Fayetteville

Between now and Sunday, September 15, an internationally-recognized 250-pound, 15-foot inflatable mobile sculpture work called the RedBall Project will be traveling across northwest Arkansas. Sophia Nourani speaks with artist Kurt Perschke to learn more about the piece.

The City of Fayetteville is ending its "Movies in the Parks" series with "The Coal Miner's Daughter" screening near the Splash Pad at Walker Park tonight, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. The event will feature music from the film performed live by Smokey & The Mirror before the movie. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams invited Bernice and Bryan Hembree of Smokey & The Mirror to talk about what "Coal Miner's Daughter" means to them.

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.

Residents of the Wedington Place Senior Apartments in Fayetteville were told this month that their rent would increase—anywhere from 50% to 70%. Tenants and their families are pushing back.

Fayetteville has developed a new strategy for municipal sustainability and community resilience in the face of a changing climate. The city council adopted the Climate Action Plan on July 16. Ozarks at Large's Jack Travis reached the City of Fayetteville’s sustainability director, Peter Neirengarten, to learn how the plan would affect city operations and residents.

On today's show, the city of Fayetteville is beginning to implement its climate action plan. Also, Points of Departure features a conversation with Muhammed Yunus, the man behind microloans who is now serving as an interim leader in Bangladesh. Plus, the Doula Alliance of Arkansas wants to have better maternal health outcomes in Arkansas.

The city of Fayetteville’s water and sewage department recently announced new water-use restrictions in certain parts of the city as an attempt to combat potential shortages from now until September.

Last night, the NWA Green Team held a meeting at the Fayetteville Public Library to offer the town’s residents a sneak peek at the newly adopted Climate Action Plan. Reporter Jack Travis attended the meeting and joined Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss what was discussed.

The Yvonne Richardson Community Center is starting construction on an expansion and improvement project this summer that will include a teaching kitchen, multipurpose room and updates to the gym and administration building.

Opinions vary when it comes to the new boutique hotel being built on Markham Hill in Fayetteville.