Back in the ’70s, the grooviest night of the week was Friday. An entire generation was glued to ABC’s iconic lineup of The Brady Bunch; Love, American Style; and, yes, The Partridge Family. David Cassidy, who played eldest son Keith Partridge, was the Justin Bieber of his day. Forty-plus years after he and his TV […]
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Getting physical
The Sooner State Games is Oklahoma’s version of the Olympics, with both winter and summer competitions, for which amateur athletes train year-round. A new competition this year, the CrossFit “Fittest in Oklahoma,” will be held as part of Saturday and Sunday’s winter games. Event coordinator Aaron O’Neil said individuals and teams will compete in a […]
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Rice returns
Andrew Rice Credit: Mark Hancock Rice resigned from his legislative seat when his wife, Apple, a physician, accepted a position in Nashville. The family headed east. Now the Rice family is back in Oklahoma City. “The job opportunity for my wife that took us there was not an ideal situation for her or for us, […]
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Toe ’nuff
Oklahoma City Ballet kicks off its new season Saturday with Director’s Choice, a series of three ballets chosen by Robert Mills, the artistic director. “Although five years is a relatively short amount of time, we are celebrating the fifth year of our transition as an organization to Oklahoma City Ballet [from Ballet Oklahoma] and my […]
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‘Sordid’ stand-up
A few years ago, a small, independent film came out in a limited run in U.S. theaters. It starred some big names like Olivia Newton-John, Beau Bridges and Delta Burke. But it never achieved blockbuster status. That is, until its afterlife. Sordid Lives has become a cult classic. LGBT audiences in particular embraced the quirky […]
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Still lovin’ and learnin’
It was early 1972 when 13-year-old Tanya Tucker headed for Nashville to cut her very first record. By spring, “Delta Dawn” was a hit on every radio station in America. “I was in Las Vegas when I heard ‘Delta Dawn’ and myself on the radio for the first time,” Tucker said. “It was the beginning […]
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Purple martins majesties
The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum was the first to weather the nuisance when the birds settled in trees overlooking the site. Firefighters used high-pressure hoses to get the martins to leave. Instead, the birds migrated to an auto Bank of Oklahoma branch across the street on the corner of N. Robinson Avenue and […]
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State of health
Perhaps not coincidentally, it is among the bottom tier of states for health coverage. Families USA, a health care consumer advocacy group, lists Oklahoma as among the top 10 states “dying for health coverage.” According to Gallup, about 22 percent of all Oklahomans are uninsured, making it the 47th worst state in the nation, in […]
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Winging it
Their first stop was in the clusters of trees at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. “It’s been very disturbing to go out and see visitors holding brochures over their heads to avoid the bird droppings,” said Kari Watkins, executive director of the OKC National Memorial & Museum. “We are not trying to hurt [the birds]. […]
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Room for improvement
Credit: Mark Hancock A recurring sentiment in the 24-page report is the “ugliness” of the corridor. The study emphasized the corridor’s role as a first impression for out-of-town guests leaving the airport: Miles of concrete, vacant store fronts and 1960s-era apartment complexes are the first glimpse many visitors have of Oklahoma City. “We have been […]