
Ozarks At Large

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.

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.



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.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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.
The Austin, Texas-based band visited KUAF yesterday to perform and have a conversation with Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen.
To watch a video of the performance, click here.
Around 300 Vet Centers operate across the U.S., funded and sanctioned under the Veterans Administration, to provide readjustment counseling to veterans and their families. Each center is adapted to its demographic—the one in Fayetteville provides yoga classes as well as art therapy. We take a tour.
“Lorge” by El Ten Eleven
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the upcoming vote to extend a one-percent sales tax in Fort Smith, the rise in tourism in Arkansas, and more.
Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel’s lecture draws a large crowd in Fayetteville, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a number of suggestions that’ll help keep you in good spirits.
“My Only Swerving” by El Ten Eleven