The Rogers City Council voted to spend $10m to renovate Northwest Park, the city’s oldest sports park originally built in the 1970’s.

• Back on track: The park renovation was one of three focuses on the 2018 Bond Issue, but progress was halted due to the pandemic. 
• Glow up: Renovation plans include updating the park’s seven grass baseball and softball fields to eight turf fields and will also add batting cages, trails, concessions, and a playground to the park. 

Read more about the park renovation HERE. 

The hottest "dang quesadilla" bar on Dickson St. opened its second location in Fayetteville on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and has plans to open a Dallas location next year.  

• Night and day: Plomo Quesadilla Bar has gained popularity for its late night hours on Dickson St. and its eccentric line up of quesadillas that will now be available during daylight hours at the MLK Blvd. location weekdays 11a-10p and until midnight on weekends. 
• Let’s taco bout it: Plomo Quesadillas on MLK Blvd. has replaced Con Quesos, another concept by founder Omar Kasim. Taco fans don’t worry, there is still a Con Quesos location in Downtown Springdale as well as options for catering. 

Learn more about the update HERE. 

This year, Siloam Springs’s annual Christmas parade is themed “A Storybook Christmas” and will light up the Downtown this Saturday, Dec 3 at 5:30p. 

• Heritage: A longtime tradition, the first Siloam Springs Christmas Parade happened back in 1969. 
• Will it float: Have a great idea for a float? Parade entry forms are being received through Dec 2. 

Find more details HERE. 

Have some holiday fun with Big on Bentonville’s "Jingle Bells, Bentonville” tour where you can see all the lights and sights of Downtown Bentonville in a private golf cart tour with all your friends. 

• Your chariot awaits: The "Jingle Bells, Bentonville" tour features lively Christmas music, hot chocolate, and plenty of blankets to stay cozy! Holiday tours are available through Dec 5-23 at 6p, 7:15p, and 8:30p. 
• Making stories: The $100 price books the entire cart for a group of up to 5 people, and includes a 1 hour private tour of the Bentonville Square and surrounding neighborhoods while sharing stories of Bentonville’s history and other fun facts. 

Book your "Jingle Bells, Bentonville" tour HERE. 

CardioWise Inc., a Fayetteville-based digital healthcare company, was named a Rising Star in the Clinical Diagnostic Tools category at the 2022 UCSF Health Hub: Digital Health Awards. 

• Showing off: UCSF Health Hub draws attention to innovative health tech companies that are transforming healthcare, giving winners exposure to innovation centers, industry experts, and venture capital firms. 
• Heart health: CardioWise’s non-invasive technology produces 3D imaging of the human heart, connecting cardiac CT data with artificial intelligence to better diagnose heart health. 

Read more of the story HERE.