by - April 25, 2023 11:12 am
U.S. Marshals Museum to open July 1
After more than 16 years of starts and stops and fundraising struggles, the U.S. Marshals Museum will open July 1. The national museum, located near the Arkansas River in downtown…
Tourism / Heritage
by - April 24, 2023 3:51 pm
Johnny Cash sculptor Kevin Kresse describes statue inspiration
Artist Kevin Kresse had two bold ambitions. When he found out that Arkansas was going to replace its statues with the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol with…
by - April 24, 2023 9:21 am
A text message helped turn the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts into a masterpiece
A text message received by Warren and Harriet Stephens during the week of Thanksgiving 2017 changed the scope of the major renovation of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, formerly…
by - April 19, 2023 6:58 pm
North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau rebrands as North Little Rock Tourism
The North Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Wednesday (April 19) it is simplifying its name to North Little Rock Tourism. The destination marketing organization (DMO) for North Little…
by - April 17, 2023 5:04 pm
First quarter passenger traffic rises at the Fort Smith Regional Airport
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport are up more than 3% in the first quarter of 2023 after finishing 2022 with a 30.5% enplanement increase over 2021 in which…
by - April 17, 2023 4:26 pm
Cherokee Nation touts $3 billion economic impact
The Tahlequah, Okla.-based Cherokee Nation on Monday (April 17) said the tribal nation provided a more than $3.04 billion economic impact on the Oklahoma economy in 2021. The report was…
by - April 13, 2023 11:08 am
Brazilian muralists make ‘Unexpected’ return to downtown Fort Smith
Brazilian mural artists Bicicleta Sem Freio will return to Fort Smith to kick off spring with a new mural installation for The Unexpected. The duo will create a new mural…
by - April 12, 2023 6:11 pm
Rep. Womack tours U.S. Marshals Museum, says it will have ‘amazing impact’
“Wow,” was the first response from U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, following his tour Wednesday (April 12) of the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. He said what was once…
by - April 11, 2023 6:28 pm
New director on the job at Fort Smith Regional Art Museum; 75th anniversary gala set
Michael Hall is the new executive director of the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM). His first day was April 3, and he replaced the retired Louis Meluso, who had…
by - April 5, 2023 10:49 am
Work on Jonesboro Sports Complex could begin in late summer
For many years, public officials and residents have wanted a multi-faceted sports complex in Jonesboro. Mayor Harold Copenhaver told Talk Business & Politics completing the project is one of his…
by - April 3, 2023 10:18 am
Downtown Bentonville restaurant offers in-home chefs
Executive Chef Matthew Cooper, owner of gluten-free restaurant Conifer in Bentonville, wants to bring the restaurant to his customers. Conifer recently started to offer a catering service allowing customers to…
by - March 30, 2023 5:43 pm
Arkansas River Valley Nature Center expansion announced
Officials with the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center announced Thursday (March 30) a fundraising campaign that will help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission reimagine the Fort Smith-based…
by - March 29, 2023 7:11 pm
Future Fort Smith calls for better city employee wages, better marketing
The Future Fort Smith group told the Fort Smith Board of Directors that the city should consider better wages for city employees and a marketing slogan other than “Trailblazing Fort…
by - March 24, 2023 4:20 pm
Wasson named interim Fort Smith CVB director; process begins to hire new director
Longtime journalist and community promoter Lynn Wasson has been named interim executive director of the Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) following the March 20 resignation of former director…
by - March 21, 2023 3:17 pm
Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax revenue, job numbers set new records
Arkansas’ travel and tourism sector posted healthy revenue and job gains in 2022 compared with 2021, even when factoring in inflation. The state’s 2% tourism tax set a new record…
by - March 21, 2023 3:08 pm
The Ouachitas to bring bar and taproom to The Bakery District
It was a happenstance meeting between Derek Campbell and Griffin Hanna during a beer tasting at Papa’s Pup & Pizzeria in downtown Fort Smith that an idea was born to…
by - March 20, 2023 3:25 pm
Walmart AMP transitioning to digital tickets
Digital tickets will be the default method of delivery for the 2023 season at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers. The change was announced Monday (March 20) in a…
by - March 20, 2023 11:12 am
‘Labor History and Contemporary Laborlore’ the theme of the 28th annual Delta Symposium
Arkansas State University will host its annual Delta Symposium March 30 through April 1. The 28th symposium is themed “Labor History and Contemporary Laborlore.” It will be held in the…
by - March 16, 2023 9:44 pm
Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation launches corporate partnership program with Greenway, Fiocchi
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), through its nonprofit foundation, announced Thursday (March 16) a new corporate partnership program designed for Arkansas companies to support long-term conservation efforts in…
by - March 9, 2023 4:33 pm
Steel Horse Rally returns to downtown Fort Smith with Strongman Competition
This year’s Steel Horse Rally, now in its eighth year, will feature a new attraction adding to the weekend agenda – the Steel Horse Rally Strongman Showdown. Last year, more…