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It seems like a standard evening in the dimly lit restaurant ” a busy and positively boisterous evening crowd with clinking glasses, friendly faces and good food. Despite the suits and professional attire, attendants walk around casually with a drink in one hand and resumes in the other, juggling both to shake hands with as […]

At first glimpse, PlayDate OKC is chock-full of family games like Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Taboo, Monopoly, chess and Wii’s plugged into large-projection televisions. Organizers are clustered at the front like workers at a day-care center ready to check in children. The only thing is, there are no little tykes bursting with anticipation and […]

It seems like a standard evening in the dimly lit restaurant ” a busy and positively boisterous evening crowd with clinking glasses, friendly faces and good food. Despite the suits and professional attire, attendants walk around casually with a drink in one hand and resumes in the other, juggling both to shake hands with as […]

More than 200 Catholic teenagers from across the country came to Oklahoma City last week to paint some siding, plant some flowers and make residents’ lives a little easier. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS PLANT FLOWERS 70 HOMES The Catholic Heart Workcamp is a national organization based in Orlando, Fla., that sends youth to perform community service […]

At first glimpse, PlayDate OKC is chock-full of family games like Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Taboo, Monopoly, chess and Wii’s plugged into large-projection televisions. Organizers are clustered at the front like workers at a day-care center ready to check in children. The only thing is, there are no little tykes bursting with anticipation and […]

More than 200 Catholic teenagers from across the country came to Oklahoma City last week to paint some siding, plant some flowers and make residents’ lives a little easier. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS PLANT FLOWERS 70 HOMES The Catholic Heart Workcamp is a national organization based in Orlando, Fla., that sends youth to perform community service […]

The Oklahoma Arts Council is seeking nominations through Aug. 6 for the 2009 Governor’s Arts Awards. “The 34th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards is an opportunity to celebrate Oklahoma arts and the people that facilitate its success,” said Executive Director Suzanne Tate. “During my travels, I’ve seen many examples across this state of how individuals, businesses, […]

The Oklahoma Arts Council is seeking nominations through Aug. 6 for the 2009 Governor’s Arts Awards. “The 34th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards is an opportunity to celebrate Oklahoma arts and the people that facilitate its success,” said Executive Director Suzanne Tate. “During my travels, I’ve seen many examples across this state of how individuals, businesses, […]

History enthusiasts and friends and families of Vietnam veterans can view the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall this weekend at Piedmont High School’s Stout Field, 1055 Edmond. The wall is a two-thirds-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., adorned with more than 58,000 names engraved on its black granite surface, said Jeremy […]

Any traveler who has spent time in rural Western Oklahoma or the Texas Panhandle knows what a CAFO is. As defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, a CAFO is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation where “animals are kept and raised in confined situations. AFOs generally congregate animals, feed, manure, dead animals, and production operations on […]