Becca has a list of art and theater classes in which parents can enroll their kids.
Ozarks At Large
Last week, the state witnessed another big bank deal. Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas has the details.The city of Fayetteville was recently reassessed by the Insurance Services Office, which found that the city has made several improvements to fire protection since the last such rating more than a decade ago. The state highway department encountered few problems with clearing highways after yesterday's wintry precipitation that moved across the state. And two superstars will perform in Rogers later this month.
Ahead on this Super Bowl day edition of Weekend Ozarks, Christina talks to three different coaches about their line of work, Kyle goes super-bowling, finding out about the trend of Arkansas high schools' inclusion of bowling as a varsity sport.Here, the quartet from Siloam Springs performs their song "Rosa Lee."
Becca says that area residents will have an opportunity to learn about Muhammed Ali and other notable African Americans at an exhibit in Fort Smith.
Here is our salute to Seattle and Washington (Bronco fans, we did Denver last week).
1. Nirvana performs Come As You Are.
2. War Games, set in Seattle, begins.
3. Jimi Hendrix, Seattle native, plays Purple Haze.
4. Agent Cooper gives high praise in (and on) Twin Peaks, Washington.
5. Seattle native Bing Crosby sings You Are My Sunshine.
6. Frasier Crane plans to get even with Bulldog on Frasier.
7. Heart, another Seattle band, plays Crazy on You.
8. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson discuss a possible romantic meeting in Sleepless in Seattle.
9. Detectives Holder and Linden, from the fictional Seattle police department, order lunch in an episode of The Killing.
10. Seattle native Sir Mix-A-Lot and Baby Got back.
Apologies to: Eddie Vedder, Modest Mouse, Macklemore and...oh, about five hundred other bands and musicians. Maybe next time.
1. Nirvana performs Come As You Are.
2. War Games, set in Seattle, begins.
3. Jimi Hendrix, Seattle native, plays Purple Haze.
4. Agent Cooper gives high praise in (and on) Twin Peaks, Washington.
5. Seattle native Bing Crosby sings You Are My Sunshine.
6. Frasier Crane plans to get even with Bulldog on Frasier.
7. Heart, another Seattle band, plays Crazy on You.
8. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson discuss a possible romantic meeting in Sleepless in Seattle.
9. Detectives Holder and Linden, from the fictional Seattle police department, order lunch in an episode of The Killing.
10. Seattle native Sir Mix-A-Lot and Baby Got back.
Apologies to: Eddie Vedder, Modest Mouse, Macklemore and...oh, about five hundred other bands and musicians. Maybe next time.
Does your neighborhood recycling crew have more to pick up next week? Maybe.
Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will introduce some of its craft beers to the state next week.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how education and employment are more connected than ever in Arkansas. We have a report on yesterday's Career and Technology Education summit in northwest Arkansas. Plus, our technology ambassador Tyrel Denison breaks down some of the new technology that was on display at South-by-Southwest. And, a new report looks at children's healthcare issues in Arkansas.
Mountain Sprout is one of several bands performing at Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Festival, which is scheduled for Oct. 11-13.
Construction of a new bicycle and pedestrian trail is underway in Fayetteville and Johnson, and the Rogers Historical Museum moves forward with planning an anticipated expansion of its facilities.
"Lake Erie" by Boca Chica
Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net talks with Jason Tolbert of the Tolbert Report and Michael Cook of Cook’s Outlook about the approaching legislative races in Arkansas.
Roy Reed was a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years with the Arkansas Gazette and New York Times. His new book, Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times, is a memoir of his days working for the Times.
Roy Reed will discuss his book and sign copies at the University of Arkansas celebration of faculty authors at 7 p.m. Wednesday (October 10th) in Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus. He’ll also discuss the book from 2pm until 4pm Thursday (October 11th) at the Osher Lifelong Institute at the U of A Global Campus at 2 East Center Street in Fayetteville. He’s also scheduled to discuss the book on at 6:30 p.m. November 15th at the Fayetteville Public Library. The book is published by the University of Arkansas Press.
Web Exclusive: Flying With Wallace and the Future of Journalism
"Deep River" by Charlie Haden and Hank Jones, then "Selma March" by Grant Green
You can learn about the origins of Ozark dialect or listen to the gentle tones of Don Williams tonight. Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
