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Newly published historic district design guidelines to preserve Eureka Springs’ residential and commercial dwellings are more lenient – and explicit.

"When people say they don't like opera, I always ask, 'which one?'" laughs Nancy Preis, general director of Eureka Springs' venerable Opera in the Ozarks. "There's 400 years of opera to choose from, and there is something for everyone. Opera plots deal with human emotions -- something we can all relate to regardless of the time period of the story or the physical setting. The story might be about the Greeks, but the emotions in the plot are still with us, ...

The spots to hit in Arkansas, from Hot Springs to the Ozarks.

Residents say the city already has plenty of tourist accommodations, and that the short-term rentals had become a nuisance.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Eureka Springs Chocolate Lovers' Festival returns for its 18th year on Feb. 12 at the Eureka Springs Community Center. Festivalgoers will be treated to goodies "from organic and household brand names of chocolate, to select boutique labels," according to the event page.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Eureka Springs Chocolate Lovers' Festival returns for its 18th year on Feb. 12 at the Eureka Springs Community Center. Festivalgoers will be treated to goodies "from organic and household brand names of chocolate, to select boutique labels," according to the event page.

The late Glen Jeansonne, long a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, once began a profile this way: "In August 1936, Gerald L.K. Smith addressed a packed Cleveland stadium at the convention of Father Charles E. Coughlin's National Union of Social Justice. The afternoon was hot, and the audience sweltered. Smith, sweating profusely, stripped off his coat and tie and gulped directly from a pitcher of water without bothering to use a glass.

Glamping options are expanding by the day in Arkansas, a state fairly dripping with outdoor adventure activities

Courtesy Our Sunday Visitor This is the cover of “Monuments, Marvels and Miracles” by Marion Amberg. Author Marion Amberg has one prevailing message for readers of her newly published book, “Monuments, Marvels and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America”: Go out and explore. “It represents the Catholic faith of America,” Amberg told Arkansas Catholic about her 480-page book highlighting 507 spots, including all 50 states, that touch on an area of Catholicism; everything ...

Ryan Sanchez knew when he became Eureka Springs’ girls head basketball coach in June 2018 that this would likely be a rebuilding season for the Lady Highlanders. After guiding Eureka Springs to 41 wins and a state tournament in his first two seasons, Sanchez expected a bit of regression with just one player on this season’s roster who had seen significant playing time. So Sanchez wasn’t disappointed with the Lady Highlanders’ 3-17 record in a season that ended with a 60-18 loss at Flippin l...