Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new efforts to revitalize historic Cane Hill, and we take a boat ride with the University of Arkansas Water Ski Club. Plus, a look at the 2013 State of Northwest Arkansas Report.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new efforts to revitalize historic Cane Hill, and we take a boat ride with the University of Arkansas Water Ski Club. Plus, a look at the 2013 State of Northwest Arkansas Report.
You can go to a workshop at NWACC to learn about the state's Freedom of Information Act, or you can participate in one of many lake and other outdoor cleanups in the next few days.
In her ongoing book review series, Meredith Martin-Moats analyzes In Service to America: The History of VISTA in Arkansas, 1965-1985.
Fayetteville will host the inaugural NWA Hispanic Heritage Festival and Health Fair Friday and Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds.
Becca discusses the eclectic music lineup at the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair, which includes a performance by Sevendust.Ahead on Ozarks: the approaching enrollment period for new Arkansas health care plans means many people in the state have questions about how they'll be affected. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, seeks answers to some of the questions from three people close to the health-care issue. Plus theater returns in full force. No fewer than thirteen productions will be on area stages in the next month. We'll have a rundown and meet the young, earnest cast of the University of Arkansas’ Clean House…the first play of the U of A season. And how mammals in the University of Arkansas’ museum collection are being preserved.
Well, maybe not lions and tigers, but the UA collection does have more than 250 river otters. They recently received a grant to rehouse their mammal collection. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas has more. The Arkansas Insurance Department releases rates for insurance policies that will be sold through the state's new insurance exchange. Arkansas' poverty rate edges upward slightly in the latest American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Arkansas Children's Hospital researchers continue efforts to curb the rate of childhood obesity. A Fayetteville street is closed to make way for sidewalk construction. And fewer travelers flew through XNA in August, though the airport has still seen more travelers so far this year than at this time last year.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, how the history of Arkansas was written. We speak with two of the four authors of "Arkansas: a Narrative History." Plus, our weekly installment of Arkansongs, and Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up.
The second edition of "Arkansas: a Narrative History" has been released by the University of Arkansas Press. We speak with two of the book's four authors about how they condensed the state's history, from the formation of the Ozark Mountains to Governor Mike Beebe.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, golf is a sport, but it's also a vehicle for life lessons about honesty and perseverance. We visit the green as First Tee of Northwest Arkansas spends an afternoon teaching values to area youth. Plus, a look at the senate race in Arkansas.
The local band East of Zion will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, which is located on the corner of School Ave. and Mountain St.
Senators Boozman and Pryor sound off about immigration reform, an Arkansan who advocates on behalf of the children of incarcerated persons is honored at the White House, Some Vietnam Veterans will be honored during a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Flag Day, including two Arkansans. And, thousands of license plates adorned with Razorbacks are on automobiles across the state, but those plates have generated millions of dollars for scholarships.
"Romeo and Juliet" by The Killers
A program in Arkansas has helped more women receive mammograms and other medical examinations in an effort to detect more cancers earlier.
Over the decades, Eureka Springs’ history museum, filled with historical collections and artworks, had taken on the appearance of a flea market. But thanks to several inspired new museum board members, the institution has been transformed.
The Young Actors Guild’s Summer Musical promises to be BIG this weekend. Becca Martin Brown tells us more.
