Legends
"Ozarks Identity" will be published in four sections. In addition to the groups of stories in each weekly session, there are other web-only features:
- Stories: in each week's section (listed across the top of the page) will be stories related to that week's theme. The stories are listed on each Section page.
- Multimedia Presentations: for each week, there is an accompanying multimedia presentation. They are located on the Multimedia page and you find links to them on the section pages, as well.
- Photos: in each story, the photos can be clicked to enlarge them. Also, in the enlarged photo mode, you can click through all the photos in a story as a slideshow by clicking on the Next or Prev buttons that appear on the enlarged photos.
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Multimedia
GREG MOODY / Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
About this project
The economic boom that pushed Northwest Arkansas into the top 10 of the annual ratings of best-performing cities signaled a new era for the region. Washington and Benton Counties have taken on the physical characteristics of a metroplex.
Along with a higher cost of living, longtime residents notice congested traffic, Starbucks, McMansions and retail centers. Newcomers can’t tell where Bentonville ends and Rogers begins. Same goes for Fayetteville and Springdale.
But with the physical changes remains a constant: Northwest Arkansas’ uniqueness.
Ozarks Identity takes a four-week look at what makes the region unique. We examine who we are, where we came from and where we’re going.
The project, which publishes as Sunday sections throughout February, is the result of months of research by the combined newsroom staffs of the Northwest Arkansas Times, The Benton County Daily Record and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.