A group looking to create a watershed sanctuary buys lake property in Cave Springs and congested roadways in Northwest Arkansas are costing area residents and businesses millions of dollars
Ozarks At Large


Roy Reed was a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years with the Arkansas Gazette and New York Times. His new book, Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times, is a memoir of his days working for the Times.
Roy Reed will discuss his book and sign copies at the University of Arkansas celebration of faculty authors at 7 p.m. Wednesday (October 10th) in Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus. He’ll also discuss the book from 2pm until 4pm Thursday (October 11th) at the Osher Lifelong Institute at the U of A Global Campus at 2 East Center Street in Fayetteville. He’s also scheduled to discuss the book on at 6:30 p.m. November 15th at the Fayetteville Public Library. The book is published by the University of Arkansas Press.
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Nature recordist and Ozarks at Large essayist Joe Neal brings us the otherworldly sound the thrush. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book is “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir.”
A farm has sprouted in the middle of Fayetteville and the people behind the effort want to help change the way we think about food.
For more information, visit Tri Cycle Farms' Facebook page.
October is when Oscar contenders begin to emerge, many TV favorties return and highly-publicized books and albums hit shelves. Wayne Bell has the moth’s preview.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
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.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will officially announce expansion of courses ranging in topics from tree identification to Irish poetry during an open house Friday from 2 to 4 p.m..
"Time Moves Quickly" by Noah Gunderson and after notes: "Over When it's Over" by Eric Church
In the latest installment of our monthly “3 Things You Should Know” series, we learn about theatre etiquette.
at end of show: "Leavin' Kind" by Samantha Fish
The biennial fiscal session of the Arkansas Legislature began yesterday, leading with talks about the Private Option and preventing a special election for Lt. Governor. USA Truck's most recent earnings report still shows continued, but shrinking losses. And the special election regarding a rural ambulance service district in Benton County is today.
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" by Shirley Temple
In 1980, more than 125,000 Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro's communist regime were boatlifted to America and processed at military compounds including Fort Chaffee in Arkansas. Among the population were gay Cubans and prisoners that Castro had purged from his prisons. The Cubans were widely portrayed by the press as criminal—a stigma that's persisted. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, historians are working to clarify the record. Photo: "Task Force Commander, Colonel Don E. Karr with Cuban refugee family"--Courtesy Fort Chaffee Museum
Last week a panel discussion about health care on the University of Arkansas campus included different philosophies regarding health care.
"Edison Lights" by Herb Ellis