August Edition of ‘Discover Arkansas’ Available Online
The August edition of “Discover Arkansas” is now available at www.arkansas.com/discover-arkansas. Published by Arkansas Tourism, the monthly digital publication highlights events, activities and trip ideas in The Natural State. Is summer better on two wheels? Arkansas’s cycling and biking options provide plenty of opportunities to find out! This month’s Discover Arkansas highlights all the ways […]
Carrboro Music Festival
One of the first impressions I had of Carrboro was in 2005, when I made a trip down here to house hunt. In one of those wonderful accidents that can change a life, I turned a corner and walked right into the Carrboro Music Festival. Everywhere I looked there were bands, colorful crowds, beautiful music, and people […]
Things to do this week in North Little Rock (as of 7.26.21)
*Denotes FREE admission Full calendar of events: https://northlittlerock.org/events *All week: pick up free STEM “Family Pets” crafts at Laman Library Main Branch (2801 Orange St.) Thursday, July 29 *8a–7:30p|The Old Mill at T. R. Pugh Memorial Park (3800 Lakeshore Dr.) *9a–4p|North Little Rock Welcome Center (600 Main St.) *9a-6p|Blue-Eyed Knocker Club Photo Exhibit – William […]
Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Officially Begins Operating Lake Sylvia Recreation Area
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT) held an event today at Lake Sylvia Recreation Area to officially mark the beginning of operating and managing the area as a unit of Pinnacle Mountain State Park. ADPHT has signed a historic property lease with the United States Forest Service (USFS) to […]
NO TIME TO TARRY – THE BOONE DAWDLE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
COLUMBIA, MO – There are so many things to enjoy about Columbia in the summertime. There are the leisurely bike rides on Columbia’s celebrated trails. There are the numerous outstanding outdoor concerts. There’s delicious and seasonal locally-sourced food and Columbia’s distinguished farmers markets. There’s kicking back and enjoying a good movie in a cool theater […]
North Little Rock “Setting the Table” Culinary Initiative
The North Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has launched a new effort to define and strengthen culinary tourism for the city called “Setting the Table” which will optimize the local food ecosystem as a key driver for the city’s brand. “At its heart, the mission of Setting the Table is to position North Little Rock […]
New, Expanded, and Changing Restaurants in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough
Seafood Destiny, a Greensboro-based business that serves made-to-order crab legs, lobster, shrimp, and more is opening on the corner of Columbia and Franklin Street in the site formerly operated by Lotsa Pizza, announced the Downtown Chapel Hill Partnership. The owner of Seafood Destiny, Anthony Knotts, said he and his son, Jalen, hope to be operational […]
Columbia’s Roots N Blues Festival Makes Its Highly-Anticipated Return
COLUMBIA, MO – After more than a year without live music, the driving beat of a snare drum, the pulsing rhythm of a bass guitar and sweet vocal melodies floating through the air around Stephens Lake Park will be welcome sounds as the Roots N Blues Festival makes its highly anticipated return to Columbia September […]
Things to do this week in North Little Rock (as of 7.19.21)
*Denotes FREE admission Full calendar of events: https://northlittlerock.org/events *Weekdays: Reptile & Amphibian Take & Make STEM crafts – William F. Laman Library Main Branch (2801 Orange St.) Wednesday, July 21 *8a–7:30p|The Old Mill at T. R. Pugh Memorial Park (3800 Lakeshore Dr.) *9a–4p|North Little Rock Welcome Center (600 Main St.) *9a-6p|Blue-Eyed Knocker Club Photo Exhibit […]
Fairbanks, Alaska Hosts Annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Fairbanks, Alaska (AK) – The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Big Dipper in Fairbanks from July 21 through 24, 2021. A four-day series of traditional Alaska Native athletic competitions, WEIO draws Native athletes and dancers from around the state, the United States, Canada and Greenland, as well as visitors, […]
