The 21st Cancer Challenge is just one of many ways to support nonprofits in the area this month.
Ozarks At Large
A recent study suggests that Arkansas' two racetrack and gaming complexes have a sizable impact on the state's economy. Fayetteville Public Schools prepares to offer free meals to city youths through the summer, and an effort to raise the state's minimum wage gets a groundswell of support.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Republican Attorney General runoff candidates discuss medical marijuana and the death penalty. Also, we take a look back at the desegregation of public swimming pools.
In this month’s food segment, we visit the Arkansas Food Innovation Center where the Roberts family makes Gina’s Salsa. 
Later this month, Siloam Springs will be home to a Whitewater Recreation Park, the first of its kind in the state.
Memorial Day marks the opening of public swimming pool season across America. And this summer, an article about pools and race will be published in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, titled “Going off the Deep End: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Swimming Pools.” Jacqueline Froelich spoke with author and historian John Kirk.Officials with the U.S. Marshals Museum yesterday approved its 2015 budget, which includes allocations for architectural, exhibit and operational costs. President Clinton speaks to the role presidential libraries serve in providing historical context, and state revenue numbers for May came in below what economists expected.
Ahead on Ozarks, workforce officials try to improve job training to meet industry demands. And, we look at the University of Arkansas' autism intervention program.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 23, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, coverage from a groundbreaking ceremony for Bentonville's new high school. Plus, a conversation with the author of “The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness.”
Ozarks at Large contributor Sophie Kidd discusses the rich history of the piece.
Ceramic Cow Productions’ Mark Landon Smith discusses David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries that’ll be performed next weekend. The show is strictly for adults.
For more information, visit www.ceramiccowproductions.org.
A University of Arkansas research team is developing an anti-icing system that uses solar energy to keep runways ice and snow free during inclement weather.
(Photo: The University of Arkansas website)
“It’s Oh So Quiet” by Bjork
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the latest Compass Report for the Fort Smith region, the plan for protecting the 188th Fighter Wing against possible budget cuts, and more.
Soma: An Exploration into Architecture and Decay is a collaborative sculpture project that will be open tonight only between 5-8 p.m. in a studio behind The Art Experience on 641 W MLK Boulevard in Fayetteville.
“Youth” by Ampop
