Arts & Entertainment

The business owner can’t afford to forget about branding

Creating a brand establishes the consumer and market languages that define your business.

Hundreds gather for chocolate at the library

The 3rd Annual Friends of the Library Chocolate Festival helps raise money for the library and raise awareness about local nonprofit groups.

Record group supports Paint the Park Pink

Attendance was up more than 20% for the breast cancer awareness event held at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

Adam & Eats: Yolo Frozen Yogurt

Brightly lit, colorfully decorated, ideally located for a pre- or post-movie treat, Yolo seems on the surface to be on the right track.

Big Screen Peter: Drive

It’s a psychological drama — written by an Arkansan — with in your face action and a disconcerting level of violence peppered throughout the narrative.

Critical decisions require critical self-reflection

Business owners often need to step out of their comfort zones to overcome any fear that may be at the root of procrastinating on a decision.

Weather was perfect for Van Buren Chamber golf classic

The event included 20 teams and helped raise money for the chamber’s education scholarship programs.

Rain creates perfect conditions for the 5K Mud Run

Participants in the Hillbilly Pork Chop Roundup 5K Mud Run have to complete a 3.2-mile obstacle course.

Adam & Eats: Larry’s Pizza

The principle behind the new pizza joint is a sound one. Simple good food, great service, and a good price.

Fort Smith Little Theatre presents ‘The Trip to Bountiful’

The play takes the audience on an emotional journey through one woman’s struggle to return to her childhood home.

Big Screen Peter: Contagion

Soderbergh’s illustration of small acts of kindness seem displaced within such a Sherman’esque wasteland.

It’s important to have contingency plans

Creating a plan for worst-case scenarios can prove just as valuable as planning for the best. 

Dierks Bentley gathers a crowd in downtown Fort Smith

The performance by the country music star was part of the Festival on the Border concert series.

4th Annual Cox Community Concert Features Travis Tritt

Cox Communications provided the free concert in partnership with the city for the Festival on the Border.

Adam & Eats: Phoenix Drive-in

Like the Sonic the Phoenix replaced, they offer deep fried treats and burgers, soft-serve ice cream and fancy coffee drinks.

Big Screen Peter: The Debt

The devotion toward the humanity and its tangled web extends “The Debt” far beyond the norm.

Leadership is key

All too often, when you find a struggling business, you’ll also find a business owner who has some underlying leadership problem.  

Old Fort Dandies tryouts test horsemanship and character

The goodwill ambassadors perform at about 30 rodeos annually, ride in parades and perform community service.

September set as ‘Hunger Action’ month

About 2,000 pounds of food donated at “Light Up Hunger” event in downtown Fort Smith.

Adam & Eats: China Jade

The American concept of the Chinese buffet works well here, especially with the Mongolian touch.