Warm weather is just around the corner...and so are chances to enjoy it.
Ozarks At Large
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says area libraries are assisting Cupid this year.
Last week a panel discussion about health care on the University of Arkansas campus included different philosophies regarding health care.
In 1980, more than 125,000 Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime were boatlifted to America and processed at military compounds including Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. Among the population were gay Cubans and prisoners that Castro had purged from his prisons. The Cubans were widely portrayed by the press as criminal—a stigma that's persisted. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, historians are working to clarify the record. Photo: "Task Force Commander, Colonel Don E. Karr with Cuban refugee family"--Courtesy Fort Chaffee Museum
The biennial fiscal session of the Arkansas Legislature began yesterday, leading with talks about the Private Option and preventing a special election for Lt. Governor. USA Truck's most recent earnings report still shows continued, but shrinking losses. And the special election regarding a rural ambulance service district in Benton County is today.
Ahead on Ozarks, four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss the fiscal session that begins today in Little Rock. They’ll examine the chances the private option is or isn’t funded by the time lawmakers adjourn. We’ll also get a small preview of some of the musicians heading to Fayetteville this summer for the fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
The fifth edition of the Fayetteville Roots Festival is bringing dozens of musicians to the region this summer.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, looks back at a week that included new inductions to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame and conversations about political tax plans.
Four legislators from northwest Arkansas discuss what they expect from the coming weeks in Little Rock.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, upgrades to a nearly decade-old program are designed to more effectively connect consumers with local farmers. Plus, the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is on the horizon. We learn about the consequences of failing to enroll in coverage.
Austin-based singer/songwriter Joe Pug returned to Fayetteville last month for a performance at George's Majestic Lounge.
Quiet by Kaki King
The Walton Family Foundation gives the University of Arkansas more than $2 million, Fayetteville prepares to host NCAA championships, and more.
March of the Trolls by Edvard Greig
The historic park, just east of Rogers, is a popular spot for residents to play, picnic and fish. City planners say the park is
antiquated and plan to develop it. Naturalists say places on the park are critical habitat so ought to be left wild. (Photo: A goldfinch feasts on thistle—Joan Reynolds)
Roby Brock talks to the the executive director of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub.
Such a Scream by Tom Waits
Mark O'Connor gives some musical advice prior to his performance tomorrow night at Walton Arts Center.
Girls in Oslo by BigBang
