Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel back in time to take a look at the decade that was the 1980s, and The Jones Center closes in on two decades of existence and opens its services up to more than just families.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel back in time to take a look at the decade that was the 1980s, and The Jones Center closes in on two decades of existence and opens its services up to more than just families.
The season includes As You Like It and Spring Awakening. BMB has more.
Ever wonder what happens after you throw that bowling ball and the pins roll round? We find out with a look behind the scenes of a local bowling alley in Rogers.Following a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, two lawsuits are underway in Arkansas. KUAR's Karen Tricot Steward has more.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us update our scorecard for the Arkansas ballot. He also goes deeper into the latest unemployment figures for the region.Ahead on Ozarks, this region is a hotbed for a rare weather pattern called derechos. We talk to an expert forecaster about this interesting weather phenomenon. Last week, the Faiyetteville Public Library's board of directors voted to offer Washington Regional Medical Center $2 million for the City Hospital property just south of the library. We talk with David Johnson, the library's executive director, about the expansion proposal.
Becca Martin Brown tells us about Naturally Diverse Arkansas, the showcase exhibit that returns to the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum next month.
Meredith Martin Moats begins a book review series on Arkansas books, written in not so recent years.
We talk to David Johnson, Fayetteville Public Library director, prior to this weekend's public input sessions on the library's proposed expansion plan.
Roby Brock of our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks with Arkansas Congressman Tim Griffin about the move to split the Farm Bill, and how the nutrition title may not be passed this year.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, a conversation with one of the authors of the Mustasia series for young readers. Plus, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has plenty of suggestions for how to ring in the new year, and more.
Stewart Huff will perform twice tonight at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville. Before he came to town he talked to us about his style of comedy.
Enrollment numbers are down at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, revenue is down for in Arkansas, as are drought numbers for the state.
"Pot City" by Cowboy Bebop
This November, Arkansas voters will decide on legalizing medicinal marijuana. California was among the first states to allow it, also by voter initiative, in 1996. We talk with the manager of an Oakland, California dispensary for insight into this emerging and controversial medical industry as well as state and national advocates.
“A Good Song” by Thursday
Mara Leveritt, author of Devil’s Knot and The Boys on the Tracks, will participate in Fayetteville Public Library’s event called Ozark Writers Live. She talked to us about her work and more.
For more information about Mara, visit www.maraleveritt.com.For more about the Ozark Writers Live event, visit the FPL website
“Tying A Knot In The Devil” by Norman and Nancy Blake
Becca Martin Brown says the weekend gets an early start in the fall and she has suggestions of what to do to get ready for the first full weekend of the month.
