By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma junior high, high school, and college students are planning to rally at the State Capitol on Friday, March 15 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. to raise awareness about what advocates describe as “the growing climate crisis.” The Oklahoma City event is organized by students from […]
Staff Report Moody’s Investor Service cited Oklahoma City “management’s ability to navigate challenging financial times” in revising its outlook to stable for the City’s top-notch bond rating. Moody’s affirmed the City of Oklahoma City’s Aaa rating in a report issued in February, revising last year’s negative outlook to stable for 2019. It’s the ninth year […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – BlackSpace Oklahoma, in partnership with the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Humanities, will introduce their organization and initiatives with the lecture series NE OKC Placemaking Storytelling Project. NE OKC is a community based organization leading […]
Staff Report Oklahoma City, OK (February 18, 2019) – As Oklahoma’s first arts district, the Paseo Arts District continues to grow with restaurants, galleries and retail! The community is invited to the First Friday Gallery Walk every month. This month’s walk is Friday, March 1, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Paseo Art […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma resident Katie Wehmeyer will be honored as the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services’ (DRS) Client of the Year on Tuesday, March 12 at People with Disabilities Awareness Day (PDAD). The annual event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at the state […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) has announced the names of twelve students that placed in the Oklahoma 2019 International Aviation Art Contest. The state-level art contest, sponsored by the OAC, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The 2019 Ralph Ellison Foundation celebration gala, “A Night with Ralph Ellison” will be held on Saturday, March 9 from 6 – 9 p.m. The event will take place at the Oklahoma History Center’s Devon Great Hall in Oklahoma City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Arbor Day Foundation once again has honored Oklahoma City University with Tree Campus USA recognition for 2018. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation that recognizes colleges and universities for effective urban forest management and for engaging […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Freedom Oklahoma has announced that Allie Shinn will become the organization’s new Executive Director starting March 4. A long time advocate for LGBTQ rights, Shinn comes to Freedom Oklahoma from the ACLU of Oklahoma, where she served as Deputy Director. During her time at […]
By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Dr. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Center for Social Justice and Racial Healing at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma will host a special event on Friday, February 22 featuring special guest Professor Anita Hill. The event will be held at 6 p.m. […]
