A new “no-kill” center for pets is underway in Bentonville, and it hit a construction milestone this past weekend — the final steal beam was put on top of the building, completing its frame.

• Like no other: It will be called Best Friends Pet Rescue Center, and it will be a space unlike any other. Animals will be up for adoption, pet services will be available for low income families, and other programs and educational resources will be provided for everyone.
• Connected: The center will be located in Bentonville’s 8th St Gateway Park and is set to be complete in summer 2022. Best Friends is accepting general donations for sustaining no-kill communities as well as for the current project.

Learn more HERE. 

Do you find yourself wondering how to find the best spot for a camping getaway? Explore Eden is the latest, locally owned platform that connects campers to the most exclusive places right here in Northwest Arkansas.

• Sites: If you’re not into sleeping in a tent on the ground, there are cabins, trailers, and glamping tents available for your camping adventures in addition to more primitive experiences. 
• Join the community: The Explore Eden app is continually being updated with new sites. If you are interested in creating a host site, simply click “become a land host" in the app’s profile tab. 

Download the app HERE. 

Bold Strategies (Bold), a Rogers based e-commerce marketing agency, has created a new “cross-retail analytic program” for online retailers, and might have just changed the game entirely. 

• Management: With Bold’s launch of Focus 2.0, clients are now able to monitor and manage their media and brand performance on over 30 retail platforms all at once. This means the days are over where online retailers have to juggle and keep track of every place their product is online.
• Simplify: Bold has a team that can do it all, their goal being to “demystify e-commerce for brands so that they can focus on their business.” 

Click HERE for more details.

Who here likes egg nog? Because the biggest Northwest Arkansas egg nog event of 2021 is happening in Fayetteville tonight. 

• Taste test: The annual “Nog Off” is taking place at Holidaze at the Walton Arts Center, and there are 7 local contestants for this year’s competition.
• Who will win? Attendees can purchase a flight of nog made by local bars and restaurants and can vote on the one they think is the best. Flights are $15. So come on out, drink, judge, and celebrate!

Click HERE for more details. 

There’s never a shortage of makers markets in Northwest Arkansas around the holidays. 

• Shop: The Community Creative Center’s (CCC) Holiday Market is happening through Dec. 18 at the Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios. The market has all sorts of unique handmade items by local artists ready to be Christmas gifts. 
• Making art: The CCC hosts classes, workshops, and events year round and even offers artists residencies to further their crafts and develop professionally in the region. 

For more info about the CCC’s Holiday Market, click HERE.