Olivia's Basket has built nine homes in Mexico and Honduras, but the organization will hold its first ever public fundraiser next week in Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
There are plenty of opportunities to get out during the next few days.
New standards in education are increasing the accountability placed on the nations 5 and 6 year olds. Will it soon be PRE - K through 12?
UALR’s chief economist, Michael Pakko, talks economics with TalkBusiness Arkansas' Roby Brock about employment and unemployment in Arkansas in the last 6 months. Armies of insurance adjusters deploy to Central Arkansas to begin helping their customers file claims for storm damage, and Entergy Arkansas has its own army of crews working to repair the area's infrastructure.
On today's Ozarks, Walmart hosts a sustainability product expo, Mission of Mercy seeks dentists to volunteer their time, a reality show looks to cast Eureka Springs residents, and more.
This spring, a Hollywood casting agent started soliciting Eureka Springs residents to appear in a reality television series about the town. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, an unknown number of Eurekans have signed releases to appear on a project they know little about.
The Arkansas State Dental Association will hold the annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy May 16-17 in Springdale. One dentist involved with organizing the effort says that the annual event attracts thousands of people, both patients and volunteers.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 23, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
University of Arkansas sculpture students are displaying their artwork through storefront windows at Garland Center on Garland Avenue in Fayetteville. Professor Bethany Springer gives Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar a tour.
To learn more about the artwork, email Professor Bethany Springer at bspringe@uark.edu.
To view a slideshow of the displayed artwork, click here.
Senator Mark Pryor hopes for a quick decision on the constitutionality of the nation’s health care law; a direct flight from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington DC will begin on July 11th; and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“A Long Time Listening” by Agent Fresco
Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about events lined up toward the end of spring break.
KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsburg speaks with Chase Cavalier and Ben Harris, trumpeter and guitarist of the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, respectively in advance of the collective’s performance on March 30th at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center predicts that upcoming weeks will be busy, very busy for Walton Arts Center.
