Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the band Boom Kinetic sheds stuff: its original name included, to make a new CD that is released today. Antoinette will talk to them inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio and they'll play a couple of acoustic renditions of songs on that new CD. Plus Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com helps us wrap up a busy news week and more.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the band Boom Kinetic sheds stuff: its original name included, to make a new CD that is released today. Antoinette will talk to them inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio and they'll play a couple of acoustic renditions of songs on that new CD. Plus Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com helps us wrap up a busy news week and more.
A one-time movie theater in downtown Springdale has a story to be told...and the final chapter will be revealed next week.
Have you received an “Arkansas Earthquake Declination” form in the mail from your insurance provider? The paperwork both informs customers about the availability of supplemental earthquake insurance, not included in standard homeowner policies, and provides an opt out—in writing. But should you risk opting out? Jacqueline Froelich provides an assessment.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses Walmart's earnings numbers and the higher-than-anticipated budget for a water park in Sebastian County.State officials announce a potential settlement regarding segregation in three central Arkansas school districts. Camping fees for many campgrounds at the Buffalo National River increase today. Fayetteville aldermen are set to consider changes to the city's mobile vendor ordinances. And new data is released regarding the 2010 flood that killed several at the Albert Pike Recreation Area.
Becca tells us that while the beginning of fall may be best-known for craft fairs, late fall is rife with opportunities as well.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, one woman is taking back the word "feminism." It's in an effort to get more women elected to public office in Arkansas. Plus, what's in a name, or a few names. We learn where some of the smaller towns in Washington County got theirs. And, one restaurant's products will soon be in other restaurants' kitchens across the nation.
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Monday, January 27, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, two University of Arkansas graduates take us back to the 1927 Mississippi River Flood in their novel "Tilted World." Plus, Benton County residents prepare to head to the polls to determine who should pay for rural ambulance services, and our weekly installment of Arkansongs and more.
Next time you plan to venture into Eureka Springs, climb aboard Café Roulant. The trolley, fitted with linen covered tables and fine china, offers diners locally produced cuisine and miles of historic sights enroute. Café Roulant is open for winter tourism, and is now taking reservations for Valentines Day.
There's at least one fan in the house. Becca Martin Brown has more on this Walton Arts Center show.
"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
Yesterday's release from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows broad-based job growth in northwest Arkansas, sales tax revenue went up for the big four cities of northwest Arkansas in November. NWACC decides to buy land from the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad. The education given by the U of A is again described as a good value by the Princeton Review. A teaching farm in Fayetteville gets a grant from Ozark Natural Foods. And Arkansas' newest state senator doubles down on not renewing the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid.
"Ultraviolet" by Lights & Motion
Arkansas Democrat Gazette columnist John Brummett talks to Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock about the private option's chances for survival.
Economist Kathy Deck says that the size of the area directly impacts both the actual and perceived growth in the northwest Arkansas economy.
"Sarasota" by The New Mendicants
