Tomorrow, the River Valley Ale Raisers will hold an all-American brew off in Fort Smith. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Luke Stolz, president of the regions home brewing club, about the basics of making (there’s a science to it) and drinking beer at home. For more information: www.RiverValleyAleRaisers.com.
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Tomorrow, the River Valley Ale Raisers will hold an all-American brew off in Fort Smith. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Luke Stolz, president of the regions home brewing club, about the basics of making (there’s a science to it) and drinking beer at home. For more information: www.RiverValleyAleRaisers.com.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's new PLUS app allows readers to view extra content via their smart phone or other mobile devices. More information is available at www.arkansasonline.com/plus.
Monday night, three of the first African-American men to play football at the University of Arkansas shared some of their playing-days’ stories at the University of Arkansas Library. Monday afternoon, a few hour before the panel discussion, the three athletes: Brison Manor, Johnnie Meadors and Dennis Winston met with reporters to talk about being recruited in the early 1970s to the University.
Matthew Sever, an Austin-based musician, was the featured performer at last night's installment of the Gulley Park Concert Series. For more information, visit www.matttheelectrician.com.Becca Martin Brown uses puns to tell us about all of the theater shows happening throughout the area this weekend.
Tomorrow, the River Valley Ale Raisers will hold an all-American brew off in Fort Smith. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Luke Stolz, president of the regions home brewing club, about the basics of making (there’s a science to it) and drinking beer at home. For more information: www.RiverValleyAleRaisers.com.More than six million people, including many in Arkansas, still receive Social Security payments in the form of checks. But by March the Social Security check will be a remnant of the past. March First is the target date for all recipients to receive Social Security payments by direct deposit or by a direct card. Walt Henderson is with the United States Treasury Department. For more information: www.GoDirect.com or 800-333-1795.
Some GOP members of Arkansas’ legislature are asking Governor Beebe’s administration to slow down the process for possible Medicaid expansion in the state, more than one thousand residents of Fort Smith will be asked their opinions about their city next month as part of a project called the National Citizen Survey, and more.
Sheffield Nelson suspends his effort to get the severance tax question on the November ballot, new numbers for how Arkansas is doing in child wellness, and more.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: a new poll suggests that if a medicinal marijuana measure could make it to the November ballot in Arkansas, it might have more support than originally thought. And trying to find a better way to draft legislation: the Directing Democracy project, based in Arkansas, wants to use crowd-sourcing as a way to engage more people in the democratic process.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: how soup in Ft. Smith can help some area children have a better weekend. Plus students at the University of Arkansas will be in charge of soup, salad and everything else at the Crescent Hotel for an upcoming weekend. We also have a wrap up of the month ahead in visual arts and go to a church to learn more about how art and faith can be closely related.
An iconic park in downtown Eureka Springs may undergo significant redesign and repair. But some residents are concerned the planned renovation of Basin Spring Park will ruin its historic integrity. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
“India Raga” by Charles Hammer
Robert Swain, one of the organizers of War Eagle Daze, discusses how he earned the nickname of Pick King.
“Recuerdos de la Alhombra” by Nemaja
A University of Arkansas information systems researcher and a senior lecturer at Australian National University have discovered that Internet kiosks set up to disseminate information about prenatal and postnatal health can help reduce infant and child mortality rates.
Trike Theatre is present a free performance at Gulley Park this afternoon.
Musician Patricia Vonne explains how she and her guitarist met in New York City.
