France To Pass Gay Marriage, Adoption Law

If you go Paseo Arts Festival Where: In the Paseo Arts District, between NW 28 and NW 30, from Dewey to Walker avenues. Hours: 10 a.m.

BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comStanding in the midst of the Paseo Arts Festival with his accordion in hand, Timothy Granger was getting compliments and tips Saturday. The 14-year-old Oklahoma City boy plays polka — a brand of music he never expected to like on an instrument he never expected to make him any money. “I never thought about polka,” Granger said.

BY CALLIE GORDON, LILLIE-BETH BRINKMAN AND HELEN FORD WALLACEQUESTION: I just read an article that told about couples getting new pets and having “starter baby shower” parties for their pets, rather than for a baby.

BY TRACEY TEOINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Many American cities are going the extra mile to become bike-friendly, constructing bike lanes on or near main urban thoroughfares that encourage residents to leave their pollution-producing cars in the garage and hop on a bicycle. Indianapolis is following the trend.

BY CARLA HINTON chinton@opubco.comMOORE — “We survived.” The words of hope and faith were spoken by a leader in the local Muslim community who saw his home fall to pieces around him. In the aftermath of the deadly storm that struck his neighborhood Monday, Saad Mohammad, director of Islamic news and information for the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, said he and his family remain optimistic. “We are still all together.