Ahead on Ozarks: the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank could earn a major donation if enough people make a click on a web page. We also continue our coverage of the 89th General Assembly as Representative Charlie Collins of Fayetteville talks tax policy with Roby Brock. And the 28th season for Rogers Little Theater has been announced. Becca martin Brown says it includes flying monkeys, a dinner guest with no intention of leaving and the French Revolution. We'll have the details later.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks: the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank could earn a major donation if enough people make a click on a web page. We also continue our coverage of the 89th General Assembly as Representative Charlie Collins of Fayetteville talks tax policy with Roby Brock. And the 28th season for Rogers Little Theater has been announced. Becca martin Brown says it includes flying monkeys, a dinner guest with no intention of leaving and the French Revolution. We'll have the details later.Last week the band 3 Penny Acre was on The Pickin' Post with Mike Shirkey. Before we closed the work week, we wanted to bring you one of the songs they recorded for Mike. It will be included on their next CD.
A partnership between Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Special Collections department of the University of Arkansas Libraries has resulted in a new digital collection featuring one of Arkansas’ most tasty products.
Representative Charlie Collins from Fayetteville, the chair of the House Revenue and Tax Committee, talks to Roby Brock from Talk Business about possible tax policy legislation.Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the rundown on the Rogers Little Theater's 28th season, Wizard of Oz is included in the highlights.
All major cities in Arkansas report bulked-up sales tax collections. Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses that plus homes sales figures and guns in city parks in his weekly conversation with Kyle.Some Republican state lawmakers are still floating the possibility of a partial Medicaid expansion while others want to see tax reforms during this legislative session. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality gives a clean bill of health to a piece of formerly contaminated land in southeast Fayetteville. And the diamond Hogs get even more props in two new preseason polls.
Ahead on Ozarks: tigers at Turpentine Creek near Eureka Springs use a canvas to create art...but they substitute their tongue for a paint brush. Jacqueline Froelich spent a day watching the big cats creating art. Plus the Arkansas House Minority Leader, Greg Leding of Fayetteville, talks to Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business about the Democratic agenda for the 89th general Assembly and Kyle talks to Paul Haas, the conductor of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas about Saturday night's concert at Walton Arts Center.
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge located in Southern Carroll County is now also an artist’s colony. But the painters are not human. Tigers, an occasional lion, and one very big brown bear create original abstracts. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the furry creatives are earning their keep: the paw paintings are fetching a great deal of cash.
Web Exclusive: A Gallery of Fine Art From the Felines
Web Exclusive: A Video of Lines and Tigers and Bears. Oh My!Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to the House Minority Leader, Greg Leding, about the Democrats' plan for the 89th General Asssembly.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks: the art of bedmaking. There's a trick to having perfect corners. And, a Decatur chicken farm makes strides toward shelf space in national stores.
Becca Martin Brown has the flu, so Antoinette and Kyle try to fill her shoes and explain what entertainment options there are for the weekend.
"An Imposter and a Magician" by Marmaduke Duke
We get a preview of tomorrow night's Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra concert when guest artist Yoonie Han comes to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio
"Love is All Around" by Joan Jett
Arkansas' U.S. Senate delegation is opposed to a proposed federal assault weapons ban while a state Senate bill to allow concealed handguns in churches advances to the state House of Representatives. In non-legislative news, the number of students served by the Ozark Literacy Council substantially increased last year.
"Hector" by Cold Specks
The Energize NWA Summit in Rogers today is a first step, organizers say, in a healthier northwest Arkansas.
Graduation Education Week at the University of Arkansas puts a spotlight on members of the campus who are part student, part researcher, part instructor.
