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Dr. George Cross, president of the University of Oklahoma, began writing a heartfelt letter to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission at his desk. It was the summer of 1946 and the new owners of the Oklahoma Railway Company had just petitioned the commission seeking to discontinue commuter rail service from Oklahoma City to Norman. EXPANDING THE […]

Tired of the typical holiday dinner parties? Shake things up by throwing a festive wine-tasting party that mixes sophistication and fun. Bonus: You won’t have to cook or clean up a messy kitchen. WHAT’S YOUR TYPE?BOTTLES FOR YOUR BUCKLET THE TASTING BEGIN All you’ll need is a set of wineglasses, a corkscrew and, of course, […]

Hand-scrawled signs warn would-be trespassers away from the abandoned gas station in east Oklahoma City. Surrounded by concrete cracked by overgrown weeds, the small building is slowly sloughing off into piles of brick and rubble. The last of the station’s customers left years ago, paying only $1.38 for a gallon of unleaded. Last summer, the […]

Old-world charm and nostalgia set the mood for a masquerade ball on Friday. The Faith Hospice Charity fund-raiser dons the mask 7:30 p.m. inside the Grand Hall at Castle Falls, 820 N. MacArthur, for a dinner and wine ball. Head chef Jutta Scheider, a fourth-generation chef, will prepare and serve authentic European cuisine to masked […]

Not all treats this Halloween have to rot your teeth. Some can even stimulate your mind instead of your salivary glands, so head to your nearest bookstore to prep for a proper Oct. 31 mood with any of these new titles. FOR LITTLE KIDSIf it were up to my 3-year-old son, this year’s Pulitzer Prize […]

Typically, October sees a glut of horror films at the box office, but this year’s crop is surprisingly scant, limited to not more than “Saw V,” “Quarantine” and “High School Musical 3.” This Halloween, it’s up to you to provide your own fright-flick programming. Luckily, it can be done with a visit to your video […]

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Ghosts and ghouls will be haunting Oklahoma City a few weeks early this year as Halloween enthusiasts flock to the fan conference spooktacular, TrickConTreat. Organizers have crammed in so many elements of Halloween into the three-day festival conference that the event will be busting at the seams with creepy culture fanatics. B-MOVIE THEMECOSTUME CONTEST “We […]

Any girl who has seen the movie “Clueless” can understand the significance and novelty of having a virtual closet like Alicia Silverstone’s character. Rather than wander into her Beverly Hills-sized walk-in closet, she could simply surf a digital version of her wardrobe with a flick of the finger. Finding the perfect outfit for whatever occasion […]

Ready or not, it’s time to pull on your boots and denim ” and switch gears. There’s just something about this season’s fashion. Maybe it’s the craze of back-to-school shopping or just the relief from the summer heat wave. Or maybe because it’s one of fashion’s biggest and busiest times of the year, flaunting new […]