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Fayetteville recycling debacle

by Susanna Brinnon  Sat, Aug 9 at 2:06 PM On Tuesday August 5, 2025, Fayetteville’s City Council voted 5 to 1 to quietly push through a new citywide recycling program. There were no public meetings, discussions, or even announcements, except for two Council sessions in June and July. The change was backed by the Mayor and the Environmental Director, and might not be a bad idea — except that the current system had been hailed nationwide as a model for others to follow, and the new system leads to more contamination: the items we thought we had recycled may instead […]


Arkansas Community Organizations

https://www.acoaction.org NWA Action Group – Arkansas Renters United – meets this Sunday Sun Aug 17 – 1:00 pm – Omni Center in Fayetteville If you rent, you need to be here. Thousands of Arkansans will lose their health coverage, SNAP and housing. Public schools will lose more funding. It’s time to organize and fight back. We are organizing events to take place here in Arkansas during August. In September, we will organize events in the state AND take folks to participate in events in Washington, DC. Arkansas Community Organization (ACO) can take five people each week in September to DC. If you […]


New Beginnings Market Stand!

Hey Neighbor! You’re invited to the New Beginnings Market Stand Tuesdays, 5-8pm 704 S Washington Ave, Fayetteville Garden produce and occasional crafted items for sale To support the New Beginnings Neighborhood Your support of our garden market and program helps New Beginnings develop neighborhoods that end chronic homelessness.


Indivisible NWA

Sat August 16 – 1:00 pm – Good Shepherd Lutheran Indivisible NWA hosts We the People’s Town Hall on Saturday, August 16, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm at Alton Center, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2925 Old Missouri Rd, Fayetteville, AR 72703.


Arkansas Community Organizations

https://www.acoaction.org Thousands of Arkansans will lose their health coverage, SNAP and housing. Public schools will lose more funding. It’s time to organize and fight back. We are organizing events to take place here in Arkansas during August. In September, we will organize events in the state AND take folks to participate in events in Washington, DC. Arkansas Community Organization (ACO) can take five people each week in September to DC. If you would like to get involved in our fight back campaign, please respond to this email or call us at (501) 376-7151 x 1. Let’s push back, stop the cuts and […]


Jack Williams Open Mic at Omni

Tuesday Aug 12 – 7:00 pm at Omni Center Because of the sad fate of the Folk School, Jack’s Open Mic will be playing at Omni this week. And maybe for awhile. Jack’s fans know he is a legendary voice and an amazing song writer. Sure glad to welcome him and all who love him to Omni.


Hiroshima Nagasaki Memorial coming up August 10

7:00 pm at Omni. Respond of the Facebook event please. More info there! Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration 2025 Both Harmonia and Geoff Oelsner will be performing their warm and healing music. Dr. Michael Anthony, UA Dept of HIstory, will tell the story of the Titan II missile explosion in Damascus, AR and how it relates to nuclear war. Dr. Anthony says: “The Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was an engineering marvel. Tested in 1961, the ICBM could deliver a nine-megaton nuclear device (600 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima) 5500 miles and accurately strike within a one-square-mile target. The […]