by - January 23, 2025 3:53 pm
The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Board of Directors is making headway on promises to make downtown Fort Smith look better, though implementation of projects is different than originally anticipated….
by - November 6, 2024 11:56 am
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 - 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 - June 14, 2024 4:25 pm
An historic hotel in Fort Smith – commonly known as the Ward-Garrison Building, could be redesigned into retail and residential space following its purchase on online auction Wednesday (June 12)….
by - June 11, 2024 5:33 pm
Fort Smith foodies will be in for a treat during the inaugural Fort Smith Food Truck Festival on June 22. The event is presented by the Fort Smith Downtown Business…
by - April 24, 2024 10:50 am
Anyone in the market for used parking meters may want to contact the City of Fort Smith. But don’t get the checkbook out too soon. The city isn’t expected to…
by - February 15, 2024 4:54 pm
A study presented Thursday (Feb. 15) to the Fort Smith Central Improvement District (CBID) shows a collection of projects costing between $2.5 million and $3 million could help transform and…
by - January 18, 2024 5:12 pm
Connectivity in downtown Fort Smith with attractions along the Arkansas River is the main focus of a study by MAHG Architecture for the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District. The…
by - November 13, 2023 1:48 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved halting the collection of parking meter charges in downtown Fort Smith until March 31. The city traditionally waives such collections through the…
by - November 10, 2023 10:20 am
Downtown Fort Smith has “incredible bones,” and a corporate headquarters building in the area would build on recent momentum. But business and civic leaders need to do all they can…
by - March 7, 2023 2:04 pm
The Park at West End in downtown Fort Smith has a soft opening planned for April 22 that could include a renovated carousel, Wild Waffles and a possible tavern in…
by - February 13, 2023 3:12 pm
The building has a chandelier from a theater in the Hamptons and a wheel from a Barnum & Bailey circus wagon. The wheel is a light fixture. One desk features…
by - November 17, 2022 4:43 pm
The Fort Smith Central Improvement Business District (CBID) board voted Thursday (Nov. 17) to approve a $253,000 budget for 2023 and to make public monthly reports of spending to stay…
by - June 23, 2022 4:55 pm
More residential living will open in downtown Fort Smith as early as January 2023, with Ghan & Cooper Commercial Properties beginning a $6.5 million renovation of a former hotel into…
by - September 21, 2021 5:09 pm
After three months of gathering signatures on a petition for property assessment for operation, maintenance and repair and improvements within the Fort Smith Central Business District, commissioners have received signatures…
by - August 26, 2021 4:11 pm
Gary and Dusty Duke have bought the building at 1115 Garrison Ave. and plan to renovate the historic structure on the east end of the avenue into a residence. The…
by - August 12, 2021 4:40 pm
The Park at West End in downtown Fort Smith has new owners. Chris and Paige McCoy of Fort Smith bought the park, known for its historic Ferris Wheel and vintage,…
by - August 1, 2021 7:04 pm
A truck study, commissioned by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), will determine the feasibility of a new U.S. 64 river crossing into downtown Fort Smith, Highway Commissioner Keith Gibson…
by - June 15, 2021 1:21 pm
Fort Smith’s Central Business Improvement District commissioners have begun work getting signatures on a petition for property assessment for operation, maintenance and repair and improvements within the CBID – primarily…
by - April 20, 2021 3:37 pm
Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District commissioners voted Tuesday (April 20) to set a cap of 10 mils on a possible property assessment in the CBID – primarily in downtown…
