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The downtown Farmer's Market is open through the spring, summer and fall and is a great place to by fruit and vegetables, flowers and to meet people. http://www.fayettevillefarmersmarket.com/

For a small town, travel to and from Fayetteville is exceptional because of the presence of the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (Code XNA). There are nearly 100 flights daily arriving and departing. Non-stop flights service is available to Los Angles, Newark, New York-LaGuardia, Minneapolis-St Paul, Chicago, Charlotte, Atlanta,
Dallas, Houston and Memphis.

General information on Fayetteville and the area can be found at the following sites:

Fayetteville Economic Development Council: http://www.fayetteville.com/

For Fayetteville public and governmental activities: http://www.accessfayetteville.com/

Fayetteville Public Schools: http://fayar.net/#

The Walton Arts Center (a major venue for arts in the area): http://www.waltonartscenter.org/

The Buffalo River was the first US National River and there are 150 free-flowing miles, all within the National Park. For more on the river go to: http://www.nps.gov/buff/

Many other rivers and streams are also nearby. The Ozark National Forest, with more than 1.2 million acres, is also near and there is information on the forest and hiking, camping and hunting at: http://www.fs.fed.us/oonf/ozark/

For information on Arkansas outdoor sports and activities visit: http://www.arkansas.com/outdoors_sports/

The city and region regularly appear in many "Best Places to Live" lists. It was recently ranked "Number One!" in the Milken Institute's "Best Performing Cities" report: http://www.milkeninstitute.org/research/research.taf?cat=indexes&function=detail&ID=24&type=BPC

Other national rankings include:

Fayetteville is listed as one of the "Dazzling Dozen" Business Weekly, October 14, 2002

Fayetteville is one of America's hottest cities, Expansion Management, January 2001

Best Place to Live Today Money Magazine

Fayetteville, Arkansas: The Secret's Out Byways Magazine

Fayetteville, AR: Why it's so hot with rating guides ReCareering

Beautiful Villages and Towns of the South by Bonnie Ramsey and Dennis O'Kain

Choose a College Town for Retirement by Joseph M. Lubow

50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family by Melissa Giovagnoli US News & World Report's The Best Towns in America - a where-to-go guide for a better life