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On today's show, how the city of Fayetteville is implementing its Climate Action Plan on College Avenue. Also, Alice Driver discusses her new book "Life and Death of the American Worker." Plus, our host, Kyle Kellams, talks with the team behind the podcast "How To Do Everything."

Next week, on Sept. 9, the Fayetteville Planning Commission will consider rezoning Highway 71b, which includes College Avenue and South School Avenue. Fayetteville’s Long-Range city planner and special projects manager, Britin Bostick, recently spoke with Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis about the new plan and what changes come with it.

The NPR podcast “How To Do Everything” is coming back. It ended in late 2016 after scores of episodes exploring “how to get close to a panda,” “how to find the best seat on your next flight,” and “how to free up space on your iPhone.” From producers at NPR’s "Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me,” Ian Chillag and Mike Danforth, the first new episode in nearly seven years, drops this week. Last week, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams talked with Ian and Mike about bringing the show back.

In this excerpt of the "I am Northwest Arkansas" podcast, Clark Eckels and Cynthia Smith from the University of Arkansas’s Office of International Students and Scholars join host Randy Wilburn. They discuss the impactful iFriend program and other outreach initiatives designed to integrate international students into the local community.

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas recently announced they will phase out plastic shopping bags from the state’s stores, effective yesterday, Sept. 3. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reached out to the company to learn more.

Later this month, the Bentonville Public Library will close for about four weeks. However, staff will remain in the building. The closure will allow the library expansion project to reach the finish line. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams sat down with Hadi Dudley, director of the Bentonville Public Library, in the current children’s library area, to find out what will occur when the library is closed from Sept. 29th through Oct. 27.

One wing of the party is suing another amid disagreements over rule implementation and ideology.

It's been 25 years since the first location of what’s now known as Children Advocacy Centers of Arkansas opened. Next month, a fundraiser in Little Rock will raise money to support the CACs in Arkansas, and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams asked Elizabeth Pulley, the executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas, about it and the organization's mission.

The Pack Shack in Cave Springs has been packing meals for a decade. Earlier this summer, the non-profit marked a milestone: 50 million meals packed and distributed. Bret Raymond, a founder and CEO of the Pack Shack, visited the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to talk about the organization’s first 10 years.

On today's show, the Arkansas branch of Goodwill is phasing out plastic shopping bags. Also, learning from a decade of packing and delivering meals to neighbors nearby and far away. Plus, we are nearing the finish line on the Bentonville Public Library expansion.