by - June 5, 2025 3:12 pm
Los Angeles-based Sweetgreen plans to open its first Arkansas restaurant in Fayetteville, according to a news release. The second will be at the new Walmart Home Office in Bentonville. A…
by - June 4, 2025 9:33 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders on Wednesday (June 4) joined First Gentleman and Natural State Initiative Advisory Council Chair Bryan Sanders, along with Mary Beth Hatch, chief of education for the Arkansas…
by - June 4, 2025 2:17 pm
Hospitality tax revenues are down somewhat in the Fort Smith metro area from last year thanks in part to uncertainty about national economic conditions, but area tourism officials say they…
by - June 4, 2025 12:33 pm
The 63-room My Place Hotel-Bentonville/Rogers recently opened at 3138 S.E. East Pointe Ave. in Bentonville. According to a news release, it is the first My Place Hotels of America hotel…
by - June 3, 2025 6:46 pm
The National Cold War Center (NCWC) announced Tuesday (June 3) that Dr. Christian Ostermann, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Cold War, has become the organization’s executive director….
by - June 3, 2025 6:44 pm
The 16th annual Delta Arts Festival will be held this Friday (June 6) and Saturday in Newport, and it will be combined with the city’s sesquicentennial, Jon Chadwell, executive director…
by - June 3, 2025 2:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill anticipates continued growth in enplanements, potentially reaching a new monthly record in May, as the airport still seeks to detach from the city….
by - June 3, 2025 1:52 pm
Eureka Springs-based nonprofit Opera in the Ozarks recently opened its new $34 million theater and will kick off its 2025 summer season in June, according to a news release. Opera…
by - June 2, 2025 4:10 pm
Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) will host a free professional development workshop for arts professionals on June 11 at The Medium at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale….
by - May 30, 2025 3:59 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories about the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Link here for the first story. Link here for the first story. When the…
by - May 30, 2025 7:45 am
Will Reaves has been added as the new director of two Arkansas State University Heritage Sites. He will take the helm of Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and…
by - May 29, 2025 7:36 pm
More than 200 people gathered Thursday (May 29) for the opening of a $31 million food hub in downtown Springdale that will support a Walton Family Foundation initiative to strengthen…
by - May 29, 2025 3:00 pm
Commercial traffic out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to move in the wrong direction, with April enplanements down more than 11% compared with April 2024. April enplanements totaled…
by - May 29, 2025 1:57 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories about the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. For the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (FSRAM), 2025 is proving to be one…
by - May 29, 2025 10:59 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Bentonville Film Festival will host a conversation with longtime weatherman Al Roker on June 17 in Bentonville. An Afternoon with Al Roker…
by - May 28, 2025 7:45 pm
Nine Arkansas properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places during the month of May, according to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. “Listing of these properties on…
by - May 28, 2025 3:05 pm
Pedal Kids USA, a Bentonville-based organization that offers youth cycling education and family bike programs, has launched an app for Apple and Android devices, according to a news release. Pedal…
by - May 27, 2025 7:30 pm
This summer, the Community Scholars Training Program will be held at two of the Arkansas State University Heritage Sites. The program consists of two weekend training sessions to be held…
by - May 27, 2025 9:44 am
The Jones Center in Springdale has received $335,036 from the estate of Robert Harvey Russell, nephew of Jones Truck Lines founder Harvey Jones, according to a news release. The gift,…
by - May 23, 2025 9:58 am
The Fort Smith Downtown Business Association and Bar & Restaurant Committee will “proudly present” the 2nd Annual Fort Smith Food Truck Festival on June 21, at 601 Garrison Ave. Organizers…
