Olivia's Basket has built nine homes in Mexico and Honduras, but the organization will hold its first ever public fundraiser next week in Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
There are plenty of opportunities to get out during the next few days.
New standards in education are increasing the accountability placed on the nations 5 and 6 year olds. Will it soon be PRE - K through 12?
UALR’s chief economist, Michael Pakko, talks economics with TalkBusiness Arkansas' Roby Brock about employment and unemployment in Arkansas in the last 6 months. Armies of insurance adjusters deploy to Central Arkansas to begin helping their customers file claims for storm damage, and Entergy Arkansas has its own army of crews working to repair the area's infrastructure.
On today's Ozarks, Walmart hosts a sustainability product expo, Mission of Mercy seeks dentists to volunteer their time, a reality show looks to cast Eureka Springs residents, and more.
This spring, a Hollywood casting agent started soliciting Eureka Springs residents to appear in a reality television series about the town. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, an unknown number of Eurekans have signed releases to appear on a project they know little about.
The Arkansas State Dental Association will hold the annual Arkansas Mission of Mercy May 16-17 in Springdale. One dentist involved with organizing the effort says that the annual event attracts thousands of people, both patients and volunteers.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 23, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Dr. Pearl Ford Dowe from University of Arkansas’ Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society visited KUAF to talk about the poll’s findings regarding African-American voters in the South, a population not studied often enough.
“Smoke” by Medeski, Martin and Wood
Two book talks will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library today. You can also attend a gallery talk at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, or audition for “Web of Murder” at Fort Smith Little Theatre.
Grant money being used to add fueling stations to expand the availability of compressed natural gas; the average cost of a gallon of gas rises again; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Saturday Night” by Hal McKusick
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net sums up business news for the first week of 2012.
According to a new report issued by National Center on Family Homelessness, Arkansas ranks third in the nation on child homelessness, following Mississippi and Alabama. We talk with Center founder and director, Ellen Bassuk.
