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.
More of downtown Rogers may soon be put on the National Register of Historic Places, the U of A in Fayetteville gets good press, and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals slide through the end of the season.
“Mai Nozipo” by Kronos Quartet
The Ozark dialect is rooted in Appalachia and traces back to the British Isles, yet it can elicit a certain stigma. Susan Young with the Shiloh Museum of Ozark history, a fifth generation Arkansan, lectures widely on her culture and dialect. We bring her into the studio to talk Ozark.
Roby Brock talks to Steve Brauner about the possible (and confirmed) ballot measures Arkansas voters will see in November.
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says tonight the music faculty at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith will dance, sing and more . . . for free!
Michael Hibblin talks to Dr. Ruth Hawkins about the progress made in Arkansas State University’s work on the iconic singer’s home in the Arkansas Delta.
