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Barista pouring steamed milk into an espresso drink at a Northwest Arkansas specialty coffee bar

Things to Do

The Best Coffee Shop in the World Is in Rogers, Arkansas

Onyx Coffee Lab is headquartered in Rogers, not Bentonville — and took the world's number one spot for 2026. The competition record, farmer pay and Yelp album.

Furnished living room with a leather sofa, stone fireplace and natural light in a Northwest Arkansas rental home

Moving to NWA

So You're Moving to Northwest Arkansas This Spring

NWA rents, short-term rental caps by city, and an honest breakdown of bridge loans and buy-before-you-sell programs — including the risks I left out.

Cyclists crossing a weathering-steel pedestrian bridge over a wooded creek on a Northwest Arkansas trail

Working in NWA

Huge Wage Increase in NWA and 3 Crazy Things

Benton County topped the nation at 15.5% wage growth with a $1,516 weekly wage — above the national average. Plus corrected Highway 112 and XNA facts.

Brick ranch home with a two-car garage on a shaded, heavily wooded lot in Bella Vista, Arkansas

Neighborhoods

Bella Vista vs. Bentonville, Arkansas

Real NWA price data: Benton County averages $465,888, not the $300-350K I quoted. Plus POA fees, trail mileage, and why airport-area homes are not in Bentonville.

Children playing on brightly painted animal rocking sculptures at a downtown street festival in Northwest Arkansas

Cost of Living

Pros and Cons: Living in Northwest Arkansas

Corrected NWA numbers: Arkansas homeowners insurance runs 36% above national, sales tax hits 9.5-10%, and there is an annual vehicle property tax I left out.

Four dancers in white blouses and red skirts performing on an outdoor stage at a Bentonville community festival

Moving to NWA

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving to Northwest Arkansas

Correcting what I said about tornadoes in Northwest Arkansas, with the actual NOAA record, Dixie Alley risk, and what Benton County tells residents to do.

Watercolour rendering of a redeveloped Northwest Arkansas main street with brick storefronts, offices and street trees

Cities

4 Wild Things Happening in Northwest Arkansas

Drake Farms is a $1 billion master plan, not a $20 million project. Plus Crisis Brewing's delay, the Doyenne cafe, and why NWA restaurant odds are not what I said.

Workers on a lift installing brass lettering on the brick facade of a new Main Street shop in Bentonville, Arkansas

Cities

4 Wild Things Happening in Bentonville and Fayetteville

Four NWA businesses with their names spelled right: Sicaru Coffee Roasters, Lasang Pinoy in Rogers, Dodo Coffee's new Wedington flagship, and Marrs on Main.

Rendering of The Visionaries, the 400,000-square-foot Class A office building at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers, Arkansas

Cities

The Waltons Are At It Again: More Wild Things in Northwest Arkansas

Ruth's Chris moved to The Plaza at Pinnacle Hills, Onyx opened its largest cafe in Springdale, and Hotel Sundry is rising — plus the Walton pattern I got wrong.

Pack of riders climbing a dusty gravel road during a mass-start cycling race in Arkansas

Moving to NWA

3 Crazy Happenings in Northwest Arkansas, Including Artificial Intelligence

Maple Street got narrower, not wider. The cycling accelerator takes 10 companies, not hundreds. And the AI education statistic I cited has no source behind it.

Bella Vista Arkansas lakeside community and scenery

Neighborhoods

Bella Vista, Arkansas: What Everyone Gets Wrong

The Bella Vista POA rules, the septic-to-sewer conversion triggered at sale, what it actually costs, and why the chicken answer depends on which authority you ask.

Aerial view of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus, the teaching hospital behind the state's residency programs

Cities

3 Crazy and Wild Things Happening in Northwest Arkansas

The AC Hotel Bentonville, Sweetgreen's two Arkansas locations, and the UAMS residency program — plus the resident-value figure I nearly doubled on camera.