by - October 10, 2022 4:38 pm
A $90,000 grant from the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation will allow a free outdoor music series to continue for another three years by the Arkansas River in downtown Fort…
by - October 8, 2022 5:06 pm
Stacey Jones, who recently retired as University of Arkansas at Fort Smith associate vice chancellor of campus and community events and managed the popular Season of Entertainment for 39 years,…
by - October 8, 2022 10:12 am
Walmart is signing on as the title sponsor of OZCX Weekend, a festival-style event that will bring another globally acclaimed cycling race to Fayetteville. Set for Oct. 14-16, OZCX Weekend will…
by - October 6, 2022 5:13 pm
The contractor and design team have met and surveyed the exhibit space at the U.S. Marshals Museum, and work on preparing the space for all the museum experiences will begin…
by - October 6, 2022 4:36 pm
The travel sector rebounded in the spring and summer. The holiday season is typically busy for travel, but a recent national survey by WalletHub found 40% of respondents said higher…
by - October 3, 2022 7:39 pm
The 2022 Diamond Lakes Tourism Conference will take place at DeGray Lake Resort State Park on October 17 and 18. The conference will include a job fair and breakout sessions…
by - September 29, 2022 9:00 am
The Museum of Discovery has won the 2022 Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Resilience from the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), an international organization of more…
by - September 28, 2022 7:44 am
Arkansas voter approval in November of adult use (recreational) marijuana could add $2.4 billion to the state’s economy over five full years of implementation, and add up to 6,400 jobs…
by - September 27, 2022 4:26 pm
Though the city of Fort Smith must keep flags and brass plaques that were formerly part of the Flags over Fort Smith display in the Riverfront Park, the display does…
by - September 27, 2022 4:21 pm
Dreams of building The National Cold War Center in Blytheville are one step closer to becoming a reality. Arkansas’ Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Division of Heritage has distributed…
by - September 27, 2022 7:44 am
A little more than two years after exiting the restaurant business, longtime operator Scott Bowman is writing the next chapter of his hospitality career. Bowman is CEO and one of…
by - September 20, 2022 3:50 pm
Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue said Tuesday (Sept. 20) he would not file criminal charges against Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken regarding the Flags over Fort Smith Historical Monument….
by - September 16, 2022 5:55 pm
A request by Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen to charge Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken with a misdemeanor for violating Arkansas’ Historical Monument Protection Act “should be given short…
by - September 15, 2022 8:07 am
Plans are unfolding to develop a high-end recreational vehicle (RV) resort in Fayetteville catering to Arkansas Razorback and outdoor recreation fans. A group of out-of-state investors closed a $1 million…
by - September 15, 2022 6:54 am
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the largest festivals in Northeast Arkansas is set to return Saturday (Sept. 17) in Walnut Ridge. The Beatles at…
by - September 14, 2022 5:59 pm
High fuel prices, inflation and concerns about a U.S. recession have yet to slow Arkansas’ tourism industry based on tax revenue and job numbers in the first six months of…
by - September 14, 2022 2:00 pm
Amidst the backdrop of the new façade of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in historic MacArthur Park, business and civic leaders and arts patrons celebrated Wednesday (Sept. 14) a…
by - September 11, 2022 9:26 am
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF) will return October 7–15 and be held at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa. HSDFF announced that Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort will be…
by - September 8, 2022 5:14 pm
The Arkansas History Commission on Thursday (Sept. 8) denied the city of Fort Smith’s historical preservation waiver, a move that could require the city to replace the Flags over Fort…
by - September 7, 2022 6:31 am
Minneapolis-based Artspace Projects, in partnership with Little Rock-based Windgate Foundation, announced plans Tuesday (Sept. 6) to advance a new mixed-use project for artists in Little Rock’s East Village neighborhood, the…
