Month: May 2009

Rods & Ribs on Main St.

Ozark square. Car show and rib meal. Call Main Street Ozark, 479-667-5337 for further information.

Ozark Movie in the Park

Eastside Park, corner of Bell St. & Commercial St. Free movie starts at dusk. Story of a new security guard and his first night at a museum.

Hillbilly Bike Show & Pig Roast

Ozark Square. Motorcycle show with great food. 667-2525 for further information.

Ozark Movie in the Park

FREE! Eastside Park, corner of Bell & Commercial St., Ozark. Sequel story of animated animals and their trip to Africa.

“Grease”

Foothills Little Theatre, corner of 12th St. & School St., Ozark. Dinner Show. Tickets available at main branch of Bank of Ozarks.

Tea Cup Auction

American Legion Building, corner of Bell St. and Commercial St. 6 p.m.. Presented by American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Call Jodi Hayes at 518-4056 or Emily Williams at 209-0197 for further…

The Pirates of Penzance

At Foothills Little Theatre, corner of 12th & School St., Ozark. Production presented by Varsity Choir of Ozark High School. Call 667-2525 for further information.

Long-time lobbyist talks legislative history

Bob Lamb, long-time leader of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and now a lobbyist for several organizations, just wrapped up working his 27th legislative session. Lamb recently sat down…

Van Buren hotel, restaurant activity down

Van Buren hospitality tax collections for the first quarter of 2009 were $94,399, down a slight 1.9% compared to the same period of 2008. Collections in March were $31,816, down…

Tyson Foods posts quarterly loss of $104 million

Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. posted a second-quarter net income loss of $104 million, a big drop from the $5 million loss posted in the second quarter of 2008. Sales for…

Pizza Double Hog Tied

A couple issues back, we had to run a correction after mistakenly reporting that Hogwild Pizzeria had closed when it was actually Hog Town Pizza that shuttered its doors.

Cosmopolitan Owners Called to Court for Past Due Taxes

John Nock and Richard Alexander, the owners of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Fayetteville, are facing a criminal summons for failing to remit HMR and supplemental beverages taxes.

NWA Restaurants Try, Try Again

For every place that shuts down for lack of business (or for not paying its taxes), there are usually plenty of restaurateurs waiting in line to give it their best shot.

Intrust Acquisition Confirmed

Remember the Home BancShares Inc. charter being sold to Intrust Bank NA of Wichita, Kan., for use in Northwest Arkansas that we mentioned in this space in the last issue?

All-Star Sports Arena Still for Sale

The All-Star Sports Arena in Springdale is still on the market, now at a heavy discount.rnBack in 2007, we reported that the asking price for the ASSA was $6.26 million.