Tourism / Heritage

Frank Lloyd Wright House On Crystal Bridges Grounds To Open November

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced the November opening of a rare Frank Lloyd Wright house. I

Arkansas Entertainers Hall Of Fame Honors ‘True Blood’ Author

Tickets are on sale now for the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The Class of 2015 will be honored September 29 at Noah’s Event Center in Little Rock….

Arkansas Travelers Should Expect Cheap Gas, Busy Highways During Labor Day Weekend

As gasoline prices move closer to the $2 a gallon price point, Arkansas and U.S. travelers are expected to flood the roadways, airways and tourism destinations during the upcoming Labor Day holiday.

Talk Business & Politics Magazine: The First Ladies Edition

The September/October 2015 magazine edition of Talk Business & Politics is out and will be hitting mailboxes over the Labor Day weekend. Read about our feature stories and access the online edition here.

Arkansas Black Hall Of Fame Names 2015 Inductees

Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: A cancer physician, a choreographer, a home-economics pioneer, and a NFL pro-bowler are among Arkansans named to the Black…

New Hog Farms Near Buffalo River Banned For Five Years

Jacqueline Froelich with our content partner, KUAF FM 91.3 News, reports: The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission in Little Rock on Friday barred any new permits for big swine…

Delta Exhibition Highlights Regional Artists

Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: Artists who live or were born in the Delta region are showing their work at the Arkansas Arts Center…

Van Buren Tourism Leader Says Women ‘Should Step Out There’

Editor’s note: This story, written by Carolyn Philpot as a special to The City Wire, is part of an original series on women who live in the Fort Smith and…

Arkansas Delegation Announces $8.5 Million In FAA Grants For Airport Improvements

Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman announced Monday that 13 Arkansas airports will receive $8.5 million from the…

Governor Touts Fishing Tourism In Weekly Address

Gov. Asa Hutchinson touted Arkansas’ tourism in his weekly radio address. Below is a transcript: Some folks say Arkansas is a football state, or a Razorback state. In Northeast Arkansas,…

Financing Set For Second Jonesboro Hotel And Conference Center Project

Jonesboro may have two convention centers after all. A large part of the puzzle needed for the plan to build a second hotel and conference center in Jonesboro is now…

New Stores Announced For Little Rock Outlet Mall

A new batch of store names has been released for the Outlets of Little Rock, a 325,000-square-foot, open-air lifestyle destination shopping center, located at the intersection of I-30 and I-430,…

Passenger Baggage Xpress Finds Lost Luggage

Entrepreneur Michael Eason has delivered on his promise to grow PBX beyond a fledgling startup. With a breakthrough opportunity, PBX is poised to explode.

Arkansas Good Roads Foundation Calls For 10-Cent Gas Tax Increase

The Arkansas Good Roads Foundation, a group that advocates for transportation investment and spending, is recommending an increase in the state’s motor fuel taxes of 10 cents per gallon to raise $125.7 million for state highway needs, and asking for a special session to accomplish it.