Of all the entities suffering through the 2020 pandemic, it’s hard to imagine one in tougher straits than convention and visitors organizations. Since March, they’ve faced the unenviable task of promoting area amenities to an audience unwilling or unable to…
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Keep On Runnin’: Little Rock Marathon Still a Go for 2021
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaTo know Geneva Lamm and Gina Marchese, co-executive directors of the Little Rock Marathon, is to know eternal optimists. For nearly 20 years, the duo has led the signature springtime road race through brilliant sunshine and ice showers, all while…
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A Fair to Remember: How Pigs and Pageants Saved the 2020 Arkansas State Fair
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaHuck Plyler of Hope, age 10, already walks and looks like a seasoned cattleman, right down to the squint. He’s come to the Arkansas State Fair to show rabbits and steers, and it’s not his first time in the show…
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Applications for Buffalo River Watershed Projects Open Through Dec. 15
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffApplications for water quality and resource management projects in the Buffalo River Watershed are now being accepted by the Buffalo River Conservation Committee. The committee will be accepting funding requests through Dec. 15, 2020. Created by a 2019 executive order…
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Officials Open New Pinnacle Mountain Trails With More to Come in 2021
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleLocal officials unveiled the opening of the Monument Trail system at Pinnacle Mountain State Park and the groundbreaking of new trails at River Mountain Park and Two Rivers Park in Little Rock during a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 28.…
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Major Retiring as North Little Rock CVB President and CEO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)’s president and chief executive will be stepping down at the end of 2020. Bob Major has served as the North Little Rock CVB’s president and CEO since 2012 and will be…
Saracen Casino Resort has unveiled its lineup of restaurant and dining options that will be available at its Pine Bluff facilities. The focal point of the dining experience will be the Red Oak Steakhouse. According to food and beverage creative…
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Fayetteville Breaking Ground on Cultural Arts Corridor Sept. 10
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe City of Fayetteville is breaking ground on a new Cultural Arts Corridor this week. On Sept. 10, the city will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at Fay Jones Woods for the new Cultural Arts Corridor, an interconnected series of outdoor…
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) is participating in a new national campaign designed to spark future travel. Entitled ‘Let’s Go There,” the campaign was created by the U.S. Travel Association is designed to inspire individuals to travel…
Growing up in the ‘80s at the end of a dirt road in rural Lonoke County, bicycles were a part of my everyday life. Then, in 1986, the bicycle-centric, cult classic movie RAD was available for rent on VCR at…