On a steamy Saturday night, July 22, 1933, two married couples played bridge in the screened-in sunroom of a mansion near downtown. It was after 11:30 p.m., the game starting to wind down, when two armed men — one toting a submachine gun — burst in through the unlatched screen door. One of the women […]
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Battle royale
Photo: Heather Brown Through battleground memorabilia and personal mementos, the summer exhibition at Edmond Historical Society & Museum localizes a Civil War battle’s overwhelming death and destruction. The Legacy of Gettysburg coincides with the historic battle’s 150th anniversary. A museum patron’s private collection supplied approximately 110 pieces from the Battle of Gettysburg, including rifles, swords, […]
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New Zoo revue
3Horse Productions’ Michelle Colbert and Zoo Amp manager Russ Garrett Photo: Mark Hancock Michelle Colbert, president of 3Horse Productions, the new leaseholders, not only wants to allay those fears, but tout all the work that’s been done to make the venue bigger and better than ever. “We’ve done all kinds of great things out here. […]
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Howard stern
OKC Downtown Airpark rendering He made a name for himself as a photographer for the likes of The Allman Brothers Band and Delaney & Bonnie. When the management of the latter refused to pay him, they instead offered him the opportunity to promote a concert for New Riders of the Purple Sage. Pollack accepted and, […]
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Reverb brotherhood
The Fortune Tellers: Miho Kolliopoulos, Basile Kolliopoulos, Victor Goetz and Mike Newberry For many years, if you were to peruse Oklahoma Gazette’s event listings, chances are you’d see mention of at least one show that week in which Basile Kolliopoulos would be playing guitar, at now-closed metro venues like The Samurai, The Bowery and Liberty […]
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First Lutheran Church treasure chest opened after a century
A large group of onlookers gathered this morning at downtown’s First Lutheran Church, 1300 N. Robinson, to unearth a chest buried in the church’s basement 100 years ago today. Gov. Mary Fallin and Mayor Mick Cornett were among the dignitaries who spoke at the ceremony. Fallin assisted in the opening of the 6-foot-long, 3-foot-wide chest. […]
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It’s about time
A large group of onlookers gathered this morning at downtown’s First Lutheran Church, 1300 N. Robinson, to unearth a chest buried in the church’s basement 100 years ago today. Gov. Mary Fallin and Mayor Mick Cornett were among the dignitaries who spoke at the ceremony. Fallin assisted in the opening of the 6-foot-long, 3-foot-wide chest. […]
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Over the Rainbow
Scott Booker, circa 1988 Photo: Scott Booker Today’s world is a virtual playground for music lovers. There’s no shortage of avenues to learn about breaking bands, download new songs or unearth a rare track. And there is little to no effort needed to find what you want or stumble upon the unexpected. All you need […]
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Boxed in
Box, a developer and owner of The Greens Country Club, said he has has few alternatives in connection with the sacred dome, which long ago lost its glistening golden look of yesteryear. His top options include the sale of the property or its demolition. Box is losing $10,000 a month on the old, vacant bank […]
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Remembering
Jim Ross served his country with honor while risking his life every day on a foreign battlefield and in a war that seemed senseless to many Americans. A veteran of the Vietnam War, the Arcadia resident is author of a new memoir, Outside the Wire: Riding with the ‘Triple Deuce’ in Vietnam 1970, which tells […]