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The Rockwood Files: Coming of phone-age
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mom of 3 I don’t know how old I was when my parents let me answer our family’s phone, but I was younger than most. In the early 1980s, […]
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What We’re Reading: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
This month’s book recommendation, titled Culpability, is as timely as they come. It’s a story that revolves around what happens when a family takes a trip to their son’s field hockey game, traveling in a […]
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Giveaway: NWA Boutique Show tickets and shopping cards
Mark your calendars, mamas! The Northwest Arkansas Boutique Show comes back to the Rogers Convention Center on November 21-22, 2025. This week we’ll choose (at random) THREE local NWA mamas to win 2 VIP or […]
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The Rockwood Files: Truth in the drive-thru
Early in September, just in time for the Labor Day weekend, Covid crashed our party. Two of our three kids had come home for the long weekend, and one of them had what looked like […]
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For moms new to Northwest Arkansas
Moving to Northwest Arkansas: Welcome! Here’s your guide to getting to know the area. Are you moving to Northwest Arkansas? Great! You picked an amazing place to create a new home. Whether you live in […]
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The Rockwood Files: Tummy time for grown-ups
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Hold your head up. Not just because you’re a fine, upstanding human being. Not just because it makes you look better in photos. Do it because, […]
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Popular patio dining restaurants in Northwest Arkansas
Sometimes we just need a little fresh air — and a chance to let someone else do the cooking. When you want both, you need a restaurant with a great patio. We began compiling this […]
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How to clean the dog’s ears
Is it time to clean the dog’s ears? If they look or smell a little funky, it’s probably time. We found this great video on YouTube with some clear step-by-step instructions for how to do […]
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The Rockwood Files: The one-eyed, no good, very bad day
Last Thursday, I sat in a packed parking lot on a college campus teeming with people in a city of more than 100,000. But I might as well have been alone on a leaky raft […]
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Giveaway: See “Sugar Skull” at Jones Center Oct. 11th
This week we’re giving away four tickets to a whole day of fun at The Jones Center with an incredible show called “Sugar Skull,” plus indoor swimming, ice skating, and craft time. And it all […]