
Ozarks At Large




Becca Martin Brown says some folks like to get out of town during homecoming at the University of Arkansas...and there are plenty of things to do away from the game.

The President of the Federal Reserve is coming to NWA, a camp concerning nighttime critters and other sports this weekend are all outlined in today's notes.

State stopgap money for some furloughed federal funding in Arkansas runs out today. Winter wheat planting is getting a late start in the state, after later than usual maturity of summer crops. And cyclists in Fayetteville will eventually have a connection between the trails system and destinations in midtown Fayetteville.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: In 1980, thousands left Castro's Cuba on a boatlift to the United States. Many of them were given housing at Fort Chaffee. Jacqueline Froelich examines what happened then, what's happened since…and why historians are spending time getting the facts correct. Plus, a new adult education library for Northwest Arkansas Community College.
A new apartment complex in Fayetteville is the first to be LEED certified in the state.
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The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks celebrates year-round, including when the weather turns colder.
The script closely follows Dickens, but the presentation embraces the 21st century in the University of Arkansas production of A Christmas Carol at Walton Arts Center this weekend.
Music: "Bouree" by Jethro Tull (from the Jethro Tull Christmas Album!)
Bette Midler, Antarctica and more in our history capsule for December 1.
Becca's Wednesday visit includes options for the weekend.
Music: "Hillbillies From Outer Space" by The Vaughn Brothers