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The Fayetteville Public Library Needs Us as Much as We Need it

Sarah White July 18, 2016 Fayetteville Field Trips / LifeLeave a comment

To my non-local readers: apologies for getting super local and a little political today. But we should all support our libraries, wherever we are, in whatever way we can. Even if you don’t have a library tax election coming up, maybe you can find a way to show your local …

5 Ways to Improve Literacy Where You Live

I’m a part of the Northwest Arkansas Bloggers (join us if you’re local!) and this month is the first month we are taking part in #NWArkCares, an initiative to have bloggers give a voice to important causes. This month it’s literacy, which you probably know is a great one for …

The Classic End to Summer: The Washington County Fair {Plus Giveaway!}

Sarah White August 19, 2015 Fayetteville Field Trips / Life12 Comments

I have been compensated for this post, but all opinions are my own. #MyWCF15 Being a 4-H girl (who lived in a larger town and didn’t even have pets growing up, let alone farm animals) I have a lot of memories that involve the Washington County Fair. To me, it …

Great Gifts at the Used Book Store

Sarah White December 19, 2014 Fayetteville Field Trips / HolidaysLeave a comment

Fayetteville is blessed with one of the most amazing used book stores anywhere, the Dickson Street Book Shop. This place is spectacular, full of winding rooms stacked with floor-to-ceiling shelves, with books in piles at the ends of the aisles. It’s musty and awesome and you never know what you’re …

Win a $200 Gift Card for the Razorback Shop in the Northwest Arkansas Mall

Sarah White December 5, 2014 Fayetteville Field Trips / Giveaways39 Comments

Note: The Northwest Arkansas Mall provided me with a gift card to spend and one to give away as compensation for this post, but all thoughts are my own. I had so much fun shopping local at the mall, I wanted to give one of my readers a chance to …

Shopping Local at the Mall

Sarah White December 3, 2014 Fayetteville Field Trips / Holidays / Life4 Comments

Note: The Northwest Arkansas Mall provided me with a gift card to spend and one to give away as compensation for this post, but all thoughts are my own. What do you picture when you think about shopping local? If you’re like me, it might be a bustling downtown, a …

Art is Everywhere

Sarah White October 28, 2014 Art / Creativity Boosts / Fayetteville Field Trips / Life2 Comments

Over the weekend I was invited, along with a group of other bloggers, to tour a relatively new exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Called State of the Art, it’s a collection of 227 works of art from 102 artists from around the country who were chosen as …