Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large: we go up among the hills with an emmy-winning director, and an effort to take a patch of land back in time.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large: we go up among the hills with an emmy-winning director, and an effort to take a patch of land back in time.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com takes a look at the latest housing numbers for Northwest Arkansas. Plus, alternative fuel vehicles on display, the secrets of miniature golf explained and more.The local down-tempo dream pop band SW/MM/NG plays an all-ages show with Portland, Ore., polyrhythmic pop act BRAINSTORM at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville Monday. "Ozarks at Large's" Katy Henriksen has this preview.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how a patch of land in Northwest Arkansas is taking a step back in time to be what it once was. Plus, Joe Pitts is bringing his brand of blues to a local club and the Bentonville Public Library this weekend.The latest ramble for the Arkansas Alliance for Preservation includes tours of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, mid-century Fayetteville home and Monte Ne’s ruins.
On this edition of Ozarks, we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act. Also, a conversation with Congressman John Boozman, and a preview of a Caravanserai performance at the Walton Arts Center.Governor Beebe is in Rogers today making a big jobs announcement, warehouse workers were in Bentonville yesterday petitioning Walmart for better working conditions, and the city of Fort Smith officially wraps up expansions to its water treatment plant at Lake Fort Smith.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks. Lake Sequoyah is having some work done to make fishing and boating more attractive. Plus a sustainable town and gown gathering: the University of Arkansas and the city of Fayetteville are combining to host a conference on sustainability and business.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how one book can connect an entire region. This year, the "One Book, One Community" project examines the book The Working Poor: Invisible in America Plus, a new documentary about Fayetteville has is premiere later this week. And a question that might help you win the last two tickets we have for tomorrow night's Avett Brothers concert at the AMP.Mondays in the fall are particularly busy at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Academy of the Arts. We have some examples to prove the point.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock takes a look at the state's Lt. Governor's race. Also, the Springdale Police Department is offering a period of warrant amnesty for the next week.
One Arkansas senator is pressing election officials to resolve issues with the state's voter ID law. Other legislators are pushing to prevent the state lottery commission from implementing video gambling games throughout the state. The FASTER Arkansas committee continues its push for changes in state law to allow public schools to connect to an existing, state-funded fiber optic network. And one Eureka Springs alderman is trying to move forward a decades-long debate on what to do about parking in that city's downtown area.
More than twenty Northwest Arkansas specialty shops sell electronic cigarettes, both disposable and rechargeable. The popular devices deliver a smooth warm nicotine-laced white vapor in variety strengths and flavors. We visit the Velvet Vapor in Rogers and also talk to an Arkansas Department of Health tobacco specialist about pending regulations and potential risks associated with “vaping.”
Our history doctor, Bill Smith, explains the relationship between politics and money is an American tradition.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, directs us to performance art and fireworks this weekend.
Jonathan Story sits down at the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway.
