Daily Oklahoman: Living
- What to do in Oklahoma on June 23, 2018: Hear Grayson Capps at the Blue Door
Saturday - 06/23/2018 - 05:34 AMBy Brandy McDonnellToday's featured event:Over the past six months, Grayson Capps has returned from a European tour, released his latest studio album, "Scarlett Roses," and is in the midst of touring the United States.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Louisianans buy first home in Oklahoma
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 04:09 PMBy Dyrinda Tyson For The Oklahoman Dyrinda@gmail.com EDMOND — For Reese and Magen Pickard, the reality of homeownership came with the swipe of a paintbrush.
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Gone are the dull white walls in the living room.Read more on NewsOK.com - Home and garden notes
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 04:46 PMTo submit items, call Melissa Howell at 475-3770 or send email to mhowell@oklahoman.com. Reference “Home and garden calendar.” Please submit items at least 10 days before publication.
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Oklahoma City Herb Society, 1 to 3 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com - Paul Bianchina, Water heater, To drain or not to drain?
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 06:27 PMBy Paul BianchinaQ. I have a question regarding draining an electric water heater. Is it true if you have never drained your water heater that you should not because this could cause more problems for you?Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Life.Church hosts North Highland picnic in the park
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 12:02 PMBy Carla Hinton Religion Editor chinton@oklahoman.comLife.Church Britton & Broadway recently hosted a community picnic for residents of the North Highland neighborhood in northwest Oklahoma City.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Grant to fund senior center reading, discussion program
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 04:10 PMFROM STAFF REPORTSThe Salvation Army Central Oklahoma will be hosting "Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma," a series of reading and discussion programs.
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The program is made possible through a grant from Oklahoma Humanities with funding from the Inasmuch Foundation and the Kirkpatrick Family Fund. - Tulsa native Ben Rector releases new album 'Magic,' plans hometown show
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 03:52 AMBy Brandy McDonnellTulsa native Ben Rector is planning a 28-date national fall headlining tour in support of his seventh studio album, "Magic," out today on OK Kid Recordings via AWAL Recordings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Interview, photos and video: Tulsa native Alfre Woodard continues long career with Marvel role in 'Luke Cage'
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 03:43 AMBy Brandy McDonnellAn abbreviated version of this story appears in Friday's Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman.Oklahoma Film Icon: Tulsa native Alfre Woodard continues long career with Marvel role in 'Luke Cage'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Carousel set to spin again at Myriad Gardens in Oklahoma City
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 10:59 PMBY STEVE LACKMEYER Business Writer slackmeyer@oklahoman.comThe Myriad Botanical Gardens, which for several years attracted hundreds of families each winter with a temporary carousel, is set to add a permanent ride in August between the park's children's garden and the Thunder Fountain.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Spirited fashion choices for July 4
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 02:16 PMBy Linda MillerFourth of July is fast approaching and that means an abundance of red, white and blue clothing, jewelry and accessories.Read more on NewsOK.com
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- The Oklahoman's house plan for June 23, 2018, the Kendall
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 12:20 PMGraceful stucco columns with arched openings greet visitors to the Kendall, a medium-size home that features plenty of family living space, both formal and informal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Marni Jameson: They’re coming! Part Five: Furniture arrives late and just in time
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 04:22 PMBy Marni JamesonThe house guests came.
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They ate. They slept.Read more on NewsOK.com - Brace for aging boomer homeowners, they know a thing or two
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 06:22 PMBy Richard Mize Real Estate Editor rmize@oklahoman.comWe, all of us homeowners, are aging.
So before millennials take over homebuilding and remodeling — and they will eventually, along with everything else — let's get something straight:
Not only are boomers aging, but as we do, more of us intend to age in place.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What one Georgia man did that made the world take notice
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 03:11 PMBy Tara Bahrampour The Washington Post SMYRNA, Ga. — On a recent Sunday, Bilal Quintyne sat in a church he'd never been to before and heard the pastor praise him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - National Baptist Convention USA's gathering highlighted education, unity
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 03:52 PMBy Carla Hinton and Kimberly Thompson Staff Writers Thousands of people visited Oklahoma City for the recent National Baptist Convention USA's 113th annual Congress of Christian Education.
The event June 17 through Friday brought delegates from the convention's affiliate churches across the country and the Bahamas.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Computer Dialogue: Laugh Lines and Other Wrinkles I Have Known
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 06:58 PMPeggy Gandy
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Q&A: Busy Oklahoma musician Kyle Reid releases ‘Love and Trust (In the Age of St. Sugar Britches),’ a new album made in New Orle
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 03:02 AMBy Brandy McDonnellAn abbreviated version of this Q&A appears in Friday's Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman.Meet St.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Movie review: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' evolves beyond predecessor but mostly lumbers into next installment
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 02:19 AMBy Brandy McDonnellAn abbreviated version of this review appears in Friday's Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman. 2 1/2 of 4 stars.Movie review: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'Like a wounded stegosaurus lumbering off to fight another day, the sequel “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” labors mightily to justify its existence, while mostly existing to set up yet another installment in the long-running film franchise.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Video: Tulsa-born St. Vincent talks about her favorite guitar riffs from Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Nirvana and more
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 06:35 AMBy Brandy McDonnell
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mat Kearney bringing ‘Crazytalk Tour’ to OKC
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 04:28 AMBy Brandy McDonnellMultiplatinum-selling, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording artist Mat Kearney has announced the second leg of his fall “Crazytalk Tour,” which will kick off Sept.Read more on NewsOK.com
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- Oklahoma City building permits from The Oklahoman for June 23, 2018
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 11:01 AMLingo Construction, 1133 N Robinson Ave., shell building, erect, $6,373,396.
Lingo Construction, 1133 N Robinson Ave., parking, erect, $2,120,000.
Gardner Architects, 800 NW 4, restaurant, remodel, $600,000.
Storehouse Group LLC, doing business as Monterey Construction, 17601 SE 149, residence, erect, $320,000.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Julie Laughlin, Bagworms and webworms are hanging around
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 04:38 PMBy Julia LaughlinOne of the most common questions we get at the Extension Center every summer is: “How do I get rid of bagworms and/or webworms on my trees?”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kenneth R. Harney, Paying the right commission is ultimately up to you
Tuesday - 06/19/2018 - 04:53 PMBy Kenneth R. Harney Harneycolumn@gmail.comWASHINGTON — So you think things don't get rough in real estate and feathers don't fly when agents' commission money is at stake?Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - United Methodist youths serve others through community projects
Wednesday - 06/20/2018 - 05:41 PMBy Carla Hinton Religion Editor chinton@oklahoman.comWith their arms full of paint, paintbrushes, brooms and other supplies, it was obvious the group meant business.
As part of a United Methodist program called Youth Force, young people from Oklahoma and other states recently converged on several metro-area neighborhoods for a week of community service projects.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kids go on adventure at Bible school
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 01:44 PMBy Carla Hinton Religion Editor chinton@oklahoman.comThe puppet show featured a portrayal of Jesus ascending into the heavens.
The biblical themed performance was just one memorable part of the recent "Rolling River Rampage" vacation Bible school at Capitol Hill Assembly of God, 2400 SW 74.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - American, Frontier, Southwest and United airlines refuse to transport immigrant children separated from parents for government
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 05:53 AMAmerican, Frontier, Southwest and United airlines each refused Wednesday to fly immigrant children separated from their parents for the federal government, as President Trump ordered a halt to separations as part of his “zero tolerance” policy for undocumented border crossings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What to do in Oklahoma on June 22, 2018: Hear red dirt musicians Jason Boland, Cody Canada and Mike McClure at the Tower Theatre
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 04:07 AMBy Brandy McDonnellToday's featured event:Hear red dirt musicians Jason Boland, Cody Canada and Mike McClure play a song swap at 8 tonight at the Tower Theatre, 425 NW 23.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Movie review: Moving documentary 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' reminds us of the the loving legacy of Fred Rogers
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 02:29 AMBy Brandy McDonnellAn abbreviated version of this review appears in Friday's Weekend Life section of The Oklahoman. 3 1/2 of 4 stars. Movie review: 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'This year marks both the 50th anniversary of the debut of the seminal children’s television program “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood” and the 15th anniversary of the death of its legendary creator, writer and star, Fred Rogers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - American, Frontier, Southwest and United airlines refuse to transport immigrant children separated from parents for government
Friday - 06/22/2018 - 05:19 PMAmerican, Frontier, Southwest and United airlines each refused Wednesday to fly immigrant children separated from their parents for the federal government, as President Trump ordered a halt to separations as part of his “zero tolerance” policy for undocumented border crossings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Last day for advance SoonerCon tickets!
Thursday - 06/21/2018 - 01:25 PMBy Matthew PriceToday is the last day for advance memberships at SoonerCon, which are $5 less than memberships at the door. Get them at https://www.soonercon.com/memberships/
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