Apple Seeds Inc. is calling for community support to launch an educational farm on two and half acres of of College Avenue in Fayetteville to teach teachers how to start school gardens.
Ozarks At Large
This weekend the University of Arkansas' Department of mathematical Sciences will spend three hours celebrating puzzles, Martin Gardner and math.
The Springdale Public Library will close much of next week as part of the library's ongoing renovation project. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the formation of a state task force to end human trafficking in the state. A fourth party gets 2014 ballot access in Arkansas. And the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality releases funds for cutting diesel emissions in the state.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the Amazeum receives a large gift and Grant Tennille, the director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, discusses the state of Arkansas' economy.
In the span of 35 years, The Austin Lounge Lizards have released 11 albums including one this year. The band has a loyal following around the country, and when they were in Fayetteville recently, they stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a live set on The Pickin' Post. Here's one of the songs from that set.A scavenger hunt, a cooking class, a blood drive and more will take place in the days and weeks ahead.
Tom Wing, director of the Drennen-Scott House in Van Buren, says that the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas was originally located in Van Buren, prior to Judge Isaac Parker's reign over the court in Fort smith.
Roby Brock talks to Grant Tennille from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission about the state's economy in the weeks after the federal government shutdown.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, January 20, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with young adult author An Na. Also, we learn what it takes to become a police officer.
In this month's music review, we listen to Let's Be Still, the sophomore album from Seattle-based The Head and the Heart.
You can't do everything there is to do in the next two months...but we have some suggestions.
"Gone With The Wind" by Bill Evans
The Arkansas Libertarian Party will be on the 2014 ballot in Arkansas. The party is now trying to make sure they can automatically qualify for the 2016 ballot.
Housing sales numbers for September show positive improvement in the housing market across Arkansas. Governor Beebe warns state lawmakers about the implications of defunding the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid during the fiscal session in a few months. And Rogers-based Ozark Mountain Poultry opens a second facility in Batesville.
"Lamb on the Lam (in the city)" by Band of Horses
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas has information about candidates vying for Congressman Tim Griffin's former position.
