Last month, the first Hindu temple in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors in Bentonville. We spoke with members of the Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas, the organization behind the temple, about the building itself and how it will serve the community, both Hindu and not.
For more information, visit the association's website here.
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Twin Shadow, the '80s synth drenched musical project masterminded by George Lewis Jr., just released the new album Confess. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen takes a closer look at the divisive music.
Since it first opened more than thirty years ago, a regional landfill, operated by Waste Management in south Tontitown contained a highly valued resource. But now operators are recovering it. We travel to Eco-Vista, as it’s now called, to take a look.
Crawford County looks for new plans to expand its current jail, Tontitown joins the growing list of Northwest Arkansas cities and counties that will have a liquor vote in November, and Razorback football tickets are already selling out.
The City of Fayetteville looks to expand its apartment recycling program, and Dickson Street bar and restaurant owners learn how to make a glass recycling program more efficient. These stories highlight today's Week in Review.
Colonel William Pogue is one of very few Americans who have flown, lived and walked in space. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with him at his home in Bella Vista.
For more information, visit Colonel Pogue's website here.
If you’ve traveled winding Highway 112 through Cave Springs in Benton County, you’ve passed by a pretty little forested lake. It’s a private place, with tons of history, natural features and a secret trove of unique creatures. That’s why members of the Illinois River Watershed Partnership hope to purchase it—and install a public sanctuary.
This summer five Republican legislators sent a letter to Governor Mike Beebe and his Medicaid team, asking them to slow down on Medicaid reforms and a possible expansion made possible when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. Roby Brock from talkbuisness.net recently spoke with one of the GOP legislators, Johnny Key of Mountain Home.
Colonel William Pogue is one of very few Americans who have flown, lived and walked in space. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with him at his home in Bella Vista.
For more information, visit Colonel Pogue's website here.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we begin a series that looks at some of the lesser-known sports in the summer Olympics. And, musical duo Chasemissy returns to the studio to discuss their upcoming performances in Fayetteville.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
The document offers information about employment, growth and other issues. It also compares those numbers to similar regions.
A failed experimental grape, cultivated in 1993 by fruit scientists at the University of Arkansas’s research station in Clarksville, has been licensed and crossbred at “The Grapery” vineyard in Bakersfield, California into an astonishing hybrid.
“Kind of Blue” by Miles Davis
Tonight, The Cleverlys perform at George’s, “The Trip to Bountiful” at Fort Smith Little Theatre, and Jeff Coffin performs at Second Street Live in Fort Smith.
An iPhone app is part of the University of Arkansas research that hopes to make solar energy more accessible to homeowners and businesses, making it easy for them to go off-grid.
“Summer Nights” by Benny Green
Ethan Nadelmann, former Princeton professor and the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, will debate U.S. drug policies tonight with Asa Hutchinson, former administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency and former Arkansas Third District Congressman.