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NWA businesses struggling to hire amid national labor shortage
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Businesses across the country are struggling for staff amid a nationwide labor shortage, and local employers in Northwest Arkansas are no exception. Many stores and restaurants, including those that have called NWA home for years like Eureka Pizza, are on the hunt for help as business grows but…
Spring Has Sprung And So Have Tulips!
By: Hailey Middleton FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The True Colors Farm by PerspectAbility is Northwest Arkansas’s first You-Pick Tulip farm. Over the weekend PerspectAbility hosted a soft opening with several varieties of tulips available for purchase. The non-profit organization charges a $5 entry fee and $2 per stem for any prospective community members. Before the…
Income-Accessible E-Scooter options in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The City of Fayetteville announced that Spin and VeoRide, the city’s two E-Scooter vendors are now offering discounted prices to qualifying low-income riders. The companies say they hope to make scooter trips more affordable for Fayetteville residents who might otherwise have to rely on walking or public transportation. Each company charges…
U of A students compete with SEC schools to stock food pantry shelves
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – University of Arkansas students are battling it out with students across the SEC, but this time it isn’t on the court or the field. The Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry is competing against pantries at Ole Miss, Georgia, Mizzou, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Auburn to…
U.S. Cup mountain bike race organizers hope to tackle representation, anti-trans legislation in Arkansas
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Just a few weeks after Experience Fayetteville expressed their concern over the potential for athletes to boycott sporting events due to recent legislation limiting access to healthcare and sports for members of the transgender community, the U.S. Cup Olympic mountain bike qualifier is feeling those very effects. The…
U.S. Cup mountain bike race organizers hope to tackle representation, anti-trans legislation in Arkansas
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Just a few weeks after Experience Fayetteville expressed their concern over the potential for athletes to boycott sporting events due to recent legislation limiting access to healthcare and sports for members of the transgender community, the U.S. Cup Olympic mountain bike qualifier is feeling those very effects. The…
U.S. Cup mountain bike race organizers hope to tackle representation, anti-trans legislation in Arkansas
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Just a few weeks after Experience Fayetteville expressed their concern over the potential for athletes to boycott sporting events due to recent legislation limiting access to healthcare and sports for members of the transgender community, the U.S. Cup Olympic mountain bike qualifier is feeling those very effects. The…
Former razorback athlete works to decrease negative stereotypes
By: Sydney Brooks FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. (UATV) – A former razorback track star founded an organization to change how people see athletes on and off the field. Tamara Kuykendall created “Athletes Raising the Standard”, a platform that educates and mentors high schoolers and incoming freshmen. The organization focuses on academics, time management, and the social experience…
Home Sales hit new heights in Northwest Arkansas despite pandemic
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Arvest Bank and the U of A’s Walton College of Business confirmed earlier this month that even in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sales in Northwest Arkansas continue to climb. In their bi-yearly Skyline Report, Arvest and Walton reported some of the largest numbers of homes…
Dickson Street revenue takes a hit due to COVID-19
By: Hannah Ford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Dickson Street is one of the most major entertainment areas in Fayetteville. Year after year, local bars and businesses on Dickson Street have brought Fayetteville a large amount of revenue. With sporting events and college students bringing in money, local bars and businesses on Dickson thrive. But, with the pandemic…