With spring, it’s time to develop that stellar tennis game you’ve always had inside you. No doubt you’ve already dug the secondhand racket out of the closet. But where to play? Check out the metro’s pay-to-play complexes and public parks. The latter have the benefit of being free, but space can be limited, especially if […]
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Buster’ Douglas takes part in OKC Charity Fight Night
OKC Charity Fight NightThursdayCoca-Cola Bricktown Events Center425 E. Californiawww.okccharityfightnight.com James “Buster” Douglas took part in one of the most significant events in boxing history when he toppled the seemingly invincible Mike Tyson with a 10th-round knockout on Feb. 11, 1990. The image of Tyson fumbling with his mouthpiece as he struggled to his feet lives […]
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Race fans scramble to save historic track
Save the Speedway Noon “? 4 p.m. Saturday Forest Building Supplies 300 N. May www.statefairspeedway.com Money will be pouring into the Oklahoma State Fair Park from tax dollars being purposed through MAPS 3, and a hotel and motel tax intended to upgrade the existing facilities. When longtime race fan and mechanic Erich Petersen pulled up […]
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City Arts Center’s ‘Elevation’ fund-raiser peers into the future with a retro party and exhibit
Café City Arts: Elevation7:30-11 p.m. FridayCity Arts Center3000 General Pershingwww.cityartscenter.org951-0000$50 in advance, $60 door After flipping the calendar on a new decade, it’s tempting to look into the crystal ball to see what lies ahead. Oklahoma City’s forecast certainly seems bright, and City Arts Center artistic director Clint Stone is using Café City Arts, the […]
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A new program hopes to put local businesses at the forefront of consumers’ minds
Awareness is the Achilles heel of locally-owned businesses. Without the multimillion dollar advertising budgets to saturate television, radio and print, locally owned shops, eateries, bars and charities are handicapped against big-box retailers and nationwide restaurant chains as they fight for market visibility. Keep It Local OK is a new group looking to even the odds […]
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Adventurous Oklahomans seek slopes with sleds, snowboards and more
Oklahoma City might not get the same snowfall of Aspen, Colo., but there is still fun to be had on metro slopes. At even the slightest hint of flakes, enthusiasts dig out sleds, baking sheets, cardboard boxes and plastic lids to zoom down neighborhood hills. Sled controlNot so easy According to Chris Downham, owner of […]
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Get ahead of the next ice-pocalypse by stocking up on worst-case-scenario products
When dawn broke on city streets Christmas morning, it revealed hundreds of abandoned vehicles littered along the shoulders and stuck in snowbanks from the previous day’s blizzard. Emergency checklist The scene was an eerie reminder of the devastating ice storms Oklahoma has endured in the past 10 years, including the 2007 event that led to […]
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Queen of Monroe ditches old moniker and set list of covers to focus on new material
Queen of MonroeCD Release of “Blood, Batteries, and Turntables”Saturday, January 16Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, Norman$5 or Free Entry with $10 CD purchase Stowing a lengthy set list of covers is an unnerving move for a band wanting to transition its fan base to all-original shows. But the members behind Queen of Monroe decided that with […]
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Starlight Mints assemble some mutated Christmas jingles to deck halls in Tulsa, Norman
Children are potent propaganda machines for the pro-holiday spirit lobby. Whether it is Charles Dickens, Dr. Seuss or seasonal elementary school plays across the country, rosy-cheeked tykes are always at the forefront of Christmas tidings, and it looks like kids have candy-cane-hooked Norman’s own experimental indie-pop group, the Starlight Mints. This newfound cheer induced the […]
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Table tennis finds permanent home in metro as migrating enthusiasts settle near downtown
Table tennis is a sport indiscriminate of age, gender or background. Take a recent example seen at the Oklahoma City Table Tennis Club’s new facility at 1604 N.E. Eighth: An aged man breathlessly hobbled to one side of a table, paddle in hand, and looked across to his opponent, a lithe and athletic young man. […]