Nineteen people will be getting their legal slates wiped clean while others are invited to begin the process of clearing convictions from their records, where applicable. The Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City’s (ULOKC) Community Convening and Social Justice Department will host the inaugural Expungement Expo Aug. 21. on their campus, at 3900 N Martin […]
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Trolley Stop Record Shop brings vinyl records and live music to the Classen Ten Penn neighborhood
Owner John Dunning recently located his record store from a smaller location at NW 16th Street and Classen Boulevard.
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The Nowhere Affiliated record distribution service brings rare electronic records into Oklahoma City
The Nowhere Affiliated collection is housed in Warehouse B, near OKC Farmers Public Market.
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For the record
Jennifer Day Photo: Mark Hancock “This is really fascinating stuff,” Day said. “But I also might be a little bit of a nerd.” As the city’s archivist, Day is tasked with organizing the documents and artifacts that date back to the city’s founding 125 years ago. Hired in 2012 as OKC’s first archivist, Day has […]
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Recovery efforts
With drug use — and addiction recovery — in the spotlight of this year’s mayoral race, experts weigh in on how it might hamper or help overall public health. Public vilification of an Oklahoma City councilman’s past drug use, treatment and recovery is likely to restrict the number of people willing to seek elected office, […]
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Issues, not divorce records
Can Oklahoma City become more walkable, provide more police and fire protection and improve its public transportation systems? These are just some of the basic issues that should be addressed in the current mayoral campaign between Shadid and current Mayor Mick Cornett between now and the March 4 election. Instead, the debate is over marijuana […]
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What’s to hide?
Joey Senat, author of Mass Communication in Oklahoma and associate professor of journalism at Oklahoma State University, said divorce filings are as much a public record as lawsuits and criminal charges.“Divorce records are not private and are included in the public court system,” he said. Senat’s comments come on the heels of a legal battle […]
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Music Made Me: Chris Harris
The Cure, Disintegration (1989) This record was released when I was 15, but I don’t really remember listening to it a lot when it came out. I started playing guitar when I was 17, and it was probably sometime around 19 that I revisited it and realized that my guitar playing was subconsciously influenced by […]
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Spin is in
It’s almost a sport to rummage through stacks of records, whether you’re at an estate sale, garage sale or record shop. One never knows what will be discovered, trash or treasure. Will it be an album of an unknown recording artist? Something with fantastic cover art? A rare find or a current-day favorite? And no […]
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Bright stripes
The Grizzlies aren’t the only Memphians laying tracks in Oklahoma City this summer. Garage rock’s Tiger High — the name being a nod to the city’s university — brings Memphis along everywhere it goes, including Monday’s stop at Kamps 1310 Lounge. “[Memphis] is a huge influence on us,” said drummer Greg Roberson. “There have been […]