The city of Springdale is ready to begin work on the connecting parts of the Razorback Greenway. By spring the 36-mile trail will connect south Fayetteville to the edge of Bella Vista.
Ozarks At Large
One hundred forty-five closed sanitary landfills pock Arkansas’s landscape. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to one long-neglected site southwest of Fayetteville--now consumed by heavy forest--to learn what happens to such places.
Arkansas' senators unveil a bill that would make reparations paid to Mayflower residents from ExxonMobil tax-free. Arkansas lawmakers are trying to fix problems with the state's parole system. The University of Arkansas announces a successful year of fundraising. And Rogers' historic district could soon be a bit larger.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, improving broadband access in public schools. Roby Brock from Talk Plus, we talk to a Benton County man who has spent years restoring Ozark native prairies.
The first event outside of Eureka Springs for the Creative Energy Project will bring yarn, and plenty of it, to Bentonville.
Link: For more about Yarnology or the Creative Energy Project, www.creativeenergyproject.com
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers discusses entertainment options in the region, including a Frida Kahlo exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
Benton County native, Joe Woolbright, operator of Ozark Ecological Restoration, contracts with local and state nonprofit agencies, to help bring native grassland prairies on both public and private land back to life.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas speaks with Axiom executive Jerry Jones, the chairman of a task force called FASTER Arkansas, that's working to improve broadband access to public school students.Opponents to Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban are asking a federal judge to issue a permanent injunction to prevent the law from ever being enforced. Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport gets a $3.4 million grant that will be used for pavement upgrades, a master plan and more. Mount Sequoyah Gardens in Fayetteville is getting upgrades to make it a more appealing overlook. And, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is holding several public meetings around the state regarding a revised statewide ten-year solid waste plan.
The owner of a new drums-only store in downtown Springdale thinks Emma Avenue has unique potential to become a destination community.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 23, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel to Mutasia by visiting with the author of the series for young readers. Plus, gifts for children that encourage a love for insects and nature. Becca Martin Brown tells us where to catch Santa in the next two days before Christmas, and a Talk Business Arkansas update.
We take a look at how theater in the region has changed as well as what plans some theater companies have for the future.
"Greendale is Where I Belong" by Ludwig Goransson
Yvette Ortiz, a native Spanish speaker, recently picked up her fourth language, Yiddish. The University of Arkansas graduate student has received a scholarship to attend an immersion program in New York this summer. We speak with her and one of her professors, Jennifer Hoyer.
"Magnificent Seven" by Amsterdam Klezmer Band
The Walton Arts Center has classical music, three days of wine and tickets for the most famous guitar trio from Texas.
Governor Mike Beebe announced his appointee to replace Martha Shoffner as State Treasurer after her resignation last week. The Bentonville city council approves thousands of dollars worth of repair work to a flood-damaged trail. A Rogers elementary school gets a new fitness course through a joint-use grant with the city. And Arkansas' only contestant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee moves forward to the second round of competition today.
"What a Wonderful World" by Massimo Faraó
The Walton Arts Center Council yesterday voted to move the Arkansas Music Pavilion to Rogers, near the Pinnacle Hills Promenade. WAC officials say that the move will open up more opportunities for the venue.
