Nearly 40 families and individuals affected by a major tar sands oil pipeline rupture two months ago in Mayflower, Arkansas--25 miles northwest of Little Rock--have filed lawsuit against Exxon-Mobil. We talk with a lead attorney on the case, as well as query Exxon about the suit.
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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.
Ahead on Ozarks: Michael Tilley of The City Wire discusses recent signs the Arkansas economy is improving, Adams Collins plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio and sounds of a rain-drenched first day at Wakarusa.
The Adams Collins Jazz Trio will be the first performance in the Mountain Street Stage Music Series Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library.Web Exclusive: Adams Collins Talks Shop About the Vibraphone
Nearly 40 families and individuals affected by a major tar sands oil pipeline rupture two months ago in Mayflower, Arkansas--25 miles northwest of Little Rock--have filed lawsuit against Exxon-Mobil. We talk with a lead attorney on the case, as well as query Exxon about the suit.
On this edition of Ozarks, a botanical sanctuary in Carroll County is just one of a few in the country, and the only one in the state. Plus, the changing face of community theatre in the area: one long-standing company has dissolved while others are considering their future.
The Walton Arts Center has classical music, three days of wine and tickets for the most famous guitar trio from Texas.
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.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, November 25, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a look back at the second wave of feminism in politics, the new face of Arkansas' voter ID law, and Roby Brock tells us Tyson has been doing chicken right in his Talk Business Arkansas update. Plus, the use of insects in music; it doesn't happen often.
Potential record-setting heat remains settled over the region, Governor Mike Beebe is proposing a large increase in the number of locations offering free summer meals for children, and more.
“Running” by: 311
Sam Totten's most recent book, “Genocide by Attrition: The Nuba Mountains, Sudan”provides historical background on the genocidal actions in the Nuba Mountains. Sam Totten has been trying to raise awareness of the crisis in the Nuba Mountains through various channels.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business. gives us the latest business and political headlines from last week including new jobs' numbers for Arkansas and new earnings' numbers for Tontitown-based PAM Transportation Services.
In honor of Arkansans in the Olympics, Evin Demirel has taken a novel look at how southern states have done when it comes to producing medal winners at the Summer Games.At his blog, www.TheSportsSeer.com, he breaks down how many gold medal winners have come from the states with schools in the Southeastern Conference.Instead of counting by total numbers, he broke down the winners per capita.
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Becca highlights an exhibit at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark at History. that addresses stereotypes associated with Arkansas.
