Teresa Maurer, our local food ambassador, discusses what we can find at our local Farmers' Markets and tells us which two local delegates will be attending an international gathering of farmers, chefs and food activists in Italy.
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Becca reminds us that single tickets for the Walton Arts Center's 2012-2013 season are officially on sale. More information is available at WaltonArtsCenter.org.
Roby Brock from Talk Business discusses the results of a Hendrix College/Talk Business poll that looks at Arkansans' views on the Affordable Care Act and medicinal marijuana.
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education has set up a new initiative aimed at Arkansans who have not completed college to get back into the classroom, the extreme heat is wreaking havoc with some of the state's wildlife, and more.
On this weekend edition of Ozarks, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act, we visit a 19th century Ozarks homestead that's been occupied since the mid-1800s. Also, we learn more about the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's new PLUS app.The second concert in the KUAF Summer Jazz Series is Saturday night at Walton Arts Center. The annual “Composer’s Showcase” will feature compositions by James Greeson. Last week, Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF's Shades of Jazz, spoke with James and Ben Harris, musical director of the Fayetteville Jazz Collective, about the event. More information is available here.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's new PLUS app allows readers to view extra content via their smart phone or other mobile devices. More information is available at www.arkansasonline.com/plus.
A tour of the Fayetteville Public Library's conveyor belt system reveals what happens once materials are placed in the book return. More information is available at www.faylib.org.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an event fit for your very own Pagnozzi princess, and a one-woman performance parodies what happens after 'happily ever after.' Plus, a new facility helps one organization provide goodwill to the state.
A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.
"Flight of the Crow" by Passenger
On any given day as many as 4,000 Arkansas children are in state custody, having been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Until their case is settled, children are placed provisionally with a relative, foster home, or children’s shelter. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a new state rule now allows emergency placement with “Fictive Kin.”
Web Exclusive: An Oasis for Children in Crisis
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Lynette Bryant. An extended version of the interview is available here.
Becca reminds us singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst will perform at the ACO May 10th.
"River Song" by Shannon Wurst
A conceptual photography exhibit in Mullins Library on the UA campus explores the connections people have to built space and their homes. The works by Sabine Schmidt will be on display through May.
"Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds
