by - March 6, 2018 1:12 pm
Arts and cultural economic activity rose 4.9% nationwide between 2014 and 2015, reaching $763.6 billion and accounting for 4.2% of the GDP, according to a report published Tuesday (March 6)…
by - March 6, 2018 8:50 am
Walmart founder Sam Walton — who died April 5, 1992, due to cancer — would turn 100 years old on March 29, and the Walmart Museum in Bentonville has planned…
by - March 1, 2018 9:33 am
The Department of Arkansas Heritage will host a panel discussion and workshop on small museum management and resources on March 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the DAH’s Diamond Room…
by - February 28, 2018 7:00 pm
Edith Harris was about to share a meal with her mother, father, and seven siblings when there was a sudden knock at the door. It was September 1939 and the…
by - February 28, 2018 1:58 pm
Siloam Springs was second to last in a contest for a $500,000 downtown makeover and a spot in the third season of Hulu TV show, Small Business Revolution — Main…
by - February 26, 2018 10:01 am
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow construction of casinos in Arkansas have submitted a revised amendment to Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, who rejected the language in the…
by - February 20, 2018 9:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have cleared the final pathway for Riverfront Drive Skate and Bike Park at the original site of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) in…
by - February 20, 2018 11:36 am
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra has received the largest gift in its history, a $1.8 million donation from the estate of a former board member Linda Garner Riggs, the organization announced…
by - February 15, 2018 6:50 pm
Member cities of the Frontier Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) have until April 2 to turn in their signage submissions for a wayfinding program in the Fort Smith region. Western Arkansas…
by - February 15, 2018 4:05 pm
Magic Springs Theme and Water Park in Hot Springs announced the lineup for its Summer Concert Series, with 12 show dates planned, spanning the genres of classic rock, country, Christian…
by - February 15, 2018 12:30 pm
A Northwest Arkansas couple’s shot at home improvement stardom has been greenlighted by cable network Home and Garden Television (HGTV). The pilot episode for “Almost Home,” a reality TV show…
by - February 14, 2018 7:07 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors are not ready for a consensus on cuts to Convention Center funding, but city directors at a recent study session did appear to agree…
by - February 14, 2018 6:35 pm
Outdoor recreation spending accounted for 2% of the GDP – or $374 billion – in 2016, according to data released Wednesday (Feb. 14) by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau…
by - February 14, 2018 6:07 am
The city of Walnut Ridge is the only city in Arkansas where the Beatles ever set foot during their touring days as a band, and seven years ago Mayor Charles…
by - February 13, 2018 1:56 pm
Siloam Springs is among the five cities hoping to receive $500,000 for downtown revitalization and be featured on Hulu TV show, Small Business Revolution — Main Street. On Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 12, 2018 3:27 pm
Main Street Arkansas cities recorded $68.7 million in investments in downtown projects in 2017, according to a press release from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Main Street Arkansas is a…
by - February 12, 2018 1:20 pm
After RiverFest organizers announced this past year an uncertain future for the long-running music festival in downtown Little Rock, a Memphis, Tenn.-based fairs and events production company is bringing it…
by - February 12, 2018 10:57 am
Jim Fram has been named vice president of development for the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs, according to an announcement from its parent company, Sky Capital Group….
by - February 11, 2018 10:24 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements were up for the second straight year in 2017. Enplanements totaled 89,582 in 2017, up 2.4% from 87,488 in 2016. December enplanements totaled 7,173, down…
by - February 7, 2018 5:15 pm
The city of Jonesboro broke ground Wednesday (Feb. 7) on a proposed shooting range and education center along Moore Road. The facility could cost between $8 million and $10 million,…
