by - July 31, 2023 12:13 pm
Mariah Hatta was named as the new executive director of Arkansans for the Arts, which was founded in 2014. Seed funding for the organization was provided by the Windgate Foundation…
by - July 27, 2023 2:24 pm
The Arkansas Humanities Council, an Arkansas non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for Humanities, is seeking proposals for Black History and Culture grants before the upcoming August 15 deadline. These…
by - July 26, 2023 6:59 pm
The search for a new director of the Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is moving forward. Eight people applied for the CVB executive director position, a job left…
by - July 20, 2023 5:57 pm
Healthy gains to begin 2023 for the state’s leisure and hospitality (tourism) sector are continuing. Arkansas’ tourism tax is up more than 10% between January and April, with average tourism…
by - July 18, 2023 7:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution at its regular meeting Tuesday (July 18) that would amend one passed in March to provide approximately $4.925 million in incentives…
by - July 18, 2023 11:02 am
Progress on the proposed $50 million Jonesboro Sports Complex has been slower than anticipated, but Steering Committee Chairman Kevin Hodges thinks construction could begin before the end of the year….
by - July 17, 2023 11:34 am
With the Adult Art Competition exhibit opening July 14 and auditions set for its youth theater performance at the end of the month, Arts on Main in Van Buren is…
by - July 16, 2023 7:42 am
Since Joey Thomas was a child he has loved to write. The Grubbs native liked to write poems, short stories and when he became a musician he even dabbled in…
by - July 13, 2023 9:19 am
About a month ago, the city of Jonesboro was offered an unexpected opportunity. USA Track and Field Region 9 was slated to have its Junior Olympic Championships at a facility…
by - July 12, 2023 10:31 am
A Tampa, Fla.-based professional soccer organization is partnering with a new Arkansas team to bring professional soccer to the state. The United Soccer League (USL) and USL Arkansas announced Wednesday…
by - July 11, 2023 11:56 am
Cynthia Coughlin, a member of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation Board, has committed $500,000 to the recently opened U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith to support static and interactive exhibits…
by - July 10, 2023 8:01 am
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts executive director Dr. Victoria Ramirez is ready to wear a new hat. With renovation of the new museum in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park complete, Ramirez…
by - July 6, 2023 7:45 am
Metroplan, the Central Arkansas infrastructure planning coalition, recently adopted a plan called “Regional Greenways,” which will further develop the bike trail system in the center of the state. The Central…
by - July 5, 2023 2:24 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders has named Brandon Adams of Fayetteville as the newest member of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Adams’ seven-year term will end in 2030, and he replaces…
by - July 3, 2023 8:00 am
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) launched its newly redesigned website, littlerock.com. The revamped website aims to provide a more immersive and user-friendly experience for visitors and locals,…
by - June 29, 2023 5:49 pm
Taking three lessons she learned by digging through boxes of her grandfather’s documents, Stephanie Stuckey not only brought a family business back into the family, she turned an in-debt business…
by - June 29, 2023 3:22 pm
The Oaklawn Jockey Club announced Thursday (June 29) that William “Bill” Cravens, who joined the Oaklawn Jockey Club Board of Directors in 1976, is retiring from the board. Cravens is…
by - June 29, 2023 3:02 pm
The relief was palpable among many of the 350 who gathered Thursday (June 29) to open the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. It was a project 16 years in…
by - June 28, 2023 5:52 pm
The land announced in December 2021 as the site for what was to be a $30 million movie studio at Chaffee Crossing is up for sale again, but plans for…
by - June 28, 2023 9:43 am
Fayetteville performing arts venue TheatreSquared (T2) will undergo a leadership transition in September. Longtime executive director/producer Martin Miller will depart to become the executive director for McCarter Theatre Center in…
