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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

Features and Profiles writer for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Reach me at [email protected]. Fayetteville, ar Joined July 2017
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2 years ago

Musician, composer and poet Erin McKeown collaborated with Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes on the musical “Miss You Like Hell,” which opens next week at @TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. fayettevilleflyer.com/2022/05/26/int…

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

2 years ago

So lucky to have had the opportunity out to interview literary superstar Ayana Gray.

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2 years ago

So lucky to have had the opportunity out to interview literary superstar Ayana Gray.

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2 years ago

HIGH PROFILE: Peter Brabson MacKeith II changed culture surrounding timber production arkansasonline.com/news/2021/dec/…

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

Can’t wait to see the architecture exhibit Dylan Turk is working on at Crystal Bridges - his hope is that it might help the Northwest Arkansas area develop attainable housing initiatives to fight our housing crunch and make affordable housing accessible to all.

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3 years ago

Can’t wait to see the architecture exhibit Dylan Turk is working on at Crystal Bridges - his hope is that it might help the Northwest Arkansas area develop attainable housing initiatives to fight our housing crunch and make affordable housing accessible to all.

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3 years ago

Dr. Victoria Hennessey has given countless hours to the vaccine cause this year. As a result she and her staff have won awards and the respect of the community. nwaonline.com/news/2021/aug/…

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3 years ago

The Bentonville Film Festival returns as an in-person event. Find out all you need to know in our story. @NWAJocelyn nwaonline.com/news/2021/jul/…

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3 years ago

HIGH PROFILE: Evelyn Rios Stafford uses her experience to speak on trans youth issues arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jun/…

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

Some of my favorite stories to write are about people that find their own rare-but-desperately-needed niche and spend their lives selflessly working towards making our world a little kinder. Lynn Scimbato, and Emily Warman are those kinds of people.

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3 years ago

Some of my favorite stories to write are about people that find their own rare-but-desperately-needed niche and spend their lives selflessly working towards making our world a little kinder. Lynn Scimbato, and Emily Warman are those kinds of people.

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Angie Maxwell @AngieMaxwell1

3 years ago

Best BBQ I’ve ever had, hands down. And one of the oldest African-American owned restaurants in America (1910). If you can help the Jones family in Marianna, Arkansas, recover from the fire damage.... #JamesBeardWinner #JonesBBQ gofund.me/7aa26697

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

Monique Jones makes feeding a large swath of Northwest Arkansans during what is, for many, the most trying time of their lives look easy. It’s not. Few interviews leave me feeling as inspired and impressed as this one did. bit.ly/3pj4j99

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Ginny Monk @GinnyMonk

3 years ago

For the past couple of years, a lot of my work has been wrapped up in some pretty tough topics. Today, the last in my Children in Peril series published, an examination of deaths by abuse and neglect in Arkansas. arkansasonline.com/childabuse

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

Loved writing about Greenland Elementary School Principal Alan Barton and his big heart. nwaonline.com/news/2021/jan/…

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3 years ago

Education reporter @NWAMaryJ checks in on Hope Academy, Northwest Arkansas' newest charter school and the state's only school dedicated to teaching kids who have experienced trauma nwaonline.com/news/2021/jan/…

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3 years ago

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a library," wrote Jorge Luis Borges. When the Fayetteville Public Library opens its doors later this month, those viewing the $49 million expansion may see Borges' prediction realized: nwaonline.com/news/2021/jan/…

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

Like a lot of people, @FPL_Library is really special to our family - which is why the tour the kids and I got right before Christmas was so special. I got to write 2700 words about a fabulous library expansion - how great is my job? bit.ly/2XthcCa

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

We have access to an amazing professional theater right here in Northwest Arkansas.

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3 years ago

We have access to an amazing professional theater right here in Northwest Arkansas.

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

This was a really inspiring story to work on and gave me an opportunity to talk to educators across the state.

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NWA Democrat-Gazette @nwademgaz

3 years ago

This was a really inspiring story to work on and gave me an opportunity to talk to educators across the state.

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

3 years ago

Allyson Esposito has to be one of the busiest, most energetic and accomplished people I’ve been fortunate enough to write about - and she’s come to Northwest Arkansas to support arts organizations of all sizes. We’re lucky to have her. nwaonline.com/news/2020/nov/…

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

4 years ago

Getting all of Angie Maxwell’s accomplishments, great quotes (she is a goldmine of witticisms), and wonderful things her friends, colleagues and husband wanted to emphasize into this story was impossible, but I did the best I could. She is an AR treasure. nwaonline.com/news/2020/aug/…

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Lara Jo Hightower @NWALaraJo

4 years ago

I first met Raven Cook when I covered a program she was presenting for the FPL a few years ago - I’ve wanted to write about her story ever since. I’m grateful that she gave me the chance.nwaonline.com/news/2020/jul/…

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