OKGazette.com - Features http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/articles.sec-122-1-features.html <![CDATA[Splish splash - ]]> When it’s 100-plus degrees in the dead of summer, few things really help ease the discomfort. ]]> <![CDATA[Seeking C-Town - Daily nonstop flights make it easy for OKC residents to check out how much Cleveland rocks. ]]> Headlines out of Cleveland, Ohio, have been anything but positive these last few weeks, but don't let that color your view of the city that overlooks Lake Erie.
]]> <![CDATA[Thrills! Chills! Spills! - For a dose of adrenaline, rush into these summer-ready activities.]]>

 And remember, safety first!

]]> <![CDATA[Freshly brewed community - In an effort to revitalize N.W. 39th Street, Beans and Leaves proves to be more than just a coffee shop. ]]> Once-beleaguered historic areas such as the Paseo and the Plaza District have evolved from mere Oklahoma City neighborhoods into centers of art, culture and community. ]]> <![CDATA[Lovely bones - Instead of taxidermy, one OKC company preserves dearly departed pets by cleaning and posing the doggone skeleton. ]]> While most people look at skulls and skeletons as symbols of death, Jay Villemarette, owner and president of Skulls Unlimited International, sees life. ]]> <![CDATA['Great' looks - ]]> When F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925, I wonder if he could have imagined the lasting impact his novel would have. ]]> <![CDATA[Get on the bus - The Beautification Station is a chance to check out nine charming and historic OKC neighborhoods.]]> Beautification Station
9 a.m.-noon Saturday
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
222 N.W. 15th
nacok.org
528-6322
$5
]]> <![CDATA[Mums for Mum - ]]> Consider this your friendly neighborhood reminder about Mother’s Day. Spoiler alert: It’s Sunday. ]]> <![CDATA[Puppy love - A metro company is dogged about making organic doggie biscuits. ]]> A local business is striving to alter the way dog owners view their canine’s health by introducing organic doggie treats that are as nutritious as they are tasty.]]> <![CDATA[Read instrument - ]]> Five years ago, retired schoolteacher Mary Surbeck saw the need to further literacy. ]]> <![CDATA[Golfing for good - ]]> Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic Dinner & Silent Auction
6 p.m. Friday
Riverwind Casino
1544 West State Highway 9, Norman
tobykeithfoundation.org
217-8629
$250-$2,500

]]> <![CDATA[Sustainable learning - The SixTwelve project aims to turn community into a renewable resource. ]]> The large, dilapidated structure at N.W. 29th and N. Lee, in the heart of the Paseo, was only days away from demolition when it was rescued by Amy Young and James Varnum. In 2010, the pair bought the property, an eight-plex apartment in its former life, with the idea of turning it into a center of community living. Hence, they became the brains behind Project SixTwelve  — a nonprofit named for the street address, 612 N.W. 29th, natch.]]> <![CDATA[From runway to OK! - ]]> On the heels of the 2013 Oklahoma Fashion Week, it seems like the perfect time to consider the general state of style in the metro.]]> <![CDATA[Sensible sex ed - An innovative sex education course is aimed at curbing teen pregnancy.]]> An anonymous inquiry at the start of Kathy Harms’ two-week sex education course read: “I thought vulva made cars.” It came as no surprise to the teen pregnancy prevention educator, who regularly encounters sexual myths in Oklahoma City’s seventh- and eighth-grade classrooms. She’s met teens who think inserting a red skittle into the vagina after intercourse will prevent pregnancy and others who say swallowing semen can actually cause pregnancy — because babies grow in the stomach. ]]> <![CDATA[KKNG of kings - The transformation of KKNG to religious radio is just the latest gain for the Oklahoma Catholic Broadcasting Network.]]> Larry Sousa had wanted to work in radio news since he was a child. Things didn’t work out that way for the 71-year-old — until now. Decades later, the Norman resident and devout Catholic isn’t just working in radio, but Catholic radio: Oklahoma City’s KKNG 97.3 FM. ]]> <![CDATA[Love and marriage - ]]> I know a lot about weddings.]]> <![CDATA[TEEM player - A former state leader trades in politics for hands-on work battling poverty.]]> It’s not every day that someone goes from Oklahoma legislative leader to the nonprofit world. But that’s exactly what former state House Speaker Kris Steele has done. ]]> <![CDATA[Let it ride - A volunteer program coming to the metro will mean newfound mobility for elderly and vision-impaired people.]]> Sandy Webster hasn’t driven to the grocery store, beauty shop or her favorite restaurant in 11 years. ]]> <![CDATA[Conserve verve - ]]> Earth Fest at Martin Park
1-4 p.m. Saturday
Martin Park
500 W. Memorial
okc.gov/sustain/earthmonth.html
Free
]]> <![CDATA[Litter be gone - ]]> Litterbugs, beware! ]]>