A new exhibit at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale includes many items from the University of Arkansas Museum collection.Ozarks At Large
A new exhibit at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale includes many items from the University of Arkansas Museum collection.
Bishop Gene Robinson, elected in 2003 as the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church will speak at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville February 9th and 10th. He took an early retirement from his post late last year and is now a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington D.C. We speak to him by phone about his life and vocation, in advance of his visit.January tax revenues for Arkansas beat expectations by about 13 percent, an increase of about 12 percent from collections in January 2012. Arkansas Senator Jason Rapert defends comments he made during a Tea Party rally last year in Little Rock. And, the Arkansas House advances legislation that would allow concealed carry of firearms into churches in the state.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks to Rep. John Burris of Harrison, the chairman of the House Public Health Committee.
Ahead on Ozarks: an initiative at the University of Arkansas School of Law to help Native American tribes with their food and agriculture ventures, an evening of Jewish art and music, and the overwintering habits of bugs.Tomorrow evening, Dr. Richard Sonn will give a discussion on Jewish Modernist art of the 1920s along with a performance of Klezmer music in the University of Arkansas student union.
Ozarks at Large's insect expert Donald Steinkrauss takes us to West Fork to find evidence of winter bugs.
Web Exclusive: Images From Bug HuntingThe program will aid Native American tribes with legal aspects involving new and existing agriculture endeavors.
Two companies announce relocation and expansion plans that will bring several hundred jobs to Arkansas. Roby Brock of Talk Business Arkansas gives us the details in his weekly updateAn audit of the state's Medicaid program that was set to be released late last week has been held until later this week. Also later this week, Governor Mike Beebe is expected to meet with state lawmakers to discuss details of a $1.1 billion dollar project that would see Big River Steel bring a steel mill to Osceola. Plus, there are more bald eagles on Beaver Lake this year, as reported by a recent survey by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Ahead on Ozarks: Foley's Van will be the first band to play next week's Bikes, Blues and BBQ event in northwest Arkansas. Before the launch the annual festival, they’ll play inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. And , the effects of cuts to Head Start programs in the region.
The city of Tontitown may soon create a new police department, Madison County voters will get the chance to decide on the wet-dry issue, and students at a Gentry boarding school are sent home with symptoms of the measles.
Starálfur” by Sigur Rós
With the price of natural gas at a ten year low, due to a drilling glut, some members of Congress are pushing the Department of Energy to hurry up and construct liquefied natural gas export terminals to ship U.S. methane overseas.
A quiet meeting between business leaders from Northwest Arkansas and Central Arkansas took place last week with little fanfare or public knowledge. Roby Brock from our content partner TalkBusiness.net caught up with some of the event's attendees and has this report.
Becca Martin Brown previews a banjo festival in Eureka Springs this weekend, and the opening of "Noises Off" tomorrow night.
“Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Theme Take 1” by: Mark Mothersbaugh
The city of Bentonville is taking advantage of a growning culinary atmosphere by creating a partnership with the James Beard Foundation. For more information, visit the foundation's website here.
