Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
In our monthly music review, we listen to Carnival by Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says you can find live music every night this week.
"A Thing Called Love" by Loren Barrigan and Mark Mazengarb
In the first month of the fiscal year, Arkansas state revenue shows signs of growth. The Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce is supporting the millage proposal to be decided by voters next month. The Illinois River Watershed Partnership gets more than $1 million in grant funding for green infrastructure. And a former Razorback wins the British Open.
"Polyedistortion" by Gus Gus
A small, but consistent, effort is underway in Fort Smith to connect firms with job openings to people seeking work.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, reviews the week’s biggest news items in Arkansas.