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There is theater, music and more this weeked. Becca Martin Brown, the features editor at the Northwest Arkansasd Democrat-Gazette, says there are also fireworks. Many, many fireworks.

On today's show, Heartland Forward and Builders and Backers work with ten entrepreneurs for three months to help their ideas become real. Plus, a conversation about the impact of rising mortgage rates, interviewing an Instagram famous doodle, and much more.

Anna Pope is the newest voice at Ozarks at Large. As a reporter for Report for America, she's covering the subjects of rural life and of growth in northwest Arkansas for us. Her first story is on tomorrow's show, but we meet her today.

Route 66 is encased in nostalgic images of neon and roadside attractions. The road has been gone for some time, but there are still families and small communities along the route. Jeff Sonnabend, a photographer and writer living in northwest Arkansas, is working on a project to place a lens on the people—and not the nostalgia—still there.

On today's show, smaller towns in northwest Arkansas are experiencing growth, just like the bigger towns. Plus, the communities that have evaporated along Route 66, a conversation with Carlos Santana, and much more.

It’s no secret Northwest Arkansas is rapidly expanding. Smaller communities from Centerton to Jasper are in the middle of land rushes as people creep to the area. This part of the state has a net gain of 30 people a day and its population has grown about 20% since 2010, according to the Northwest Arkansas Council. Stories are reported from the Bruce and Ann Applegate News Studio at the Carver Center for Public Radio.

The new El Salvador Consulate provides critical services to the region's expanding Salvadorian population. We take a tour of the new government facility.

The proposed Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences, to be constructed east of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, has been renamed the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine. Pending accreditation, the inaugural class is expected to attend the innovative medical school in 2025.

Michael Tilley, with Talk Business and Politics, updates us on an acquisition of USA Truck, increased sales tax numbers in Fort Smith

On today's show, a conversation about teaching and understanding diversity in the classroom. Plus, our weekly conversations with Michael Tilley, Becca Martin Brown, Courtney Lanning, and much more.