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Norman resident Myrna Fletcher lives in a straw bale house. “We get the three little pigs jokes all the time,” Fletcher said with a chuckle. Her house is just one example of home construction in the state that’s challenging conventional building practices by using “green” techniques. Nestled on the corner of 24th Avenue N.E. and […]

From invitations to honeymoon destinations, there are a number of ways couples can choose to go green as they get married. “People in Oklahoma are just starting to get interested in these eco-chic weddings,” said Debbie Ritter, from That’s a Wrap Event Planning in Oklahoma City. “It seems like most of the interest is coming […]

Medieval FairApril 4-6Reaves Park, NormanJousters, jugglers, human chess boards and maidens ” both fair and otherwise ” have been reliving the days of yore in Norman for more than three decades. Little River Zoo Kids for Kindness Earth Day Celebration Noon to 6 p.m. April 20Reaves Park, Norman366-7229Face painting, a petting zoo and booths will […]

The idea that “love is in the air” during the spring season is an old one. But is human interest in love actually stronger in the spring, and if so, is it based in our chemistry the way it is for animals? NATIONAL STUDIESBetween 1989 and 2006, seasonally adjusted data for the Centers for Disease […]

Want a quick spring getaway, but dread the thought of packing your kids into the SUV where they’ll be belted prisoners whining for drinks and bathroom breaks every half hour? Next time, try the train. The Heartland Flyer blows its whistle in downtown Oklahoma City from the Amtrak station at 100 S. E.K. Gaylord, chugging […]

Chris Ozolins wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to talk about the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Since first finding it for himself in January 1993, the Oklahoma City resident has regarded the almost-60,000-acre refuge in southwestern Oklahoma as something of a secret retreat. “The first few years after I discovered the Wichitas, I was down there […]

Oklahoma City University will host the Oklahoma Film and Video Studies Society state conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 29, but the registration deadline is Monday. The conference will feature keynote speaker Jeffrey Blitz, Oscar-nominated independent filmmaker and brother of OCU law professor Marc Blitz. Blitz is perhaps best known for directing […]

Four women have been chosen to represent Oklahoma in Poland this spring as part of The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange ” or GSE ” for Oklahoma’s District 5750:” Megan Elliott,” Sheri Guyse, ” Laura Ballard and ” team leader Danna Szymanski. Although Elliott’s a bit nervous to be leaving her job and family for […]

With the annual Medieval Fair of Norman about a month away, the University of Oklahoma Outreach’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will help lead up to it by presenting “A Medieval Experience,” a series of free educational seminars exploring the Middle Ages, guided by experts on:” art, ” religion, ” music and ” architecture. Chris Elliott, […]

A LAN is a local area network, which just means it’s a bunch of computers hooked together through a server ” like in an office. A LAN party entails dozens or hundreds (sometimes thousands) of computers wired together for blazing-fast gaming action. You like video games? You might not like them this much. Attendants at […]