by - October 7, 2024 1:21 pm
The Little Rock & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) named Ryan Callison as its vice president of marketing and communications. A career destination marketer who previously worked at travel-focused agencies in Arizona,…
by - October 4, 2024 11:58 am
Officials with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) were in Fort Smith on Thursday (Oct. 3) to gather public input on options to re-route or otherwise minimize truck traffic in…
by - October 3, 2024 6:34 pm
Rogers-based professional soccer organization USL Arkansas has rebranded to Ozark United FC and unveiled its crest and colors, according to a Thursday (Oct. 3) news release. Ozark United FC will…
by - October 1, 2024 9:58 am
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s advisor and pilot, a Black Pilots of America leader who helped bring the organization’s annual “Operation Skyhook” event to Pine Bluff, and the only flag officer to…
by - October 1, 2024 9:42 am
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) will host its annual Cold War Party on Nov. 2 following a Cold War Conversation event with Gary Powers, Jr., on Nov. 1. The…
by - September 30, 2024 8:13 pm
The winners have been announced for the 2024 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame in five different categories. They were named at the induction ceremony on Monday (Sept. 30), hosted by…
by - September 27, 2024 12:39 pm
The Peel Compton Foundation has reopened the Coler Mountain Bike Preserve following the May 26 storms and tornadoes that damaged and destroyed homes and businesses in Benton County. “After months…
by - September 26, 2024 2:13 pm
Thursday’s (Sept. 26) Women’s Empowerment Summit presented by Kimberly-Clark and hosted by the local chapter of NextUp was attended by more than 630. The event held in Rogers featured several…
by - September 25, 2024 3:12 pm
The Alice L. Walton Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Heartland Whole Health Institute are collaborating with Arkansas Children’s Northwest to explore ways the arts can improve health…
by - September 24, 2024 5:35 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is projected to have about 1.1 million enplanements, or passengers flying out, this year, officials said. If it hits the mark, XNA would…
by - September 24, 2024 3:36 pm
Singer, songwriter, activist and Arkansas native Johnny Cash is now represented in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. A statue of Cash, who was born in Kingsland, Ark., and spent…
by - September 23, 2024 2:48 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is accepting applications for its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program through Oct. 10. Design professionals can apply online at this link. The applications are open to…
by - September 23, 2024 9:30 am
Arkansas Heritage recently recognized recipients of Small Museum and Arkansas Heritage grants at its headquarters in Little Rock. These grant programs provide awards to Arkansas’ small history museums, historical societies,…
by - September 19, 2024 3:10 pm
Retailers set up for Halloween in August in hopes of enticing consumers. Halloween spending in 2023 was $12.2 billion, the largest spend on record and 15% more than 2022. The…
by - September 18, 2024 9:52 am
Diana Sims officially owns the former Carnegie Library building that most recently housed a television company, and her early plans are to work toward restoring the building to its days…
by - September 17, 2024 4:20 pm
Fort Smith dogs have a new place to hang out and sniff and run when they accompany their owners to downtown Fort Smith thanks to a private park now planned…
by - September 16, 2024 5:30 pm
Beatles at the Ridge, one of Northeast Arkansas’ signature festivals is slated for Saturday (Sept. 21) in Walnut Ridge. Live music, food and vendors, children’s attractions, a car show, and…
by - September 12, 2024 2:13 pm
For Hog fans in Arkansas yet unfamiliar with two of the state’s largest publicly-held companies, good news. The logos of Bentonville-based Walmart and Springdale-based Tyson Foods will be on the…
by - September 12, 2024 11:13 am
The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is renovating the new Fort Smith Visitors Center at 524 Garrison Ave., for an opening later this year and needs local photos…
by - September 10, 2024 1:17 pm
Charleston, S.C.-based Indigo Road Hospitality Group recently opened Japanese restaurant Junto and tropical Bar Kapu in the lobby of the new Motto by Hilton hotel in downtown Bentonville. The six-story…
