Eleven acres adjacent to Gulley Park were recently put on the market. Friends of Gulley Park hope to raise the funds necessary to buy the property, expand the park and maintain the atmosphere of the current public space.
Ozarks At Large
Eleven acres adjacent to Gulley Park were recently put on the market. Friends of Gulley Park hope to raise the funds necessary to buy the property, expand the park and maintain the atmosphere of the current public space.
Planners for Pea Ridge National Military Park in northwest Arkansas in Garfield seek to return the American Civil War battlefield back to its original ecological nature. Chief Resources Manager, Kevin Eads takes us on a tour.
The Care Foundation announces more than $3 million in grants that aim to help underserved children with pre-K and food security programs. The Fayetteville city council approved governance changes for the Walton Arts Center. And state legislators approve changes to public school employee insurance plans.
Ahead on Ozarks, the U.S. Geological Survey is investigating an increase of tremors in Oklahoma, and Adam Posnak uses African-inspired religions' and cultures' images for his pottery. His latest exhibit opens this week in Fayetteville.
Modern Mission, whose proceeds help fund New Creation Camp, recently opened a new, indoor battlefield. The summer months provide plenty to see in galleries around the region, including Adam Posnak's solo exhibit at Sugar Gallery in Fayetteville.
The Beaver Watershed Alliance has been working on assessing ways to improve water quality of the West Fork of the White River. As part of the project, the group is holding public meetings to engage residents and landowners alike.
The Legislature began discussing the items on the special session agenda yesterday in Little Rock.
Earthquakes in Oklahoma have dramatically increased since last autumn, likely linked to gas and oil development the U.S. Geological Survey says. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, larger quakes there could shake western Arkansas. We hear from both the director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey in Norman and an Arkansas seismologist. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, July 10, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross. Also, the architect of Crystal Bridges visits Bentonville.
Stewart Huff will perform twice tonight at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville. Before he came to town he talked to us about his style of comedy.
Enrollment numbers are down at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, revenue is down for in Arkansas, as are drought numbers for the state.
"Pot City" by Cowboy Bebop
This November, Arkansas voters will decide on legalizing medicinal marijuana. California was among the first states to allow it, also by voter initiative, in 1996. We talk with the manager of an Oakland, California dispensary for insight into this emerging and controversial medical industry as well as state and national advocates.
“A Good Song” by Thursday
Mara Leveritt, author of Devil’s Knot and The Boys on the Tracks, will participate in Fayetteville Public Library’s event called Ozark Writers Live. She talked to us about her work and more.
For more information about Mara, visit www.maraleveritt.com.For more about the Ozark Writers Live event, visit the FPL website
“Tying A Knot In The Devil” by Norman and Nancy Blake
Becca Martin Brown says the weekend gets an early start in the fall and she has suggestions of what to do to get ready for the first full weekend of the month.
