If you've been out and about and you've noticed a group of ladies wearing bright red and purple hats, good. They wanted to be noticed. They're most likely members of the Red Hat Society. This Thursday, the group will celebrate the day 15 years ago when five women got together just to have fun. The group has since then morphed into an international organization.
Ozarks At Large
Katy Hneriksen gives us a preview of this week's KUAF Sunday Symphony, as well as a look at this month's Community Cinema event at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Timothy Dennis brings us the rest of the story for some of the stories we've covered over the course of the past week.
On this edition of Ozarks, the only hour of radio you'll hear today with classical flute and hip hop performed live. Brice Smith will play the flute while Smar-T-Jones provides the rhymes. Plus our weekly conversation about business and politics with Michael Tilley and more.
Bryce Smith is also performing at the APO tomorrow night. The upstate New York native normally plays violin, but he will play flute during tomorrow night's program.
The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will present a program of Russian concertos tomorrow night. Featured during tomorrow night's show will be "Fayetteville's Piano Man," Johnathon Story.
Michael Tilley of The City Wire says that a lower jobless rate doesn't necessarily mean a healthy overall workforce, and the latest on this week's economic developments in the Arkansas River Valley.Governor Mike Beebe says that a package of tax cuts approved yesterday by the Arkansas Senate is acceptable, though he worries about the cuts' impact in the years to come after he leaves office. A proposed constitutional amendment that would move ethics reform forward in the state moves closer to the ballot after receiving final approval by the legislature. The latest on cleanup efforts on the Mayflower oil spill, in spite of the potential for severe weather. Plans for the Sebastian County aquatics park move forward, and a group at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville plans to take back the night with an annual event aimed at raising awareness about sexual violence.
Lori Boatright of the Fayetteville Farmers' Market says that the sporatic Arkansas Spring weather can neither dampen nor put a chill on the five markets throughout the week.The Arkansas Senate followed the House's lead in passing a federally backed expansion of the state's Medicaid system, and all that remains is final approval from Washington. The Arkansas Governor's race gets a little more crowded with an official announcement by former Congressman Mike Ross. Arkansas' two Senators give their thoughts on the Gang of Eight proposed immigration reform package. A hearing is held today in Nebraska regarding the Keystone XL pipeline, and a Bentonville group wants to turn Fridays into bike days.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks: if you've been the victim of a violent crime, you may be due more than justice. We speak with the director of the Arkansas Crime Reparations Board to find out the steps to take in order to receive monetary compensation. And, how a dream and a wooden sign were catalysts for a home where girls learn the skills needed to become self-sufficient women. And, we learn about the training regular citizens receive to become volunteer storm spotters.
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers reminds us that the Washtington Elementary PTO will host the 10th annual Tour of Homes Saturday.
Ozarks at Large's Meredith Martin Moats recently sat in on a conversation with Bud Rector, who will turn 99 later this year and has lived almost all his life in Yell County. We conclude her two-part report on his recollections of an Arkansas that has nearly vanished.
Daniel Hintz from Downtown Bentonville explains why dogs will rule an upcoming farmers' market and why art will be all over the city in June.
Arkansas Auditor of State Charlie Daniels announces he will not run for reelection and that he will retire from politics after nearly 30 years as a state constitutional officer. Benton County finishes an assessment regarding storm damage done to county roads last month. Early voting begins today to renew Sebastian County's 1 percent sales tax. And the state's largest non-government food aid charity gets a new chief executive.
"Dynomite" by March Fourth Marching Band
We tour Arkansas's first swine breeding CAFO (confined feeding animal operation) permitted to house 6,500 sows and piglets. Opponents claim it will impair the Buffalo National River Watershed and seek to shut it down.
Web Exclusive: Images From the C & H Hog Farm
