The Amazeum won't open until 2015, but Sam Dean, the director of the new science and learning museum, says that museum officials already have some idea of what the exhibits, and the building itself, will look like.
Ozarks At Large
A group protesting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Oklahoma, including members from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and California, chain themselves to equipment at a construction site on the pipeline to prevent construction from moving forward. Officials in Central Arkansas lament a lack of access to documents related to the Mayflower Oil spill, leading to what they view as a lack of oversight. Rogers aldermen look to spend just more than $1 million on a trails project. And state officials draft a waiver that would allow the state to use federal Medicaid dollars for the state's so-called "private option" Medicaid expansion plan.
Michael Heffernan will read tomorrow night at Nightbird Books. We talk to him about his latest collection of poetry, "Walking Distance."
The state's Department of Corrections has announced it will make changes to the state's parole system following calls by Governor Beebe and others to strengthen the supervision and control of parolees in the state. While new unemployment numbers show a decline in the state's business sector, other areas have experienced growth. Opposition is mounting against the White River's designation as a National Blueway. And non-profit organizations looking to Rogers to host baseball tournaments will soon have to pay more to play.
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, an update on bringing the play "B-Side: Myself" to stage, and a look at how one local farm is training veterans to become farmers themselves. Plus, we talk bitcoins with our tech ambassador, and we celebrate the beginning of summer.
In the final part of our series on the Arkansas Research & Technology Park, we take a look at some of the resources based in the park's Innovation Center, and a look at how the entrepreneurial climate is changing in northwest Arkansas.
The road to capitalizing on research and development can be a long one. It can take years before a technology startup actually turns research into a physical product. In the second part of our series on the Arkansas Research and Technology Park, we take a look at a pair of companies turning research into revenue:Ahead on this edition of Ozarks . . . a survey of Arkansas politics with Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas and political bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert. Plus, our tech ambassador Tyrel Dennison on just what bitcoin means for the digital industry.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas discusses Arkansas politics with bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on HIV services in northwest Arkansas, and a review of the latest release by St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
There’s lots to do this October. Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center has the details.
“Old Virginia Reel” by John Hartford
The band will perform and have a CD release party tomorrow night from 7 until 10 p.m. at 545 West Center Street in Fayetteville.
For more information, log on to www.sugarsingers.com.
On Monday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a new very long list of proposed aquatic-dependent rare animals and plants in the southeast region for consideration.
“Galaxies” by Owl City
Sarah Fennel, the founder and director of the non-profit Restore Humanity, gives us an insight into what it’s like to be the person who connects two very different worlds – northwest Arkansas and Kenya. She also discusses one of Restore Humanity’s upcoming fundraisers Winetopia.
“Theme for Milo (Sideways)” by Lizard
