The Arkansas Supreme Court yesterday reversed a lower court's ruling that struck down the state's voter ID law. Some in the state are speaking out against proposed federal cuts to the Fulbright Scholars Program. And the U.S. Forest Service is asking for public comment on a proposal that would promote forest health in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, many local businesses have received their starts as a mobile vendor before moving into a bricks and mortar location. A long-time Fayetteville store is doing the opposite now. We talk with Sidney of Sidney's Emporium. Plus, the cycle of Artosphere: artworks of festivals past are removed to make way for the new. And we learn three things about the Peace Corps and more.
A 2014 Artoshpere exhibit actually grows with help from the community. We visit one of six locations of these unique terrariums.
Sidney's Emporium has been located on Dickson Street for about two decades, and has been located in the old UARK Theatre building for the past 14 years. This month, the business is getting back to its mobile roots with a move to the Yacht Club on College.A few not so typical opportunities to donate money, goods, and time in the next few days.
For our monthly series Three Things we ask a Peace Corps recruiter what we should know about the organization.
Roby Brock and Dr. Jay Barth, Professor of Political Science at Hendrix College, look at some of the season’s political ads and poll results of Republican voters.Ben E. Keith Foods announces it will add more than 70 jobs to the state's economy, and some law experts say that its unsurprising that a number of counties stopped issuing marriage certificates for same-sex couples after doing so for a few days.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the final week of campaigning before primary election day and if Judge Chris Piazza's ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage will have any impact on those races. Plus, a return to a favorite CD from several summers ago; can the music still evoke the same response? And, a report on a multi-million dollar campaign targeting the Southern closet.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center says Mozart’s Requiem, Alice in Wonderland, and The Importance of Being Earnest are just some of the many performances coming up in the next few weeks.
Senator Mark Pryor discussed his plan to create jobs at the Arkansas World Trade Center in Rogers yesterday. Here are some highlights from the discussion.
To listen to the entire press conference, click here.
“Eyeye” by Either/Orchestra
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to Jim Phillips, the CEO of the Springdale based nanotechnology start-up NanoMech, about how nanotechnology will shape the future of Arkansas’ economy.
Tomorrow night’s “Gone in 60 Seconds” event gives entrepreneurs a minute to pitch their products/services to get the backer committed. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas speaks with Jeff Amarine, the advisor for one of the organizations behind the event, Innovate Arkansas.
“The Minute Waltz” by AM Orchestra
The Beatles tribute band Rain performs tonight at Arkansas Best Performing Arts Center in Fort Smith at 7:30 p.m.
