Nightbird Books in Fayetteville has started booking all-ages music shows. Upcoming this Thursday is from Los Angeles-based Fielded, the experimental music project from Lindsay Powell. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen discusses the project with Powell.
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Last week, 7 Hills Homeless Center in Fayetteville sent out a request to the community for supplies they urgently need. An updated list is available at the organization's Facebook page.
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week, in 2010 and 2011, close to 15 percent of Americans were living under the federal poverty line, but in Arkansas, that number was as high as 17 percent. The state has consistently ranked among the states with the highest rates of poverty. On Ozarks at Large this week, we will examine Arkansas' poverty problem.
Today, Ozarks at Large's Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar examines the various definitions of poverty and the adequacy of the country's poverty measurement system. We also find out what poverty looks like at the human level.
As the sun sets this evening, the Jewish new year begins. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with a local Rabbi about the rituals and traditions associated with Rosh Hashanah, in particular an instrument called the shofar.
Over the course of the past week, we have brought you several stories about local governments opening new facilities or else expanding or rehabilitating existing facilities. Ozarks at Large’s Timothy Dennis takes a look at some of these stories in this week’s Week in Review.
The Fort Smith Sanitary Landfill is the largest in the state and now is self-sustaining. We took a tour last month.
Radine Trees Nehring discusses the seventh novel in her "To Die For" series set a War Eagle Craft Fair.
The Fort Smith Sanitary Landfill is the largest in the state and now is self-sustaining. We took a tour last month.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the duo Still on the Hill talks about their new album, and how Beaver Lake inspired the songs. Plus, we learn about how Gunderpickles started with a family recipe, and we honor the 100th anniversary of Mother's Day in our Sunday Morning Montage, a song from Cletus Got Shot and more.
Although it may have felt more like winter in the past few days, Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media says that the surefire way to tell the season is the opening of farmers' markets. She gives us a run-down of several markets opening in the weeks ahead throughout the listening area.
As we continue our series of stories that connect back to the idea of fundraising, Terry Gosnell, pastor at Trinity United Methodist in Fayetteville, discusses the challenge of getting people to continue to be apart of the church community.
Farmer & the Markets will perform at the downtown square when the Fayetteville Farmers Market returns tomorrow.
Web Exclusive: Fayetteville Band Covers Dr. Dog
Governor Mike Beebe hears from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding the Mayflower oil spill, allaying some of the governor's initial concerns regarding how cleanup will continue. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel begins investigations into the spill, though after a visit to the site, he has more questions than answers. And an Arkansas House Committee passed a proposal to offer $125 million dollars to the Big River Steel superproject.
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Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel yesterday toured the site of the oil spill in Mayflower. He says that incidents such as Sunday's pipeline rupture are evidence that higher standards are needed for the oil industry.