A new smart phone application will allow users to track University of Arkansas transit buses in real time. Chris Nixon is one of the developers who worked on the app. More information is available here.
Ozarks At Large
Much of Arkansas is under extreme drought, with portions of the Arkansas River Valley listed as exceptional. Ponds and creeks are drying up. Lake and river levels are dropping. But what about your water well? We talk with the experts about our drought-threatened water supplies.A notable part of Ramadan is prayer so the Center for Multicultural and Diversity Education on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville has allocated its lecture hall as a place where Muslims can go to pray during certain times of the day. In this interview, Hameed Naseem, faculty adviser for the Al-Islam Student Association, explains more about the holy month of Ramadan. For more information, visit Multicultural.uark.edu.
On this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large, why a car wash in Rogers has an art gallery, and how the lack of significant rain affects wildlife in our area. On this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large, why a car wash in Rogers has an art gallery, and how the lack of significant rain affects wildlife in our area.Last month, we began a series on a farm to school project taking place this summer in Fayetteville. A partnership between various organizations in the community has resulted in a grant allowing for funds to connect schools with local food producers with the aim of serving their fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias and teaching kids about where there food comes from.
Today, Christina Thomas accompanies children on a visit to the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market.
Artist Sarah Leflar and sUgAR Gallery’s Kat Wilson discuss the former’s upcoming one night only pop-up art show called “Black Hearts.”
An inventor living on Holiday Island has designed a patented machine to deliver sun-drenched purified air into your living and working quarters, using UV-C germicidal light, similar to lamps installed by industry and certain public health clinics to kill dangerous microbes. We visit the Carroll County factory. For more information: BetterAir.com.
An inventor living on Holiday Island has designed a patented machine to deliver sun-drenched purified air into your living and working quarters, using UV-C germicidal light, similar to lamps installed by industry and certain public health clinics to kill dangerous microbes. We visit the Carroll County factory. For more information: www.betterair.comA portion of the Arkansas River Valley is now classified as an area in exceptional drought, the EPA awards the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma $175,000, and more.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Ahead on this Super Bowl day edition of Weekend Ozarks, Christina talks to three different coaches about their line of work, Kyle goes super-bowling, finding out about the trend of Arkansas high schools' inclusion of bowling as a varsity sport.
Northwest Arkansas Community College launched the southern regional center of the National Child Protection Training Center, one of the only four in the nation. The center will serve a 15-state area.
Our tech expert Tyrel Denison explains some of Facebook’s new features (e.g., Spotify and Timeline).
Here's something helpful: http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-privacy-infographic-2011-10
Click here to listen to Ty discuss how you can organize your friend list in a better fashion.
“The Dip” by Hank Mobley
Daniel Woodrell, the author of Winter’s Bone, will be in Fayetteville tomorrow for a fundraiser. Becca Bacon Martin has the details.
“Glass Museum” by Tortoise
Singer-songwriter Randall Shreve from Randall Shreve and The Sideshow talks about the band’s upcoming release, “Jester.”
A new national pro-life movement called “40 Days for Life” is growing in Arkansas, as Congress considers strict anti-abortion measures.
“Fall” by Mark O’Connor
