Arkansas
City Deciding if Treehouse Violates Code
A kids treehouse in Highland, Arkansas is facing the local Planning and Zoning Commission, who may order its destruction. Is a treehouse a 'structure'?
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Comeback for Little Rock's Little Rock
The rock after which Little Rock, AR is named will be excavated to cap off the revitalization of the city's riverfront. No one knows how much of the rock, estimated to be 300 million years old, is left, which raises the question: Is it worth it?
The Wall Street Journal
Water Quality Pact to Cross State Borders
The state governments of Missouri and Arkansas are expected to sign an agreement this year to create a watershed and aquifer protection pact geared at controlling water quality from sources that cross state boundaries.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
New, Unfinished Housing Turns to Ghost Town
Early buyers in new housing developments are finding themselves stranded in virtual ghost towns as developers go belly up.
Wall St. Journal
Fueling a Town's Future
The small Arkansas town of El Dorado has experienced an economic rebirth since an oil company offered to pay college tuition and fees for all graduating high school seniors.
Start-Ups Sprout On Wal-Mart's Green Path
Wal-Mart's efforts to reduce waste and operate in an environmentally-friendly manner has fueled a green business boom in an Arkansas town near the corporation's headquarters.
The Washington Post
Rural College Towns Seek To Create Urban Life
Rural colleges are urbanizing their campuses to stay competitive with their peers and keep up with evolving demographic preferences.
The New York Times
Arkansas Developers Concerned Over Design Standards
Proposed design standards in Fayetteville, Arkansas, have developers concerned about rising costs and requirements. Many in the state's third most populous city fear the standards will hamper new development, especially smaller projects.
The Morning News
States Sue Each Other Over Inter-State Water Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to act when pollution from one state affects a neighboring state. In the absence Of federal involvement, states have started to sue each other.
The Washington Post
Wal-Mart And The Jewish Diaspora
Due to the ever-growing presence of Wal-Mart, Benton County, Arkansas, is seeing a rising population of Jewish families, and generally high religious diversity.
The New York Times
WSJ's Insider's Guide To Wal-Mart's Home Town
Bentonville, Ark., is the home of Wal-Mart and an "A-list destination for top executives." The economic power of of the County is belied by its rural history, although that is changing as it hurtles "rapidly toward an urban renaissance."
The Wall Street Journal
Arkansas City Warned: Don't Deny Synagogue a Home
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty sends an letter to the Mayor and City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas warning them that a denial of a temple's Conditional Use Permit would violate both the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
The Becket Fund For Religious Liberty
Smart Code In Wal-Mart's Home Town?
A reporter attends a SmartCode conference and speculates on how New Urbanism principles could help Bentonville, AR -- home of the original Wal-Mart and the company's headquarters.
The Benton County Daily Record
New Urbanists' Vision For A College Town
Andres Duany and his team of developers are raising eyebrows in a college town.
Hendrix Profile
New Urbanism Pioneer To Help College/Town Plan Future Growth
Hendrix College invites a pioneer of "New Urbanism" to participate in creating an updated master plan.
CollegeNews.Org
The Architectural Accomplishments Of The New Clinton Library
The newly opened Clinton Presidential Library makes its mark on Little Rock.
The Washington Post
Controversy Surrounds Proposed Islamic Community
Controversy surrounds planned Muslim enclave in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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