Next year an LLM degree at the University of Arkansas will be obtainable in a face-to-face setting or from a distance.`
Ozarks At Large
The Fort Smith Housing Authority is one of several organizations receiving money from HUD as part of its Capital Fund Campaign.
The Rogers city council gets ready to consider closing the road around Lake Atalanta, and a farmers market gets ready to open in Centerton.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, upgrades to a nearly decade-old program are designed to more effectively connect consumers with local farmers. Plus, the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is on the horizon. We learn about the consequences of failing to enroll in coverage.
On the first weekday of Spring Break, Becca Martin Brown takes us to a notable house in Memphis, and it isn't Graceland.
Louis Jordan is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Still, many Arkansans might not know about their native son. Stephen Koch, the host of Arkansongs, has written a new book about him.The Arkansas Agriculture Department has recently revamped its program that connects local farmers to interested consumers, including an upcoming App.
Meanwhile, a push to raise the Arkansas minimum wage, and a separate effort to increase workforce programs get underway in the state. Roby Brock has that story and more in his weekly update.The city council will consider buying just more than four acres for the city's fourth fire station. Plus, the Private Option compromises were discussed at the Political Animals Club in Little Rock.
Open enrollment for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act ends March 31st. And if you don’t have minimal essential coverage of any kind, you will be penalized. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, how much depends on your income level.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, April 25, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the band Elephant Revival stopped by the Frimin-Garner Performance Studio this month to talk about their instruments, their music and their social causes, and to play some music before their concert at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Becca Martin Brown has the flu, so Antoinette and Kyle try to fill her shoes and explain what entertainment options there are for the weekend.
"An Imposter and a Magician" by Marmaduke Duke
We get a preview of tomorrow night's Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra concert when guest artist Yoonie Han comes to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio
"Love is All Around" by Joan Jett
Arkansas' U.S. Senate delegation is opposed to a proposed federal assault weapons ban while a state Senate bill to allow concealed handguns in churches advances to the state House of Representatives. In non-legislative news, the number of students served by the Ozark Literacy Council substantially increased last year.
"Hector" by Cold Specks
The Energize NWA Summit in Rogers today is a first step, organizers say, in a healthier northwest Arkansas.
Graduation Education Week at the University of Arkansas puts a spotlight on members of the campus who are part student, part researcher, part instructor.
