by - July 18, 2017 5:37 pm
A business group representing the city of Fort Smith’s trucking industry has agreed to support the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic development plan after a compromise was reached on a truck…
by - July 18, 2017 1:54 pm
The Riverfest Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 18) announced its annual music festival in downtown Little Rock has been suspended. The festival has been an annual event held alongside…
by - July 17, 2017 11:11 am
The Arkansas State Fair on Monday (July 17) released the concert lineup for this year’s event, scheduled for Oct. 12-22. “We are excited about our headliner concerts this year,” said…
by - July 14, 2017 5:34 am
Central Arkansas Water (CAW) is conducting a pilot program to study the impact of mountain biking on the Lake Maumelle Watershed. This study will be done in cooperation with the…
by - July 13, 2017 5:32 pm
The third annual edition of The Unexpected returns to Fort Smith on July 23. The weeklong event – a collaboration with creative house Justkids – will feature all new artists…
by - July 13, 2017 2:50 pm
The Apollo on Emma event venue has planned a grand opening for Aug. 17. A charity gala is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. Proceeds will be donated to the Springdale Public…
by - July 13, 2017 11:55 am
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville will celebrate its second anniversary with a day-long event, the “Splish Splash Birthday Bash” on Saturday (July 15). Since opening its doors in July…
by - July 12, 2017 4:20 pm
The national arts network Just Kids and the tourism bureau Experience Fayetteville are now accepting proposals from local artists for a public art event the last week of August, according…
by - July 12, 2017 3:06 pm
The latest painting featured in the Springdale Chamber of Commerce’s Best of Springdale art series depicts a stretch of the Razorback Greenway trail and an Arkansas & Missouri Railroad engine…
by - July 12, 2017 6:34 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has selected Walnut Ridge businessman, farmer, and outdoors enthusiast Stan Jones to serve on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Jones farms more than 7,000 soybean and…
by - July 11, 2017 4:52 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax set records in March and April, but the number of tourism jobs in the state fell slightly compared to 2016. Overall, the pace of…
by - July 10, 2017 5:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ nonprofit arts and cultural events generated an estimated $131.2 million in economic activity in 2015, according to a new report from Americans for the Arts of Washington, D.C….
by - July 10, 2017 9:40 am
Admission to the Benton County Fair on Aug. 8-12 will be free to the public, because of sponsorship from Wal-Mart Stores, McKee Foods, Arvest Bank and others, the fair announced…
by - July 7, 2017 4:40 pm
Murphy Arts District (MAD) has added several artists to its September 2017 grand opening lineup, including Hunter Hayes, a five-time Grammy nominee and 2012 Country Music Association (CMA) New Artist…
by - July 6, 2017 5:59 pm
Independent film producer Johnny Remo first visited Northwest Arkansas last year, for a screening of his movie “Saved by Grace” at the Bentonville Film Festival (BFF). He decided then it…
by - July 5, 2017 5:29 pm
“Slowly, but surely” might best describe the public-private partnership between the city of Fort Smith parks department and the Friends of Recreational Trails (FORT). In July 2015, FORT — led…
by - July 5, 2017 9:07 am
The new owners of a 133-room hotel on Walton Boulevard in Bentonville have completed a $3 million renovation. Tina Archer-Cope, sales and marketing director for Hilton Garden Inn at 2204…
by - June 30, 2017 2:14 pm
The House of Songs, an artist-in-residence program based in Austin, Texas, recently purchased a historic Bentonville home in which to host international artists and musicians to collaborate with area artists….
by - June 29, 2017 12:42 pm
Airbnb stays in less-populated areas of the state outpaced urban markets last year, according to a report released June 27 by Airbnb. About 350 active rural Arkansas hosts took in…
by - June 28, 2017 11:58 am
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Board of Directors has hired Jennifer Gerber to serve as interim executive director for the annual festival. Director Courtney Pledger left earlier this year…
