The historic Victory Theater in downtown Rogers reopens for live music Wednesday with Grammy-nominated trio Moonchild, two years after a tornado shuttered the 99-year-old venue.

Fayetteville transitions from curb-sort to single-stream cart recycling June 1, promising safer working conditions, faster collection and more landfill diversion.

The Fayetteville Public Library is hosting virtual town halls this week to gather community input for its strategic plan, which will guide the library through 2030.

Arkansas launched a statewide campaign directing pregnant women to its 92 health units for prenatal and postpartum care, as the state remains the only one without 12-month postpartum Medicaid.

Sound Perimeter from Lia Uribe is dedicated to unexpected voices in and around music. Today, we listen to the music of two contemporary composers: Clarice Assad and Gabriela Lena Frank, brought together under the idea of Heroines, women whose music moves fearlessly across cultures and traditions with imagination, honesty, and vitality.

Mary Childress of Harrison will carry the Special Olympics torch Tuesday as the Arkansas Summer Games begin Thursday in Searcy, where roughly 2,000 athletes will compete.

On today's show, we hear residents in Fayetteville are moving from small green recycling bins to big blue recycling bins. Plus, we visit the Victory Theatre in Rogers, which is hosting its first on-stage performance this week after years of renovation from severe tornado damage. And we explain how you - yes, you - can play a role in Fayetteville Public Library’s new strategic plan.

On today's show, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite stories this year, like one detailing a group that’s spent 50 years building queer community at the University of Arkansas. Another focuses on how Crystal Bridges recognizes the nuanced history of America’s semiquincentennial. We also hear about the Ozark origins of USDA organic farming.

Drone manufacturer Swarm Aero held a public meeting at the Fayetteville Public Library as it faces resistance over its facility near Drake Field. Ozarks at Large's Sophia Nourani reports.

The Congress for the New Urbanism held its 34th annual meeting in Fayetteville and Bentonville this week, using Northwest Arkansas as a case study in fast-growing, car-centric development.