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June 19, 2013
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Big crowd gets first look at new Tulsa park's design

A Gathering Place for Tulsa lived up to its name Tuesday night as hundreds of people packed into Tulsa Community College's Center for Creativity for the unveiling of the park's Phase 1 design.

CONTINUING COVERAGE: Find stories, interviews and photos about Tulsa’s upcoming park.

 
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Heat rallies, tops Spurs in OT of NBA Finals Game 6

LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

 
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Gov. Fallin announces French aerospace manufacturer for Grove

The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering will expand with a new 20-person facility.

 
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Now not the time for a public-safety tax

There's no doubt that Tulsans consider public safety to be a top priority.

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3rd place for the Okies

The Okies from Muskogee are coming home.

 
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3rd place for the Okies The Okies from Muskogee are coming home.

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

1 hour ago

10 great cookbooks new to bookstores this summer Cookbooks featuring recipes for everything from grilling to homemade ice cream have hit the market this ...

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

1 hour ago

Best bets: ‘The Lion King,’ Shock/Drillers 'The Lion King' continues at the Tulsa PAC's Chapman Music Hall, 101 E. Third St. Shows are 7:30 p.m. ...

Staff Reports

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Foot ulcers should never be left untreated Dear Doctor K: I have an open sore on the bottom of my foot. Can I just cover it with a Band-Aid until ...

DR. KOMOROFF Universal Uclick

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Sober college student pressured to drink Dear Amy: I am a college student who doesn't drink. I was raised in a very religious family, and it ...

AMY DICKINSON

5 hours ago

CBS sets premiere dates for fall lineup starting Sept. 23 On Monday, CBS became the first of the major television broadcast networks to unveil its debut dates ...

GARY LEVIN USA TODAY

5 hours ago

Books: 'One and Only' by Lauren Sandler tackles stigma of 1-child families No kids, one kid, four kids: There's no end to the debate over why people decide on a certain number ...

LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

5 hours ago

Processed food makers work to make items look more like homemade Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.

AP Wire Service

5 hours ago

Round Up Boys to play Cain's on Sunday for Senior Star Round-Up The Round Up Boys bring its distinctive brand of Western Swing to Cain's Ballroom for The Senior Star ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Windowsill mushroom kits tap into grow-your-own trend College students Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora were just a few months short of careers in corporate ...

MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press

5 hours ago

OK Go joins headliners at Center of the Universe Festival on July 19-20 The Center of the Universe Festival has another headliner.

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

23 hours ago

Death notices for June 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Religious License Plate

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

TCC Metro campus to remain closed Wednesday Technicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, ...

AMANDA BLAND and KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writers

16 hours ago

Oklahoma Dept. of Correction director submits resignation Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones is resigning effective Oct. 1.

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

1 day ago

'A Gathering Place for Tulsa' plans unveiled The estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million.

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

11 hours ago

Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...

BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Coweta man to serve prison time in fatal hit-and-run He pleaded no contest to felony leaving the scene of a fatal collision and misdemeanor negligent homicide ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

19 hours ago

Eric Bailey: Talking preseason football rankings with Phil Steele magazine Oklahoma is at No. 19, OSU a "darkhorse national title contender" at No. 8, Tulsa sits at No. 35.

19 hours ago

Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove “Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

22 hours ago

Eric Bailey: Golloway talks Twitter, his farewell from OU and the Sooners' future Outgoing Oklahoma baseball coach spoke during a Monday radio interview.

1 day ago

Magazines bullish on OSU and TU, down on OU for this college football season College football's magazines have made preseason predictions for Oklahoma's state teams.

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 hour ago

TU's Bill Blankenship shares faith in presentations The Bill Blankenship offseason has included:

BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Death notices for June 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

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Death notices for June 19 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

5 hours ago

Tulsa Sidewalk Stories video series focuses on the city's poor walkability Six months after her grandmother was struck and killed by a car on Cherry Street, Josie Carlson is working ...

SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Officials to review probe of suspended Owasso city manager by July 1 The investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

16 hours ago

Ex-Oklahoma State QB transferring to Illinois Wes Lunt has found his new home.

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Lawsuit against O-State's Gundy rescheduled for late July A pretrial hearing in the breach-of-contract lawsuit against Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy ...

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Wayne Greene: Tax Foundation says 39 percent of Oklahoma's total general revenue comes from federal government The state ranks 14th in its dependence on federal aid, bringing to mind a recent disagreement between ...

21 hours ago

252 Comments

License tag doesn't endorse religion There is a line between church and state that ought not be crossed. Drawing that line on a license plate, ...

World's Editorials Writers

5 days ago

187 Comments

Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...

BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

1 day ago

180 Comments

Fallin asks feds to support Insure Oklahoma program Gov. Mary Fallin has asked White House officials to reconsider a federal decision to pull out of the ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

5 days ago

165 Comments

Homeless teens do whatever it takes to survive on the streets The pregnant, homeless 16-year-old sat in the dark on a curb in a north Tulsa park with a phone in hand ...

GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer

3 days ago

153 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Apology owed First District Rep. Jim Bridenstine, on the House floor, called President Barack Obama "a petty, bumbling ...

Mary Bailey, Tulsa

3 days ago

145 Comments

Christiansen: Endorsing Bartlett not a given after mudslinging before mayoral primary Former City Councilor Bill Christiansen says he is unsure whether he will follow through on a promise ...

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

6 days ago

140 Comments

Sequester cuts slam Tulsa schools For Tulsa Public Schools, the funding hits just keep on coming.

World's Editorials Writers

2 days ago

126 Comments

Oklahoma's Hispanic, Asian populations showing growth Juvenal Saldivar came to Tulsa from California in 1997 as his family - which had been spread out in ...

CURTIS KILLMAN & JARREL WADE World Staff Writers

6 days ago

124 Comments

Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

23 hours ago

119 Comments

Obama's red line Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

5 days ago

118 Comments

Religious imagery of Oklahoma tag wasn't considered, senator says An Oklahoma minister is challenging the state license plate's depiction of an Apache warrior.

SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press

4 days ago

116 Comments

Gov. Fallin announces French aerospace manufacturer for Grove The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

1 hour ago

104 Comments

Supreme Court rejects Arizona voter-citizenship law The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal ...

MICHAEL DOYLE McClatchy News Service (MCT)

1 day ago

102 Comments

Owasso's city manager ordered videos showing vice mayor's traffic stop to be purged, memo shows Suspended Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray ordered the deletion of two police videos showing the field ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

4 days ago

90 Comments

Immigration Reform-o-rama Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

3 days ago

85 Comments

Water emergency over, Broken Arrow gets back to business Restaurants and other businesses that were shut down about 24 hours by the city's water emergency began ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

5 days ago

84 Comments

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn defends NSA efforts National security programs that collect phone and Internet data are legal, and the country is significantly ...

CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com

last week

83 Comments

Tulsa Zoo giraffe, 21, euthanized after foot injury The Tulsa Zoo's male giraffe, Samburu, was euthanized Saturday after he fractured a foot, zoo officials ...

Staff Reports

2 days ago

80 Comments

Brothers arrested following bar fight, scuffle with police Tulsa police were called to 3340 Bar at 3340 S. Peoria Avenue in response to a fight that had broken ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL

1 day ago

76 Comments

11-year-old singer, Cruz, and Spurs have answer for racists Sebastien De La Cruz is a talented singer. He is 11. He is an American.

World's Editorials Writers

2 days ago

As if Andrew Lloyd Webber doesn't have enough money....

By JAMES D. WATTS JR. Scene Writer on Dec 30, 2008, at 4:14 PM  Updated on 12/30 at 4:14 PM

ARTS

Kitty Roberts to be honored at TATE awards

Kitty Roberts, who has guided Tulsa's American Theatre Company since its inception, has been named the recipient of the Mary ...

Wes Studi named TATE Distinguished Artist

Wes Studi, whose career has included memorable performances in the films “Last of the Mohicans,” “Avatar” and “Germonino,” ...

Winners in 14th Van Cliburn competition

Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko Sunday was named the winner at the 14th Van Cliburn Internationaal Piano Competition, ...

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918-581-8478
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ARTS

Kitty Roberts to be honored at TATE awards

Kitty Roberts, who has guided Tulsa's American Theatre Company since its inception, has been named the recipient of the Mary ...

Wes Studi named TATE Distinguished Artist

Wes Studi, whose career has included memorable performances in the films “Last of the Mohicans,” “Avatar” and “Germonino,” ...

Winners in 14th Van Cliburn competition

Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko Sunday was named the winner at the 14th Van Cliburn Internationaal Piano Competition, ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

James D. Watts Jr.

918-581-8478
Email

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SCENE FEED

3rd place for the Okies The Okies from Muskogee are coming home.

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

1 hour ago

10 great cookbooks new to bookstores this summer Cookbooks featuring recipes for everything from grilling to homemade ice cream have hit the market this ...

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

1 hour ago

Best bets: ‘The Lion King,’ Shock/Drillers 'The Lion King' continues at the Tulsa PAC's Chapman Music Hall, 101 E. Third St. Shows are 7:30 p.m. ...

Staff Reports

4 hours ago

Foot ulcers should never be left untreated Dear Doctor K: I have an open sore on the bottom of my foot. Can I just cover it with a Band-Aid until ...

DR. KOMOROFF Universal Uclick

5 hours ago

Sober college student pressured to drink Dear Amy: I am a college student who doesn't drink. I was raised in a very religious family, and it ...

AMY DICKINSON

5 hours ago

CBS sets premiere dates for fall lineup starting Sept. 23 On Monday, CBS became the first of the major television broadcast networks to unveil its debut dates ...

GARY LEVIN USA TODAY

5 hours ago

Books: 'One and Only' by Lauren Sandler tackles stigma of 1-child families No kids, one kid, four kids: There's no end to the debate over why people decide on a certain number ...

LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

5 hours ago

Processed food makers work to make items look more like homemade Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection.

AP Wire Service

5 hours ago

Round Up Boys to play Cain's on Sunday for Senior Star Round-Up The Round Up Boys bring its distinctive brand of Western Swing to Cain's Ballroom for The Senior Star ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Windowsill mushroom kits tap into grow-your-own trend College students Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora were just a few months short of careers in corporate ...

MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press

5 hours ago

OK Go joins headliners at Center of the Universe Festival on July 19-20 The Center of the Universe Festival has another headliner.

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

5 hours ago

Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

23 hours ago

Death notices for June 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Religious License Plate

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

TCC Metro campus to remain closed Wednesday Technicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, ...

AMANDA BLAND and KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writers

16 hours ago

Oklahoma Dept. of Correction director submits resignation Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones is resigning effective Oct. 1.

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

1 day ago

'A Gathering Place for Tulsa' plans unveiled The estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million.

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

11 hours ago

Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...

BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Coweta man to serve prison time in fatal hit-and-run He pleaded no contest to felony leaving the scene of a fatal collision and misdemeanor negligent homicide ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

19 hours ago

Eric Bailey: Talking preseason football rankings with Phil Steele magazine Oklahoma is at No. 19, OSU a "darkhorse national title contender" at No. 8, Tulsa sits at No. 35.

19 hours ago

Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove “Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

22 hours ago

Eric Bailey: Golloway talks Twitter, his farewell from OU and the Sooners' future Outgoing Oklahoma baseball coach spoke during a Monday radio interview.

1 day ago

Magazines bullish on OSU and TU, down on OU for this college football season College football's magazines have made preseason predictions for Oklahoma's state teams.

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 hour ago

TU's Bill Blankenship shares faith in presentations The Bill Blankenship offseason has included:

BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Death notices for June 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

2 days ago

Death notices for June 19 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

5 hours ago

Tulsa Sidewalk Stories video series focuses on the city's poor walkability Six months after her grandmother was struck and killed by a car on Cherry Street, Josie Carlson is working ...

SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer

1 day ago

Officials to review probe of suspended Owasso city manager by July 1 The investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

16 hours ago

Ex-Oklahoma State QB transferring to Illinois Wes Lunt has found his new home.

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Lawsuit against O-State's Gundy rescheduled for late July A pretrial hearing in the breach-of-contract lawsuit against Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy ...

KELLY HINES World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Wayne Greene: Tax Foundation says 39 percent of Oklahoma's total general revenue comes from federal government The state ranks 14th in its dependence on federal aid, bringing to mind a recent disagreement between ...

21 hours ago

252 Comments

License tag doesn't endorse religion There is a line between church and state that ought not be crossed. Drawing that line on a license plate, ...

World's Editorials Writers

5 days ago

187 Comments

Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...

BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer

1 day ago

180 Comments

Fallin asks feds to support Insure Oklahoma program Gov. Mary Fallin has asked White House officials to reconsider a federal decision to pull out of the ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

5 days ago

165 Comments

Homeless teens do whatever it takes to survive on the streets The pregnant, homeless 16-year-old sat in the dark on a curb in a north Tulsa park with a phone in hand ...

GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer

3 days ago

153 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Apology owed First District Rep. Jim Bridenstine, on the House floor, called President Barack Obama "a petty, bumbling ...

Mary Bailey, Tulsa

3 days ago

145 Comments

Christiansen: Endorsing Bartlett not a given after mudslinging before mayoral primary Former City Councilor Bill Christiansen says he is unsure whether he will follow through on a promise ...

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

6 days ago

140 Comments

Sequester cuts slam Tulsa schools For Tulsa Public Schools, the funding hits just keep on coming.

World's Editorials Writers

2 days ago

126 Comments

Oklahoma's Hispanic, Asian populations showing growth Juvenal Saldivar came to Tulsa from California in 1997 as his family - which had been spread out in ...

CURTIS KILLMAN & JARREL WADE World Staff Writers

6 days ago

124 Comments

Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

23 hours ago

119 Comments

Obama's red line Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

5 days ago

118 Comments

Religious imagery of Oklahoma tag wasn't considered, senator says An Oklahoma minister is challenging the state license plate's depiction of an Apache warrior.

SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press

4 days ago

116 Comments

Gov. Fallin announces French aerospace manufacturer for Grove The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering ...

KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer

1 hour ago

104 Comments

Supreme Court rejects Arizona voter-citizenship law The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal ...

MICHAEL DOYLE McClatchy News Service (MCT)

1 day ago

102 Comments

Owasso's city manager ordered videos showing vice mayor's traffic stop to be purged, memo shows Suspended Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray ordered the deletion of two police videos showing the field ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

4 days ago

90 Comments

Immigration Reform-o-rama Buy ...

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

3 days ago

85 Comments

Water emergency over, Broken Arrow gets back to business Restaurants and other businesses that were shut down about 24 hours by the city's water emergency began ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

5 days ago

84 Comments

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn defends NSA efforts National security programs that collect phone and Internet data are legal, and the country is significantly ...

CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com

last week

83 Comments

Tulsa Zoo giraffe, 21, euthanized after foot injury The Tulsa Zoo's male giraffe, Samburu, was euthanized Saturday after he fractured a foot, zoo officials ...

Staff Reports

2 days ago

80 Comments

Brothers arrested following bar fight, scuffle with police Tulsa police were called to 3340 Bar at 3340 S. Peoria Avenue in response to a fight that had broken ...

KENDRICK MARSHALL

1 day ago

76 Comments

11-year-old singer, Cruz, and Spurs have answer for racists Sebastien De La Cruz is a talented singer. He is 11. He is an American.

World's Editorials Writers

2 days ago
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