Things to Do
Ghost Kitchens Are Shrinking, Not Booming
I called ghost kitchens a growing trend. The US industry has been contracting since 2020 — which makes the Fayetteville charcuterie business I covered a s…
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Cost of Living
Lennar Bought Rausch Coleman — But Not the Land
I said Lennar's Rausch Coleman deal was about acquiring cheap land banked years ago. Lennar's own announcement describes a land-light structure that moved…
Things to Do
The Walmart AMP's Next Season Went the Other Way
I said the amphitheater keeps breaking records. 2024 was a record; 2025 ran ten fewer shows with revenue down a quarter. Also corrected: Bentonville's pla…
Cost of Living
The Northwest Arkansas Council Is Not a Slush Fund
I've called the Northwest Arkansas Council a "slush fund of money by the big corporations to do their bidding." It's a 501(c)(6) business league with a pu…
Moving to NWA
Texas Students Don't Get In-State Tuition at the U of A
I said students from Texas get in-state tuition at the University of Arkansas. They don't — the New Arkansan award is a GPA-gated scholarship covering par…
Cities
The Census Counts Students Where They Sleep — I Had It Backwards
I claimed the 2020 census undercounted Fayetteville because University of Arkansas students were away. The Bureau counts students at their campus address…
Moving to NWA
Sam Walton Didn't Pay People in Stock — Where the Money Actually Came From
I've said on camera that Sam Walton handed out Walmart shares in exchange for local goods and services, and that's where Northwest Arkansas's quiet wealth…
Moving to NWA
Five Myths About Northwest Arkansas, Re-Checked
I claimed Walmart's hometown presence keeps Trader Joe's and Costco out of Northwest Arkansas. I can't find evidence for it — and Whole Foods just opened…
Things to Do
It's The Big Dill, Not "The Big Deal" — And It Hasn't Broken Ground
The Springdale pickleball facility I covered has doubled in budget and slipped to 2027. The Walton Design Excellence Program is three times bigger than I…
Moving to NWA
I Said Seven Projects Would Finish in 2025. Two Did.
In early 2025 I called it "the prophecy year" and named seven big Northwest Arkansas projects that would all finish that year. It's August 2026, so here's…
Moving to NWA
Northwest Arkansas Went From #7 to #1 — And the Ranking Isn't What I Said It Was
My video was about placing seventh. The Milken Institute's 2026 Best-Performing Cities index put Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers first among large U.S. met…
Neighborhoods
Bella Vista: The POA Assessment I Should Have Mentioned
I said Bella Vista's pools, gyms and lakes came free with the house. They don't — there's a mandatory POA assessment that attaches to the deed, plus a sep…