Music
Stephen Carradini
If you’re going to be playing mournful New Orleans jazz, you better have a broken heart, a gritty voice and a talented band.
Tuesday 21 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: house
'Grow' into it
Music
Stephen Carradini
If you’re going to be playing mournful New Orleans jazz, you better have a broken heart, a gritty voice and a talented band.
Felonious frisking
Also known as gate rape, according to reputable sources
CFN
Gazette staff
We’re glad to see what we have lovingly termed the “Hands Off My Junk, G-Man! Act of 2011” being introduced in our fine state House of Representatives.
Oklahoma under siege
Letters to the Editor
Wanda Jo Stapleton
Henry concluded that “House Bill 2780 represents an unconstitutional attempt by the Oklahoma Legislature to insert government into the private lives and decisions of its citizens. State policymakers should never mandate that a citizen be forced to undergo any medical procedure against his or her will.
Ethics-schmethics
This doesn't bode well for the contents.
CFN
Gazette staff
Much like the oft-used “the dog ate my homework” excuse from grade school, the line “the lobbyist ate my ethics report” is not acceptable.
Play nice, y’all!
It's getting red-hot in here.
CFN
Gazette staff
It seems the simmering ideological tension among state House Republicans experienced a bit of a boil-over last week.
Better than ever
Longevity says it all with metro restaurants that have passed the 25-year mark and continue to thrive.
Food and Drink Features
Carol Smaglinski
Metro restaurants that have managed to stay around long enough to clink a glass of Champagne for their silver anniversaries are few and far between. New ones pop up with lofty ideas on the lookout for hungry diners, but many of those restaurants are shuttered before even hitting the one-year mark.
Auditions
OGE’s energy audits allow homeowners to see where they’re leaking energy and losing money.
News
Greg Horton
OGE wants to give you $355 worth of services and materials for only $50. Even the most Pollyannaish among us will raise an eyebrow at that claim. The deal is part of OGE’s Home Energy Efficiency Program, and it includes a home energy audit designed to save you money on your utility bill.
Chamber antics
Where's my cane?!
CFN
Gazette staff
House Democrats effectively shut down what some refer to as work for about two hours during the final hours of the April 20 House session, after a row between Minority Leader Scott Inman and Republican Don Armes, who was presiding over the session.
A pretty house is like a Symphony
The 38th annual Symphony Show House and Gardens event benefits the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and its music-education programs.
Features
Courtney Silva
Originally built in the 1980s, the residence at 1701 Drury Lane was somewhat of a fixer-upper.
Cannabis crackdown
No hashish for you.
CFN
Gazette staff
Last month the Oklahoma Senate took the opportunity to commemorate 4/20 by passing — 44-2 — House Bill 1798.
