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10 Arkansas laws taking effect in August

Nearly 900 acts passed by the Arkansas Legislature earlier this year are set to become law on Tuesday.

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Mapped: Arkansas' Alzheimer's rates

Caring for those with the disease cost an estimated $321 billion nationwide last year.

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Northwest Arkansas Council jumpstarts attainable housing project

At its annual meeting Tuesday, the NWA Council revealed its collaboration on a 77-unit apartment project that will permanently earmark 30 units for families earning below the area median income

What we're sipping: Try this golden smoothie in Bentonville

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Alex here — Alex Golden, who drinks smoothies called the Golden Hour.What&#x27;s happening: I spontaneously ordered a smoothie at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sunny&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://sunnysonsecond.com/" data-vars-content-id="698c7617-009b-49bc-b8c4-3716a432f747" data-vars-headline="What we&#x27;re sipping: Try this golden smoothie in Bentonville" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sunnysonsecond.com/" target="_blank">Sunny&#x27;s</a>, a health-focused breakfast and lunch cafe in downtown Bentonville. True to the name, it feels bright and light inside.

Monday Munchies: Red beans and rice at Arsaga's Mill District

Cool weather is in the not-too-distant future, so many are already craving stews, gumbos and steamy bowls of chili.

Cool weather is in the not-too-distant future, so many are already craving stews, gumbos and steamy bowls of chili.The setup: Though it was 70 degrees, the mental leap to this fare was a short one on a recent rainy day when I met a source for lunch at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Arsaga&#x27;s Mill District" data-vars-click-url="https://www.arsagas.com/mill-district" data-vars-content-id="8e2b1ce5-e74c-42e9-b1fd-8a2168bcd5c2" data-vars-headline="Monday Munchies: Red beans and rice at Arsaga&#x27;s Mill District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.arsagas.com/mill-district" target="_blank">Arsaga&#x27;s Mill District</a>.

Monday Munchies: An Indian food spread

Alex here. I love some family-style Indian food.What happened: I stopped for dinner for two at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Punjabi Kitchen" data-vars-click-url="http://pknwa.com/" data-vars-content-id="f785dd3c-8769-4743-8997-831e25f6c448" data-vars-headline="Monday Munchies: An Indian food spread" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://pknwa.com/" target="_blank">Punjabi Kitchen</a> in Centerton and ordered the tikka masala (curry with a tomato-and-onion base) with chicken, the chili garlic curry with chicken, cheese naan and an appetizer of paneer pakora.

What we're sipping: Last taste of summer

This cocktail is just sweet and fruity enough without feeling like a sugar rush.

It doesn&#x27;t feel quite like fall just yet.What happened: I wanted one last summery drink before everything becomes pumpkin flavored, so I opted for the El Inmortal ($15) at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Yeyo&#x27;s Mezcaleria y Taqueria" data-vars-click-url="https://www.yeyosnwa.com/" data-vars-content-id="4b84ba56-d399-4f8a-8d6b-996b55548ad7" data-vars-headline="What we&#x27;re sipping: Last taste of summer" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.yeyosnwa.com/" target="_blank">Yeyo&#x27;s Mezcaleria y Taqueria</a> in downtown Rogers.

Monday Munchies: Brisket at Bentonville's Beach BBQ

Barbecue — the real stuff — comes from a pit old enough my grandfather might've enjoyed food from it.

IMO, barbecue — the real stuff — comes from a pit old enough my grandfather might&#x27;ve enjoyed food from it.<ul><li>So new barbecue restaurants get a raised brow, and one with the word &quot;beach&quot; in its title — well, I&#x27;m skeptical from the start.</li></ul>The setup: Bentonville&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Beach BBQ" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thebeachbbq.com/" data-vars-content-id="3b59ec43-9195-4c90-838e-84164f4de60e" data-vars-headline="Monday Munchies: Brisket at Bentonville&#x27;s Beach BBQ" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thebeachbbq.com/" target="_blank">Beach BBQ</a> is in a newish building and has a typical <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="menu" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thebeachbbq.com/menus" data-vars-content-id="3b59ec43-9195-4c90-838e-84164f4de60e" data-vars-headline="Monday Munchies: Brisket at Bentonville&#x27;s Beach BBQ" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thebeachbbq.com/menus" target="_blank">menu</a> of brisket, pork, sausage, wings, etc.

Taco Talk: Meaux Beignet serves up heaping helpings of 'happy'

We took a food truck owner out for tacos.

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Dwight Winfield took a break from one of Louisiana&#x27;s favorite desserts and agreed to meet for tacos and burritos at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Taqueria Real Jacona" data-vars-click-url="https://www.taqueriarealjaconaar.com/" data-vars-content-id="5ad3b37a-4861-445e-b273-1e09f6e4b157" data-vars-headline="Taco Talk: Meaux Beignet serves up heaping helpings of &#x27;happy&#x27;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.taqueriarealjaconaar.com/" target="_blank">Taqueria Real Jacona</a> in Bentonville.State of play: Winfield owns and operates <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Meaux Beignet" data-vars-click-url="https://www.meauxbeignet.com/" data-vars-content-id="5ad3b37a-4861-445e-b273-1e09f6e4b157" data-vars-headline="Taco Talk: Meaux Beignet serves up heaping helpings of &#x27;happy&#x27;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.meauxbeignet.com/" target="_blank">Meaux Beignet</a>, a food truck business with a permanent setup at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bentonville Brewing" data-vars-click-url="https://bentonvillebrewing.com/" data-vars-content-id="5ad3b37a-4861-445e-b273-1e09f6e4b157" data-vars-headline="Taco Talk: Meaux Beignet serves up heaping helpings of &#x27;happy&#x27;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bentonvillebrewing.com/" target="_blank">Bentonville Brewing</a> and a truck that he takes to events like the upcoming <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="BITE Festival " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/08/29/food-festival-celebrate-diversity-bite-lpga" data-vars-content-id="5ad3b37a-4861-445e-b273-1e09f6e4b157" data-vars-headline="Taco Talk: Meaux Beignet serves up heaping helpings of &#x27;happy&#x27;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/08/29/food-festival-celebrate-diversity-bite-lpga" target="_self">BITE Festival </a>in Rogers.

What we're sipping: Any shake you want

Alex here. If you want to treat yourself with a sweet drink in the car, pull into the drive-through at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="PopUp" data-vars-click-url="https://www.drinkpopup.com/" data-vars-content-id="9a479055-bdf8-4a27-8379-a7a30cd1731d" data-vars-headline="What we&#x27;re sipping: Any shake you want" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.drinkpopup.com/" target="_blank">PopUp</a> in Bentonville.By the numbers: My head was spinning with the sheer number of options. The menu features 110 — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="yes, 110" data-vars-click-url="https://www.drinkpopup.com/secret-shakes" data-vars-content-id="9a479055-bdf8-4a27-8379-a7a30cd1731d" data-vars-headline="What we&#x27;re sipping: Any shake you want" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.drinkpopup.com/secret-shakes" target="_blank">yes, 110</a> — different shakes, as well as 90 soda combinations and more than 70 coffees. Or take your pick of teas, lemonades or energy drinks.

NWA food festival will celebrate diversity

Get ready for BITE NWA. The festival takes place in conjunction with the LPGA tournament.

Golf fans and others will have plenty of NWA food and drink to sample during the three-day BITE NWA festival.What&#x27;s happening: The annual food festival that takes place alongside the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Walmart NWA Championship" data-vars-click-url="https://nwachampionship.com/" data-vars-content-id="c48a59a3-e823-46ab-8e8a-56145c8ba524" data-vars-headline="NWA food festival will celebrate diversity" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://nwachampionship.com/" target="_blank">Walmart NWA Championship</a> on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour will feature a new theme this year: Each of the three days will focus on restaurants and cuisines from underrepresented communities.

Monday Munchies: Trying Colombian food in Centerton

I made it over to Centerton&#x27;s food truck park, which opened last year next to the Harps.The scene: The park includes a variety of food trucks, so you can take your pick of arepas, po&#x27; boys and fried rice all in one spot and have lunch at a picnic table under a covered awning.

Fayetteville's City Park is the place for food and fun

In a semi-residential, semi-commercial part of Fayetteville, the restaurant uses the guts of a former AT&T truck depot.

There&#x27;s something wondrous about converting a disused industrial site to a place where people gather for merriment.<ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="City Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cityparkfayetteville.com/" data-vars-content-id="a6f5431e-4dbd-4321-9dd2-5c76c74f6e7c" data-vars-headline="Fayetteville&#x27;s City Park is the place for food and fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cityparkfayetteville.com/" target="_blank">City Park</a> is a great example.</li><li>And there are added points for tapping into local history; its name being borrowed from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="original City Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6268/Origins-of-City-Park-article---J-B--Hogan?bidId=#:~:text=As%20early%20as%201906%2C%20the,purchased%20the%20park%20from%20Mr." data-vars-content-id="a6f5431e-4dbd-4321-9dd2-5c76c74f6e7c" data-vars-headline="Fayetteville&#x27;s City Park is the place for food and fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6268/Origins-of-City-Park-article---J-B--Hogan?bidId=#:~:text=As%20early%20as%201906%2C%20the,purchased%20the%20park%20from%20Mr." target="_blank">original City Park</a>, aka <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wilson Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/3550/Wilson-Park" data-vars-content-id="a6f5431e-4dbd-4321-9dd2-5c76c74f6e7c" data-vars-headline="Fayetteville&#x27;s City Park is the place for food and fun" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/3550/Wilson-Park" target="_blank">Wilson Park</a>.</li></ul>

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