Tonight is opening night for another season featuring some of the country's brightest young opera talent.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says the solstice will be celebrated in many ways this weekend...most of the opportunities are free.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Child Protective Services operates a Child Maltreatment Central Registry. This year the registry is undergoing revision. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
New (and widely varied) businesses are coming to Fort Smith. Michael Tilley from The City Wire explains what it means for the city.Governor Mike Beebe says that while a special legislative session will likely be necessary to solve the problems with the state's public school employee insurance program, no session will be called until consensus can be reached. The two candidates for governor have differing opinions on how and when the state's minimum wage should be increased, and the Fayetteville Animal Shelter warns dog owners that hot cars are particularly dangerous for pets.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a visit to a jeweler's studio where she makes trinkets of beauty with stones, sterling silver and words on metal. Plus, we talk with blogger Mat Campbell of the Blue Hog Report about how the lawyer-turned-journalist uncovers and covers political happenings in the state.
Local artist Nancy Dallison started working with metal just two years ago and is already creating beautiful wearable art pieces. Matt Campbell's Blue Hog report has been an influential player in Arkansas politics.
A nearly one-thousand mile bicycle journey passed through northwest Arkansas yesterday as riders commemorate the forced removal of thousands of Cherokee people along the Trail of tears.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the U.S. Geological Survey is investigating an increase of tremors in Oklahoma, and Adam Posnak uses African-inspired religions' and cultures' images for his pottery. His latest exhibit opens this week in Fayetteville.
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to Andrew DeMillo of the Associated Press about the latest edition of the Arkansas Legislature.
"Shades of Dolphy" by Phil Ranelin
Next week voices from Fort Smith and Tokyo will sing together thanks to the latest in technology at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith.
"Deck the Halls" by Barclay Christmas Orchestra
One of the small pleasures of biking or hiking on Fayetteville's urban trails is looking at art by area children on special art kiosks.
Billy Strayhorn, the annual Army-Navy football game and more in our history capsule for November 29.
Becca gets us past Thanksgiving and plan for holiday events throughout the region.
"Bajo Tierra" by Salsa Blanco
