The city of Centerton is nearly finished building a trail around one city lake. And, the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation gets a new president.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation from this year's Mozart in the Museum with the classical music trio Time For Three. Plus, 47 miles a day: that's how far, on average, a female hiker hiked to make it through the Appalachian Trail in fewer than 50 days. Hiker and author Jennifer Pharr Davis stops by the studio, and we get some tips on how to get into running.The Mustache Running Club and Girls on the Run of NWA are two ways local residents can become involved in the sport of running. A calendar of races can be found at www.ArkansasRunner.Com.
After the Mozart in the Museum concert last night, two-thirds of Time for Three talked about their love of music and the Artosphere Festival.
Last week, voters in the Democrat and Republican chose their nominees for political office to run in November elections. Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics hosts this roundtable discussion with members of each party.A new report shows Arkansas house prices rose 1.6 percent, and ADEQ is hosting a meeting about new carbon standards existing power plants will have to meet.
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas Living Treasure Robert Runyan. Also, the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands pays a visit to Springdale.
The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands visited Northwest Arkansas over the weekend, to join thousands of Ozark islanders in celebrating their nation’s 35th Constitution Day.
Jacqueline Froelich attended opening ceremonies Friday evening and brings us some sounds of the gathering.Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses the primary election results and more in his weekly business and political news recap.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, how to stay safe and entertained this summer. Also, we learn about a tick-borne illness called bobcat fever that's affecting local cats.
Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports on the pros and cons of biodiesel produced from used cooking oil from university cafeterias.
"Taxmen" by Little Junior Parker
President Bill Clinton's childhood home in Hope, Arkansas was dedicated as a national park facility over the weekend.
After all that tax filing, head to Dickson Street for some metal music.
"Straight No Chaser" by Miles Davis
Singer/songwriter Joe Purdy is currently on a three-month tour, but earlier this month, he played an acoustic set at the University of Arkansas. While he was in town, he visited the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
For more information on Joe, visit www.joepurdy.com.
To see video of Joe performing a song not heard on air, click here.
A micro-enterprise workshop to help mom-and-pop business assert their presence on the web will be hosted in Eureka Springs next week.
"Goodbye Porkpie Hat" by Art Farmer
