Updates at Fayetteville's Wilson Park, Keri Blankiger talks her new memoir

The “Castle” at Wilson Park was created by local artist Frank Williams

Updates at Wilson Park continue to progress

Evian Keels

Updates and renovations are happening all across northwest Arkansas and Fayetteville, from street improvements to updates to local parks. We hear an update about improvements happening at Wilson Park.

Author Interviews

Keri Blakinger talks new memoir, life before and after incarceration

Kyle Kellams

Keri Blakinger's path to journalism contains several twists. In her memoir, “Corrections in Ink," Blakinger writes about the day in Ithaca when she was arrested. Throughout the rest of the book, she gives details about her incarceration in jail, then prison, and her life before and after incarceration. Blakinger will talk about the memoir at the Fayetteville Public Library on April 22. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the book and event.

Arts and Culture

"Home Sweet Home" festival returns for its fifth year in Bentonville

Sophia Nourani

"‘Home Sweet Home", City Session’s inaugural house show music festival will be taking place later this month. This unique event brings national artists to play alongside local musicians in several homes around the Bentonville area.

The lectern, as displayed in the audit report

Arkansas Politics

Arkansas Legislative Audit report shows multiple laws may have been broken during purchase of $19,000 lectern

Matthew Moore

The Arkansas Legislative Audit released a report on Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ purchase of a $19,029 lectern yesterday afternoon. The audit lists 7 different “areas of potential noncompliance with state law” by the Governor’s Office.

Podcast Excerpts from KUAF

Pizzeria Ruby's NWA culinary success story

Randy Wilburn

Chef Michael Robertshaw of Pizzeria Ruby grew up in Boston. He recently met with Randy Wilburn to talk with him for “I Am Northwest Arkansas.” The conversation is part of Randy’s series focusing on recent transplants to the area. In this edited excerpt from the episode, Chef Michael discusses what brought him to the region, the difficult nature of the restaurant business and why he opened a restaurant in Johnson.