The 2013-14 school year marks the first time Common Core Standards will be implemented in Arkansas high schools.
Ozarks At Large
Next week, NWACC will start a six-week program at Crystal Bridges titled America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway.
The Care Foundation awards more than $1 million toward greater community wellness in Northwest Arkansas. And Governor Beebe calls on state lawmakers to use state money to increase monitoring of the Buffalo River watershed near a controversial hog farm.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas (www.talkbusiness.net) discusses what Walmart's latest reported earnings means for the overall U.S. economy.
Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks, music made with bedsprings and sawblades, and we learn the history behind a lake in Benton County, and it isn't Beaver Lake.
Joseph Israel will perform twice in Arkansas this weekend to celebrate the release of his latest album Kingdom Road.
Becca Martin Brown tells us about Justin Cunningham, who is putting on one last show before he leaves town for Julliard.
In the latest installment of our What's in a Name series, we explore the history of Lake Atalanta.The Fayetteville Public Education Foundation yesterday announced this year’s additions to the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor. This year is unique as four were included rather than the three that have been added the past 16 years.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, November 18, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, some local Marshal Island migrants may be eligible to enroll in the Arkansas health care marketplace for private insurance. Plus, we go backstage at the Walton Arts Center, check in with meteorologist Dan Skoff, and more.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says try...just try...to do everything worth doing this weekend.
The latest Theater 2 production, Good People, raises questions about identity and class while making audiences laugh. The script was nominated for a Tony (for best play) in 2011.
"Shipping Up To Boston" by Dropkick Murphys
Seven finalists, including several with ties to our region, have written what could be a new song for Arkansas.
The Tri-tones are three musicians with plenty of experience and some new music.
The Arkansas House yesterday again voted down the appropriation for the Private Option, a date is set for a lawsuit challenging the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, the NWA Council calculates when the region will be home to half-a-million people, and Walmart plans to push more small stores in the coming year.
"Keep Me Running" by The Heavy Pets
