Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Roby Brock talks with the incoming Speaker of the Arkansas House about the agenda for the General Assembly when it convenes next month. And a new start-up in northwest Arkansas with an unusual spelling: T-T-A-G-G is making its way in the digital world.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Roby Brock talks with the incoming Speaker of the Arkansas House about the agenda for the General Assembly when it convenes next month. And a new start-up in northwest Arkansas with an unusual spelling: T-T-A-G-G is making its way in the digital world.The Little Free Library project has small, neighborhood libraries on street corners in Fayetteville, Africa, Australia and almost everywhere else.
A collection of University of Arkansas graduates is making headway in the digital world. Their new company, TTAGG, helps clients understand what their customers are saying about them.
Roby Brock from Talk Business sits down with Davy Carter, the next Speaker of the Arkansas House. They talk about Medicaid expansion, cooperation between parties and more.Bentonville residents can expect a wastewater rate increase in a few months thanks to a new ordinance enacted by the Bentonville city council. Also, a winter meteor shower will light up the night sky, especially during the next few days.
Ahead on Ozarks: An update on immigration reform,an update on the grassroots documentary project called "Directing Democracy," and our tech ambassador is back with a list of new apps for your smartphone and tablet.Top Arkansas immigrant civil rights activist Mireya Reith, executive director of the Arkansas United Community Coalition, explains what we should expect regarding reform, at both the federal and state level.
A recycling pilot program in Fayetteville stands to expand next year, the Applied Sustainability Center at the UA in Fayetteville wants Arkansans to focus on sustainable energy in the state, and one of Arkansas's congressional delegation is optimistic that Congress will avoid the fiscal cliff.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, author Adam Vines stops by the studio to discuss his first collection of poetry titled “The Coal Life.” Also, we learn more about a group of researches at the University of Arkansas who have developed a thermal energy storage system.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks, music made with bedsprings and sawblades, and we learn the history behind a lake in Benton County, and it isn't Beaver Lake.
Last week Tyson Foods and Dillard’s released their latest earning figures, while a new project designed to help small business in Arkansas online was launched. Roby Brock from talkbusiness.net has his weekly review.
Becca Martin Brown, features editor for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, gives us advanced notice of the annual Elvis Week in Memphis and a show tonight closer to home featuring the Ten Foot Polecats.
"Birds" by Kate Nash
The third annual Fayetteville Roots Festival adds another day to the schedule this year and brings John Prine to the Walton Arts Center stage. Bryan Hembree and Jerrmy Gawthrop, two co-founders of the festival list some of this year’s events and musicians.
Inside the interview we heard “Please Don’t Bury Me” by John Prine and “Stepping Stones” performed by MilkDrive.
For more information, visit the Fayetteville Roots Festival website at fayettevilleroots.com
Web extra: Workshops, Bicycle Rides and Other Rootsy Activities
John Jeter, the music director for the Fort Smith Symphony, explains the upcoming season includes Holst, Beethoven, Mozart and a first-ever concert across the border in Poteau.
The Fort Smith Symphony Concert season includes:
Sounds of the Universe, September 29th
A Swingsational Classical Makeover, October 20th
A Simply Sinatra Christmas, December 1st
Evening Serenade, January 26th
The Musical Magic of John Williams, April 20th
Sonic Boom!, May 4th.
All concerts are at the Arkansas Best Corporation Performing Arts Center and begin at 7:30.
Visit the symphony’s website here.
Colonel William Pogue is one of very few Americans who have flown, lived and walked in space. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with him at his home in Bella Vista.
For more information, visit Colonel Pogue's website here.
