The century-old national organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters, celebrates its 20th year in Northwest Arkansas this month. In honor of the anniversary and to fill a need, the organization has launched a 20 men in 20 days campaign.Ozarks At Large
The century-old national organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters, celebrates its 20th year in Northwest Arkansas this month. In honor of the anniversary and to fill a need, the organization has launched a 20 men in 20 days campaign.
Nicole Holland lived in Paris before, during and after World War II. She dictated the events of her remarkable life to her daughter, Brenda Hancock. Both women recntly came to our studio.Mobile vendors; notably food trucks, trailers and carts; have increasingly become fixtures in the business landscape of Northwest Arkansas, but what regulations do new mobile businesses have to follow?
A new-grant funded program will allow 40 low-income children to attend preschool in Bentonville free.
On this edition of Ozarks: art from chainsaws, performance from fire, honky-tonk on the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway and our regular Friday conversations with Becca Martin Brown and Michael Tilley.
The Cole Reeves Band will open for David Allan Coe tonight at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Tickets are available at hardluckentertainment.com. 
Fort Smith native Robyn Horn will lecture at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art this weekend. A.K. Blake explains the hows, whys and not-to-dos of fire spinning. He’ll perform Saturday night at the Firefly Fling at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses dramatic increases in foreclosed homes on the market in the region and the latest in the 2014 race for governor.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the under-appreciated parts of the United States Constitution. Sanford Levinson, the author of the book Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance, discusses the parts of the documents many of us are unfamiliar with or don't think about often. Plus a new report, issued today, from the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal production, examines animal agriculture in the United States.
Today’s Election Day in Arkansas; the Republican and Democratic parties choose their State House and Senate nominees; a latest report indicates decline in Arkansas home sales numbers; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Stuff Your Ballot Box” by The Two Man Gentleman Band
Before tornado sirens begin to blare, our smart devices are already delivering severe weather warnings. We talk to KFSM 5News Chief meteorologist Garrett Lewis about emergency sirens obsolescence, and we also hear from an expert at the National Storm Prediction Center about hazardous “outlooks.”
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas recently visited an exhibit at the Gravette Museum that celebrates history of the city’s walnut shelling plant. The exhibit is part of Arkansas Heritage Month celebrations.
“Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie
An experimental theatre project by Artists Laboratory Theatre will launch today as part of the 2012 Artosphere Festival. Becca Martin-Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has other suggestions for things to do as well.
“Primary” by The Cure
Bagpiper, former candidate for Congress and now an author Kenton Adler talks with Kyle Kellams about his poetry and new book “The Silver Piper of Teer Non Og” for young adults.
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