Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media tells us about the play, scheduled this weekend and next at Arts Center of the Ozarks.k Plus, it's African Night tomorrow night at UAFS.
Ozarks At Large
A proposal to cut maximum unemployment benefit payouts moves forward in the Arkansas Legislature, as do discussions regarding expansion to the state's Medicaid system. And, the proposal for the state to provide several million dollars in financing for the Big River Steel project passes the state House, though representatives still need to sign off on a budget bill for the proposal to be final


On Sunday, officials with ExxonMobil and local leaders allowed the press to get its first look at an area where an oil pipeline ruptured a week and a half ago, spilling an estimated 5,000 barrels of tar sands.
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media syas that Dickson Street tonight will host both ends of the musical spectrum, from country to metal, in less than two blocks' span.
In a rare opportunity, both of Arkansas' U.S. Senators were in Fayetteville at the same time, so we took the opportunity to ask them about the similarities of fundraising, whether for programming or a reelection campaign.
Steve Wozniak stops by Fayetteville over the weekend, and he gives his thoughts on the advancement of technology since he first revolutionized personal computing with the Apple II, And, Governor Mike Beebe discusses options facing Arkansas regarding expansions of the state's Medicaid system.
Here are the pieces used in today's pop culture montage dealing with asking questions.
- The Moonglows with their hit "Who Wrote The Book of Love"
- The ultimate question, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
- Bob Dylan with his breakout 1963 hit "Blowin in the Wind"
- Laurence Olivier asks Dustin Hoffman "Is it safe?" in the chilling thriller Marathon Man
- The Big Bopper wonders "Who Put the Bop in the Bop-Shoo-Bob"
- The question that many Verizon customers continually ask: "Can you hear me now?"
- Dionne Warwick asks "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
- The famous scene from Dallas that left many asking who shot J.R.?
- Robert De Niro nearly loses his wits when he asks his taxi-driving reflection "Are you talking to me?"
- Rockapella asks "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, as the state prepares for a busy election year, one county makes changes to its polling sites. Plus, a physical fitness event this weekend celebrates two very different causes, and we visit with a founder of the Soweto Gospel Choir, which is performing tonight at Walton Arts Center.
A.K. Blake explains the hows, whys and not-to-dos of fire spinning. He’ll perform Saturday night at the Firefly Fling at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Fort Smith native Robyn Horn will lecture at the
The Cole Reeves Band will open for David Allan Coe tonight at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Tickets are available at hardluckentertainment.com.
Exxon-Mobil is laying the blame for the March rupture of its Pegasus pipeline in Mayflower on manufacturing defects, though the Sierra Club of Arkansas doesn't buy into the claim. Senator John Boozman says that the solution to lowering interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans is to tie those interest rates to rates on U.S. Treasury notes. And the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program yesterday announced more than $2 million in grants to projects in 41 counties, including several in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.
"Trying Your Luck" by The Strokes
As many as sixty gay and lesbian owned businesses operate in Eureka Springs, and to better promote their industry, operators are organizing a business guild--the first like it in Arkansas.