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Community
Last weekend, the people of Oklahoma City got their trick and their treat. Referred to as, “The best damned party all year long,” organizers just may have hit the nail on the head with that phrase. In just its third year, the “Ghouls Gone Wild” Ha...
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Arts & Entertainment
‘The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” comes to Oklahoma City as Lyric Theatre opens the 2009-10 “Lyric at the Plaza” season with “Sweeney Todd.” Known for Gothic gore, lush songs, and romantic melodrama, the show opened on Broadway in 1979 and ...
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Arts & Entertainment
The earliest Dutch landscapes are on view at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art through January 3, 2010. What was once popular and has fallen out of fashion, comes back into fashion again. What seems esoteric may have just been discovered. ...
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Sports
Homecoming for Northwest Classen presented a challenge when the Duncan Demons rolled into Oklahoma City, bringing a fine offense and stingy defense with them. The visitors raced to a dominant 35-0 edge by halftime against Northwest Classen. The Knights pl...
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Sports
In Shawnee, five different players scored for Oklahoma City University in a 5-0 victory over St. Gregory’s in women’s soccer last Thursday.The Stars (8-4-1, 5-1-1 SAC) allowed SGU only two shots for the game in a dominating defensive performance. OCU ...
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Community
Last week, hundreds of people came to the opening of the Día de los Muertos, or, “Day of the Dead art show opening for the Gold Dome Multicultural Society (GDMCS) at the Gold Dome in Midtown. The GDMCS regularly brings a variety of multicultural arts a...
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Community
Lead Chef Andrew Black of the Skirvin Hotel, 16 other chefs and 17 local artists teamed up to raise awareness and funding for the local March of Dimes. The Signature Chef’s event, ‘Whisk the Night Away’ included nearly 300 guests who enjoyed the cui...
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Community
In downtown Oklahoma City, Sister Barbara Joseph Foley, a Carmelite nun, opened a pantry for the homeless in March 2006. From that time the pantry has continued to serve more than 600 people a month with food and clothing. More than that, the facility and...
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Government
Award-winning radio journalist Scott Simon of National Public Radio (NPR) has completed a package of three reports focused on Oklahoma City. The first, on local economic success, ran last Saturday. The second and third segments will run next Saturday morn...
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Education
The Department of Theatre at Classen School of Advanced Studies has won the state championship in the OSSAA One Act Play contest....
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Education
On November 4 the Knights Marching Band from Northwest Classen High School will travel to Lawton and compete at the Superior Marching Contest at Cameron Stadium. This will be the first time that Northwest Classen has competed in a Marching Contest. The ba...
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Arts & Entertainment
Talihina -- British author Elspeth Huxley titled her memoir of growing up in what was then the British Colony of Kenya “The Flame Trees of Thika” in recognition of the bright red leaves that covered the trees in the Rift Valley where her family’s fa...
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Community
Safe Halloween fun in Midtown and surrounding area Looking for a safe place to take the kids for their annual trick-or-treat night out? Well, The City Sentinel wants to help. We have compiled this list to help you plan a safe, exciting Halloween weekend i...
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Community
Last weekend, the Heritage Hills home tour saw hundreds come through the lovely homes in this historic neighborhood. In the heart of Midtown, the area was fully developed by 1925 and this tour took attendees back to those days. This year’s tour featured...
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Government
News Analysis:State Sen. Harry Coates of Seminole said in a Tuesday interview with The Tulsa World he has the support needed to become President Pro Temp of the state Senate, a position now held by fellow Republican Sen. Glenn Coffee of Oklahoma City. But...
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Community
State Treasurer Scott Meacham announced last week that September tax revenues were enough to cover the reduced spending obligations Oklahoma state government faces. As a result, the five percent cut in allocations for all state agencies, started in August...
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Education
Three seniors at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School have been recognized by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program. They are Nick Aguilera, Jonathan Gardocki and Monica Jordan. Nick is the son of Michele Aguilera of Oklahoma City...
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Community
At a dedication ceremony last week in Bricktown, Wanda Jackson fans gathered to watch city officials dedicate “Wanda Jackson Way” to Oklahoma City’s own Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson. Hundreds of people came to Bricktown to celebrate the dedica...
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Community
The body of former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Henry Bellmon reposed most of Friday at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. Bellmon’s political career spanned the latter half of the Twentieth Century. His influence will continue for generations. Bellmon’s remai...
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Community
A festive Luau -- including fun, fellowship, educational activities and fundraising -- was held last weekend for Community Youth Outreach (CYO). The mission of CYO is to offer the underserved population of children, youth, and adults in the community with...
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