Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Agriculture & Poultry / Industry / Restaurants & Food

Lost Forty Brewing and the Forest That Shaped Its Name

The Lost 40 of forestry fame is a tract of mature forest owned by PotlatchDeltic Corp. read more >

by Jan Cottingham - July 29, 2024, 12:00am

Media & Marketing / Nonprofits / Technology

CALS Gets $500K Grant From Mellon Foundation to Expand Memory Lab

Funds will be used to build capacity for the system's Memory Lab, which was established in May 2022 to give patrons the resources to digitize their family photographs, personal VHS/Beta video cassettes and audio cassettes. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - April 17, 2024, 10:17am

The Elaine Massacre's place in civil rights history looms large. “You can’t keep thinking it’s going to go away,” said Brian Mitchell, a history professor at UA Little Rock.

Agriculture & Poultry / Education / Government & Politics

Elaine Massacre Memorial Set for Unveiling

A three-day period of killing in the Arkansas Delta a century ago will be commemorated with the Elaine Massacre Memorial, to be dedicated across the street from the Phillips County Courthouse in Helena on Sept. 29. read more >

by Gwen Moritz - July 29, 2019, 12:00am

Ben Fry, the late general manager of KUAR and KLRE.

Education / Media & Marketing

Ben Fry’s Death Prompts Flood of Grief, Tributes

The outpouring was swift and heartfelt after University of Arkansas at Little Rock public radio leader Ben Fry died in his sleep March 10 after almost 30 years of shaping campus stations KUAR and KLRE. read more >

by Kyle Massey - March 21, 2016, 12:00am