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Arts town hall meeting to focus on workforce housing for creatives
Arkansans for the Arts, a statewide arts advocacy nonprofit, is hosting a town hall meeting in Northwest Arkansas as part of its four-city tour. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at The Medium, located at 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. The meeting will focus on workforce housing for artists, creatives, and arts workers in the region.
E-Bikes in Arkansas
Electric bikes are a growing phenomenon worldwide and in Arkansas. You’ve likely seen them gliding smoothly along with their riders, hardly seeming to exert any effort. Widely seen as a way to alleviate traffic and pollution and promote more sustainable living, e-bikes are also a way to ride farther and enjoy Arkansas’s beautiful cities and trail systems.
Daily Newscast for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Tuesday, July 23 2024. - The Arkansas Supreme court ordered the secretary of state's office to continue to count signatures on a ballot initiative aimed at loosening state abortion restrictions. - The Arkansas Democratic Party...
UAMS hopes new nurse midwifery program will address Arkansas maternal mortality rates
Officials with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences say they’re in the early stages of working on a new program they hope will help soon-to-be mothers and lower maternal mortality rates in the state.
Arkansas fire department unveils new baby box
EAST END, Ark. — There is now a baby box in rural Arkansas for the first time, thanks to a law change that allowed volunteer fire departments to install one. East End is the newest location in Arkansas to get a baby box, which serves as a safe place for someone to place a baby without questions.
Agilix Hires Tripp as VP of South Region
Agilix Solutions (Memphis, TN): Al Tripp joined the company as VP of the South Region. Based in the Memphis branch, Tripp succeeds Dave Armstrong, who was recently promoted to senior VP of Sales. He will lead the company’s efforts to grow across its south region encompassing seven branches in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Arkansas Black women join Zoom call that raised over $1M in support of Kamala Harris
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris began her first presidential campaign rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The growing support for her campaign has amassed around a hundred million dollars since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal on Sunday. On that same day, a Zoom call took place where thousands of Black women joined to show their support for Vice President Harris.
Missouri, Arkansas ranked among US states with the lowest costs of living
With the cost of living rising everywhere in the United States, the prospect of moving to places with lower costs of living is more attractive than ever. Luckily, residents of Missouri and Arkansas reside in some of the cheapest states to live in the country. A new report from GOBankingRates ranked each of the 50 […]
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