by - December 1, 2024 10:51 am
Walmart AMP still breaking records
The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers posted record ticket sales and attendance this year. The AMP hosted 49 shows in the Cox Concert Series, up from 37 last…
Tourism / Heritage
by - November 25, 2024 9:39 am
Second Arkansas Graveler bike event set for early June
The Ozark Foundation’s second annual Arkansas Graveler, a five-day bike journey across county and forest backroads from the Ouachita National Forest in western Arkansas to scenic Greers Ferry Lake in…
by - November 21, 2024 8:15 pm
Game and Fish Commission director announces resignation plans
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission director tendered his resignation on Thursday (Nov. 21) at the monthly commission meeting in Little Rock. AG&FC executive director Austin Booth has helmed the…
by - November 21, 2024 6:09 pm
Outdoor recreation economy added 2.5% to Arkansas GDP in 2023
The outdoor recreation economy added 2.5% to Arkansas gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, above the U.S. average of 2.3%, and outdoor recreation jobs were 3% of Arkansas’ total jobs,…
by - November 21, 2024 12:21 pm
Historic Adelaide Hall in downtown Fort Smith to be demolished
There was hope a Nov. 6 fire at Adelaide Hall in downtown Fort Smith would not be the end of one of the city’s most historic buildings. But it is…
by - November 20, 2024 12:26 pm
Good Gravy Group opens barbecue restaurant in Bentonville
Good Gravy Group, a Bentonville-based food and beverage company, recently opened barbecue restaurant Brothers Meethouse at Southeast Fifth and Southeast E streets in Bentonville. The restaurant features wood-fired and charcoal-finished…
by - November 15, 2024 3:10 pm
Hmong family focus of ‘Big Read’ program at U.S. Marshals Museum
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest to help fund the Big Read…
by - November 14, 2024 3:05 pm
Steve Clark to retire from Fayetteville chamber
Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, will retire after 16 years with the organization. His last day in his role will be Tuesday (Nov. 19)….
by - November 14, 2024 6:21 am
National Cold War Center, Woodrow Wilson Center partner
The National Cold War Center and the Woodrow Wilson Center, whose parent company is the Smithsonian Institution, have announced a partnership to help preserve the story and advance learning about…
by - November 12, 2024 2:25 pm
Arvest Foundation, Rheem support Fort Kids Children’s Museum
Fort Kids Children’s Museum has received gifts from the Arvest Foundation and Rheem Manufacturing as part of the effort to raise more than $16 million to build a children’s museum…
by - November 8, 2024 5:50 pm
Cherokee Nation lawsuit seeks to block enactment of Issue 2 amendment
A zombie issue in Arkansas is the Pope County casino license fight between Cherokee Nation Entertainment (CNE) and the Choctaw Nation. On Friday (Nov. 8), legal action was taken to…
by - November 8, 2024 1:47 pm
Historic downtown Fort Smith building may not be a total loss after fire
Adelaide Hall, one of the oldest buildings in downtown Fort Smith, may not be a total loss following a Nov. 6 fire. A property owner rep says the structure appears…
by - November 6, 2024 1:32 pm
40 consecutive months of Arkansas tourism tax growth ends
For 40 consecutive months, beginning in March 2021, revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax has been above the same month in the previous year. But that ended in July when…
by - November 6, 2024 1:04 pm
Restaurant, club opens at Stonebreaker in Fayetteville
Fayetteville real estate developer Specialized Real Estate Group and Hay Creek Hotels recently announced the opening of the Restaurant at Stonebreaker and the Club at Stonebreaker on Markham Hill in…
by - November 6, 2024 11:56 am
Fire burns historic downtown Fort Smith structure, extent of damage unknown
Historic Adelaide Hall in downtown Fort Smith, home to the Bricktown Brewery restaurant, was damaged by a fire that began early Wednesday (Nov. 6) morning. The extent of the damage…
by - November 5, 2024 11:48 pm
Issue 2 passes, Pope County casino dead; Issue 1 receives voter approval
Tens of millions of dollars spent for and against an effort to block construction of a casino in Pope County with a constitutional amendment resulted in the passage of Issue…
by - November 5, 2024 9:52 pm
Eureka Springs voters decide to retain hospitality taxes, tourism commission
Eureka Springs will retain its hospitality tax revenue and its adverting and promotion commission after 71.2% of voters in the tourism-focused city rejected a citizen initiative to put an end…
by - October 31, 2024 5:04 pm
Catering plan requested to help reduce Fort Smith Convention Center deficit
The Oak View Group (OVG) which operates the Fort Smith Convention Center is hoping to expand its catering operation outside of the convention center in an effort to reduce the…
by - October 31, 2024 1:57 pm
XNA enplanements top Clinton National in September
September enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill exceeded Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, which XNA officials say is the first month this has happened. Enplanements…
by - October 29, 2024 12:50 pm
Ritter Communications unveils Bentonville mural
Jonesboro-based telecommunications company Ritter Communications recently unveiled a new mural decorating the company’s Bentonville Fiber Optic Shelter, northeast of Southwest I Street and Southwest Regional Airport Boulevard. Artist Susan Idlet…