by - November 14, 2016 3:04 pm
Southwest Airlines begins flights to Cuba
Southwest Airlines of Dallas on Sunday (Nov. 13) began service between South Florida and Cuba, with aims to offer several flights per day between the two regions by the end…
Tourism / Heritage
by - November 11, 2016 3:43 pm
Buffalo River council to seek public input on watershed plan
A series of public meetings are planned to gain feedback on the development of a Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan. It’s the first step taken by the Beautiful Buffalo River…
by - November 11, 2016 11:09 am
Gov. Hutchinson tells plans to advance state cycling industry
Five-hundred cyclists from throughout the world landed in Bentonville on Thursday (Nov. 10) for the International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson took the opportunity to announce…
by - November 10, 2016 4:31 pm
2.7 million people have visited Crystal Bridges in 5 years
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its opening on Friday (Nov. 11). About 2.7 million people have visited the museum, and more…
by - November 10, 2016 3:38 pm
Ribbon cut after $70.5 million Robinson Center renovation
A $70.5 million remodel of the Robinson Center culminated Thursday (Nov. 10), on time and on budget, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a stage that is 31 feet lower than…
by - November 9, 2016 6:01 pm
Rivervalley Artisan Market closes first season with 500% growth in attendance, looks to expand to downtown Fort Smith
The Rivervalley Artisan Market has outgrown its Fort Smith location at Creekmore Park, according to co-organizer Elizabeth James, who briefed the city’s Parks Commission at a Wednesday (Nov. 9) meeting….
by - November 9, 2016 5:20 pm
Two downtown Fort Smith structures rack up design, renovation awards
The Friedman-Mincer building – aka, OTASCO building – and the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith have been awarded with special distinctions for design and renovation. The Friedman-Mincer building has…
by - November 8, 2016 1:00 pm
Friends of James Beard Benefit raises money to train the next generation of chefs
A sold out crowd of 170 supporters of the culinary scene in Northwest Arkansas gathered at the newly renovated Record building in downtown Bentonville on Monday night (Nov. 7) to…
by - November 7, 2016 4:36 pm
After $70 million restoration, historic Robinson Center auditorium to reopen in Little Rock
The historic Robinson Center auditorium in Little Rock will reopen Thursday (Nov. 10) after a two-year, $70 million restoration, according to the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. Expanded lobbies,…
by - November 3, 2016 9:05 pm
DoubleTree by Hilton renovations complete at former downtown Fort Smith Holiday Inn
The DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Smith City Center is open for business, with $10 million spent – a cost that does not include furniture, fixtures and equipment – to renovate…
by - November 3, 2016 10:26 am
Hobbs park reports rise in astronomy program attendance
Astronomy events at Hobbs State Park and Conservation Area in Rogers have averaged about 99 attendees during the past seven years, according to data recently compiled by the park staff….
by - October 31, 2016 6:46 pm
Springdale to open walking trail at Knapp Elementary
The city of Springdale is building a 1,850-foot-long walking trail at Linda Childers Knapp Elementary school. The joint-use trail will be open to students and the public within a week, weather…
by - October 27, 2016 10:10 pm
Parrot Island Waterpark still in the black, despite ‘sophomore slump’
Parrot Island Waterpark reported a second consecutive cash-positive year at a special study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court Thursday night (Oct. 27)….
by - October 27, 2016 6:32 pm
U.S. Marshals Museum will open doors Sept. 24, 2019, $60 million fundraising goal announced
The United States Marshals Museum executive board has set Sept. 24, 2019 as its official opening day to coincide with the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals Service. “The Fort…
by - October 27, 2016 11:48 am
The business of selling ‘Cash’ helping to bring more tourists to Northeast Arkansas
Sarah Hunt learned how to drive on Mississippi County Road 940. The gravel expanse passes a dilapidated house, a relic from the Depression era. Locals in the town of Dyess…
by - October 26, 2016 2:17 pm
Walton Arts Center grand reopening set for Nov. 19
Walton Arts Center in downtown Fayetteville will host an open house and evening celebration for its newly renovated and expanded facility on Saturday, Nov. 19 to kick off its 25th…
by - October 25, 2016 1:50 pm
Gov. Hutchinson announces plan to move War Memorial Stadium into Parks and Tourism Department
In a morning news conference at the State Capitol, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to make War Memorial Stadium a part of the state Department of Parks…
by - October 24, 2016 8:36 pm
Walton-led group opens ‘Record’ event venue at former Daily Record property
Tom Walton’s hospitality group has opened a 12,000-square-foot event center in the former Benton County Daily Record building at 104 S.W. A St. in downtown Bentonville. RopeSwing Hospitality Group, of…
by - October 24, 2016 2:25 pm
Walkway across Mississippi River opens in West Memphis
A multi-use bridge that connects West Memphis to Memphis across the Mississippi River is now open, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Big River Crossing, which consists…
by - October 20, 2016 4:24 pm
Crystal Bridges director says new dance-themed exhibit connects ‘art and everyday life’
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will present The Art of American Dance Oct.22–Jan. 16. The Art of American Dance is the first major traveling exhibition to explore…