The use of virtual school during the pandemic brought an end to snow days, as schools quickly realized they could close their buildings during inclement weather while still counting it as a school day if students logged on to their laptops at home. That won’t be as much of an option moving forward. Beginning in […]
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Tuition hike
Tuition at the University of Oklahoma (OU) is going up. Hey, university president salaries don’t pay for themselves. The OU Board of Regents has voted to raise tuition for the fifth consecutive year. It’s practically a tradition now, like tailgating before a Sooners football game. Most undergrads and grad students will see a 3% increase. […]
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Cold War caper
The Prodigy, a new novel by Oklahoma City attorney Dee A. Replogle, Jr., begins in a unified Berlin at the end of the millennium, but the bulk of the international thriller is set in various cities with the collapse of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) as the backdrop. Replogle has long been a fan […]
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Misfit miracle
Longtime Oklahoma City Thunder fans can certainly understand the inclination to root for the underdog, cheer on the outlier or bet it all on an unlikely hero. Local nonprofit Mutt Misfits Animal Rescue Society has been doing the same thing since 2017, saving the dogs and cats that have been deemed “unsaveable” by other organizations. […]
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Celebrating cinema
A lot can change in 25 years. But deadCenter Film Festival’s commitment to bringing incredible films and the people who make them to Oklahoma City won’t. Since 2000, deadCenter has grown from a single-venue event to an ever-growing weekend packed full of cinematic experiences. This year’s fest is literally bigger than ever, as it showcases […]
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deadCENTER picks
As always, deadCenter Film Festival offers an embarrassment of cinematic riches. These are a few notables that look particularly interesting: Free Leonard Peltier 8 p.m. Friday, June 13 Oklahoma City Museum of Art – Noble Theater 415 Couch Drive 7 p.m. Sunday, June 15 Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 – Auditorium 15 150 E. Reno Ave. […]
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Oklahoma Trailblazer: Shannon Rich
Shannon Rich is the CEO and president of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame at Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City. After working in the hospitality sector, Rich joined the state’s Hall of Fame in 2004, which for nearly 100 years has honored exceptional Oklahomans and hosted various educational events and scholarship programs. Oklahoma Gazette: You were […]
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Oddly good
Jimmy B’s Culinary + Krafted 1225 N. Broadway Ave. jimmybsculinarykrafted.com 405-676-8250 What works: The hospitality, happy hour and patio are top-tier. What needs work: If you don’t order wisely, you can end up with a big bill, though not necessarily a full tummy. Tip: Make a reservation. The restaurant and patio can fill up quickly. […]
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Nature, nurtured
Discovering Ansel Adams Tuesdays-Sundays through Sept. 28 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive 405-236-3100 okcmoa.com Free-$19.95 Born in San Francisco in 1902, pioneering photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams remains one of the most important artists of our time. The groundbreaking exhibition Discovering Ansel Adams, at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, […]
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Aloha Aurora
You can’t talk about the current Aurora without a trip down memory lane. When Social Deck + Dining opened in late 2018 in the low-slung building formerly occupied by Chae, it was an immediate hit. Those were heady days in Oklahoma City’s restaurant scene, and Social made a name for itself as both a neighborhood […]