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Kenyan-inspired boutique reaches NWA

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Stepping over the threshold of Beautiful Lives Boutique, customers are greeted warmly by two women passionately informing customers about the organization’s outreach while inviting them to peruse the various rooms full of vibrant clothing. On Oct. 7, the non-profit thrift store celebrated its one-year anniversary of providing for women and […]

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Homlessness takes on a new definition in Siloam

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A mere thirty folding chairs occupy the city park where Genesis House held its annual event, One Night Without a Home. Rebekah Lindstrom, an alumni from John Brown University, and Job Smoot, a sophomore music major, played music for the gathered advocates. Creative Dining catered with foil baskets of barbecue […]

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Siloam set world record of number of churches per capita

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Year by year, each new wave of incoming John Brown University students seems shocked by the sheer number of churches found in Siloam Springs. Sometimes it seems as if you cannot go two blocks without stepping foot onto another church property. Although Siloam Springs has a population of only about […]

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Countries searching for independence

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As Catalonia opened the ballots for an independence referendum, Spain’s central government in Madrid ruled the exercise as unconstitutional and sent police forces to disperse the voters and close the voting centers. Catalonia, an autonomous region within Spain, has its own language, its own culture and its own government, parliament […]

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Latino Tires II treads a path for Main Street businesses

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The well-driven asphalt of East Main Street in Siloam Springs brings trade and custom to numerous Latino shops and businesses. Their position between the economic hub of downtown and the manufacturing district is no accident, as many of these ethnically-diverse businesses developed 15 to 20 years ago. Pedro Villalo, owner […]