Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the primary election results and more in his weekly business and political news recap.Ozarks At Large
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the primary election results and more in his weekly business and political news recap.Only five swimming beaches were closed throughout Arkansas during the Memorial Day weekend, as E. Coli hot spots haven't been as bad so far as in previous years. And, passage of a water projects bill in Congress may mean federal money for waterway infrastructure projects in Arkansas.
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.
We make a KUAF button and learn how Kassy Gross became K&A Button Emporium in May’s Locally Made Segment.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.Dick Johnson says his new CD, Spig, has the influences of Ashdown and Fayetteville.
The Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks has received a $33,000 grant to help begin the process of implementing Safe Routes to School throughout northwest Arkansas. And, traditional marriage advocates gathered in Little Rock yesterday to voice their opposition to recent rulings in favor of same-sex marriage in Arkansas.
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.
We make a KUAF button and learn how Kassy Gross became K&A Button Emporium in May’s Locally Made Segment.
Melody Musgrove, director of the Office of Special Education Programs for the U.S. Department of Education, was the commencement speaker for the UA's College of Education and Health Professions.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Governor Mike Beebe talks special session and another effort to attract European businesses to Arkansas. Plus, we learn more about XNA's master plan for the future and whether E-gas is the fuel of the future.
Such is the line frequently said by Smarty Jones, a Fayetteville based rapper who will take nearly anything as payment in exchange for his beats.
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media tells us about the play, scheduled this weekend and next at Arts Center of the Ozarks.k Plus, it's African Night tomorrow night at UAFS.
The most recent home sales numbers were lackluster, and the latest month of tax collections were underwhelming, and unemployment remains stagnant. Roby Brock, of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas speaks with Michael Pakko, an economist with UALR's Institute on Economic Advancement, for his take on the state of the state's economy.
"I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good)" by Coleman Hawkins
University of Arkansas doctoral student Robert Beauford was one of the first researchers to reach the site of a meteorite explosion in northern California last April. He says that the meteorite is one of the most primitive types of asteroid around.
"Sunrise in Aries"
Daniel Hintz of Downtown Bentonville wants to connect people thirsty for knowledge with the vast knowledge base available in the downtown Bentonville area, through classes in the Downtown Discoveries series.
