In his weekly review of business and political news, Roby Brock of Talk Business Arkansas says that a recent release by the Federal Reserve shows that though the economic recovery isn't leaping forward in Arkansas, some sectors are showing brisk improvement.Ozarks At Large
In his weekly review of business and political news, Roby Brock of Talk Business Arkansas says that a recent release by the Federal Reserve shows that though the economic recovery isn't leaping forward in Arkansas, some sectors are showing brisk improvement.The Big River Steel superproject moves forward in northeast Arkansas, while Central Arkansas Water files intent to sue Exxon Mobile if the company decides to prematurely restart its Pegasus pipeline through Central Arkansas. And, the Beaver Watershed Alliance plans a series of community meetings in southern Washington County to give local stakeholders information regarding best operating practices to help improve water quality in the West Fork watershed of the White River. The schedule and more information for those meetings can be found in this flyer.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks at Large, a student-led sex education week at the U of A, two brothers building canoes in Avoca, and we step inside of Son's Chapel outside of Goshen.
The Fayetteville-based soul and blues artist recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, and among other songs, he performed this one titled "Satin Sheets."
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about one of her favorite restaurants in Goshen.
Here are our clips devoted to quiet, whispering and all manners of silence for our Sunday montage:
1. Bjork sings It's Oh So Quiet.
2. Marlon Brando, as Superman's father, explains the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II.
3. The Five Satins celebrate in The Still of the Night.
4. The members of The Breakfast Club spend time in a library.
5. Another library: George Peppard is shushed at the New York City Library just before he tells Audrey Hepburn he loves her in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
6. Miles Davis' In a Silent Way.
7. King Arthur tells Dennis the Constitutional Peasant to be quiet in Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail.
8. The Ink Spots sign about The Whispering Grass.
9. John Wayne arrives in Ireland in the opening of The Quiet Man.
10. Simon and Garfunkel, of course.
Apologies to: John Cage, Bertolt Brecht and every version of Silent Night. Maybe next time.
1. Bjork sings It's Oh So Quiet.
2. Marlon Brando, as Superman's father, explains the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II.
3. The Five Satins celebrate in The Still of the Night.
4. The members of The Breakfast Club spend time in a library.
5. Another library: George Peppard is shushed at the New York City Library just before he tells Audrey Hepburn he loves her in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
6. Miles Davis' In a Silent Way.
7. King Arthur tells Dennis the Constitutional Peasant to be quiet in Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail.
8. The Ink Spots sign about The Whispering Grass.
9. John Wayne arrives in Ireland in the opening of The Quiet Man.
10. Simon and Garfunkel, of course.
Apologies to: John Cage, Bertolt Brecht and every version of Silent Night. Maybe next time.
We step inside Son's Chapel near Goshen to find that the women's group that was started over 90 years ago to raise funds for construction, is still hard at work maintaining the building.Auditions for the SoNA chorale singers, a panel discussion on racial diversity, the annual Mule Jump at Pea Ridge and more in this morning's notes.
For the latest installment in our series about locally-made things, we travel to Avoca to meet one of the two brothers responsible for Two Brothers Canoe, Inc.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 16, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, we talk to a Fayetteville resident whose grandson was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting a year ago. Plus, we learn more about Healing Ministries at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Authors Richard Torrenzano and Mark Davis visited KUAF’s Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss the phenomenon of “digital assassination.” The authors approached the subject as reputation experts.
To listen to the authors discuss a wrongful Wikipedia entry that accused Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s long-time assistant John Seigenthaler Sr. of being involved in the former Attorney General’s assassination, click here.
Ozarks at Large’s Sophie Kid spoke with a local musician and an audiologist about a BBC report released this summer warning classical musicians regarding the dangers of suffering hearing loss due to exposure to loud concert music.
To hear more, click here.
“Run” by Air
A lecture in honor of American Indian Heritage Month is this evening at 6 p.m. in the Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus, and a jazz performance by the UAFS Jazz Band and UAFS Jazz Lab Ensemble will be at Second Street Live in Fort Smith.
Blogger and columnist Meredith Martin Moats discusses her observations about how we learn to speak.
You can visit her blog at www.boileddownjuice.com.
“Talk” by Coldplay
Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited Blytheville Friday. Johnathan Reeves from our content partner KASU in Jonesboro has this report.
