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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, thousands of years later.

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.