Governor Beebe met with President Obama this week to discuss options to avoid the fiscal cliff and Arkansas’ two senators expect to be in Washington until Christmas Eve.
Ozarks At Large
Plans for a new parking deck in Fayetteville's entertainment district move forward, and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville introduces its new head football coach to the world.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about the Eureka Springs' Palace Hotel, which once upon a time served as a bordello. Plus, Still on the Hill visits the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio in the form of a quartet. All four original members of the band reunite for the first time in years for a conversation and live performance.
Kelly Mulhollan, Donna Stjerna, Phil Lancaster, and John Johnston, the original four members of the folk group Still on the Hill will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater. Tickets are $16.
John Englehardt, a third year MFA in fiction candidate at the University of Arkansas, won the A&P short story contest sponsored by The Stranger, an alternative weekly paper in Seattle. The story, titled "Gingrich" is out today both in the print paper and online. "Ozarks at Large's" Katy Henriksen discusses both beginnings and endings, as well has why Englehardt was drawn into storytelling. Becca reminds us that the Rogers Public Library is hosting Reading Adventures with Scout this afternoon.
New Threshold Theatre, a new theatre company organized by young adults, is using Kickstarter to raise money for its first production.
The shuttering of the Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs portends the decline of Christian tourism and the rise of cosmopolitanism. And as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, when you lift Eureka’s Victorian skirts you’ll get a glimpse of the town’s tawdry roots.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: before the Naturals played ball in Springdale, the Arkansas State Class D Minor League had professional teams in northwest Arkansas. We’ll find out why the Fayetteville team changed its name from the Educators to the Angels and more. Plus a preview of Tennessee Williams’ “A Period of Adjustment” opening this weekend from Theater Squared.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Ahead on the show: If you have a child anxious about attending a new school in a few days, we have three things that can help you ease a child into a new school year. Lynne Webb, a professor of communications at the University of Arkansas explains how skills that help reduce anxiety about school can be used the rest of your life. Plus the desire for a new fish hatchery in northwest Arkansas and Zeek Taylor explains why painting a simple black cat is harder than you might think. He’s the featured artist at the Norberta Philbrook Gallery in Bentonville for a new show opening tomorrow.
Answer Fort Smith has just completed renovation of a larger facility for its telephone answering services, creating space for more employees. Gas prices rise slightly in Arkansas, though the national average dropped over the past week. Two Democratic candidates for statewide office endorse each other, and Governor Mike Beebe wants more to be done to end childhood hunger in the state.
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Two Democrats announced their candidacy for Lieutenant Governor, plus the state and federal government files suit against Exxon-Mobil for its handling of the Mayflower oil spill. Roby Brock with our content partner Talk Business Arkansas has those stories and more in his weekly review of business and political stories.
A recent poll conducted by a pair of University of Arkansas System entities asked about attitudes toward immigration.
The NWA Championship begins today and this year, organizers want to make the 17th hole the loudest hole in golf.
Our Ozarks at Large insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus tells us how the, sometimes, pesky insect gets into wooden buildings.
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