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At today’s United Way Early Bird Luncheon, Larry Nichols “? campaign co-chair “? announced that so far this year, $13.6 million has been raised.   The luncheon “? held at The Petroleum Club “? recognized 552 giving organizations that completed their employee charitable campaigns by Oct. 31.   This year’s fund-raising goal is $17 million. […]

Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity dedicated its “Oklahoma Centennial House” today to honor the state’s upcoming 100th birthday.   Located in northeast Oklahoma City in the Hope Crossing neighborhood, Lt. Gov. Jari Akins and the Oklahoma Centennial Commission’s Lee Allan Smith attended the ceremony for the house in which Tom Walker and his son, Ryder, […]

A century after statehood, the state’s American Indian communities will gather for a new ceremony of their own design. A literal and metaphorical journey into a new day, a sunset ceremony in Guthrie will close out the first 100 years of statehood Nov. 15 and point forward to the next. The centennial marks a time […]

At the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma, Executive Director Georgie Rasco and her staff hear countless stories about the commitment of individuals and groups to improving the city from the neighborhood level up. To honor them, the alliance organized its first Good Neighbor Awards, held at the Oklahoma History Center on Oct. 22. “We get […]

Confetti cannons, giant balloons and a monstrous inflated caterpillar creature marked the occasion as fans, freaks and city officials gathered today in Bricktown to celebrate an alley named after local live music legends the Flaming Lips.   Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne stood on a stage near the ballpark, surrounded by an entourage of people […]

The end of October marks the deadline for nominating at-risk historic sites to the 2008 Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Historic Places list. The annual list, sponsored since 1993 by Preservation Oklahoma and the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, spotlights threatened historic resources. Inclusion on the list does not ensure protection or funding, but helps raise awareness. […]

Just because First Presbyterian Church, located on N.W. 25th Street and N. Western Avenue, appears indomitable, doesn’t mean that Oklahoma’s harsh weather hasn’t taken its toll. Water marks and wind damage on the roof, patches of ceiling destroyed by moisture, and 43-year-old wiring in the towering sanctuary are just some of the problems First Presbyterian […]

Oklahoma City’s Suited for Success is a nonprofit organization that provides free professional clothing ” all donated ” and career development services to low-income women who are preparing to join the workforce. “We have seven seconds to make a good first impression, and I think that many job interviewers make up their mind right away, […]

In a recent article published in the journal Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, researchers found a link between a lack of health insurance and a more advance-stage breast cancer diagnosis. According to the Oklahoma Department of Health, an estimated 700,000 Oklahomans lack health insurance coverage, and the American Cancer Society estimates […]

The Metropolitan Library System has made 2,500 songs, stories, interviews and more from its Oklahoma Folklore Collection available online this fall. The year-in-the-making effort is part of increasing access to the library’s offerings and beefing up state-history-related collections, according to Research Librarian Larry “Buddy” Johnson, who curates the collection, housed at the Downtown Library. “This […]