No matter how hard some may try, money is inescapable. We use it to buy stuff, and most often we pay taxes with it. Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis takes a look at news stories related to citiesí tax revenue from the past week.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Talley Summerlin. Summerlin used to patrol area stages as part of the rock band BE. Also, our content partner Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net takes a look at what last week's election means for the near future in Arkansas.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business recently sat down with political bloggers, Jason Tolbert from the Republican perspective, and Michael Cooke from the Democratic point of view, to analyze the outcome of elections in Arkansas.The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission waits for more input before deciding whether to give $1 million to the U of A, but the commission gives out more than $145,000 to a number of other groups. State officials work to close a funding gap in Arkansas' Medicaid system, and the city of Fort Smith takes another look at zoning for sexually oriented businesses.
David Shipler, author of the book “The Working Poor” spent time in northwest Arkansas last month for the annual One Book, One Community event. During his visit he participated in a public discussion at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Folk singer-songwriter and banjo player Matt Bauer wrote part of his new EP "No Shape Can Hold Me Now" in Gilbert, Ark., population 28. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke to Bauer about what it was like to write music in a cabin along the Buffalo River and more.Crystal Bridges of American Art in Bentonville is one year (and one day) old today. We take a look back at the museum's last twelve months.
Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, celebrating a historic mountain in Madison County as well as the Great American Smokeout.The Great American Smokeout is this Thursday. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Rhonda Brammell of the American Cancer Society about the national day aimed at encouraging smokers to quit.
It’s not all elections today. We take time out for another musical performance from inside our studio. Dr. Park visits the Firmin-Garner Studio and performs live accompanied by Prof. Skirmante Kezyte on the piano.
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Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we'll hear wedding bells in our Sunday Morning Montage, and we'll talk about talking about faith. And, we visit two different buildings in downtown Fayetteville that have been around for about three-quarters of a century.
The Free Weekly has been published for more than ten years. The publication has a new editor, a new tone and has attracted some attention for the changes.
Hear more from our conversation here.
"Robot" by The Futureheads
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Arkansas allows people past the traditional college-student age to keep discovering about topics that interest them.
"I Thing It's Going to Work Out Fine" by Ry Cooder
The latest edition of Bentonville's First Friday embraces a return to school for a theme.
Jodi Beznoska, the Vice-President of Communications at Walton Arts Center, says summer is over and the Walton Arts Center season begins a show-after-show run this week.
Dillard's, The CBS Evening News and more in our history capsule for September 2.
