The states of Arkansas and Oklahoma straddle the Illinois River watershed. After years of battling in the courts and the press over limiting urban and agricultural pollution, they've agreed to collaborate on a mutually beneficial water quality plan, hoping to turn the page on history.Ozarks At Large
The states of Arkansas and Oklahoma straddle the Illinois River watershed. After years of battling in the courts and the press over limiting urban and agricultural pollution, they've agreed to collaborate on a mutually beneficial water quality plan, hoping to turn the page on history.
Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie "Prince" Billy made a gorgeous album of duets when they released The Letting Go in 2006. Both children of the 1970s, they grew up hearing the close harmonies of the Everly Brothers on the radio. In What the Brothers Sang, just released on Drag City, the duo pays tribute to these early superstars of rock and pay homage to the great American songbook.
Link: The Making of What the Brothers Sang
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas looks at the top legislative and business stories from the last seven days..JPG)
The pipeline, which will pump heavy crude oil mined from Canadian tar sands through Cushing, Oklahoma to Texas Gulf Coast refineries is providing hundreds of jobs for Oklahomans and sourcing steel pipe in Arkansas. Opponents claim the project is environmentally disastrous and only serves petrochemical industry interests.
(Photo courtesy of David Druding)Dan Craft, special projects editor at NWA Newspapers tells us about a recent report by the Walton Family Foundation that looked at the quality of life in northwest Arkansas. His story in today's newspaper, looks at the amenities in the area, who uses them and what other recreation options area residents have on their wish lists.
Recently, the band Little Chief came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and performance. Their EP, “Somewhere Near the River,” is now available on iTunes.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: A look at the controversy surrounding a pipeline in Oklahoma, plus a conversation with the most successful coach in NCAA history, and a relaxing day of kite flying.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: A look at the controversy surrounding a pipeline in Oklahoma, plus a conversation with the most successful coach in NCAA history, and a relaxing day of kite flying.
The pipeline, which will pump heavy crude oil mined from Canadian tar sands through Cushing, Oklahoma to Texas Gulf Coast refineries is providing hundreds of jobs for Oklahomans and sourcing steel pipe in Arkansas. Opponents claim the project is environmentally disastrous and only serves petrochemical industry interests.
(Photo courtesy of David Druding)Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, May 29, 2014
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.
Last week, an Artists’ Forum was held at the Fayetteville Public Library for TheatreSquared’s new play Boeing-Boeing. Cast members discussed the process of researching and working on the play.
More information on Boeing-Boeing is available on www.theatre2.org.
Arkansas will receive $1.5 million dollars to protect endangered aquatic and bird populations. But we also learn how saving such habitat pays forward economically and recreationally. (Photo: Joe Neal).
“Birdland” by Jerry Douglas
The Run for Every Chris is scheduled for Sunday, September 25 at Lake Fayetteville Veterans’ Memorial Park.
More information about the race and the Arkansas Crisis Center is available on www.arcrisis.org.
Mark Landon Smith of Arts Live Theatre discusses the upcoming season of Arts Live Theatre.
“Blue in Green” by Bill Evans Trio
For today, auditions for a Halloween spoof at Arts Center of the Ozarks, “Rest in Peace” photo exhibit at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and Rogers’ auto-biography at Rogers Historical Museum.
