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Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Sweden Creek Falls in the Boston Mountains

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We connect buyers, sellers, publications, news sources, and local businesses online across the Northwest Arkansas region and beyond. Serving our community since 1973.

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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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,...

The Librarian at Bentonville Film Festival

Stories That Stand Up, Speak Out, and Refuse to Be Silenced When I settled into my seat at the Bentonville Film Festival this year, I knew I was about to see a documentary about librarians, free...

Strings, Stories & The Spirit of the Ozarks: A Weekend at the Arkansas Bluegrass & Strings Festival

Once again, the Arkansas Bluegrass & Strings Festival in Springdale brought people together from all corners of the region: families, old-time musicians, first-time festival-goers, kids with...

A Weekend in Eureka Springs: Hills, History & the Charm of Teacup Cottage

There’s something about Eureka Springs that always feels like stepping sideways in time—just enough to remember who you are, where you’ve been, and why the world feels a little softer when you slow...

Seeing Northwest Arkansas Through the Lens

Northwest Arkansas has always been a great place to tell stories through images. Over the years, Star Shopper has probably captured a million photographs, most of them cars, shot, edited, and...

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