Arts & Entertainment

Federal stimulus funds are available for qualified small businesses

The capital loan program can provide no-interest six-month loans for business owners who need the help to keep the doors open.

Museum delivers family-friendly Fourth of July in downtown Fort Smith

Fort Smith Museum of History event combines patriotic crafts, lessons about the flag and a free trolley ride.

Transformers proves a movie can make money without a plot

Computer-generated special effects and explosion-packed action scenes not enough to overcome bad jokes and leg-humping robot dogs.

Peter advises to use your Red Rooster to get bread

Some of the best buns in the River Valley are in Alma, but Peter isn’t so sure about a Boom-A-Rang return.

Wine, church tours part of Rotary governor induction

The ceremony for A.C. Moncrief brought more than 200 to historic St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Altus.

Blues Fest gets cooking with Robert Cray

With the Arkansas River rolling, popular national blues musicians hit the stage in downtown Fort Smith.

Let’s do the chick flick thing

The premise of ‘The Proposal’ is tired, boring and typical Hollywood, but Trav & SHE seemed to think it was worthy of your time and money.

Bost Inc. celebrates 50 years of ‘guiding lifetime opportunities’

Dr. Roger Bost acknowledges the thousands of people who helped Bost help those with developmental delays.

Peter brings us back to America. And just in time for the Fourth.

It’s a mix of red, white and blue with black olives, green onions and a Yellow Umbrella. Ahhhh, the pursuit of happiness.

The City Wire Person of the Month: Pope keeps it clean in Van Buren and beyond

John Pope, a California native now settled in Van Buren, considers his clean work an economic development effort.

Pink on the Links part II

The breast cancer awareness day at The Fort Smith Classic ended with Partee Pink, rock and roll and big hair.

The Classic at Hardscrabble gets Pink

‘Pink on the Links’ was a full day of events and entertainment using a national golf tournament to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Pelham 1 2 3 good movie but watch out for the F bombs

The soundtrack and financial twists and turns earn kudos for the Denzel/Travolta big-screen combination.

Diamond in the rough location

Sometimes the best things come with out of the way directions. But you should move fast before the ‘remodel’ season leads to a cold noodle.

The City Wire Business of the Month: Van Buren-based Thor Global Defense Group

The six-year old company is expanding its training operations, firearms sales, firing ranges and security contracting.

Five easy points to keeping those customers hooked

Stockman says it’s important to recognize the values your business may provide existing and future customers.

A weekend of Motorcycles and Music

The Old Town Bike Show and ‘Music in the Park’ bring sounds of activity to downtown Van Buren.

Juneteenth hits the Fort

With food, music and carnival rides, the celebration recognizes the end of slavery in the U.S.

‘Concert on the Green’ unwrapped

The newest John Bell painting depicts campus life around the campus bell tower at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

Can a hangover be funny?

Trav & SHE recommend ‘The Hangover,’ yet another go-wild-in-Las-Vegas movie. Apparently, the movie is so good it is enjoyable through the dry eyes, shifting stomach and sensitive ears of a hangover. 