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Tram Colwin’s exhibition “What We Carry” at The Medium in Springdale explores the stories of refugees relocating to Northwest Arkansas.

On today's show, Alpha-Gal syndrome is on the rise due to the growing number of ticks in the region. Also, the city of Bella Vista is getting a rebrand. Plus, art helps us understand what it can mean to leave one home for another.

Cases of tick-borne illness are increasing across the U.S. at an alarming rate - and in Arkansas Alpha-gal, specifically, is becoming more common.

This summer, city of Fayetteville construction crews have been hard at work expanding the city’s trail system for the new Midtown Corridor. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis took a closer look at the development and spoke with various stakeholders to determine who the improvements benefit and how.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, Roby Brock speaks with Meredith Lowry, patent attorney for Wright Lindsey Jennings and founder of women's networking group Women-Run. That conversation and more are in today's report.

The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine is a step closer to welcoming the first class of students after a groundbreaking this week in Little Rock. The school will occupy seven floors in the former Alltel headquarters. The first class of students is scheduled to start on-site orientation on June 30 next year. Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams talked with founding dean Burke Soffe about the process of opening a new dental school.

On today's show, the trail system in Fayetteville is expanding east and west. Also, a new dental school is opening in Little Rock. Plus, Grandpa's Goodtime Fandango reunites.

The band Grandpa's Goodtime Fandango first formed in Fayetteville in 1999. The band is returning to the region for a 25-year reunion concert this weekend, playing back-to-back shows at Stickyz in Little Rock and George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani sat down with original band members Wai-Kay Carenbauer, Brian Hickman and Karl Coleman to discuss the band, their history and upcoming performances.

Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from around the Fort Smith area, like Fort Smith possibly leasing the Parrot Island Waterpark, firms pushing back on an Envista report about Peak Center flooding, and an update about a new park at the former ACME Brick yard site.

Two weeks ago, July 20, was the 68th anniversary of the site of the Civil War-era Battle of Pea Ridge in Benton County becoming part of the National Park Service. Part of the celebration included the firing of the cannons.