Pearl Brick tells us about her guitar, and plays another song in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.Ozarks At Large
Pearl Brick tells us about her guitar, and plays another song in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Solar energy installation is on the rise in Arkansas—a solar rich state. But unlike other solar states, Arkansas lacks incentives for solar development as well as utility standards. Add to that, this year, renewable energy advocates will face organized opposition from carbon producers, who don’t want them on the grid.Though Arkansas is still 30% above the rest of the nation, the state is finally seeing declining rates when it comes to new lung cancer diagnoses and moralities due to lung cancer. We hear from Dr. Gary Wheeler with the Arkansas Department of Health.
Today's week in review looks back at the school-related news we've aired over the past seven days.
On this edition of Ozarks, the efforts continue to place a statue of General William O. Darby on the edge of Fort Smith. And the work is just beginning to move a Frank Lloyd Wright house from New Jersey to Bentonville. We’ll hear how that task will be done. And Pearl Brick sings inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio…and talks about leaving college to travel to Key West, losing her voice and her recent return to performing.
The Benton County Children's Advocacy Center recently received reaccreditation. Lake Wedington in Washington County and Shores Lake in Franklin County will soon be partially drained to allow the U.S. Forest Service to allow for some winter maintenance. And Bentonville Public Schools begins to think about names and mascots for its second high school that will be built in Centerton.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what's in a name like the Wampus Cats? We learn the stories behind Arkansas high schools' mascots. Plus winter treats to warm on a final weekend of ice skating in Bentonville, and Mount Comfort Cemetery is set to get a marker commemorating its part in the Civil War.
Patrons tomorrow night at the outdoor ice rink in downtown Bentonville will be able to eat and drink a special menu at a warming bar.
SFC Fluidics recently received a $1.5 million grant to further advance its development of the MD Analyzer. It's a device that aims to improve the monitoring of patients with severe brain injuries.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Author Ron Tanner discusses the process of renovating an old dilapidated Victorian house with his girlfriend in his new book “From Animal House to Our House.” He recently had a chat regarding the book with Kyle Kellams.
The May primary election in Arkansas comes to an end; tourism tax receipts for Fort Smith and Van Buren are up; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“El Hombre” by Pat Martino
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks about the election season.
A city-wide pig-inspired art installation that begins tomorrow night in Fayetteville also marks the beginning of an ambitious fundraising effort for Ozark Literacy Council.
To view a slideshow of the pig installations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendyjopoole/
“Pig in the Parlor” by Pete Seeger
Money Smart for Small Business is a new instructor-led training curriculum developed jointly by FDIC and SBA that provides introductory training for new and aspiring entrepreneurs on how to start up and manage a business.
