by - March 22, 2021 2:41 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District has two new commissioners. Stuart Ghan and Matthew Holland were chosen by the Fort Smith Board of Directors to fill the openings on…
by - March 16, 2021 6:09 pm
The City of Fort Smith is considering using the Blue Lion facility in downtown Fort Smith as a meeting space for the Fort Smith Board of Directors and other city…
by - January 19, 2021 2:17 pm
Fort Smith could have a new RV park located near the Arkansas River in 2022. Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners approved a request Tuesday (Jan. 19) by…
by - December 7, 2020 12:06 pm
Halff Associates of Little Rock has developed an alternate downtown Fort Smith truck route with an estimated cost of $4.5 million. The plan will be presented the Fort Smith Board…
by - November 17, 2020 4:22 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District Commission approved a resolution that could lead to 6 mil assessment on property in the district in 2021 which could fund a “Safety…
by - October 22, 2020 4:18 pm
A form-based code proposal for downtown Fort Smith presented to the Central Business Improvement District would help turn the downtown area into a walkable, mixed-use environment providing shopping, working, living…
by - October 21, 2020 12:57 pm
Think you might need a drink, or more, in this pandemic and political environment? Good news. Downtown Fort Smith has two new bars to help residents socialize in this time…
by - August 18, 2020 5:09 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District Board of Directors is recommending city directors approve a permanent entertainment district downtown. The city’s board of directors approved an ordinance establishing temporary…
by - July 22, 2020 6:58 pm
A group of downtown business owners, nonprofit representatives and city officials met Wednesday (July 22) to address homeless concerns in downtown Fort Smith that have been “triggered” by the COVID-19…
by - July 21, 2020 4:27 pm
Thanks to a 2020 bridge grant created by the Levitt Foundation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 64.6 Downtown will host a one-day mobile concert tour Thursday (July 23) in…
by - July 20, 2020 12:47 pm
Future School of Fort Smith students involved with Riverside Rides Bike Rental Shop in downtown Fort Smith near the riverfront trail system are learning life-changes skills, according to their school…
by - June 16, 2020 3:54 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District commissioners voted at their regular meeting Tuesday (June 16) on donating $2,500 to support a landscape design along Garrison Avenue. John McIntosh, a…
by - May 21, 2020 5:39 pm
The Nickel and Dime Diner at the Park at West End has a new sign and new life. Serving as an outreach for Harbor House, Spuds Nickel and Dime Diner…
by - May 21, 2020 12:18 pm
The Levitt AMP Fort Smith Music Series will be postponed until summer 2021. Organizers chose to postpone the series, originally scheduled July through September, because of the unpredictability of the…
by - April 23, 2020 5:03 pm
TempleLive in downtown Fort Smith is attempting to “lean forward” during the COVID-19 pandemic and open its doors for a May 15 concert. But just a few blocks west, the…
by - April 21, 2020 4:11 pm
The Central Business Improvement District commissioners voted Tuesday (April 21) during its monthly meeting, which was held via Zoom, to move forward with steps that could lead to an assessment…
by - February 25, 2020 5:14 pm
An expensive western bypass was one idea James Arbuckle, vice president with Halff Associates, reported to the Fort Smith Board of Directors from a downtown traffic and truck study conducted…
by - December 22, 2019 5:29 pm
The competition ended. The votes were counted. Fort Smith is a winner. The Levitt Foundation listed 64.6 Downtown as one of 20 recipients of the 2020 Levitt [Your City] AMP…
by - November 19, 2019 6:36 pm
More bicycles could be coming to downtown Fort Smith in early 2020. Griffin Hanna, acting as an agent for Fort Smith businessman Bennie Westphal, requested a variance for the Central…
by - October 31, 2019 4:45 pm
Discussion ranged Thursday (Oct. 31) at a study session of the Central Business Improvement District Board of Directors on how many mills would be needed and what exactly they would…
