by - January 11, 2018 11:10 am
Bon Jovi coming to Verizon Arena in March
The Bon Jovi “This House is Not for Sale” 2018 tour is coming to Verizon Arena March 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Jan. 19 at 10 a.m….
Tourism / Heritage
by - January 10, 2018 5:13 pm
Fort Smith parks department launches inclusive playground improvements
Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Doug Reinert said work has begun on a renovation at Fort Smith Park Playground to make the park more inclusive for special needs children…
by - January 10, 2018 2:13 pm
Mountain bike skills park planned at Jones Center
The Jones Trust will build a 2.75-acre mountain bike skills park on The Jones Center for Families campus in downtown Springdale, according to a press release from the organization. The…
by - January 8, 2018 5:37 pm
Jonesboro shooting range moves forward with $1.2 million property deal
The city of Jonesboro is closer to opening its much discussed shooting range and education center. The city bought 208.7 acres that abuts Moore’s Road on Monday (Jan. 8) at…
by - January 8, 2018 12:49 pm
Babe Ruth family, former MLB players to visit Hot Springs for baseball weekend
Hot Springs Baseball Weekend, a two-day event scheduled for March 23-24, will feature descendants of baseball legend Babe Ruth, in addition to former Major League Baseball players Ferguson Jenkins and…
by - January 5, 2018 2:48 pm
Group organizes to push for constitutional amendment for casinos and highway funding
A new citizens’ group, Driving Arkansas Forward, has organized to push for a constitutional amendment that would allow three casinos to be built in Arkansas with the bulk of the…
by - January 4, 2018 7:59 am
Little Rock visitors bureau unveils new promotional site for the city
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau on Wednesday (Jan. 3) unveiled a newly redesigned website, at LittleRock.com. “The LRCVB promotes the city’s tourism offerings, from places to eat and…
by - January 3, 2018 7:58 pm
Cathy Drew, Mike Mills to be inducted into Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame
Two tourism industry professionals will be inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame at a luncheon March 12 at Southland Park Gaming & Racing in West Memphis. The ceremony…
by - January 3, 2018 5:04 pm
Tacos 4 Life, Gusano’s Pizza, Sumo among over $6 million in new investments on Phoenix Avenue corridor
The 4000-5509 block of Phoenix Avenue will be a busier place in 2018 thanks to over $6 million in new construction and a slew of new businesses led by Tacos…
by - January 3, 2018 4:47 pm
Restaurant sector expects modest gains in 2018
The restaurant sector has seen sluggish growth over the past few years as consumer eating habits continue to change. Casual dining venues have seen the biggest drop in traffic as…
by - January 2, 2018 4:56 pm
Fort Smith bicentennial celebration kicks off
Fort Smith is celebrating its bicentennial this year with a series of events, including art exhibits, performances, re-enactments and several world record attempts. Each quarter of 2018 will follow a…
by - January 2, 2018 11:09 am
Arkansas Game and Fish names agency veteran as new director
Pat Fitts is the new director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. His hiring was effective Jan. 1, according to the agency. Fitts has been with the commission for…
by - December 22, 2017 11:20 am
HBO series ‘True Detective’ beginning production in Northwest Arkansas soon
The third installment of the HBO crime anthology “True Detective” created by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will be filmed and produced in Northwest Arkansas, beginning in…
by - December 21, 2017 7:22 pm
New executive director, partnerships, and building entrepreneurs part of ‘Propelling’ downtown Fort Smith
John McIntosh of 64.6 Downtown said the development group for the downtown Fort Smith area will be focused on hiring an executive director to help enact the Propelling Downtown Forward…
by - December 19, 2017 4:53 pm
Ozark Mountain Music Festival announces lineup for Jan. 18-21 event
Tall Tall Trees of Asheville, N.C., and Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy of Lawrence, Kan., will headline the fifth-annual Ozark Mountain Music Festival Jan. 18-21 at the 1905 Basin Park…
by - December 19, 2017 9:22 am
Arkansas offers new historical marker program for communities
The Department of Arkansas Heritage is encouraging the placement of historical markers throughout the state by splitting the cost with community organizations on approved commemorative markers, said Stacy Hurst, director…
by - December 18, 2017 4:40 pm
Fort Smith Riverfront Drive park/skate park leads planned 2018 spending for parks department
Riverfront Drive Park/Skate Park leads the pack for 2018 spending out of Fort Smith’s 1/8-cent sales and use tax approved by voters in 2012 for the purpose of capital improvements…
by - December 17, 2017 5:47 pm
XNA to add 2 gates, generic gate system at a cost of $1.9 million
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport will add two gates to the B concourse and establish a generic gate system for them. On Dec. 13, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority approved…
by - December 15, 2017 9:53 am
WWI centennial prompts statewide events through 2018
The state of Arkansas continues to commemorate the centennial of World War I with a series of events in December and 2018, in addition to new educational materials on its…
by - December 14, 2017 6:40 pm
SEC Commissioner says Razorback sports, college athletics bring economic value
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey told an overflow audience at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s 152nd annual meeting that collegiate athletics brings great “economic value” to major universities such…