Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, many local businesses have received their starts as a mobile vendor before moving into a bricks and mortar location. A long-time Fayetteville store is doing the opposite now. We talk with Sidney of Sidney's Emporium. Plus, the cycle of Artosphere: artworks of festivals past are removed to make way for the new. And we learn three things about the Peace Corps and more.
The references used in the montage are as follows: The Andrews Sisters singing the classic "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree. Matt Damon taunts a rival in Good Will Hunting. "Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen. Snow white gets bad advice in the classic Disney telling of the tale. Roger Miller's version of "Little Green Apples." Sean Penn in Into the Wild. Peter Brady prepares his Humphrey Bogart impression in an episode of The Brady Bunch. Charlie Parker Performs the jazz standard "Scrapple From the Apple." Those mean trees scare Dorothy and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. (free apples, though)
Eureka Springs illusionist Sean Paul will attempt multiple escapes from confinement this month in honor of Harry Houdini's birthday. Becca Martin Brown gives us all the details.
"Houdini" by Kaki King
Bentonville receives insight into why a proposed millage increase failed, Ozark tries to get a railroad crossing near its riverfront, and the Northwest Arkansas economy is trending in an upward direction.
"Eighteen Wheels" by Norton Buffalo
Housing numbers and other economic news analyzed by Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com
Seedling Film Association prepares for the third year of its Offshoot Film Fest next week. Web Exclusive: Offshoot Film Festival - Three More Questions
"Six Marimbas" by Steve Reich