Fort Smith Times Record
When Irmalean Jones moved to Fort Smith, her housing options were more concentrated than they were in Louisiana.
Jones, 62, lives in Nelson Hall Beckman Center on North 31st Street after moving to the area from Alexandria, Louisiana two years ago. While Jones likes her home the residents are allowed to garden she did note the difference. They had them all through (the city), housing projects, she said of Alexandria.
Jones home is one of 471 rental units overseen by the Fort Smith Housing Authority. More than 90% of the Housing Authority s developments are built north of Rogers Avenue, and a majority of these are built north of Grand Avenue, said Fort Smith Housing Authority Executive Director Mitch Minnick.
Fort Smith Times Record
Businesses and houses are not the only things going up in Chaffee Crossing. Manes & Miracles hopes to put a barn out there for therapy with horses.
In its upcoming capital campaign, Manes & Miracles hopes to build a facility that will hold more horses and allow them to serve more patients than their current location in Barling.
As part of the Times Record s Community Christmas Card in 2019, Manes & Miracles received enough funding from the public to build a fence around its donated property in Chaffee Crossing.
Jodi Kusturin is the director of Manes & Miracles and is a physical therapist who works with the kids, both on and off the horses.
Fort Smith Times Record
The riverfront of Fort Smith is an area that has seen a lot of development and it is going to see more in the next few years.
With the U.S. Marshal s Museum expected to possibly open next summer and the Community School for the Arts breaking ground last month, the riverfront is shaping up to be a place where people can walk and experience a variety of things.
Center for Creative Arts
As a part of the Community School for the Arts program, the school broke ground on a new Center for Creative Arts on the riverfront.
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