by - November 6, 2024 1:32 pm
For 40 consecutive months, beginning in March 2021, revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax has been above the same month in the previous year. But that ended in July when…
by - November 6, 2024 1:04 pm
Fayetteville real estate developer Specialized Real Estate Group and Hay Creek Hotels recently announced the opening of the Restaurant at Stonebreaker and the Club at Stonebreaker on Markham Hill in…
by - November 6, 2024 11:56 am
Historic Adelaide Hall in downtown Fort Smith, home to the Bricktown Brewery restaurant, was damaged by a fire that began early Wednesday (Nov. 6) morning. The extent of the damage…
by - November 5, 2024 11:48 pm
Tens of millions of dollars spent for and against an effort to block construction of a casino in Pope County with a constitutional amendment resulted in the passage of Issue…
by - November 5, 2024 9:52 pm
Eureka Springs will retain its hospitality tax revenue and its adverting and promotion commission after 71.2% of voters in the tourism-focused city rejected a citizen initiative to put an end…
by - October 31, 2024 5:04 pm
The Oak View Group (OVG) which operates the Fort Smith Convention Center is hoping to expand its catering operation outside of the convention center in an effort to reduce the…
by - October 31, 2024 1:57 pm
September enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill exceeded Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, which XNA officials say is the first month this has happened. Enplanements…
by - October 29, 2024 12:50 pm
Jonesboro-based telecommunications company Ritter Communications recently unveiled a new mural decorating the company’s Bentonville Fiber Optic Shelter, northeast of Southwest I Street and Southwest Regional Airport Boulevard. Artist Susan Idlet…
by - October 28, 2024 7:40 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock debuted a new educational website that chronicles the evolution of the city of Little Rock through more than a century of history. Funded…
by - October 25, 2024 1:33 pm
Colorado-based outdoor hospitality brand Campfire Ranch will open lodge Campfire Ranch Little Sugar in Bella Vista in spring 2025. According to Campfire Ranch, this will be the “first adventure lodge…
by - October 22, 2024 7:21 pm
The Museum of Discovery announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) that longtime CEO Kelley Bass has stepped down from his post and a search for a replacement is underway. J. Michael Nauman,…
by - October 18, 2024 3:55 pm
Arkansas Edge, the name, image, and likeness (NIL) group for the Arkansas Razorbacks, has launched the Spare Change Round Up program, allowing people to round up their purchases to support…
by - October 17, 2024 10:01 pm
Fort Smith City Directors disapproved of a five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) presented by the Parks and Recreation Department at a board of directors study session Tuesday night (Oct. 15)….
by - October 17, 2024 9:54 pm
Arkansas tourism is now a $9.9 billion industry, and an estimated 50.7 million people visiting the state in 2023, up 17.1% compared with 2022 visitors, according to an economic impact…
by - October 17, 2024 10:49 am
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday (Oct. 17) that a proposed constitutional amendment to block construction of a Pope County casino and require local votes for future casinos will remain…
by - October 16, 2024 5:51 pm
A more than $72 million Autograph Collection Hotel by Marriott is under construction in Pinnacle Hills, west of Interstate 49 in Rogers, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 16) news release….
by - October 16, 2024 4:30 pm
The 44th annual Arkansas Scottish Festival – ScotsFest – the largest annual festival in Independence County’s will start Friday and run through Sunday (Oct. 18-20), on the Lyon College campus….
by - October 15, 2024 9:20 am
Arkansas is renowned for its natural beauty, but keeping “The Natural State” pristine requires every Arkansan to play a part. Keep Arkansas Beautiful’s Great Arkansas Cleanup (GAC), an effort encouraging…
by - October 14, 2024 5:09 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday (Oct. 14) rejected part of effort by the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee (ACCC) to remove Issue 2, which would block construction of a casino…
by - October 14, 2024 3:21 pm
Prairie Creek Marina on Beaver Lake east of Rogers has sold for $30 million in an off-market deal. Allied Strategic Partners, a Dallas-based private asset management firm focused on leisure…
