-way land swap, and the code requires publicly accessible parks rather than private amenities.

Newly built board-and-batten home with a two-car garage and covered porch in a Northwest Arkansas subdivision

Cost of Living, Working in NWA

Arvest Sponsors the Skyline Report. It Doesn't Write It.

Correcting my Skyline Report video: CBER at the University of Arkansas produces it, the commercial permit increase was 41.2%, and NWA is now a buyer's market.

Officials in white hard hats holding ceremonial shovels at a housing development groundbreaking in Northwest Arkansas

Cities, Neighborhoods

75% of Bella Vista Is on Septic, Not Sewer

Correcting my Bella Vista 40-unit video: the sewer statistic was inverted, Cottage Lane Village is mixed-income not low-income, and the city has been planning for this since 2020.

Cyclist riding a recumbent trike on a paved shared-use greenway trail beneath a covered shelter in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Cities, Things to Do

The 15% Is Trees, Not Your Budget

Correcting my Fayetteville bike video: the 15% rule is minimum tree canopy, not construction budget, and the #10 national ranking is six years old.

Shoppers and vendor tents at the Bentonville Farmers Market on the downtown square in Arkansas, beside a large floral mural

Cities, Cost of Living

Northwest Arkansas Ran Hotter Than Austin

Correcting my video on Bentonville vs. Austin: NWA home prices rose 70.9% since 2019 vs Austin's 46.2%, plus fixes on Bentonville's pre-2015 history and local home prices.

Two mountain bikers resting at a wooden overlook deck above forested Ozark hills in Northwest Arkansas

Moving to NWA

My Moving Guide Skipped Every Arkansas Deadline

I gave a six-step process for relocating here and never mentioned the 30-day license deadline, the May 31 personal property assessment, or the homestead c…

Newly built brick and board-and-batten home with a three-car garage in a new construction subdivision in Bentonville, Arkansas

Cost of Living

Rates Bottomed the Week I Filmed This

In fall 2024 I told viewers rates were falling and to buy within four months. The Freddie Mac average hit its low of 6.08% that week and reached 7.04% by…

Exterior of Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, part of the region's expanding health care campus

Moving to NWA

Cleveland Clinic Isn't the Best Hospital in the World

I called Cleveland Clinic the best hospital in the world. Newsweek ranks it third, behind Mayo. But it has been the number one heart hospital in the count…

Aerial view of the Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas at sunset, near the site of the coming Live Nation music venue

Cities

Four Bentonville Sewer Basins Are Already Full

I used Bentonville's sewer project as proof the city plans a decade ahead. Four basins are already at capacity and the city has stopped approving developm…

Rendering of a walkable mixed-use downtown district with shops, bike parking and landscaped paths in Tontitown, Arkansas

Cities

I Had Pea Ridge and Tontitown Backwards

I called Pea Ridge a city at risk of becoming a pass-through. It's now the fastest-growing city in Arkansas at 17%, and it's building a downtown. Plus: To…

Tower cranes above a large commercial building under construction in Northwest Arkansas

Cost of Living

Arkansas Ranked Seventh, Not First

I said Realtor.com named Northwest Arkansas the most affordable place in America. Arkansas placed 7th, and the study is state-level. But there's a real na…