A program awards grants to several Arkansas hospitals to help the facilities connect their electronic medical records to the statewide health information exchange. Fayetteville looks to updating its transportation master plan. Razorback soccer moves into the post-season, while Razorback cross-country teams take home the SEC titles.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, an effort to bring green funerals to Northwest Arkansas, trails get a boost in Fort Smith, and a conversation with Frank Tavares, the voice familiar to NPR listeners for the past few decades.
For years Frank Tavares has been the voice of NPR's underwriting announcements. He's also a writer and professor.
A just-announced grant will allow Fort Smith to expand the trail systems along the city's riverfront.
A just-announced grant will allow Fort Smith to expand the trail systems along the city's riverfront.
This All Hallow’s Eve we take you to Droke House, an abandoned Washington County country estate which facilitator Vickie Kelly is seeking to transform into a final resting place for souls craving to go “to ground”—under the state’s first sustainable cemetery. State legislator Ann Clemmer throws her hat into the race for the 2nd District in the U.S. Congress. Trails in Fort Smith get a boost thanks to the Walton Family Foundation. Emergency food and shelter organizations in Northwest Arkansas get assistance money. And state health officials say that whooping cough is on the rise in Arkansas.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, traveling by horseback along the Buffalo River with the Buffalo River Back Country Horsemen. Plus, a discussion of the one-dimensional stereotype by which Hollywood has portrayed Arabs for more than a century.
Jack Shaheen talks about his book Reel Bad Arabs. it examines how Hollywood has created a one-dimensional stereotype over the past 100+ years.
An effort is underway in Fayetteville to increase the amount of public art in the city.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, February 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about the week in business and politics. Plus, members of the cast of "Good People" discuss why audiences connect with the Tony-nominated script. And, The Tri-tones; Ben Harris, Adams Collins and Drew Packard; sit down with Robert Ginsburg in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio and perform some original music.
A symposium on the University of Arkansas this week is dedicated to discussions about the women's movement that stretched from the 1960s through the 1970s.
Greenhouse Grille's black bean burger recipe won US Foods' Next Top Product Competition in Las Vegas last weekend. The mix will soon be in restaurants around the nation.
"Walk this Way" by Run-D.M.C.
Animal rescues across the U.S. tend to shelter black dogs longer than other colored dogs. We visit Good Shepherd Humane Society in Eureka Springs to learn about a new campaign to encourage black dog adoption. To adopt a black dog or cat, visit their website or call 479-253-9188.
Our "What's In a Name" series continues with some of the smaller towns in Washington County.
"Tie My Hands" by Lil Wayne
Becca Martin Brown takes us, via train, to Historic Van Buren and back.
"Stop This Train" by John Mayer
