Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.Many events this month head outdoors including this picnic benefitting SpayArkansas. Dogs are welcome.
According to a new report, the funding disparity between traditional school districts and charter schools has increased more than 54 percent in 8 years.
University of Arkansas officials yesterday unveiled a new chamber in the Human Performance Laboratory will allow researchers to have a temperature and humidity-controlled atmosphere in which to study physiological effects that heat has on the human body.
President Obama was in Central Arkansas yesterday, visiting victims of the recent storms and tornadoes that ravaged the area. Meanwhile, state legislators heard testimony from state finance officials regarding fiscal forecasts for the next few years.
Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
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Sunday, June 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
Jason Smith from Walton Arts Center says these three elements are what make the upcoming Artosphere Festival Orchestra concerts interesting.
Rosilee Walker Russell, the executive director of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Academy of the Arts, tells us about the summer art camps at the academy. Learn more at www.uafs.edu/academy
“Snowyman” by Saadi
Four bands in our listening area made it on the list 12 Arkansas bands you should listen to now arts and cluture magazine Paste published as a part of its 50 States project. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke with those bands, as well as others involved in our thriving local music scene about the article.
Top state officials get behind an ethics initiative for Arkansas lawmakers; the City of Fayetteville hosts a discussion about possible parks and recreation needs this evening; a temporary exhibit of rare early-American documents comes to Crystal Bridges; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Bouncing with Bud” by Hank Mobley
Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com discusses the latest Compass Report about the 2012 first quarter economy in northwest and central Arkansas, the automated trash collection issue in Fort Smith, and more.
