As News Director, Michael Hibblen oversees daily news coverage for KUAR. He handles assignments for the news staff, helps develop story ideas and edits copy. Michael isresponsible for starting a news-sharing partnership between public radio stations in Arkansas in 2009 which laid the foundation for what became Arkansas Public Media. He is also a regular panelist and fill-in host on AETN's Arkansas Week, where journalists discuss issues in the news.
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A new three-story mural by Argentinian artist Francisco Diaz Scotto, known as Pastel, now adorns the First Street Flats in downtown Rogers. The floral design, part of a series commissioned by Specialized Real Estate Group, joins other community-centered works like Olivia Trimble’s "Love Your Neighbor" mural in Fayetteville.
Reese Roberts of Leverett Lounge and Sidecar Cocktail Lounge speaks with Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and reflects on the launch of the Fayetteville Independent Restaurant Alliance during COVID-19, its ongoing Hero Fund for restaurant workers in need, and how the community continues to show up.
During a conversation at the Fayetteville Public Library, Dutch muralist Leon Keer reflects on his latest large-scale work in downtown Fayetteville, how he approaches criticism and political meaning in public art, and why he believes street art thrives on diversity and community connection.