Ozarks at Large

On today’s show, we hear about a new shelter to help people living without permanent shelter in Fort Smith. Plus, grocers are responding to consumers' desires to know more about where their food is coming from. And we visit a new, veteran-owned coffee shop is open in Fayetteville with an unusual name: Doomsday.

On today’s show, The Momentary won’t open for some time...but the director is here now, and we have a conversation about the new venue at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Plus, we discuss the timing challenges of matching live music with the demands of a film, and we hear music that spans decades but still gets dancers on the floor.

On today’s show, a new wind farm under construction in western Oklahoma will deliver electricity to people in four states, including Arkansas; we get details on the new Wind Catcher Energy project. Plus, we learn about the world of outsider art, and we get ready for the Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit.

On today’s show, we get a report on the state of the region's economy. Plus John Brummett offers his thoughts on guns and violence. And, we hear how an increasing number of Arkansas high schools are offering dance programs.

On today’s show, a flurry of nonprofit environmental organizations are forming in Arkansas, and the groups are trying to work cooperatively. Plus, we learn about the other economic effects of the nascent legal medical marijuana industry in Arkansas. Also, we hear a conversation about what can be gained when people of different faiths spend a morning together.

On today’s show, a new Consul General for the Republic of the Marshall Islands assumes office in Springdale. Plus, we hear how a $1.7 million grant will help an assistant professor at the U of A research delays in skin wound healing. And, we get a peek at a hub of innovative activity that is beginning in downtown Fayetteville.

This morning, we hear about a relay race that will take runners from Eureka Springs to Prairie Grove. We also get a tour of the Salvation Army's shelter to learn more about how the organization helps the area's homeless residents.

On today's show, Michael Tilley of Talk Business and Politics discusses some of the good and some of the bad jobs news for northwest Arkansas from the past few days. Also, Fort Smith-based trio Escape Tones returns to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to give us a preview of their new EP.

The Salvation Army does more than ring bells during the holidays; we tour the organization's shelter on today’s show. Plus, an idea that may have drivers touring the Bella Vista Bypass sooner than thought. And we’ll get a tour of live music ready for an autumn weekend.

On today’s show: climbing bluffs for 24 straight hours; we hear about the Horseshoe Canyon climbing experience on today’s show. Plus, there's some optimism about combating hunger in Arkansas, and we hear the possibly good...and bad...news about hunger. And, we get details on a different kind of fundraiser for Youth Bridge that involves virtual reality.