Ahead on this fundraising edition of Ozarks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dave Barry gets ready to come to Fayetteville. Plus, a busy week ahead for the Arkansas Legislature, and our resident bird-man Joe Neal helps us welcome spring with the cardinal.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this fundraising edition of Ozarks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dave Barry gets ready to come to Fayetteville. Plus, a busy week ahead for the Arkansas Legislature, and our resident bird-man Joe Neal helps us welcome spring with the cardinal.When Rachna Muldoon moved to the area last fall, she quickly became enamored with the local arts scene, but something was missing. So, she rolled up her sleeves and started The Big Picture House.
In winter we hear a few chirps, but with spring upon us our feathered co-inhabitants are vocally staking their nesting claims. Wildlife recordist, Joe Neal waxes on about the call of the cardinal. Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.If you've been waiting for a novel set in Miami with four good friends, a python, a Haitian family seeking a better life and the line "hyperactive poo-flinging banshee," then you're in luck. More simply, if you've been waiting for the next crime-tinged novel from Dave Barry, then your're still in luck. Even better still, Barry is headed for the Fayetteville Public Library April 12.
Legislators return to the state capitol this week following developments last week on the legislature's biggest decisions this session: the state's Medicaid program and whether to approve a $125 million state investment in a steel mill in northeast Arkansas.
One worker is dead and others injured after an accident yesterday at Nuclear One in Russellville, unemployment in Arkansas remained stable in February, say officials with the state's Department of Workforce Services, and an annual film festival gets ready to raise the opening curtain this week in Batesville.
Last week the future of a proposed steel mill project in Arkansas was just one item legislators paid attention to in Little Rock. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas covers the past seven days of Arkansas business and politics in his regular Monday rundown.Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, one of the oldest watering holes in the area prepares to reopen, and we have previews of a new museum exhibit, and a month of theatre.Here are the selections for today's pop culture montage celebrating the Easter Bunny.
- Cadbury Bunny – 1980’s Cadbury Egg Commercial
- Jessica Rabbit – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Harvey
- Little Bunny Foo Foo
- 1980’s Trix Commercial
- “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane
The Matrix - Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit from Songs of the South
The non-profit Merlin Foundation established in 1993 has helped thousands of children victimized by physical and sexual abuse across a six-county north Arkansas region. A benefit gala will take place April 2 to help the foundation.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we visit an area high school to learn how one teacher is teaching entrepreneurship. Plus, sturdy and comfortable outdoor furniture made in Prairie Grove. And, a hidden treasure at the 80-year-old Devil's Den State Park.
Construction of the 71-B Flyover has taken shape rapidly in north Fayetteville. So rapidly, that if conditions permit, it could be finished early. Meanwhile, Senator Boozman speaks his mind about the Congressional standoff about the Affordable Care Act and a potential government shutdown. And, Lake Keith in Cave Springs will likely be drained early next week, allowing development of the Watershed Sanctuary to move forward.
"Prosperity" by Josh Nelson
The 2013 State of Northwest Arkansas report indicates a rise in employment numbers and an increase in the poverty rate.
The small town is home to 16 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A new organization has formed to restore and preserve them.
Eco Modern Flats near downtown Fayetteville have earned recognition from the Urban Land Institute.
"This Modern Love" by The Bloc Party
You can go to a workshop at NWACC to learn about the state's Freedom of Information Act, or you can participate in one of many lake and other outdoor cleanups in the next few days.
"The Game of Love" by Daft Punk
