The Michigan-based band discusses how they came together as a family band, and they perform "My Love is a Tall Ship" by Jimmy Crowley.
Ozarks At Large
In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
The city of Fort Smith continues to construct a 20-year plan and the University of Arkansas has news about scholarships for future students.
A Texas charter school management nonprofit, Responsive Education Solutions, had been gaining a financial stake in Arkansas—until a complaint filed to the Arkansas Department of Education revealed its science curriculum advances intelligent design. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the controversy raises questions regarding charter authorization.
The state legislature finished business before getting ready to adjourn this year's fiscal session, and Peco Foods announces expansion in Arkansas. Those stories and more in this morning's week in review.
Ahead on Ozarks, Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us a list of St. Patrick's Day events happening this weekend, and we have a preview of the William S. Paley Collection exhibit at Crystal Bridges. We also learn about the latest plans for the new high school in Bentonville.
Finvarra's Wren recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and performance.
Tomorrow, The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism, will open to the public at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, has a long list of St. Patrick's Day activities.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about traditional Native American ecological and cultural practices. Plus, we hear a roundtable discussion about recent political polling data for this year's statewide elections.
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses Sunday’s Tony Awards.
About 150 people gathered on the grass near the intersection of Knapp Drive and Gifford Avenue in Fayetteville Tuesday to watch the transit of Venus in front of the Sun. Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss was there and talked with some of the people watching the event.
Arkansas will end the fiscal year with a surplus of over $67 million; the Fort Smith Board of Directors to decide tonight if an automated trash pickup service will be extended to all of the city; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Venus” by Travka
Walmart’s global retail division is a driving force behind the company’s recent rise in net sales, with 5,600 stores in 26 countries. Doug McMillon, President of Walmart International provides a status report—and response recent allegations of corrupt business practices in Mexico.
“Venus” by Paulinho Mosko
..to view Venus transit the sun is later today. Kyle Kellams talks to a member of the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society about the significance of this event and how to view the transit safely.
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