Are you thinking about holiday gifts yet? Well, beardedgoat is having a sale, and you should check it out. 

• 15% off: This is how much the outdoor apparel company is offering anyone who makes a purchase at its one and only Flagship Store on the square in downtown Fayetteville. 
• Outdoor prep: The shop in Fayetteville is outfitted with local, handcrafted woodwork and stocked with the employee’s bikes and boards for decoration. Beardedgoat exists to get people outside and on adventures, so go check it out and start yours. 

Check out beardedgoat HERE. 

Local bar and music venue, JJ's Live announced yesterday that Snoop Dogg is stopping in Fayetteville Wednesday, Nov. 10 to promote his new album, Algorithm. 

• The legend: The show is called SnoopDogg VS Snoopadelic featuring both the D-O-Double G and his “disc jockey alter-ego.”
• How to go: Tickets are on sale now and general admission is starting at $70. VIP Pit/ Floor tickets are $125.

For more information, click HERE.

October is Farm to School month, and local farms like A&A Orchard and Vanzant Fruit Farms are participants in providing fresh produce to local schools. 

• Did you know: Fayetteville Public Schools purchases local fruits from A&A Orchard and Vanzart Fruit Farms for all its school cafeterias from Aug-Jan? A&A Orchard delivers its batch of freshly picked apples to FPS at the end of the month.
• Markets: The A&A Orchard sells produce and products at the local Farmers’ Market, and Bentonville's 8th Street Market. Vanzant Fruit Farm runs a fruit stand in Lowell open every weekday and Saturday.

Hear the whole KUAF story HERE. 

There are plans for a new building on the University of Arkansas campus, and preparations for the site have begun. 

• More research: The new facility will be the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R) Center. It will be the newest cross-disciplinary research facility at the U of A. 
• Step one: The current phase of construction is the ‘Enabling Phase,’ which includes all the prep work for the erection the facility. The official groundbreaking for the new I3R facility is tbd. 

Read the full U of A article HERE. 

The Farmer’s Table Cafe in Fayetteville is another one of Northwest Arkansas’ great local restaurants serving farm-fresh fare. 

• Quality care: The Farmer’s Table Cafe is environmentally conscious with all of its ingredients being from small and local family farms that are chemical free. The kitchen is zero-waste and everything is made in small batches so as to keep meals tasting perfect. 
• Recognization: The cafe is located in South Faytteville and has a quite literal homey setting. The restaurant was recently recognized by ShermansTravel as the Best Place to Eat in Arkansas. The seasonal sweet potato pancakes are a must try.

For more information, click HERE.