Arts & Entertainment

We’re going to Jackson

“The Help” explores a time of love and hate between southern Women and their black maids.

Trav & SHE ain’t all about ‘All About Steve’

It’s the usual suspects creating the suck factor: lame story, stereotypical characters and the movie trailer is better than the movie.

Peter, Moving: Mr. Lewis returns

You can’t keep a good man down. And you can’t down a good kept man. We don’t know what that means, but it sounded insightful and clever after that third glass of wine.

Leadership lessons from a former Wal-Mart chief

Personalities, issues and communication all combine to make good leadership a tough chore.

Hurry. You don’t have 500 days to see 500 Days.

Trav & SHE take the indie route and recommend a story about a post-modern relationship. (We’d say something terribly tacky here about the conclusion of Trav & SHE, but 50% of the combo is all lawyered up.)

Preparing for the economic rebound

Michelle Stockman says there is no time like the present to prepare a recovery ‘tool kit.’

In the mix this week are crusty old guys and nice young women

Paddock suggests a book that delivers a crazy man quoting bible verses. No, it’s not about Jimmy Swaggart.

There were several doctors in the house

Fort Smith area business and civic leaders gathered Thursday night to welcome new physicians to the area.

The wild Tarantino delivers Nazi killing, a story line and Brad Pitt. It’s a trifecta.

Trav & SHE are convinced your basterds will like these basterds. After all, it’s not every movie out these days that mixes dark violence and tremendous laughter.

Doing 30 with Peter ends with a remarkable recap of the journey

Peter leaves this chapter with a note expressing his hope that you’ve reached new culinary horizons.

The City Wire Person of the Month: Jane Owen

The Van Buren art director says a better understanding of art brings a better understanding of life.

Leadership Fort Smith welcomes 23rd class

Many class members interested in becoming more engaged in supporting regional economic and cultural improvements.

The City Wire Business of the Month: Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority

Our new regional authority has the potential to help area manufacturers and generate new investments and jobs.

There is always the recessionary angle to a fine dining adventure

Peter suggests taking that special date to a chicken or beef place and popping the big question: “You want waffle fries with that?”

Don’t be a ‘Cowboy’ entrepreneur

Stockman provides several pointers on the correct way to get that new business legally and professionally formed.

The unveiling of ‘Paddock’s Picks’ begins with a mean math teacher

“Olive Kitteridge” has trouble with relationships, especially when it comes to dealing with Republicans.

The Daredevils bring their legendary sound to the Harvest Music Festival

If you want to get to heaven, you might make the trip to Mulberry Mountain to catch the 1970s legends perform.

‘Julia and Julie’ is a movie about two chicks but it is not a chick flick. Really.

With what we assume was a straight face, Trav & SHE highly recommend this movie about the connections between life and cooking French food. Really?

Mississippi and Latin American connections make for fine dining

Peter fulfills the stomach with great steaks in an old brewery and sauteed shrimp on Garrison Avenue. (No fair. Peter gets to have all the fun!)

Avett Brothers, Travelin McCourys solid part of Harvest Music Festival

McCourys deliver the best of bluegrass and the Avett’s deliver an acoustic sound of guitar and banjo that grew out of a punk band.