Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Events set to honor Bass Reeves once statue arrives

FORT SMITH — The bronze likeness of a true Western frontier hero will soon be erected in Ross Pendergraft Park on a plinth whose base is “faced” with original curbstones…

Derby gala is JDRF’s biggest to date

BENTONVILLE — The rolling hills surrounding Horton Farms and the sweet but acrid smell of bourbon swirling in tasting glasses created that almost-Kentucky Derby feel. But when the racing season’s marquee…

Event shares the Color of Hope — and love of a good martini

ROGERS — If the 2012 Color of Hope Gala is as successful as its signature martini is delicious, then Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Northwest Arkansas fundraiser should continue to climb. A VIP…

Cheese-dip lovers get their fill on Cinco de Mayo

FAYETTEVILLE — A rush of hungry munchers at the end of last weekend’s Northwest Arkansas Cheese Dip Classic helped push attendance toward the 1,000 mark, making it a success for a…

Beef industry refutes ‘meat glue’ allegations

BLOOMBERG — The beef industry is defending a practice of binding assorted pieces of meat into a single cut using an enzyme derisively called “meat glue.” The American Meat Institute,…

The issue of gay marriage

“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the…

Bark for the Arc was walk in the park

FORT SMITH — Dogs of all sizes and people of all ages gathered at Ben Geren Park Saturday (May 5) to enjoy the sunshine and spread the word about the…

Tyson sees higher profits

Tyson Foods benefited from higher meat pricing which pushed second quarter profits well past Wall Street expectations today (May 7). The Springdale-based protein giant pocketed $166 million in net income…

Burnett fights back against innocence lost

Phil Donahue was the first person to tell Laurie Burnett what was happening to her was wrong. “When other kids were watching Gilligan’s Island or The Brady Bunch, I was…

Concertgoers seek Shelter from the Storm

FORT SMITH — Several bands rocked Neumeier’s Rib Room for a good cause Saturday evening and into the night (May 5). Grant Pierson, The Wanda Watson Band, Willie Stradlin, Wingnut The…

Caribbean fundraiser adds to Kistler center’s till

FORT SMITH — The 10th annual A Night in the Caribbean fundraiser for the Gregory Kistler Treatment Center Inc. was held Saturday (May 5) at Golden Living. Daren Bobb and Ashley…

Regional solutions

Be thankful. It’s a thought that was on my mind as I rode public transportation all the way from Fayetteville to Bentonville and back one recent afternoon. I was aboard…

Table Matters: Jose’s is back; buffalo wings land in Fort Smith

FAYETTEVILLE — Joe Fennel’s signature greeting — “How is it?" — signaled he was in the house. Hopefully, he and partner Doug Allen have enough chips, salsa and swirls left…

Community courage

Six months ago, I first became aware of how prevalent child sexual abuse was throughout the United States and in our community. Learning that 1 in 5 children are sexually…

188th engineers expand medical facility in Guatemala

TACTIC, GUATEMALA — The 188th Fighter Wing does more than just fly jets. Airmen with the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), which falls under the 188th…

Artosphere kickoff is naturally delicious and entertaining

FAYETTEVILLE — The third annual Artosphere festival kicked off at the Walton Arts Center Thursday (May 3) with the opening of the Structuring Nature exhibit and a conversation and book signing…

Top members get peek at Crystal Bridges’ first traveling exhibit

BENTONVILLE — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s first major traveling exhibit will be a tough act to follow, given the history and complexity of the works included. The Hudson River…

New bid for Keystone pipeline seen as political ‘ammunition’

BLOOMBERG — A fresh application from TransCanada Corp. to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline assures that the project, strongly opposed by environmental groups, will remain an issue through the…

Job gain trails forecasts on U.S. slowdown concern

BLOOMBERG — American employers added fewer workers than forecast in April and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell as people left the labor force, adding to concern the economic expansion is…

Baloney Sandwich Index rises in April

The Baloney Sandwich Index rose to 164.5 during April, the highest level for the month since the Fort Smith area index began in September 2003. The BSI is managed by…