Terrance Parker told KOKI Tulsa that Deborah Brown Community School singled out Tiana for wearing a dreadlock hairstyle to class, something the straight- A student also did the previous year with no problem. However, the dress code, in writing and quoted by the station, is clear: “hairstyles such as dreadlocks, af- ros, mohawks, and other […]
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Dr. Phil gets schooled
On Aug. 20, one of Dr. Phil McGraw’s staff published this tweet: “If a girl is drunk, is it ok to have sex with her? Reply yes or no to @drphil #teensaccused” McGraw, who was born in Vinita and attended the University of Tulsa, deleted the tweet almost immediately, but the damage had already been […]
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‘Gazette’ welcomes new editor
She moved back after 14 years at the Tulsa World, where she worked in a variety of capacities over the years, most recently as music journalist, reviewer and blogger for the area’s burgeoning concert industry. Her journalistic work experience includes news, breaking news, feature and news feature reporting, investigative journalism, news photography, videography, blogging, page […]
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CONCERTS
Cold War Kids/Papa, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa. AUG. 21 Lil Wayne/T.I./2 Chainz, Chesapeake Energy Arena. AUG. 21 Red Dirt at the Zoo featuring Stoney LaRue, Wade Bowen, Aaron Watson and more, Zoo Amphitheatre. AUG. 24 Seether/10 Years/Eye Empire, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa. AUG. 25 Ted Nugent/Shotgun Rebellion, Diamond Ballroom. AUG. 25 Hank Williams III, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa. […]
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Head of the class
Credit: Brad Gregg With the recent release of the Princeton Review’s annual “Best of the West” list, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Baptist University and Oral Roberts University are designated as among the top colleges in the western United States, proving the schools offer more than Scripture-quoting professors and M.R.S degrees. Perhaps less surprising, The University […]
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Making connections
High-speed passenger rail fans shouldn’t get too excited about the prospect of a corridor between Oklahoma City and Tulsa — at least not yet. Nevertheless, the notion of traveling between Oklahoma’s two largest cities in less than an hour might become an eventual reality, provided the stars align and the federal government keeps on course […]
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Brady bigot
Credit: Brad Gregg Wyatt Tate Brady was one of Tulsa’s major developers in the early 20th century. Citizens recognized his prominence, primarily because his name was (and still is … we’re getting there) on everything. Brady Heights neighborhood, Brady Street, Brady Theater and the entire Brady District bear his name as a symbol of prosperity, […]
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Pooping Tom
Illustration: Brad Gregg Kenneth Webster Enlow was discovered by a woman taking her 7-year-old daughter into an outdoor bathroom in a Sand Springs park. Enlow, caught brown-handed, was inside the cylindrical septic tank that houses the toilet. He blamed an enraged girlfriend named Angel for his predicament. Supposedly, she knocked him unconscious with a tire […]
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The Olympic spirit?
Credit: Brad Gregg Granted, the city up the turnpike would be the smallest to host the ancient games in the modern era. Its BOK Center and new baseball stadium are certainly nifty, but the infrastructure and hotel accommodations seem mighty limited for an international event as huge as the Summer Olympics. But, hey, Tulsa […]