For years Frank Tavares has been the voice of NPR's underwriting announcements. He's also a writer and professor.
Ozarks At Large
A just-announced grant will allow Fort Smith to expand the trail systems along the city's riverfront.
A just-announced grant will allow Fort Smith to expand the trail systems along the city's riverfront.
Halloween isn't over yet. Becca has the address of a house that begins as a family-friendly Halloween destination...then gets scarier as the night continues.
The Farm Bill is making it to the committee stage in Washington, though many Senators are disappointed with cuts made to nutrition programs in the House version of the bill. A group works to quantify racial disparities in Arkansas' criminal justice system. And fall colors reach their peak this week in the Natural State.
Siloam Springs based Allens Canning Company yesterday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow the company to reorganize in an attempt to become financially stable. A bill is moving through the U.S. Senate that aims to curb the use of toxic chemicals in a variety of products, though one group says the legislation doesn't go far enough. And new polling data regarding the 2014 U.S. Senate race shows that Independent voters favor Congressman Tom Cotton over Senator Mark Pryor.
Sociologist and landscape architect believes citizens should engage directly with their landscapes and cities through citywide participation programs. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with the award winning architect and author while he was in Fayetteville last month.
Becca discusses Aaron Carter's return to music, which includes a performance at George's Majestic Lounge tonight.
There are just few days remaining to visit the Sequoyah United Methodist Church Youth Pumpkin Patch. The annual fundraiser supports the church's youth program.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we'll hear wedding bells in our Sunday Morning Montage, and we'll talk about talking about faith. And, we visit two different buildings in downtown Fayetteville that have been around for about three-quarters of a century.
Though the repainting the interior of a water tower is, relatively, routine, the exterior of the Hill Street water Tower in Siloam Springs has not been repainted since its construction in 1967. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas finds out more.
For the past two years the artistic director of the Reykjavik Blues Festival has also been in Eureka Springs for that town’s blues festival. During his most recent visit Halldor Bragason came to our studio.
Daniel Hintz of Downtown Bentonville tells us that the best way to cure a fireworks hangover is to see some live blues this weekend.
Arkansas home sales are up by 10 percent according to the Arkansas Realtors Association. The half-cent highway sales tax kicks in this month and will continue for the next ten years. The Fort Smith Fire Department honors one of its own who rescued a child from a 30-foot utility shaft. And a familiar term to Fayetteville residents: construction zone.
"Middle Man" by Jack Johnson
The popular resort town of Eureka Springs is a prime Ozarks vacation spot filled with pretty B&Bs, cottages and cabins for overnight guests. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, some say a glut of tourist accommodations and vacation rentals are dislocating residents, forcing them to live out of town.
