by - February 6, 2012 11:48 am
Rogers store looking for Made in America
ROGERS — Amid the Arkansas blown glass, art and handmade baby hats, foreign made items, like key chains and baby shoes, are marked down 50% at B LaRue, an eclectic…
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by - February 6, 2012 10:16 am
Sparks Health opens Van Buren cardiology clinic
Sparks Health System has opened a new Cardiology Center at Sparks-Van Buren, located next to Summit Medical Center. The practice includes five board certified Cardiologists whose specialties include Interventional Cardiology,…
by - February 6, 2012 10:05 am
Regional tourism sector up in 2011
Other segments of the Fort Smith regional economy are struggling to recover, but the area tourism sector saw gains in employment and hospitality tax collections during 2011. Hospitality tax collections…
by - February 6, 2012 9:49 am
Walmart announces $9.5 million in grants
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announced Monday (Feb. 6) they would release $9.5 million in grants to organizations that promote healthy eating habits. The funding will support nutrition education programs,…
by - February 5, 2012 7:25 pm
General thoughts
And now for a few notes on the news about the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith losing its A-10 planes and mission by mid-2013, and instead receiving what may…
by - February 5, 2012 3:19 pm
Vinny wins spelling bee with ‘cilantro’
Vinny Nguyen, a fifth grader from Christ the King Catholic School, spelled “cilantro” and “eulogy” correctly to win the 28th annual Sebastian County Spelling Bee, held Saturday (Feb. 4) in…
by - February 5, 2012 2:50 pm
Junior League hosts ‘Kids in the Kitchen’
The Junior League of Fort Smith hosted Kids in the Kitchen at the AMP'D Outreach Center of East Side Baptist Church on Saturday (Feb. 4) to demonstrate that eating healthy…
by - February 5, 2012 2:31 pm
Scrabble teams raise money for Literacy Council
BENTONVILLE — In the world of Scrabble warfare, the battle begins with a single word. On Saturday night (Feb. 4), teams of Scrabble players sitting around tables in the Bentonville Doubletree…
by - February 4, 2012 4:32 pm
DeFrancesco show supports jazz programs
FAYETTEVILLE — Jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, a mainstream jazz artist with an active role in the revival of the Hammond B-3 organ as a jazz instrument, played to a packed…
by - February 4, 2012 3:46 pm
UAFS Hall of Fame inductees share experiences
Five former University of Arkansas at Fort Smith student-athletes were inducted into the Lions Athletics Hall of Fame during the third annual honorary banquet Friday (Feb. 3) at the old…
by - February 3, 2012 9:11 pm
Hulen exhibit is ‘Made in the USA’
FAYETTEVILLE — Artist Jeannie Hulen’s Made in the USA exhibit is as rocker Bonnie Raitt says: “Something to Talk About.” Cutouts of shadows of Hulan’s immediate and extended family provided the…
by - February 3, 2012 8:48 pm
Elvis fever continues
The Million Dollar Quartet’s Elvis impersonator, Cody Slaughter of Harrison, isn’t the only entertainer helping us relive those memories of The King. While Slaughter’s role in the Million Dollar Quartet…
by - February 3, 2012 8:43 pm
Damn Yankees!
The Urban Dictionary describes a “damn yankee” as someone who moves south because of the warmer climate and friendly people, and decides to stay, (as opposed to regular yankees who…
by - February 3, 2012 8:39 pm
They look good, but can they sing?
Oh yes, they can. Here’s what U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., had to say about the Singing Men of Arkansas: “The Singing Men of Arkansas are a treasure – Director…
by - February 3, 2012 8:36 pm
Texas singer-songwriter takes two in the area
Ray Wylie Hubbard is blowing through the area like a Texas twister, playing Second Street Live in Fort Smith on Wednesday (Feb. 8) and George’s Majestic Lounge the next night…
by - February 3, 2012 8:24 pm
‘Happy hour with a cause’ supports scholarship program
FAYETTEVILLE — As guests began to file into Mermaids restaurant for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s Winter Social on Feb. 2, “happy hour with a cause” conversation began to flow,…
by - February 3, 2012 8:06 pm
XNA waits for federal funding on runway project
It’s a game of “wait and see” for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport as officials hope for news on several fronts, with the biggest being a federal funding bill expected…
by - February 3, 2012 7:03 pm
Changes ahead for the Jones Center; Red Cross deal inked
SPRINGDALE – The Jones Center for Families and the American Red Cross finalized an agreement Friday for the Red Cross to lease an office at the center and to rent…
by - February 3, 2012 3:16 pm
Bringin’ it on
You may have seen the 2000 teen comedy movie Bring it On (or Cheers!, as it’s known in Japan), but even that won’t prepare you for the stage production of…
by - February 3, 2012 3:09 pm
Railroad Earth chugs through Fayetteville
The northwest New Jersey bluegrass band Railroad Earth will pull into George’s Majestic Lounge Monday (Feb. 6) as part of its 2012 winter tour. The Fayetteville stop is sandwiched between…