The magazine unveiled its annual list today, noting that the rankings are based on graduation rates, college matriculation rates, advanced placement or international baccalaureate tests taken per student, average SAT and ACT scores, average high-level test scores and AP courses offered. The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics was ranked 35th, while the Classen School […]
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B real
The trio, which began as a quartet in 2003, is composed of Tré McCoy of Omaha, Neb.; Dele Olasiji of Norman; and Eric Hollowell of Davenport, Iowa. They met at a party in 2001, while attending college. “Four different states and we all happened to end up at the same party,” McCoy said. “The name […]
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Bully pulpit
Ty Field-Smalley On the morning of May 13, 2010, he and a friend were hanging out on gym bleachers before school when they were approached by a boy who’d been harassing Ty. A fight ensued. Eleven-year-old Ty went home, suspended. Later that morning, his parents said, the sixth-grader pointed a .22-caliber gun to his head […]
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Acid test
Just ask police in Edmond. In the largest LSD bust in the city’s history, authorities last week arrested an 18-year-old man reportedly carrying 1,041 doses of acid. To help put that in perspective, the seizure of 1,041 doses of LSD roughly equals: —40, 601 instances of dry mouth and jitteriness, —13,462 sudden epiphanies about the […]
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Bite Size: 2-15-12
Mi corazzina!Guest executive chef Luca Corazzina from 312 Chicago will delight your palates Tuesday at Deep Fork Wood Grill & Seafood, 5418 N. Western. This native Italian immigrated to Chicago in 1986 and has been pursuing his passion as a chef since then. He worked at the Walt Disney World Resort, as well as Vivo […]
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Bite Size: 2-1-12
House of fine diningThis Friday, enjoy Speakeasy 2012, the 39th annual Symphony Show House preview party, which offers a peek prior to the redesign by Central Oklahoma’s top designers. The 10,000-square-foot mansion is at 440 N.W. 15th, and will be stuffed full of live music and food from the city’s top chefs. Your $40 ticket […]
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Ryan Parker — In Circles
Parker asks a lot of questions here in his debut, but judging by the crisp vocal harmonies (supplied by Brianna Gaither, Ali McIlroy and Amy Leming), chiming acoustic guitar chords and peppy percussion, he’s optimistic about the answers. “Just Because,” the disc’s shining love song, stands out in this regard. The jug-band bassline and handclaps […]
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Time to fly
Jonathan Byrd describes himself as a North Carolina picker and a Texas songwriter. It’s as apt a description as any, as his music unites the narrative influence of Texas country artists like Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt with flat-picked country gone decaf, the slower pace allowing folky melodicism to waft forth. He’s tipped his […]
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Time to fly
Jonathan Byrd describes himself as a North Carolina picker and a Texas songwriter. It’s as apt a description as any, as his music unites the narrative influence of Texas country artists like Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt with flat-picked country gone decaf, the slower pace allowing folky melodicism to waft forth. He’s tipped his […]
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Elmo A-OK?
My wife emailed OETA to learn what the effect would be if OETA lost all state funding. Since they didn’t reply, I assume this means there would be no effect. Elmo is safe! —Carl Hall Edmond Oklahoma Gazette provides an open forum for the discussion of all points of view in its Letters to the […]