The Mustache Running Club and Girls on the Run of NWA are two ways local residents can become involved in the sport of running. A calendar of races can be found at www.ArkansasRunner.Com.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at a new study that analyzes high school graduation rates in Arkansas. Also Dick Johnson stops by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it's primary election day in Arkansas, and Roby Brock talks to three Republicans who are vying for their party's nomination for attorney general. Plus, the City of Fayetteville is looking toward the future as Baby Boomers continue to age. A new project wants the city to become an age-friendly place. And, in our monthly series on technology, we visit the VA hospital in Fayetteville, where new solar arrays aim to make the facility more sustainable.
Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business and Politics, looks back at a busy week in Arkansas.
A study released by Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families says that the state’s juvenile detention system is broken. But as Jacqueline Froelich discovered, two Northwest Arkansas detention centers have found a fix.Roby Brock and Dr. Jay Barth, Professor of Political Science at Hendrix College, look at some of the season’s political ads and poll results of Republican voters.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the final week of campaigning before primary election day and if Judge Chris Piazza's ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage will have any impact on those races. Plus, a return to a favorite CD from several summers ago; can the music still evoke the same response? And, a report on a multi-million dollar campaign targeting the Southern closet.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, July 11, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio.
Stephen Webber is part of the winemaking team at Montinore Estates in Forest Grove, Oregon. He visited Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio earlier this week to discuss the art of wine-tasting and wine-making.
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“Summertime” by John Coltrane
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a list of interesting things that need to be done today.
“Easy Come Easy Go” by Hayes Carll
Local band Cletus Got Shot visited KUAF earlier this week to talk about their new double-disc album Working Songs for the Drinking Class.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about upcoming performance, plus the 2012 Artosphere Festival that kicks off next week.
Cuts in federal funding lead to elimination of two programs aimed at prevention of child abuse; the University of Arkansas gets ready to unveil a solar-powered Green Vehicle; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Matchbox Man” by John Smith
