Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will introduce some of its craft beers to the state next week.Ozarks At Large
Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will introduce some of its craft beers to the state next week.Becca offers help for Valentine's Day outings with this list of regional visual arts and museum events.
Economist Kathy Deck says that the size of the area directly impacts both the actual and perceived growth in the northwest Arkansas economy.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist John Brummett talks to Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock about the private option's chances for survival.Yesterday's release from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows broad-based job growth in northwest Arkansas, sales tax revenue went up for the big four cities of northwest Arkansas in November. NWACC decides to buy land from the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad. The education given by the U of A is again described as a good value by the Princeton Review. A teaching farm in Fayetteville gets a grant from Ozark Natural Foods. And Arkansas' newest state senator doubles down on not renewing the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we find out, kind of, why Dr. Lonnie Smith is a “doctor.” The legendary jazz master of the Hammond organ will play in Fayetteville this weekend and he talks to Robert Ginsburg about his music and his career. And a survey to help gauge the direction for the city of Rogers as growth continues.
Dr. Lonnie Smith has accomplished just about everything one could in a musical career, except play in Arkansas. That will be rectified this weekend, when he performs at Walton Arts Center.
Hobbs State park has a lecture series about the Ozarks that stretches deep into 2014.
Residents who live and/or work in Rogers can contribute to a new plan for the area by filling out a survey at RogersLowellVision.com.
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Friday, March 14, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gives us a list of St. Patrick's Day events happening this weekend, and we have a preview of the William S. Paley Collection exhibit at Crystal Bridges. We also learn about the latest plans for the new high school in Bentonville.
EOA Children’s House in Springdale announced a gift of $84,578 from the Walmart Foundation. The grant will help fund a number of new additions to the Children’s House facility.
More information is available on www.childrenshousenwa.org.
Yesterday afternoon, Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda took a tour of the new Tyson Founder’s Room. Here’s her story.
“American Pie” by Catch 22
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has suggestions that range from an art class at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to The Peking Acrobats at Walton Arts Center.
Voters in Fort Smith approve a series of sales tax extensions; the Arkansas Razorback baseball team tries to complete a two-game sweep of Gonzaga this afternoon at Baum Stadium; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Newspaper columnist Ben Bouldin is the author of the new book “Hidden History of Fort Smith, Arkansas.” Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams spoke with him regarding the book and some of its most interesting chapters.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
“Country Pie” by Bob Dylan
