by - December 16, 2015 1:23 pm
Arkansas’ tourism sector appears to be outpacing the nation in growth. Travel and tourism spending continued to grow nationally in the third quarter, but at a slower rate than earlier…
by - December 16, 2015 12:37 pm
Comedian Eddie Izzard spent a little time learning about Fort Smith history Tuesday (Dec. 15) while on tour. Izzard performed at the ArcBest Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening, but earlier…
by - December 15, 2015 3:24 pm
The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission voted Tuesday (Dec. 15) to pay the remaining debt service on 2007 bonds 10 years ahead of schedule, making the Bill and Hillary National…
by - December 14, 2015 6:35 am
North Little Rock-based Bourbon & Boots, the online retailer featuring Southern artisan merchandise, has entered into an agreement to purchase Tales From The South, a radio show and media company…
by - December 11, 2015 10:34 am
Arkansas Executive Director of Parks and Tourism Kane Webb named Grady Spann the Director of State Parks in a meeting with staff and Parks, Travel and Tourism Commissioners Friday. The…
by - December 9, 2015 7:57 pm
The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will add another nonstop flight to Denver International Airport in time for Spring Break skiers. United Airlines will add another daily flight between…
by - December 9, 2015 7:43 pm
Thirteen guns – most of them loaded – were confiscated by the Transportation Security Administration at Little Rock’s Clinton National Airport so far this year. Last year, they found 14…
by - December 9, 2015 6:54 pm
The sight of jackhammers may be a common scene early next year in Jonesboro as a second convention center project is hopefully in its construction phase, a developer for the…
by - December 8, 2015 9:18 pm
Members of the U.S. Marshals Museum Board heard Tuesday (Dec. 8) several key changes and plans, including a new site layout for the planned museum, next steps in the fundraising…
by - December 8, 2015 4:05 pm
Officials with the Cherokee Nation are set to formally open the entire new $80 million Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland complex at a Thursday (Dec. 10) ribbon cutting. It’s the…
by - December 7, 2015 10:43 pm
Three Arkansas veterans who were present 74 years ago when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor were honored at an event at the North Little Rock-based Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum commemorating…
by - December 7, 2015 12:06 pm
Most diamonds don’t have their own Facebook Page and YouTube with 3,000 admirers tracking it, but most diamonds are not the Esperanza. “You can work your whole life in the…
by - December 2, 2015 7:23 pm
Erin Hogue has been named vice president of development at the Walton Arts Cener. Hogue brings more than 10 years of fundraising and strategic planning experience to the job. Hogue…
by - December 2, 2015 7:23 pm
Erin Hogue has been named vice president of development at the Walton Arts Cener. Hogue brings more than 10 years of fundraising and strategic planning experience to the job. Hogue…
by - December 2, 2015 5:44 pm
This week marks the beginning of a new era at the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Kane Webb takes the reins after more than three decades under the steady…
by - December 2, 2015 3:28 pm
The downtown revitalization effort in Springdale made a colorful advance Wednesday (Dec. 2) morning as school, city and business officials unveiled the city’s first public mural that was created by…
by - December 1, 2015 9:22 pm
Little Rock residents will decide in February whether to approve bonds for a two-cent hotel tax dedicated to improve the Arkansas Arts Center, MacArthur Museum and adjacent MacArthur Park. Tuesday…
by - November 24, 2015 2:00 pm
Cheap gasoline prices across Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. will likely result in more traffic on the trip to grandmother’s house as record numbers of travelers are expected…
by - November 23, 2015 9:45 pm
Bentonville, Arkansas, had about 21,000 residents a decade ago. That’s when Kalene Griffith arrived in town to take over at the helm of the city’s tourism office, Visit Bentonville. Griffith,…
by - November 20, 2015 5:54 pm
Local philanthropist Johnelle Hunt helped kick off a $15 million capital campaign for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) with a $5 million contribution toward construction of a new…
