by - November 15, 2016 8:06 pm
The Choctaw Nation will now represent Fort Smith, Ark., as a top tourist destination in its multi-tribal promotional materials, 64.6 Downtown Executive Director John McIntosh revealed at Tuesday’s (Nov. 15)…
by - November 15, 2016 3:48 pm
Malco Theatres Inc. will renovate several of its movie theater locations in Northwest Arkansas to add reclined VIP seating with side tables, a cocktail bar and an expanded dining menu,…
by - November 15, 2016 11:29 am
Up against healthy gains that began to emerge in the second half of 2015, the pace of Arkansas’ tourism industry growth has slowed but it remains on pace for record…
by - November 14, 2016 3:04 pm
Southwest Airlines of Dallas on Sunday (Nov. 13) began service between South Florida and Cuba, with aims to offer several flights per day between the two regions by the end…
by - November 11, 2016 3:43 pm
A series of public meetings are planned to gain feedback on the development of a Buffalo River Watershed Management Plan. It’s the first step taken by the Beautiful Buffalo River…
by - November 11, 2016 11:09 am
Five-hundred cyclists from throughout the world landed in Bentonville on Thursday (Nov. 10) for the International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit, and Gov. Asa Hutchinson took the opportunity to announce…
by - November 10, 2016 4:31 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its opening on Friday (Nov. 11). About 2.7 million people have visited the museum, and more…
by - November 10, 2016 3:38 pm
A $70.5 million remodel of the Robinson Center culminated Thursday (Nov. 10), on time and on budget, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a stage that is 31 feet lower than…
by - November 9, 2016 6:01 pm
The Rivervalley Artisan Market has outgrown its Fort Smith location at Creekmore Park, according to co-organizer Elizabeth James, who briefed the city’s Parks Commission at a Wednesday (Nov. 9) meeting….
by - November 9, 2016 5:20 pm
The Friedman-Mincer building – aka, OTASCO building – and the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith have been awarded with special distinctions for design and renovation. The Friedman-Mincer building has…
by - November 8, 2016 1:00 pm
A sold out crowd of 170 supporters of the culinary scene in Northwest Arkansas gathered at the newly renovated Record building in downtown Bentonville on Monday night (Nov. 7) to…
by - November 7, 2016 4:36 pm
The historic Robinson Center auditorium in Little Rock will reopen Thursday (Nov. 10) after a two-year, $70 million restoration, according to the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. Expanded lobbies,…
by - November 3, 2016 9:05 pm
The DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Smith City Center is open for business, with $10 million spent – a cost that does not include furniture, fixtures and equipment – to renovate…
by - November 3, 2016 10:26 am
Astronomy events at Hobbs State Park and Conservation Area in Rogers have averaged about 99 attendees during the past seven years, according to data recently compiled by the park staff….
by - October 31, 2016 6:46 pm
The city of Springdale is building a 1,850-foot-long walking trail at Linda Childers Knapp Elementary school. The joint-use trail will be open to students and the public within a week, weather…
by - October 27, 2016 10:10 pm
Parrot Island Waterpark reported a second consecutive cash-positive year at a special study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors and Sebastian County Quorum Court Thursday night (Oct. 27)….
by - October 27, 2016 6:32 pm
The United States Marshals Museum executive board has set Sept. 24, 2019 as its official opening day to coincide with the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals Service. “The Fort…
by - October 27, 2016 11:48 am
Sarah Hunt learned how to drive on Mississippi County Road 940. The gravel expanse passes a dilapidated house, a relic from the Depression era. Locals in the town of Dyess…
by - October 26, 2016 2:17 pm
Walton Arts Center in downtown Fayetteville will host an open house and evening celebration for its newly renovated and expanded facility on Saturday, Nov. 19 to kick off its 25th…
by - October 25, 2016 1:50 pm
In a morning news conference at the State Capitol, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to make War Memorial Stadium a part of the state Department of Parks…
