Earlier this month, Google launched a program in Arkansas to help small businesses gain a presence online. It’s easy, quick and it’s free. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Scott Levitan, director of small business development for Google.
Ozarks At Large
Earlier this month, Google launched a program in Arkansas to help small businesses gain a presence online. It’s easy, quick and it’s free. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with Scott Levitan, director of small business development for Google


Technology is ever improving, streamlining processes or getting a job done more quickly, sometimes even replacing the human worker. A University of Arkansas professor has recently published a book focusing on how technology and people can perform together to add value to business or institution.
We continue our series taking a broad look at the upcoming theater season with a closer examination of the many dramas scheduled for area stages. More information is available at Rogers Little Theater, Alma Performing Arts Center, Arts Center of the Ozarks, and University Theater.
From medical marijuana to Sunday liquor sales, area voters will face a number of local, county and state-wide ballot initiatives this fall. We explore some of these issues in this week's look back.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media gives us a litany of events for the weekend that even children can afford.
The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will present a program of Russian concertos tomorrow night. Featured during tomorrow night's show will be "Fayetteville's Piano Man," Johnathon Story.
Bryce Smith is also performing at the APO tomorrow night. The upstate New York native normally plays violin, but he will play flute during tomorrow night's program.
If a young man with a beard, wearing a t-shirt and blue plastic glasses approaches you on the street and asks “hey, do you like hip hop?’, don’t brush him off, chances are good that it is SmaR-T-Jones, and he’ll probably offer to rap for you.
The Arkansas Senate followed the House's lead in passing a federally backed expansion of the state's Medicaid system, and all that remains is final approval from Washington. The Arkansas Governor's race gets a little more crowded with an official announcement by former Congressman Mike Ross. Arkansas' two Senators give their thoughts on the Gang of Eight proposed immigration reform package. A hearing is held today in Nebraska regarding the Keystone XL pipeline, and a Bentonville group wants to turn Fridays into bike days.
"Lighten Up" by The Beastie Boys