Today we listen to samples from "Half the City," the debut album from St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers offers a brief preview of the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend.
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Tyson Foods yesterday announced that Hillshire Brands had accepted its $8.5 billion acquisition bid over a smaller acquisition by Pinnacle Foods. Senator John Boozman returns to Washington, D.C. more than a month after undergoing emergency heart surgery, and a new effort aiming at legalizing cannabis gets underway in Arkansas.
Saturday's Wellfest lets you run, ride, even hula hoop.
Here is a direct link to all things Wellfest, including race courses.
Here is a direct link to all things Wellfest, including race courses.
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
Diatoms are microscopic, but vital, parts of life. Research at the University of Arkansas is finding out more about them.
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a summer tradition returns with the opening of the 64th season of the Opera in the Ozarks, and there are modifications going on with the Arkansas Child Maltreatment Registry.
At any given time, there are around 4000 children in foster care in Arkansas. Of those, 500 will never return home. Sebastian County has the second-largest number of foster kids and children available for adoption behind only Pulaski County though its population is much less. We learn more about adoption in Arkansas…
"Instrumental" by Arcade Fire
The Rock City Times offers up a daily dose of satire…with the parody aimed at all things Arkansas.
"BYOB" by Vitamin String Quartet
A Harrison Middle School EAST class, under the direction of teacher John Henderson, is researching Fick Cemetery, purported to be the town’s first burial ground—some believe for African Americans. And while all artifacts and stones have long been removed, the students are determined to unearth the truth.
Emily Ervin is one of several vendors participating at The Little Craft Show Dec. 7.
Becca says that even though the concert this week by the Arts Center of the Ozarks Chorale is titled as such, there will be some holiday music performed.
"Not a Christmas Song" by David Berkham