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This two-building complex, fronting the west side of the 1300 block of Hudson Avenue, again offers apartments to discerning people looking for above-average, urban Oklahoma City accommodations. ‘SOMETHING DIFFERENT’   COMING BACK Certainly, that was a goal of Robert and Nora Sieber, who built a two-story brick building on the block’s north half to house […]

For millennia, human beings have anxiously waited out the end of winter and the annual coming of the year’s crops. The plants break through the ground and people break out the wine, bringing forth a nonstop bacchanalia to celebrate the arrival of food on their plates after months of cold. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PEACH FESTIVAL WATERMELON […]

This year marks the 75th anniversary of 1934, a bad year for American outlaws. Indianapolis-born bank robber John Dillinger saw his last movie on July 22, and Chicago’s own Lester “Baby Face Nelson” Gillis was found dead in a ditch on Nov. 27. Oklahoma’s Cookson Hills protected Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd before he headed […]

Writing is a lonely gig. Career writers are habitually isolated for hours while toiling on the computer, the only interaction being with the shadow lives unfurling in their imagination. Not all writers are complete shut-ins, however, as the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Inc. stages its annual conference at the Norman Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center. […]

Metro-based Web designer James Warner saw an opportunity to meld an iconic time waster of the past with the highest of high-tech time wasters of the present when he adapted a Rubik’s Cube to the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The game is called “BrainFreeze” and utilizes the iPhone’s touch screen to maneuver colored blocks […]

If everything were suddenly free ” clothing, food, toiletries, shelter, love ” then Melissa “The Consumer Queen” Garcia might take up chess. And she’d probably be terrifyingly good at it. As it is, this mother of two has another hobby: shopping. If that sounds gauche, especially in these times of economic downturns and job losses, […]

Reptiles have been hitting the headlines in Oklahoma, mostly for hard times that have befallen them. “Merlin” and “Albert” are rock stars ” one is even a movie star ” when it comes to snakes and alligators in Oklahoma. The snake-napped albino python and orphaned 12-foot, 800-pound American alligator made headlines.  SURVIVAL INSTINCTS TALE GATOR […]

If lack of space is your reason for not getting into the spirit of spring with flowers and fresh vegetables, it’s time to stop the excuses. Whether you live in a small home or a 10th-floor apartment, these simple tips will enliven your patio or balcony ” and have you biting into a fresh homegrown […]

There he was, alone in the woods. The foreboding terrain threatened to keep Allen Mulkey from reaching his destination. But he resolved to overcome two muddy, slippery creeks and a thicket of prickly briars that stood before him. GEOCACHING GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Muddied, bruised and bleeding, at last Mulkey spotted the object for which he came: […]

Setting goals and measuring results may still be the hallmark of a physical fitness regimen, but a number of metro-area exercisers are leaving the gym behind to get there. The pulsating music in crowded classes, garish florescent lights and clanging weight machines have given way to a new style of working out: one that takes […]