Fayetteville native and serial entrepreneur Suzanne Billings is an international trendsetter.

What happened: In a pandemic pinch, the founder of Noble Graze put her signature charcuterie boards in single-serve mason jars.

• They were an instant hit and were allowed under the food service COVID restrictions.
• A friend jokingly suggested the term "jarcuterie." Being social media savvy, Billings jumped on the phrase and created its first hashtag.

Her work has since been featured by "Today," Fox News, The Detroit News, and Marie Claire Australia.

Driving the news: Tuesday is the official release of Billings' first book, "Jarcuterie." She told Axios it's written a bit like a cookbook, but she sees it more as an idea generator for do-it-yourselfers.

• Billings landed the book deal after a publisher noticed the trend and then traced the original hashtag back to her Instagram account.

House Special and Red Hill in Fayetteville will host a drop-in book signing tonight from 5-7.

The intrigue: Billings' work is far from stuffing finger food in a jar. Clients seek her out due to both word-of-mouth and mouthwatering photos frequently posted on Instagram. Her posts are seen by nearly 30,000 followers.

• Parties, corporate events, weddings and get-togethers are her bread and butter, she said. Noble Graze handles events from 10 to 500 attendees.

What they're saying: She pays intense attention to detail and is always on the prowl for fresh ingredients.

• "If it doesn't look perfect then it doesn't taste perfect," she said. "You cannot compromise."

What to watch: Billings is planning to open a retail location sometime this year where she will sell charcuterie boards and related supplies, and teach creative design workshops for those who want to do it themselves.

Full story: NWA entrepreneur sets a jarring food trend.

The Walton Family Foundation announced yesterday it plans to give Jefferson County a boost by facilitating more opportunities for education, higher incomes and coalition-building, such as forming groups of community and government leaders and residents to spearhead projects.

Why it matters: Jefferson County's poverty, unemployment and crime rates are higher than the state average.

What's happening: The foundation plans to look at ways it can help small businesses, the teacher shortage and homeownership, Kim Davis, a senior advisor with the foundation, told Axios.

• That could involve giving grants to help teaching assistants become certified teachers.

What they're saying: Davis said the goal is for the work to be community-led and that much of it will be long-term.

Background: While known best for its philanthropy in NWA, the foundation has worked in the delta region since it was established in 1987, Davis said.

• That includes projects in Phillips County in Arkansas and Coahoma County in Mississippi.

Bentonville and Rogers City Councils are each meeting tonight.

Bentonville will vote on:

• Spending $129,335 at Technogym to replace all elliptical machines, recumbent bikes and a few other pieces of exercise equipment at the Bentonville Community Center.
• Entering into a $102,752 contract with CDI Contractors for the Bentonville Public Library train depot remodel project. The Bentonville Library Foundation purchased the historic train depot in 2021.

Rogers will vote on:

• Purchasing half an acre of land just west of the dog park at the Railyard Park downtown for $7,200 from CBTR Outdoors.
• Rezoning about 6 acres at the southwest corner of the intersection of West Drive and South Bellview Road from agricultural to residential multifamily. It's to allow for a development, Bellview Place, to be built. Plans show single-family homes and brownstones totaling 36 units.
• Rezoning 2.5 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection at West Emerald Heights Road and South Bellview from agricultural to residential multifamily to allow 26 units of duplexes, triplexes and four-plexes.

Go to the meetings: 6pm at Bentonville City Hall and 6:30pm at Rogers City Hall

Worth here. After a review of a mediocre pizza-by-the-slice place in Fayetteville, Dollar Slice Club, a reader tipped me off to Bentonville Slice Pizza Bar.

• Pizza being a favorite food of mine, I'm always game to eat and opine.

The setup: Bentonville Slice is a food trailer parked at the corner of NW 2nd and NW A streets downtown. There are a few benches out front that sort of meld into the seating area of The Dive. It's ideal for takeout or a quick bite outside.

• I arrived at about 1:30 in the afternoon, too late to comment on how busy it is for lunch.
• Yes, but: Seeing a newbie, another patron asked if I'd ever eaten there. Hearing "no," she talked it up and said it is one of her favorite lunch spots.
• I tried a slice of pepperoni ($5) — a sort of control group — and the supreme which had pepperoni, sausage, bacon, red onions, mushrooms and bell peppers ($6).

The verdict: This pizza is worthy of your time and money. The slices are big and foldable. The sauce has a great zing; the toppings are plentiful and of high quality.

• The crust is flavorful with the right kind of consistency and chew factor, like it ought to be.

The bottom line: I asked the cook what style of pizza it was, expecting he'd say "New York-style" or "Neapolitan style" or the like.

• He replied simply: "By the slice."

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Alex here. After writing about a new partnership between Austin nonprofit Black Fret and Bentonville nonprofit House of Songs, I checked out a show at the House of Songs on Friday night.

• If you've never been, it makes for an intimate, one-of-a-kind experience right in a residential neighborhood in Bentonville.