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Nearly 40 years ago, The Oklahoman wrangled a roving state correspondent with a penchant for whiskey into a desk job as the first Norman bureau chief for the statewide newspaper. BUREAU LOCATION SHOE LEATHER He held sway over three OU journalism students tasked to riffle through the police blotter or suffer through city council meetings […]

Celebrate Oklahoma’s black cultural heritage at the Africa West Cultural Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The festival, only in its second year, will fill the entire Metro Tech Springlake campus, 1900 Springlake, with activities, games and food. Scheduled activities include a 5K run, a 2K walk, a gospel concert, a fashion show, a national soul […]

Kim Anderson loves giraffes. She fell in love with them at age 8 while on a trip to the zoo. What captivated her was not their mysterious spots or the majestic height of their necks. It was their crooked, backward-bent legs. WALKING THROUGH THE PAIN NO CHILD’S PLAY “I thought they looked like me,” said […]

Watching the gypsy-jazz outfit Man Man convulse its way through a closing number, Joanna Carter of Yukon looked unimpressed. She tossed her cigarette, hiked up her tube top and took a swig from a koozie-covered Pabst before turning from the fringe of the crowd at last month’s Norman Music Festival and navigating a crowded Main […]

Gardening may be the oldest revolution, but urban community gardening is finally arriving on the scene in Oklahoma. Locals involved in the urban garden movement say the growing popularity is partly due to the economy, but also an increasing desire to be more connected to the path food takes before it ends up on the […]

School’s almost out, which means more chances for parents to spend time with the kids. That is, until reality sets in and parents realize keeping those kids entertained can be tough. Couple that with skinnier pocketbooks, and it seems impossible to have a fun-filled summer. A SPLASHIN’ GOOD TIME FISHIN’ FOR FUN CHILLIN’ WITH ANIMALS […]

Cactus and gravel, rocks and yucca. Xeriscaping, or quality landscaping to conserve water, doesn’t have to mean a dry, lifeless landscape with driftwood surrounded by gravel. SITE ANALYSIS LARGE TREES Casey Sharber, Oklahoma State University-Canadian County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service horticultural educator, taught a landscaping for water conservation class at several OSU county extension centers. […]

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett recently said he is not worried about the future of the city’s water supply as the metro area continues to grow. Hope he is right, because some residents and surrounding communities are slurping up the H2O in record amounts. POOLS AND PONDS LESS IS MORE TOP RESIDENTIAL USERS TOP COMMERCIAL […]

This year is the year. No more paying $3 for a small packet of “fresh” herbs at the grocery store. Instead, invest that same amount of money into a few rosemary plants, stick them in the ground, and you’ll be snipping fresh sprigs of the fragrant herb all summer long. Not a gardener? No problem. […]

As the economy tightens, those on the financial edge are also feeling stretched mentally and physically. Nonprofit groups see local citizens, hear their struggles and direct them to the appropriate services. Needing assistance from more than one social service is not uncommon, and at the Community Services Building Inc. (CSBI) in Norman, a variety of […]