
Ozarks At Large

The winter storm this month meant the Red Cross had to cancel dozens of blood drives across the state.
Governor Mike Beebe last week issued a disaster declaration for 22 Arkansas counties that were impacted by the recent winter storm. Lt. Governor Mark Darr is found to have misspent thousands of dollars of state funds for personal or undocumented purposes. Walmart announces a new president for the retailer's India operation, and First Security Bank has a new CEO in northwest Arkansas. And a Little Rock museum has a new exhibit regarding the history of an Arkansas staple: the Bowie Knife.

This week's montage was inspired by the 80th anniversary of prohibition being repealed.
1. Untouchables television series, 1959
2. Some Like It Hot
3. "Gin House Blues" by Nina Simone
4. Untouchables film, 1987
5. "Rye Whiskey" by Punch Brothers
6. The Great Gatsby, 1974
7. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" by John Lee Hooker
8. Lawless
9. "Gin and Juice" by The Gourds
10. Boardwalk Empire
11. "Black and Tan Fantasy" by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
2. Some Like It Hot
3. "Gin House Blues" by Nina Simone
4. Untouchables film, 1987
5. "Rye Whiskey" by Punch Brothers
6. The Great Gatsby, 1974
7. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" by John Lee Hooker
8. Lawless
9. "Gin and Juice" by The Gourds
10. Boardwalk Empire
11. "Black and Tan Fantasy" by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
Becca reminds us it's that time of year when The Nutcracker is being performed across the area.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks at Large, we visit Baum Stadium during the opening weekend of Razorback baseball; not for the game but rather to see how the stadium came to be. Plus, three things to keep in mind when taking in a theatrical show, and a history of Cubans in Fort Smith.
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