On this edition of Ozarks at Large: ATTRA has been helping farmers around the country for twenty-five years. We'll visit the Fayetteville-based organization. Plus, the latest polls from Talk Business are in on Arkansas' congressional races and we preview the first-ever Fayetteville Roots Festival.Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large: ATTRA has been helping farmers around the country for twenty-five years. We'll visit the Fayetteville-based organization. Plus, the latest polls from Talk Business are in on Arkansas' congressional races and we preview the first-ever Fayetteville Roots Festival.Roby Brock from Talkbusiness.net is teaming up with Hendrix College to conduct polls regarding races in Arkansas. Numbers for three of Arkansas' four congressional districts are in.
More information is available at talkbusiness.net.
More information is available at talkbusiness.net.
Today's edition of Ozarks at Large: Questions and answers about Fayetteville's new paid parking, a conversation with documentary filmmaker Josh Fox and a visit with Greg Moore about his art on discarded metal.The HBO documentary "Gasland," is a critique about America's burgeoning shale gas drilling industry. The film premiered at Sundance, last January, where it took the 2010 Sundance Special Jury Prize. Since then, writer and director Josh Fox has hosted public viewings of his film in places where shale gas drilling is occurring--including Arkansas. Jacqueline Froelich met with him during his visit to Fayetteville, August 19th, and brings us his story. "Gasland" will be released on DVD this December. To learn more about Josh Fox visit gaslandthemovie.com.
Radine Nehring uses real Arkansas places for murder mysteries. Radine Nehring's latest mystery, "A Journey to Die For" takes place in Springdale, Van Buren and along a train between the two cities. She's also set her mysteries in Hot Springs and along the Buffalo River.
For more about Radine's books, visit radinesbooks.com.
To hear more of Radine's conversation with Kyle Kellams, click here.
For more about Radine's books, visit radinesbooks.com.
To hear more of Radine's conversation with Kyle Kellams, click here.
Remember as a child, playing with your shadow in bright sunlight? Twisting and turning, casting it about? For two Fayetteville women, their shadows became grist for both a transcendental workshop held this summer and an art exhibit. "Me and My Shadow" a collaborative photo collection by Joy Caffrey and Amy Eversole will be on display at Crossover Arsaga's through August.
To learn more, visit joymatters.com.
Yesterday, Ivye Allen, Foundation for the Mid South president, announced the launch of the organization's new online campaign.For more information, visit fndmidsouth.org.
Since moving to its new downtown location, the Fayetteville Public Library has worked hard to be green and follow sustainable practices. At 6:30 p.m. tonight officials will host an informative session on the recently installed solar test bed project. Yesterday, Ozarks at Large's Antoinette Grajeda inspected the solar panels on the library's rooftop and learned more about them.For more information, visit fplsolar.org.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Ahead on this Thanksgiving edition of Ozarks: music, shopping and a holiday cocktail. We find out how local businesses work to attract shoppers in the midst of the Black Friday weekend. For music, we talk to Fort Smith native Josiah Hawley about his career after being a finalist on NBC's The Voice and his homecoming concert this weekend. Plus, Rosanne Cash discusses the work on her father's childhood home in Arkansas and get a preview of Aaron Diehl's upcoming concert at Walton Arts Center. And our cocktail comes from a house in Fayetteville dedicated to creating unique drinks.
This morning, the Bentonville Public School District broke ground on its new high school project in Centerton.
In early May, Arkansas’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down as unconstitutional by a state court. Hundreds of couples obtained wedding licenses before a stay was ordered by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Now a second lawsuit, filed in federal court, will soon be considered. Jacqueline Froelich talks with Little Rock attorney Jack Wagoner about his case.
UA Professor Angie Maxwell argues that the attention the South received throughout the 20th century in regards to three particular events has shaped the Southern Identity that exists yet today. She discusses her book The Indicted South: Public Criticism, Southern Inferiorty, and the the Politics of Whiteness with Ozarks’ Christina Karnatz.
