The new(ish) restaurant 28 Springs, in downtown Siloam Springs, uses a mix of food, atmosphere and science to explore culinary ingredients.
Ozarks At Large
Members of Fayetteville High School's student council have organized the 15th annual homeless vigil.
From Thanksgiving to Super Bowl Sunday, area police officers are on high alert for those that might be driving while intoxicated. We talk to officials about why Fayetteville has more DWI's than any other Arkansas city.
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas talks to Erika Gee, chief of staff for Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, about the end of litigation regarding desegregation in three Arkansas school districts.November revenue for the state came in both below forecast and below last November's revenue numbers. Meanwhile, October home sales were up across Arkansas. Fort Smith approves its budget for next year, and Fayetteville approves new regulations regarding required height and setbacks for new developments in the city.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: remembering the Ozark Folk Fair from forty years ago. The headliners included some of the top names in blues, rock, folk and bluegrass, but the event is all but forgotten now. Plus northwest Arkansas ranchers rally to help out farmers in South Dakota who lost cattle because of bad weather and local non-profits embrace Giving Tuesday.
We turn our monthly music review over to two not-so-new Christmas CDs we think are worth your attention.
Winter is coming, true…but we also have information about baseball and fishing.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we look at the history of The Lincoln Echo, the last in a long line of African American newspapers in Arkansas. Plus, we speak with one of the cast members of 'I Love Lucy On Stage,' and we find out how Martin Greer makes his sweet treats.
The independent film Come Morning was filmed in Arkansas and will have a one-night only showing in Rogers next week.
Here are our 12 clips for the montage inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas.
The opening theme to the PARTRIDGE Family.
Alabama sings the TURTLE DOVEing lyrics from their song Dixieland Delight.
Foghorn Leghorn chats with a HEN (not French, true) in a Warner Brothers cartoon.
The Beatles sing Blackbird. Our research indicates COLLY BIRDS are blackbirds.
The Olympic Theme, representing FIVE RINGS.
GOOSE from Top Gun talks to Maverick.
The opening go Tchaikovsky's SWAN Lake.
Shirley Booth as the MAID Hazel in the television program of the same name.
Rosemary Clooney, a LADY, sings about DANCING.
LORD Grantham, for Downton Abbey, gets ready to go…perhaps to LEAP?
Rowdy Roddy PIPER yells at another wrestler.
Todd Rundgren sings Bang the DRUM All Day.
Apologies to Arkansas-born Goose Tatum of the Harlem Globetrotters, the cast of Black Swan and bagpipers everywhere (but Roddy Piper was louder). Maybe next year.
"December" by Tim Janis
Pete Earley's book Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness was this year's One Book, One Community selection at the University of Arkansas. Earlier this month Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams., talked to him about the book in front of a live audience at the Fayetteville Public Library.
"I Remember You" by Stephen Trask, and "If You Won't I will" by Daryl Shawn
This fall Eric Brace and Peter Cooper, both Grammy nominees, came to northwest Arkansas to play a few shows. Their tour included a session inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
"Speedcat" by Alan Grubner
The Clarksville-Johnson County Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Rogers, and Nightbird Books are all participating in events designed to support local shopping this weekend including Plaid Friday and Small Business Saturday.
