To drive through downtown Little Rock these days is to see a city leaning into its own reinvention. Multiple cranes hover above the Arkansas River, part of the massive Interstate 30 bridge replacement, a project that has radiated new energy into the city s core. Nearby, the River Market hums with activity day and night while other pockets of the urban district on both sides of Interstate 630 bristle with new restaurants, residences and office space or speak of such things to come.
The 82nd Arkansas State Fair gets underway Friday, with the usual and in some cases unusual assortment of free concerts, fair food, livestock competitions, carnival rides and varied attractions.
A few weeks ago I wrote about Arkansas' participation in the 1876 U.S. centennial celebration in Philadelphia, the first national exhibition in which Arkansas participated, replete with an appealing and unusual exhibit building. The success of the centennial fair spawned a number of regional fairs in which Arkansas exhibited, but did not have a building.
A few weeks ago I wrote about Arkansas participation in the 1876 U.S. centennial celebration in Philadelphia, the first national exhibition in which Arkansas participated, replete with an appealing and unusual exhibit building. The success of the centennial fair spawned a number of regional fairs in which Arkansas exhibited, but did not have a building.
Photo: Haylee Silzell A Mountain Home High School Career Academies student is the recent winner of a pageant in Harrison. Sixteen-year-old Haylee Silzell was