Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
Ozarks At Large
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
In her “Arts Away” segment, Becca gives us a list of places to see phenomenal concerts in the region.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is closely tracking the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, in both the Marketplace and under the Private Option. Turns out along with tens of thousands of grown ups, lots of children benefit. Read the full report, “Kids’ Health Coverage in 2014.”
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas leads a roundtable discussion addressing what recent polls could mean for primary elections.
Plans for substantial renovations to Parsons Stadium in Springdale take a step forward, and the director of Downtown Bentonville, Inc. steps down less than a year after taking the position.
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, highlights from a lecture given by David Pryor last night in downtown Fayetteville. Also, the region's population prepares to reach the half-million mark.
Fourteen Fayetteville restaurants will donate portions of Thursday proceeds to the Peace at Home Family Shelter. The event comes during the first week of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Roby Brock of TalkBusiness.net recaps the business news of the past seven days, including announcement of the latest class of the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says one of the busiest months for entertainment begins today.
The 13th Annual Arkansas Insect Festival is Thursday at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center at the University of Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas gives us the preview.
"Grasshopper" by Xavier Cugat
Dennis Collins has accompanied many of the area’s musicians on stage. Tomorrow at Clapp Auditorium on Mt. Sequoyah, he takes the top bill. He’ll pull out some of the songs he wrote more than thirty years ago.