Becca Martin Brown has a partial list of events related to Bikes, Blues and BBQ (and not) happening this week.
Ozarks At Large
To celebrate five years in the Jefferson Center, Fayetteville Adult & Community Education hosted an open house.
A kick-off event for open enrollment to Arkansas Health Connector is announced for next month. The city of Fayetteville considers revamping certain height and setback regulations for development in the city's downtown area. And, several school millage increases are passed.
On this edition of Ozarks, increasing internet access for Arkansans. Also, how legislators are dealing with a deficit for the public school employees health plan.The just-published Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music has entries about the most famous Arkansas musicians like Johnny Cash and Louis Jordan. It also has lesser known, but still very important, figures like the musician known as Moondog and Bob Burns.
Carroll County’s Quorum Court failed to secure an ordinance to establish public rural water system several years ago, after voters repealed it, claiming the project was being pushed and controlled by a minority of developers. But now the QC’s water committee is looking to convince a majority of residents to support a more transparent public water facilities board-facilitated project.Becca talks about a safe with an interesting pass that will be on display at in Cane Hill this weekend.
Arkansas is ranked near the bottom in terms of states' residents being connected to the Internet. We look at the implications this might have for education, and efforts to try and bridge the digital divide.
State Representatives Allen Kerr and Greg Leding talk to Roby Brock and his Capitol View co-host David Goins talk about legislators trying to resolve the issue of public school employees facing premium increases in January. Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, December 12, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, what the future may hold for a Benton County landmark. Plus, musical advice from Grammy-winner Mark O'Connor.
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net sits down with an advocate for bringing back downtowns in Arkansas cities.
Tonight the Boston Mountain Brassworks will perform a concert on the University of Arkansas campus. We have a preview of the program that includes music that spans centuries, styles and genres.
"Waltz for Debby" by Bill Evans
Steve Van Zandt, the SOS distress signal and more in our history capsule for November 22.
Thanksgiving week is a slow week, so Becca helps us plan a few weeks ahead for a busy holiday season.
"Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
Christopher Spencer of www.ozarksunbound.com is back for another Monday conversation with host Kyle Kellams. Their guest this week is George Arnold, former newspaper writer and editor. The topic this week: the 2010 election.
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus





