A Wrecking Ball this month celebrates new beginnings in downtown Springdale.
Ozarks At Large
We make a KUAF button and learn how Kassy Gross became K&A Button Emporium in May’s Locally Made Segment.
The Veterans’ Health Care System of the Ozarks, based in Fayetteville, has installed a large solar array on it’s forested campus. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the alternative energy project is part of an ambitious U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs environmental program.
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with the director of special education for the U.S. Department of Education; she says many with disabilities are capable of learning anything and everything that those without disabilities can. Plus, as strawberries begin to pop up in gardens and farmers' markets in the area, a group of national leaders in the industry meet in Fayetteville to discuss sustainable growing practices.
A Wrecking Ball this month celebrates new beginnings in downtown Springdale.
We make a KUAF button and learn how Kassy Gross became K&A Button Emporium in May’s Locally Made Segment.This week's primary election left some alleging that enforcement of the state's voter ID law was a complicated effort, and with many party candidates for the state legislature now chosen, some experts wonder what will become of the state's private option during next year's regular session of the General Assembly.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks with Speaker of the House Davy Carter about the issue of same-sex marriage. Also, we learn more about the weather phenomenon known as a land spout.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 30, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we say good night to iconic places and events in Fayetteville. Plus, we talk with researchers at the University of Arkansas who were sent around the world by PBS for a national show, Time Scanners.
This week on Ozarks at Large, we will have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
Today, we speak with Marcus Coker, the owner of Momentum Dance Concepts in Van Buren.
“Knock Me a Kiss” by Louis Jordan
Columnist Wayne Bell from www.fayettevilleflyer.com discusses what makes a movie or recording the “best.”
“The Godfather Theme” by Nino Rota
Tonight, Dickens Christmas Feast at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, the lighting ceremony of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, a performance by the NWACC Jazz Band in Bentonville, and/or a “God Bless America” concert in Riordan Hall in Bella Vista will help you get into the holiday spirit.
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Green and Clean Committee has launched the Waste Referral Network to help area businesses save some money and reduce the amount of industrial waste in the landfill.
More information is available at www.fortsmithchamber.org/waste_referral
This week on Ozarks at Large, we will have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
We begin today with a young man who creates a specific type of skateboard.
To find out more about Lavish Longboards, visit www.lavishlongboards.com.
