by - November 20, 2017 2:59 pm
Arkansas and U.S. highways will likely see higher traffic volumes during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, which could possibly lead to a more fatalities and distracted motorists as nearly 51 million…
by - November 20, 2017 6:43 am
The Jonesboro A&P Commission has agreed to give up to $2.5 million in hotel tax rebates for a proposed hotel/convention center to be located on the Arkansas State University campus….
by - November 17, 2017 4:55 pm
National hotel occupancy was 71.4% in the third quarter of this year, marking a record-high since 1995, according to the industry statistics resource STR. The average increase over 2016 was…
by - November 17, 2017 1:16 pm
The city of Fayetteville is in the early stages of a design project to overhaul 50 acres of outdoor space with the intention of tying together cultural institutions in downtown…
by - November 16, 2017 1:06 pm
The Walton Family Foundation will give $3.6 million toward the design of five projects to enhance public outdoor spaces in downtown Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville, the organization announced Thursday…
by - November 16, 2017 9:06 am
The Downtown Association of Hot Springs, the Hot Springs Metro Partnership and Visit Hot Springs have jointly launched a new promotional website, HotSpringsDowntown.com. The site features downtown events and lists…
by - November 15, 2017 7:23 pm
More than 3,000 people from 20 states have attended concerts at Temple Live about three months after the former Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith opened as a fully repurposed…
by - November 14, 2017 11:56 am
A new nonprofit organization aimed at enhancing parks and recreational opportunities in Arkansas was announced Tuesday (Nov. 14). Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) entity organized to “support,…
by - November 14, 2017 7:52 am
Money magazine named Fayetteville as one of the top 10 places to live in the South. “Nestled in Northwest Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains, Fayetteville is a combination of thriving business community,…
by - November 13, 2017 12:41 pm
Country music star Alan Jackson and the rock band Chicago have announced upcoming performances at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Tickets will be available starting Friday [Nov. 17], according…
by - November 8, 2017 5:41 pm
The developers of a new indoor climbing, fitness and yoga facility in Bentonville say they are thrilled about their building’s proximity to a planned 70-acre public park backed by the…
by - November 6, 2017 5:01 pm
In hosting the Bentonville Film Festival the past three years, the city has gotten attention — and perhaps been the butt of some jokes — over the fact that it…
by - November 2, 2017 2:52 pm
The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History has received a $1.5 million gift from Barbara A. Tyson and the Tyson Foods Foundation to fund the…
by - November 1, 2017 11:33 am
The House of Songs Ozarks will host an indie folk pop artist from Greenland, Nive Nielsen of Nive and the Deer Children, with several appearances Nov. 4-13 throughout Northwest Arkansas….
by - October 30, 2017 4:57 pm
It’s the moment John Grisham became America’s story teller. Grisham was working in Mississippi as an attorney when he wrote the book “A Time to Kill.” His second book, “The…
by - October 30, 2017 2:11 pm
After years of waiting, the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) will “open” in the next five to six weeks — virtually. The building, which still eyes a Sept. 24, 2019…
by - October 30, 2017 11:49 am
Fenix, a Fayetteville-based artist collective [Facebook, Instagram], will present an exhibition featuring 12 Arkansas artists Nov. 9 to Jan. 11 at The Chancellor Hotel in downtown Fayetteville. On display will…
by - October 24, 2017 3:39 pm
Fort Smith-based artist Ryan Starkey and filmmaker Phillip Person recently won first place at the ARTifact Forum & Gallery’s Short Film Competition held on Oct. 6 and 7 in Hawthorne,…
by - October 23, 2017 7:52 pm
The city of Jonesboro has received a grant for almost $500,000 in Transportation Alternatives Program funding from the Arkansas Department of Transportation for a pedestrian/bicycle path between downtown and Arkansas…
by - October 23, 2017 6:29 pm
The University of Arkansas School of Art faculty is in the midst of strategic planning for a significant expansion that will unfold during the next half-decade. The wheels have been…
