by - September 12, 2019 8:57 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville has added to its permanent collection, both historic and contemporary, with works by Kehinde Wiley, Jordan Casteel, Loie Hollowell, Henry Ossawa Tanner…
by - September 11, 2019 5:23 pm
Trails are coming to the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education campus thanks to a grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The college received a $216,000 grant from ARDOT’s Transportation…
by - September 10, 2019 4:33 pm
The Unexpected will return to Fort Smith in mid-October, once again bringing contemporary art in the form of murals, music and poetry. The event could be followed by a dedication…
by - September 10, 2019 8:56 am
The grand ballroom in the newly-constructed Embassy Suites by Hilton and Red Wolf Convention Center will be the Arvest Ballroom when the hotel opens in October. Arvest Bank bought the…
by - September 9, 2019 7:13 pm
Traffic gains out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continue to grow, with the tally up 4.6% for the first eight months of the year compared to a 4% gain…
by - September 9, 2019 2:24 pm
The Quapaw Nation’s Downstream Development Authority is keeping good on their promise to ramp up hiring for the Indian tribe’s trucking stop annex in Pine Bluff, launching efforts during and…
by - September 5, 2019 7:27 pm
A panel discussion with regional mayors will be part of the second annual Invest Fort Smith summit set for Sept. 19, according to 64.6 Downtown Executive Director Talicia Richardson. Richardson…
by - September 5, 2019 8:51 am
The latest Metroplan report shows that Central Arkansas is seeing a slowdown in its growth, but trail-oriented developments are gaining traction. The 2019 Demographic Review and Outlook chronicles trends in…
by - August 29, 2019 5:50 pm
Fort Worth-based Fuzzy’s Taco Shop wants to add six stores in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, with one of the possible locations being near the University of Arkansas…
by - August 27, 2019 8:15 pm
Johnny Cash, the son of farmers who grew up in the Dyess Colony in the Northeast Arkansas Delta region was mesmerized. Since his childhood, the would-be musician wanted to hear…
by - August 24, 2019 8:33 am
Italian immigrants made their way to Arkansas in the early part of the 20th century. In 1915, the immigrants established Alta Villa, which would later come to be known as…
by - August 22, 2019 9:53 am
Mike Beebe’s rise from a tar paper shack in Amagon, Arkansas to the Governor’s Mansion was depicted in an hour-long documentary debuting Wednesday (Aug. 21) at the Arkansas Cinema Society’s…
by - August 21, 2019 3:51 pm
A bike share program, to be managed by the Fort Smith Parks Department, along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith should be running by October. Reports shared at the Future…
by - August 20, 2019 3:54 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) board of directors voted Tuesday (Aug. 20) to proceed with plans for property assessment within the district. “Our downtown is the face…
by - August 19, 2019 5:02 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) board members will on Tuesday (Aug. 20) discuss the potential of raising almost $39,000 in revenue from CBID property assessments within the…
by - August 18, 2019 3:51 pm
About 5,000 people are expected to attend a hot air balloon festival at Drake Field in Fayetteville this week, said Kelly Sampson, development director for Rogers-based nonprofit Open Avenues. SOAR…
by - August 15, 2019 5:04 pm
The proposed $225 million Pope County casino parlay is back on again, so says the seven commissioners at the Arkansas Racing Commission. The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday (Aug. 15)…
by - August 15, 2019 3:59 pm
The 1989 film “Field of Dreams” includes one of the more memorable lines in movie history: “If you build it, he will come.” Kevin Costner heard the mysterious voice while…
by - August 15, 2019 2:37 pm
Several key tourism and travel numbers indicate growth in the Fort Smith metro leisure and hospitality sector, with Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements up almost 5% between January and July….
by - August 13, 2019 8:56 pm
With one vote to spare, the Cherokee Nation Businesses received the blessing of the Pope County Quorum Court on Tuesday night (Aug. 13) for a license to open a casino…
