Recently, the duo Air Loom stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and a live performance.Ozarks At Large
Recently, the duo Air Loom stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio for a conversation and a live performance.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Tontitown is in the middle of its 115th grape Festival. A lot of chickens, a lot of spaghetti and a lot of rolls are coming out of the parish hall kitchen. Plus Brandan O'Connell visits with me at the spot of some of his greatest inspiration or art: the aisles of Wal-Mart. And in just a few minutes we catch up with Roby Brock as he begins Campaign 2014 coverage, more than a year before election day. Yesterday he spent a day with Congressman Tom Cotton as he launches his campaign bid against Senator Mark Pryor. Today Roby is traveling with the senator.
Artists find inspiration in all kinds of places, including the produce section of the world's largest retailer.
A tribute to Charles Banks Wilson will take place not too far away from the artist's one-time Fayetteville home, and some connected to the U of A get some praise.
William Lyle, the current executive chef at Ella's Restaurant has been hired as the new executive chef at Eleven.
Ahead on Ozarks, how community clinics will change, and not change, with the roll out of The Affordable Care Act. We continue our series on how the act will affect Arkansas. Plus a warm documentary made during the latter part of Levon Helm's life will have its northwest Arkansas premier Friday night at the Fayetteville Public Library…we’ll hear from the film’s director. Plus Joe Neal returns with the sounds of his high-flying neighbors…American crows. And the music of Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line shines in their 2013 release, Carnival. They’re coming to Fayetteville later this month as part of the Roots Festival and we'll have a review of the album.
When Joe Neal is not out in the field counting and taking audio recording of birds, he’s at home—counting and taking audio recording of birds, including some new “folks” in the neighborhood. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press. 
Jacob Hatley sepnt three years working on his film I Ain’' in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm. He explains why he ended up living in Levon's barn during part of the process.A legislative task force is ironing out its recommendations for a new state veterans' home to be built in one of four potential cities. And, early voting begins today on a zoning issue in Russellville that could determine whether a Walmart Neighborhood Market will be built in that city.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks. A Facebook-job-posting-a-day approach to getting people in the Fort Smith region who are looking for work. Work Fort Smith is taking a small, but consistent, path to connecting those seeking work to those seeking employees. We'll also review the past seven days in Arkansas politics and business with Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas and two approaches to solar power…including area high school students taking to a swimming pool to test their solar-powered boats. And Meredith Martin Moats continues her series on books about Arkansas with a review of a study of the man who brought electricity to the state, Harvey Couch.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, digital ambassadors for northwest Arkansas explained, and how one furry Huntsville resident contributes to recycling efforts in the city.
Martha Shoffner, facing extortion and bribery charges, entered an innocent plea in court Thursday.
As the Fayetteville Farmers' Market moves into summer, the produce available is beginning to shift.
Ocie Fisher and her band came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio recently to play a song and give us a preview for their concert at the Fayetteville Public Library on Sunday.
A Rally is held today in Little Rock to call on Senator Mark Pryor to support gun control legislation. The City of Fayetteville will likely take over management of paid parking at the U of A's West Annex parking lot. Three countries stop importing Arkansas chicken after an outbreak of avian flu in Scott county. And a Siloam Springs chicken magnate gets named the new head of the NWA Council.
"Equal" by St. Germain
A rally was held yesterday afternoon by the NWA Center for Equality, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings regarding same-sex marriage. We go on the scene to get a pulse on how members of the local LGBT community feel about the rulings, and we speak with a legal expert with the ACLU of Arkansas to find out what the rulings mean for same-sex couples in the Natural State.
