Fort Smith

Order the cow’s tongue taco for some great tongue-on-tongue action

Peter gets all mushy with mango juice and smooching after a movie. Get a room!

Hospitality tax an option with annexation of Ben Geren

An annexation of Ben Geren Park by the city of Fort Smith would allow the city to fall under a state hospitality tax provision of which North Little Rock is…

Immaculate Conception Spring Festival

Immaculate Conception School is having their annual spring festival on May 1st and 2nd. The festival is being held beside the Immaculate Conception Church at the end of Garrison. This…

Immaculate Conception Spring Festival

Immaculate Conception School is having their annual spring festival on May 1st and 2nd. The festival is being held beside the Immaculate Conception Church at the end of Garrison. This…

Arkansas officials offer partial help on health care coverage questions

A press release from the Arkansas Insurance Department about the department’s ability to answer questions from Arkansans about financial assist with the continuation of health care coverage is only half…

Home-based business tax tidbits

Send less to the IRS by paying close attention to the deduction rules.  

Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair wins tourism award

The Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair was named the 2008 Grand Old Classic Special Event award winner Tuesday night at the closing ceremonies of the 35th Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The…

Mayor sets date for health care forum

Citing a need to focus on the declining quality of health care in the Fort Smith area, Fort Smith Mayor Baker has scheduled a health care forum for 7 p.m.,…

Paddle boats coming to Carol Ann Cross Park

Beginning May 1, the small lake at Carol Ann Cross Park in Fort Smith will be home to a fleet of five pedal-boats available for rental from Noah Steffey, owner…

Special report from Greenwood High School: Students advised about Spring Break safety

Editor’s note: The City Wire invited journalism students from Greenwood High School to obtain real-world reporting experience by researching, writing and contributing stories to The City Wire. The following story…

Food prices to decline in 2009

Many of the forces causing a decline in the global economy resulting in lower commodity prices.

Austin music festival provides preview to Wakarusa

Editor’s note: Peter Lewis, the only cultured member of The City Wire staff, is traveling to Austin, Texas, to provide updates on the popular SXSW music festival. He will provide…

Arkansas tourism officials release 2008 industry report

The tourism industry in the Fort Smith region survived 2008, but state tourism officials are holding their breath on how the industry might fare in 2009. Figures released Monday (Mar….

Newspapers and journalists shift to all-digital formats

Events in Seattle and Denver possibly present examples of what’s to come.

Tough times to turn around for trucking industry

Times are tough for trucking operations like Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. and Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., but if they can hang on, the future is bright. The American…

Festival organizers offered tips on event improvement

The top mistake of those planning and managing community festivals and events is not understanding that the effort is “a full-time job that requires a lot of planning,” noted Kristine…

UAFS expands international festival

The number of countries represented at the international festival sponsored by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will expand from 13 in 2008 to 24 in 2009, according to…

Area hospitals ahead of federal electronic health records push

Federal funds from the stimulus bill will not alter efforts by Fort Smith’s two largest hospitals to implement a comprehensive electronic medical records system. The Health Information Technology for Economic…

Legislate this

The deadline for filing new legislation in Arkansas’ 87th General Assembly has come and gone. This welcome calendar event reduces by half the anxiety of Arkansans with an interest in…