Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
The Wright brothers, R.E.M. and more in our history capsule for December 17.
The last weekend before Christmas is full of holiday-themed parties, concerts and plays. You can't make them all, but Becca gives you the rundown.
From our friends at WKNO in Memphis, this story about a how a man's hobby became his vocation.
The band Strange Heroes will end their time as a band tomorrow night at Terra Studios from six to eleven. This morning four members of the band talked about the final concert and more. More from the conversation can be heard here.
Jacqueline Froelich reports on the Arkansas Legislative Taskforce on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Economic Opportunity newly released report which has set benchmarks for reducing poverty in Arkansas. For details visit www.wrfoundation.org.