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Andrea Fournet/ContributedFayetteville High School has a parking problem, but it is also running out of space. Last month, the district was able to vacate a tree preservation easement along Stadium Drive to clear the land and build a parking garage. Many Fayetteville residents have voiced opposition to this move. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with both the district and environmentalists to investigate this issue further. -
Courtesy/NWA GridironTheater is not always presented by professional actors. Sometimes, journalists step away from their keyboards and onto the stage. The annual Gridiron Show will be at The Medium in Springdale on Oct. 11 and 12. Each year, the show is written and acted by journalists who poke fun at current events and newsmakers. Ozarks at Large asked former newspaper editors Rusty Tuner and Charlie Alison to give us a preview.
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April Wallace of the "Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to suggest local happenings this weekend, such as "Twenty50" opening at TheatreSquared, the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks' Scarecrow Showdown and Autumn Harvest celebration, and Meghan Trainor at the Walmart Amp. -
Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from around the Fort Smith area. -
This fall the Arkansas State Constitution turns 150 and is taking a road-trip around the state, offering residents a chance to see the 1874 document up close. -
Yesterday, Oct. 2, Heartland Forward – a policy think-and-do tank dedicated to serving communities in the middle of the country – announced an initiative to expand telehealth access in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis attended their press conference at the Fayetteville Public Library and brought us this report. -
In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, Roby Brock talks with Heartland Forward executive vice president, Angie Cooper, about the policy think-and-do tank's increased commitment to its student-centered program "rootEd Arkansas." -
On Oct. 19-20, the Pulaski Institution is hosting its first-ever regional summit at Hendrix College, called “Place and Democracy in the Mid-South.” Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore spoke with the institution’s president and CEO, Alan Elrod, over Zoom to learn more. -
Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, the two touch base with Caroline Speir of the Fort Smith Museum of History to discuss the upcoming Fall Festival. The festival will be a combination of Oktoberfest and an educational event called "History Alive," which takes onlookers back in time through reenactment. -
An Arkansas Supreme Court Justice faces an ethics probe after an issue surrounding a Freedom of Information request, plus a Jonesboro police officer is involved in a civil rights lawsuit after an excessive force incident. -
Miles Jandrasevic is very familiar with several of the country’s long trails, such as the Pacific Crest Trail, the Colorado Trail and northwest Arkansas' Ozark Highlands Trail. Last week, he talked about thru-hikes on the University of Arkansas campus. Before his talk, he came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss the activity with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. -
Eureka Springs public works crews are on emergency call this week, repairing a broken basin inside the city's wastewater treatment plant and responding around the clock to broken water pipes across the historic town. Consulting engineers say Restoring Eureka's aging water and sewer infrastructure will cost many millions of dollars.
