Friends of Motherlode

Mamas, we love it when two great things come together. If this is the month that you’re getting a new washer and dryer, we hope you’ll consider buying it at the Northwest Arkansas location of […]

Happy Friday, NWA mamas! Here’s some kitchen news you’ll want to know. If a gas stove and an electric got together and had a beautiful, super-smart baby, it would be an induction cooktop. As a […]

Mamas, the school year for Northwest Arkansas will be here before we know it, so parents are looking at child care options — both for preschoolers and for elementary-age kids who need child care after […]

Happy Monday, mamas! We’re bringing you a “Summer Fun Giveaway” this week, courtesy of one of our website sponsors, GoGo squeeZ. One local mama will get a $100 Visa gift card to use on whatever […]

Mamas, we want you to meet the new owner behind Yum Yo’s Frozen Treats in Northwest Arkansas, the sponsor of our monthly nwaMotherlode calendar of events. We met Connie Jo Bowen many years ago at […]

Mamas, we know most of you hate doing laundry as much as we do. We’ve talked about it more than once over the past 13 years since nwaMotherlode launched. So we were thrilled to hear […]

Good news, mamas! Northwest Arkansas is now home to a company called Nanny Needs, which specializes in connecting families with nannies and sitters who are screened, background checked and trained in safety procedures. Nanny Needs […]

Mamas, we’ve known Melanie Hewins for YEARS and her business, Imagine Studios, has been the backdrop for many hours of fun for our kids for the past decade in Northwest Arkansas! During the pandemic she […]