Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: it has been 60 years since the largest-ever nuclear weapons test by the United States took place on the Marshall Islands' Bikini Atoll. Today, many Marshallese, including several northwest Arkansas residents, are marking the anniversary of the Castle Bravo Blast. Plus, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers gets us ready for the weekend, Michael Tilley from The City Wire helps us analyze the week's news, and more.
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Becca offers several items for Thursday entertaining.
"Variarion on Grandfather's Clock" by the Carl Stalling Project
The next two weeks at Walton Arts Center include world-class dance, world-class jazz and a beloved writer.
At the funeral of their baby son Elliot, Matthew and Ginny Mooney released ninety-nine balloons to mark the ninety-nine days their son spent on Earth. Then, as Jacqueline Froelich explains, they opened a nonprofit umbrella to cover special needs children. To learn more visit 99balloons.org.
"The View From Carew" by Rick Sowash
As the holiday season approaches, several organizations often focus on collecting and donating food and clothing to those in need. One local bank is helping Northwest Arkansas children and their families stay bundled up this winter.