Good morning, Fayetteville.

A grand opening and ribbon cutting to mark completion of the first phase of Underwood Park will be held 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

1 at the former Razorback Park golf course west of Dean Solomon Road, where new playgrounds, courts, trails, restrooms, pavilions and parking were built.

Casa Alejo opens today at 102 N.

Block Ave., taking over the former Tables & Ale space and bringing its popular birria, arrachera + carnitas to Fayetteville; hours will match other locations: Tuesdays through Thursdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Crystal Bridges will celebrate its 15th birthday with a free museum-wide p(ART)y on Sunday, Nov.

15, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. in Bentonville, featuring art-making, a scavenger hunt with prizes, DJ sets, TheatreSquared performances, and free admission with no tickets required.

Rogers High dedicated its cross country course as the Carlton and Becky Efurd Park this week at the school, unveiling a monument to coaches who led the Mounties to 25 combined state championships and who the district praised for mentoring generations of students.

LISA Academy opened its new middle-high campus Wednesday in Fayetteville, completing the K to 12 pathway; the building will hold more than 1,000 students and offers STEM labs, Advanced Placement and concurrent credit, with counseling beginning in eighth grade.

Boston Mountain Solid Waste District is accepting natural pumpkins for composting at 11398 Bond Road in Prairie Grove, Farmington City Hall (354 W.

Main St.), and Springdale Recycling Drop-Off Center; Food Recycling Solutions will haul them to the Fayetteville Compost Facility for processing. Pumpkins with paint, glue, stickers, or other decorations will be turned away.

Springdale-based Community Clinic says community health workers will help expand rural access as the nonprofit adds primary care in Alma + Greenwood, Van Buren + Fort Smith, with care at those clinics transitioning to Community Clinic on Jan.

1 and joining the $8.4 million Heartland Whole Health Connect initiative.

Bauxite beat Benton Harmony Grove 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23) on Wednesday to advance to Saturday's Class 4A state final against Brookland at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs, led by junior Asa Perry's 22 kills and three aces.

Arkansas beat Memphis 93-81 in an exhibition at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday, Oct.

28; head coach John Calipari + Memphis coach Penny Hardaway met with players afterward to recap the game on video.

Catcher Kai Watanabe, a junior from Maui, announced this week he has committed to Arkansas for the 2028 signing class after visiting campus in early October, choosing the Razorbacks over Oregon and other Power Five programs; Prep Baseball Report ranks him No. 1 in Hawaii.