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Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
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Star Shopper has been connecting NWA #FarOutStars since 1973. Star Shopper and #FarOutStars work to connect NWA and beyond. Automobile Dealers! Business Services! Free Print Publications! Shoppers! Buyers! Readers! Sellers. . . Shop Local, Buy Local! 

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The Comfort of Cafes Like Neal’s Warms Hearts

There are places you go to eat… and then there are places that feel like coming home. In Springdale, that place has been Neal’s Café since 1944. If you’ve driven through town, you’ve seen it.  The...

Rosemead’s Quiet Power: From Festival Screening to Theatrical Release

Rosemead, which screened at the Bentonville Film Festival, is a film that stays with you long after the screen goes dark. Lucy Liu is invincible in this role. She doesn’t simply play the character,...

Hidden Gems of Arkansas: A Love Letter to Drag

Growing up in Fayetteville, Arkansas, I knew we were a blue speck in a red sea of a state. Honestly, I hated Arkansas for a lot of my life. I thought it was boring and filled with hateful people and...

A Tribute to Randy Crouch: Community, Music, and the Power of Film

It’s Oscar season  that time of year when films, stories, and the people behind them get a little extra light. But beyond red carpets and gold statues, something important is always happening...

2026 Ozark Mountain Music Festival

Today as preparations for the festivities got underway, we got a chance to talk to some of our favorite artists - artists from all over the region, who will be participating in the 2026 Ozark...

Books allow us to slow down, reconnect and reimagine worlds beyond us

Through the years people and books evolve.  We all begin with basic books teaching us the words. The simple pages, the simple concepts, like the cow goes moo, the bird is blue. A good Dr Seuss book...

Ozark Mountain Music Festival

Winter Music, Mountain Magic, and the Joy of Gathering in Eureka Springs In Eureka Springs, winter doesn’t hibernate it harmonizes. Each January, the hills hum and the historic streets glow as the...

Dating My Town: A Discovery of Energy and Vibrancy in My Own Backyard

There’s something quietly revolutionary about dating your own town—about choosing curiosity over routine and realizing that romance doesn’t always require a plane ticket. Sometimes, it’s waiting...

Welcome Meredith Mashburn!

We are pleased to welcome Meredith Mashburn, an established and revered photographer, as a new Star Shopper contributor. We look forward to her contributions! Here's some info about Meredith:...

Andrea Gibson

You have probably heard of or already learned about this poet who recently passed.  For me, sadly, they didn’t make my radar until their passing. But now that I have found them, I am obsessed. My,...

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