On this spring fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, take a tour of the University of Arkansas’ very own campus community garden. We hear from a pair of father-son jugglers, and the co-founder of Circus Oz; and the first-ever Dining in the District: Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week will kick-off this Sunday.Ozarks At Large
On this spring fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, take a tour of the University of Arkansas’ very own campus community garden. We hear from a pair of father-son jugglers, and the co-founder of Circus Oz; and the first-ever Dining in the District: Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week will kick-off this Sunday.Kyle Kellams visited Rogers earlier this week to learn about the very first Dining in the District: Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week that kicks off this Sunday.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we hear more about a new indie craft show and a local film production company. Also on the show today, “Clunk” returns to bringing musical acts to northwest Arkansas, and workers and protesters call for justice in front of a Fayetteville restaurant.Workers and protestors called for justice in front of Osegueras Mexican Restaurant on Center Street in Fayetteville-- recently renamed “Celi’s”—for allegedly stealing wages. The Department of Labor is investigating.
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Opera Arkansas is hosting their fundraising gala tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Savor Restaurant in Fayetteville, and October 16 at 2 p.m. at the Arend Art Center in Bentonville. Tickets can be purchased at www.arkansasphilharmonic.org.
The blues and jazz lounge and restaurant in Fayetteville hopes to impress northwest Arkansans with great music, delicious food and elegant decor.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces a significant gift to benefit school students in the region. The $10 million gift from Willard and Pat Walker Foundation will pay schools for transportation to and from the museum and a meal from the museum restaurant among other things.
Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar visits Arkansas’ only solar-powered restaurant.
Christina Thomas discusses food safety regarding picnics and restaurant leftovers with Dr. John Marcy.
For the first time in recent memory, six, count 'em, six candidates have filed for the position of Mayor of Eureka Springs -- population 2,300. The winner will replace current Mayor Dani Joy, who is not seeking re-election because she wishes to devote herself full time to her family's restaurant business. Jacqueline Froelich sorts through the list of contenders.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
Several happenings at area libraries and music at local pubs for this National Chocolate Milkshake Day edition of the daily notes.
As we continue our monthly What's in a Name? series, we investigate the connection of the name Shiloh to the city of Springdale.
Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood of Trout Fishing in America recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Here they are playing the title track from their new album, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers."
At end of show: the theme from Tetris
Madison County residents won't see a sales tax increase, and the city sales tax in Siloam Springs will be split a little bit differently after special elections yesterday. The future site of the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has moved slightly to another riverfront parcel that's twice the size. Residents in Benton County won't receive disaster aid for damage caused by the August storms. And more new jobs are coming to Fort Smith by way of another firearms-related company.
"Under a Falling Sky" by Moving Mountains
