Theater in Fayetteville and Black Music Month celebrations in Rogers is what's up today.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Dr. Mike Johnson, associate vice-chancellor of facilities at the University of Arkansas, on factors the university considered before proposing two sites for a temporary construction road on campus and Paula Marinoni, a local resident who mobilized a protest against one of the proposed sites. Also on today's show, a Fayetteville church helps families and friends care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, and a conversation with Energy Corps member and Walton Arts Center's sustainability coordinator Dan Dean.
Participants will seek out energy-saving features at Orlo and Mary Stitt’s home in an unusual scavenger hunt. Ozarks at Large's Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports.The 32nd annual Arkansas Governor’s School underway on the Hendrix College campus in Conway, a slight dip in Arkansas' homeless population, and a bipartisan group questions the legality of American military action in Libya – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half Time.
Prairie Grove farmer supplies fresh produce to Walmart stores in the region. Ozarks at Large's Energy Corps reporter Christina Thomas reports.The Fayetteville Public Library's Mountain Street Stage music series continues this weekend with Trio de Janiero.
A proposed smoking ban in city bars, recent developments in a 1995 abduction case, highway improvements plans, improvement in Arkansas' 2010 GDP, etc. -- on today's Ozarks at Large Half Time.
On today's edition of Ozarks, rebuilding a home after a tornado on New Year's Eve destroyed it. Also, farmers and veterans working together.If you need to recover from all of the fun you've had at Wakarusa, Becca says there is plenty of live music in the region tonight.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…trying to make sense of the year that was 2013 politics in Arkansas; and trying to guess how the election year of 2014 may unfold. Plus Antoinette will walk us through the process used by a 3D printer. We’ll also take a ride along some innovative local trails with the founder of Progressive Trail Design and find out how millions of steps led Mercy Health to a national honor.
The ending sports seasons, art with a new permanent home, and a new effort to collect diapers are all part the Tuesday notes.
After Sunday's tornado devastated Vilonia, Mayflower and the surrounding areas, several businesses began offering a slew of options to provide additional support to relief efforts, some traditional and others more novel.
For a list of some of the ways to help relief efforts, click here.
A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.
"Bizness" by tUnE-YaRdS
The Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, D.C. has announced plans to aggressively expand operations in Arkansas and two other southern states. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the group has committed $8.5 million dollars to make it happen. (Photo: Chad Griffin, HRC President and Arkansas native)
Plus, Wal-Mart pays large sums in legal fees. Roby Brock has more in this week’s Talk Business and Politics Update.
“In/Out” by Dan Croll
