Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: we visit the traditions surrounding Ozark foods, and we learn the secret to a perfect pot of beans. Plus, we continue our series of conversations of this year's Arkansas gubernatorial candidates with Republican hopeful Asa Hutchinson.Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.
Our content partner KUAR in Little Rock is interviewing Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates. Today's conversation is with Lynette Bryant. An extended version of the interview is available here.
A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the founders of Olivia's Basket share the spirit of their late daughter and of the organization she inspired. Plus, our insect expert offers low-tech solutions to pesky insects in the garden.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a roundtable discussion on workforce education in the state. And, and an effort to expand the footprint of Gulley Park.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has much to tell us about where we can find good food today.
The King Fahd Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arkansas, in cooperation with the Osher Lifelong Institute and Walton Arts Center, has recently been selected as just one of four hosts in the nation for the second season of Caravanserai, a program bringing together American and Muslim cultures.
More information can be found at www.waltonartscenter.org or www.caravanserai-arts.org.
"Andalusian Oud Music" by Said Chraibi
Rosilee Walker Russell, the executive director of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Academy of the Arts, tells us about the summer art camps at the academy. Learn more at www.uafs.edu/academy
The King Fahd Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arkansas, in cooperation with the Osher Lifelong Institute and Walton Arts Center, has recently been selected as just one of four hosts in the nation for the second season of Caravanserai, a program bringing together American and Muslim cultures.
More information can be found at www.waltonartscenter.org or www.caravanserai-arts.org.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us what this exciting weekend has in store for us.
“Free” by Cat Power
