The Mustache Running Club and Girls on the Run of NWA are two ways local residents can become involved in the sport of running. A calendar of races can be found at www.ArkansasRunner.Com.
Ozarks At Large
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: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business and Politics, looks back at a busy week in Arkansas.
A study released by Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families says that the state’s juvenile detention system is broken. But as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, two Northwest Arkansas detention centers have found a fix.
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.
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.
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Friday, July 11, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio.
A princess passes, a presidency ends and more in our history capsule for August 31.
The 153rd Washington County Fair begins today with rides, farm animals and food. Ozarks at Large's Antoinette Grajeda chatted with a volunteer about what it's like to judge the food exhibitions.
More information is available by visiting mywashingtoncountyfair.com.
"My Heart Stood Still" by Oscar Peterson
New Orleans fiber artist Mary Tait is all about the drape. She sews and embellishes beautiful window treatments for architects, designers, feature film sets and on commission. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to her Eureka Springs atelier.
To learn more, visit marytait.com.
And estimated 150 Baha'is live in NW Arkansas. This past Sunday they held a special prayer vigil and singing at the Springdale Baha'i Center to raise awareness about the plight of their members being persecuted in Iran by the Islamic Republic government. Jacqueline Froelich attended.
To learn more visit nwabahai.org or call Kamron Talebi at 479-531-9574.
"Floater" by Carla Bley