The trio Piano and Drums is just that…but more. Formed by Fayetteville-based drummer Nate Wong who recruited his friends Jonah Wei-Hass and Yaniv Taubenhouse, will perform two concerts in the region this weekend. Ozarks At Large
The trio Piano and Drums is just that…but more. Formed by Fayetteville-based drummer Nate Wong who recruited his friends Jonah Wei-Hass and Yaniv Taubenhouse, will perform two concerts in the region this weekend. One of the state’s most-read blogs is implanting a metered paywall to helppay for the daily journalism it produces.
Rogers Little Theater's musical may be a period piece, but Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says it’s still very much relevant.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire says sales tax and home sales numbers are up for northwest Arkansas, down for the Fort Smith region.Heads of some of the state's community health clinics say that one aspect of the private option for Medicaid expansion won't reimburse the clinics enough for them to stay open. Arkansas lawmakers continue to explore ways to administer the death penalty, though the drug commonly used to administer lethal injections remains unavailable. The board of Ozark Regional Transit looks at taking management in-house next year. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department announces several road construction projects to be started in the next few years.
Ahead on Ozarks, Noble Impact hopes to educate high school students on opportunities in public service, locally made handmade home goods at Noble Dwelling,and Springdale acquires the land needed to expand the Razorback Regional Greenway.
Becca Martin Brown spreads music writer Kevin Kinder’s words about a couple of upcoming concerts
The AG Russell Knife Event begins tomorrow in Rogers. We learn more about the event and talk with a local knifemaker about his trade.
In the first story of our new, monthly "Locally Made" series, we profile the "noble-hearted country folk" who create handmade items for their business, Noble Dwelling
An organization with the mission to engage young people in public service through entrepreneurship launched last Friday. Maggie Carroll from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock was there and has this report.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
On this special Christmas Eve edition of Ozarks at Large, highlights from our holiday show taped earlier in the month at the Fayetteville Public Library, with musical performances by Adams Collins Jazz Collective, Jones'n Leah, and Farmer And The Markets, plus special guests from Cooperative Emergency Outreach in Fayetteville talk about the importance of giving during the holiday season. And even Santa Claus stops by to answer a few questions.
Oklahoma and Arkansas have battled for years in the press and courts about cleaning up the Illinois River, an impaired stream shared by both states. This winter they agreed to renew a pact to determine a scientific basis to clean the river. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, Arkansas industrial interests have since issued letters to EPA requesting a suspension of the current clean water standard.
This weekend’s Cancer Challenge in Bella Vista features tennis tournaments, a golf tournament, competitive races and a trapshooting contest. The president of the Arkansas State Trapshooting Federation about the sport and find out it is growing in Arkansas.
More information about the Cancer Challenge may be found at http://www.cancerchallenge.com
More information about trapshooting in Arkansas: http://www.arkansanstrapshooting.org
"Skeletons Remain (Transmission 1)" by Hawthorne Heights
Becca reminds up the June 27th performance in the Gulley Park Summer Concert Series will feature music by Rosco Bandana.
A tour of Fayetteville High School provides an update on the progress of a major construction project at the school.
Meredith Martin-Moats reports on a program designed to start discussions about entrepreneurship and growing a green economy in the Arkansas Delta.
