Matti Gordon tried to get in line for the Nov. 18 midnight premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ at 9 a.m. She was so early, the doors to Harkins Bricktown Cinemas were still locked. No worries ” she just came back 90 minutes later. She was first in line. Obviously. That’s […]
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Two Oklahoma brothers set out from London in a tiny car for charity with one goal in mind: reach Mongolia
Oklahomans Andrew and Cody Bass crossed the finish line in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on a flatbed truck. Travel on the mind The Mongol Rally It wasn’t the way they’d envisioned completing the seventh annual Mongol Rally when they’d set off from London in a 1-liter Nissan Micra more than a month earlier, but it was still […]
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Metro students and professionals joined a local resident to give back to his native country through Smile Colombia Foundation
When Edwin Amaya first came to Oklahoma in 1997, he didn’t speak any English. He had just graduated from high school in his native Bogotá, Colombia, and was traveling with a friend. “My best friend’s uncle was doing a master’s in petroleum engineering at (the University of Oklahoma), and we wanted to take a little […]
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Oklahoma City native Maya Sloan returns to release debut novel ‘High Before Homeroom’
Maya Sloan7 p.m. TuesdayBarnes & Noble6100 N. May843-9300 Doug Schaffer, the teenage protagonist in Maya Sloan’s “High Before Homeroom” isn’t exactly fond of his home state. “Somewhere else, on the East Coast maybe, in an alternative reality, I would be prized for my insight,” Doug muses. “I might not be the hottest guy, but women […]
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A new survey of Oklahoma City residents found that nearly 70 percent support urban chickens
Sara Braden left the May 18 Oklahoma City Council meeting pleased. More than pleased, even, “on cloud nine.” Nearly a year after Braden launched a petition to change zoning codes to allow urban chickens, the council had a survey in hand that supported her idea. The results: 69 percent of polled residents support urban chickens […]
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Explore the amazing eccentricities and excitements on Oklahoma Gazette’s bucket list
the PaseoFrom nook to cranny, this Paseo boutique is crammed with the clever, crazy and all things curious. And candles. Egyptian accessories? You bet. Medieval armor? Maybe! Spirit-diffusing herbal concoctions and scandalous stationary? Sure! This place has nothing you need and everything you must have. 23. Scope out the broadcast antennas in Northeast Oklahoma CityIt […]
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Surrounded by New Mexico mountains, Taos blends art, history and nature for a great trip
New Mexico calls itself the Land of Enchantment. Driving due west through the endless, scrubby flatlands of western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, the name seems apt. Crossing into New Mexico, the mesas gradually gain elevation, winding ever closer to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a southern branch of the Rockies. Around townEat and sleepThe […]
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A local woman becomes the first Oklahoman awarded Rotary International’s Peace Fellowship
At just 15, Bryn Cain moved from her Edgemere Park home to Australia for a year. She’s been traveling, studying and working abroad ever since. Now 25, Bryn is back in Australia to work on a master’s degree as a Rotary International Peace Fellow. Wanderlust, said Bryn’s mom, Nancy Cain, is in her blood. “She […]
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Amuse yourself while bettering your body at laughter yoga, which has spread to Oklahoma
There’s the giggle. The shrieking cackle. The belly laugh. So many ways to laugh, and Tyler Slater wants to hear them all. Laugh factoryChuckle club Checking out Laugh Out Loud Oklahoma, a laughter yoga organization founded by Slater, I was afraid all he was going to get from me was a derisive snort, maybe a […]
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Preservation Oklahoma calls attention to sites across the state in need of a little TLC
In 1951, celebrated architect Bruce Goff, with the help of a volunteer labor force, completed Hopewell Baptist Church in Edmond. The church, like many of Goff’s structures, was imaginative and unique, taking advantage of local materials ” really local materials. Located on an old oil field, the site used pipes and other drilling pieces to […]