Research at the University of Arkansas offers some insight about what the oral arguments in front of the United States Supreme Court mean…and why it is interesting to track the interruptions made by the justices.
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Ozarks At Large
For his weekly recap of the previous seven days’ news, Roby Brock from Talk Business discusses the election and other items of note.
Mountain top removal, or strip mining for coal, is common in places like Appalachia and Arizona. But strip mining is also occurring on the north central Ozarks--not for coal, but for thick deposits of quartz sand, critical to unconventional natural gas drilling.
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, celebrating a historic mountain in Madison County as well as the Great American Smokeout.
The Great American Smokeout is this Thursday. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Rhonda Brammell of the American Cancer Society about the national day aimed at encouraging smokers to quit.
In Madison County there’s a place called “Negro Mountain.” No blacks live there now, but it was, in the 1860s, settled by Ozark African Americans. All of them and their descendants are gone now—except for one individual. We take you to meet the last living African American resident of Madison County.
A new arcade featuring old school games is nearly open in midtown Fayetteville's Evelyn Hills Shopping Center. Ozarks at Large's resident geek Timothy Dennis visits the arcade for a preview.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks; startup companies end a more-than-three month acceleration process and vie for $150,000 prizes to be used as investments in their new companies. The first-ever ARK Challenge ended yesterday at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville. And, this is a time for anniversaries in the area: 20 years of Walton Arts Center, one year of operation at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art . . . and 20 years for one local store that has grown thanks to the web.
Fifteen fledgling companies each had a chance yesterday to explain their ventures to a room full of potential investors at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville.
Click here for more information about the ARK Challenge.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we travel back in time to take a look at the decade that was the 1980s, and The Jones Center closes in on two decades of existence and opens its services up to more than just families.
Before tornado sirens begin to blare, our smart devices are already delivering severe weather warnings. We talk to KFSM 5News Chief meteorologist Garrett Lewis about emergency sirens obsolescence, and we also hear from an expert at the National Storm Prediction Center about hazardous “outlooks.”
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas recently visited an exhibit at the Gravette Museum that celebrates history of the city’s walnut shelling plant. The exhibit is part of Arkansas Heritage Month celebrations.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about Shakespeare in the Park, Alley 38, Bass Reeves interview in Fort Smith and more.
“Les Jours Tristes” by Yann Tiersen
Bagpiper, former candidate for Congress and now an author Kenton Adler talks with Kyle Kellams about his poetry and new book “The Silver Piper of Teer Non Og” for young adults.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
“Le Noyee” by Yann Tiersen
A new theatre company is working to bring Shakespeare in the Park to Northwest Arkansas each summer. More information is available at TheClassicalEdge.com.
