Pictured above: Former Razorback star Darrell Walker enjoyed a long career in the NBA. (Photos provided) Mention Darrell Walker in most corners of Arkansas, and his name recognition is almost instantaneous among Razorback fans. The Chicago native carved a permanent…
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Pictured above: An aerial shot of Big River Steel in Mississippi County. (Photos provided) In 1953, Arkansas lawmakers signed off on “The Land of Opportunity” as the official state nickname. Within a few years, future governor Winthrop Rockefeller became the…
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2024 Little Rock Attractions Guide Unveiled
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe 2024 Little Rock Attractions Guide is now available online and in print. Produced by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB), the guide is updated annually to provide potential and repeat visitors with the information necessary to plan…
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Clinton Foundation Reveals Plans for ‘Major’ Expansion
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOn Aug. 8, the Clinton Foundation revealed plans for a major expansion of the Clinton Presidential Center. The Foundation is partnering with Studio Gang, the award-winning international architecture and urban design practice led by Jeanne Gang, to design the project.…
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Playing Matchmaker: The ‘Love, Little Rock’ Campaign Attracting Talent to City
Looking for a job has a lot in common with looking for love — in all the worst ways. Say you’ve just gotten out of a years-long relationship/career, and now you’re looking to move on. It would be great to…
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The 2 Towers: Iconic Building Makeovers A Key to Downtown LR’s Next Chapter
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThe city’s core is Gabe Holmstrom’s workplace, his playground and his passion. A few minutes of conversation yields observations that speak to his trained eye: the proliferation of murals and outdoor art here being one positive, the mish-mash inconsistency of…
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Dynamic Duo: Chris and Justin Schwilling
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is full of “dynamic duos,” those couples and partners in business who’ve made lasting impacts on their communities. And they come in many different flavors, from community business leaders to those Arkansans making noise on a global stage. Arkansas…
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A Vision Realized: Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Museum of Fine Arts Executive Director Victoria Ramirez discusses the works included in one of the museum’s new galleries (Photos by Stephen Lewis) At long last, the renovated, expanded and rebranded Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little…
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A Look Inside AMFA Before Opening Day
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) revealed on Tuesday, April 18 that eight galleries have been endowed and named by Harriet and Warren Stephens, just in time for the much-anticipated opening of the grounds on April 22, which, according to…
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Architectural Digest Shows Some Love to Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) was recently featured in an Architectural Digest online article. The article – written by Hannah Martin, Sam Cochran and Elizabeth Fazzare – refers to AMFA as a “blooming interest.” The feature starts off…