Nestled in the center of Norman’s Campus Corner, Pepe Delgados tastes like you could be dining 1,500 miles away in owner Emilio Salinas’ home village of Punta Maldonado, Mexico. “There’s an African-Mexican influence in our recipes, because my mother is African,” he said. “There was a shipwreck and her ancestors stayed right there in the […]
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PJ Bond
Bond chose to go solo. For three years, he has been gracing stages simply as a man with a guitar. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, he’ll perform at HiLo Club, 1221 N.W. 50th. He’s also a nomad, calling many cities home as he travels the world. He’s toured Europe three times, twice since the […]
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Earth power
“The house did not catch on fire, but that was a minor miracle,” she said. While making the home repairs, Caldwell (pictured right), who was elected to Edmond’s City Council this spring, became intrigued with the idea of replacing her conventional HVAC system with a residential geothermal heat pump, which utilizes the Earth’s constant subterranean […]
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Art house
To ensure an ideal creative environment, finding the right space — whether a spare room or rented studio — becomes critical to building a career. Space for the creative types is available for rent at places like Downtown Music Box and the soon-to-be-completed Paseo Plunge, but creatives aren’t always flush with cash, so working from […]
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Buy now!
That optimism is higher than residents of other countries, according to the Genworth International Mortgage Trends Report. Among the respondents’ reported obstacles to purchasing a home were: —the local economic outlook; —concerns about property affordability; and —worries about future unemployment. However, these economic concerns have not translated into excessive mortgage stress among U.S. home buyers. […]
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Back to the nest
Quite possibly, that utterance can be interpreted in cave drawings. Or maybe it’s instinctual? But who listens to their instincts? I, Sarah Hill, am a recent college graduate. And I live with my parents. Hello, everyone. I’m happy to be here at the NCGSG (New College Graduate Support Group). I heard about you guys from […]
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Thunder shouldn’t take the Memphis Grizzlies lightly
But now, they’re back. Expectation. Pressure. Stress. After the Thunder wiped their hands clean of the Nuggets, in terms of just taking another step, it was mission accomplished. Winning a playoff series meant this season could be seen as nothing but a complete success. Oklahoma City had progressed a little more. There was another jump […]
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Network marketing
Owners of the house at 1145 N.W. 39th have taken to “The Social Network” to find a buyer. Visitors to facebook. com/1145NW39thSt can tour the residence’s rooms via photos, as well as be enticed with wall posts that touts its convenience to nearby retail shops and eater ies along Western Avenue: “City restaurants are a […]
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Modern architecture on display
The self-guided tour allows guests to visit some of the metro’s most unique architectural destinations, including residences and commercial buildings that showcase the important role architecture plays in the community, said Melissa Hunt, the chapter’s executive director. “I think people will enjoy seeing all of the different styles and varieties of architecture in OKC,” she […]
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‘Dawn’ of the dread
After watching all his fellows mauled, eaten or drowned, Odysseus resolved to stay at home, thenceforth, with his family in Ithaca. And now the sequel, “Odyssey Dawn: II.” Will it be 20 years before America comes home again? Perhaps we should revise our Constitution so that our soldiers are required to die in wars declared […]