
Ozarks At Large


Michael K. Honey's new book Sharecropper's Troubadour gives us details of the life of John L. Handcox.



The state Department of Workforce Services releases March unemployment numbers for Arkansas, though they remain slightly above the national rate. Plus, the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage will either be reaffirmed or struck down in the coming weeks.


As you Like It will be performed by the University of Arkansas, and an Earth Day Celebration is just around the corner. Becca Martin Brown has What’s Up.
Here are the ten clips used in our salute to jumping:
- “Jump Around” House of Pain
- White Men Can’t Jump
- “Jumpin Jive” Joe Jackson
- Dirty Harry
- “Jumpin Jack Flash” Rolling Stones
- 21 Jump Street
- “Jump in Line” from Beetlejuice
- Divergent
- “Jump” Van Halen
- Tony Danza on Sesame Street
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: in an effort to facilitate further business success in Arkansas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission has launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com. We'll have a conversation with Grant Tennille, that organization's executive director. Plus, the Fourth Congressional District, geographically the largest in the state is in the midst of a heated Republican race this primary season. We have part one in a series of conversations with each candidate.
Wayne Bell of www.fayettevilleflyer.com talks about romantic comedies.
Earlier this month, six public open house workshops were organized by the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and planning consultants Alta/Greenways to share information and invite suggestions regarding the Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway.
The butterfly house complex, the first of its kind in our region, will stand on the west side of the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Christian Hoff is a cast member of The Midtown Men. The show will be at Walton Arts Center Friday night at eight, Saturday afternoon at 2 and again Saturday night at eight.
To hear more of our conversation with Christian Hoff, click here.
Learn more about The Midtown Men at www.themidtownmen.com.
“Happy Together” by The Midtown Men
Summer’s nearing its end but there’s still plenty to do.