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      <title><![CDATA[Trouble Comin' | Classic R&amp;B with a rock edge returns]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's been said that there's nothing new in rock &amp; roll, and that may be. Even in its early days, rock was a spinoff of the country scene, infused with a touch of the blues, as witnessed by the early Sun Records recordings.

Usually, it's a matter of a band touching on influences and reference po... By G.K. Hizer.]]></description>
      <category>Music/Music</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Get Your Rocks Off | Rocklahoma returns for another round]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60267</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again. Believe it or not, Memorial Day weekend is upon us, which signals the unofficial arrival of summer. With it comes the old tradition of disappearing to the lake and jumpstarting the season. Over the past few years, however, a new tradition has taken shape as Rocklahoma h... By G. K. Hizer.]]></description>
      <category>Music/Soundcheck</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dancers Dance, Companies Carry On | Celebrity Attractions names new officers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the spirit of full disclosure, Lauren McAnulty works at Urban Tulsa Weekly. In the spirit of burlesque dancing, McAnulty and crew will fully disclose a bunch of assets at Thursday's Boomtown Burlesque show at the IDL Ballroom.

But much more than just a strip club show, burlesque dancing has reju... By Bradley Morris.]]></description>
      <category>Arts/Arts</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glissade into a New Path | Questioning the word “retirement”]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60264</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Questioning the word "retirement"

Earlier, Urban Tulsa Weekly profiled two dancers taking their final bows for the Tulsa Ballet Theatre after lengthy careers. The last of this amazing trio is also making his exit as the 2012-2013 season draws to a close. Just as Alexandra Bergman and Alfonso Martin... By Bradley Morris.]]></description>
      <category>Arts/Arts</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[7+one ]]></title>
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THURSDAY 5.23

Form, Function, Fabulous. Head for the opening of the Hardest Arts Center Galleries' Sweet Spot, an exhibition looking at the creative process that led to the center's design as told by Selser Schaefer Architects with photographic and video interpretations by Don Emrick and...]]></description>
      <category>Events/7 + 1</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drink Up! | Annual sunmer tasting yields good times, good beers]]></title>
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Take heart, my beer-swilling brothers and sisters, for this week, Urban Tulsa Weekly brings you the annual Summer Brews issue, dedicated to the lighter-bodied beers and other potables that so many of us enjoy in the warmer months.

ake heart, my beer-swilling brothers and sisters, for this... By Bradley Morris.]]></description>
      <category>Cover Story/Cover Story</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Not-So-Rapid Deployment | Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan talks manpower]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan became a police officer in 1969. Part of his career involved work in one of the department's street crimes units.

"I ran one for eight years," Jordan said.

When other officers stay busy out on the street working patrols or responding to calls for help, those in a st... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PlaniTulsa Revisited | Hope springs eternal with new mayor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60250</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The May 8 Mayoral Candidate Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters revealed well defined differences between the three candidates, especially when it comes to support for PlaniTulsa and the city's Comprehensive Plan. Each of the mayoral hopefuls was given an opportunity to respond to multiple... By Bill Leighty.]]></description>
      <category>Columns/OpEd</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Real Deal | Old-world recipes make for fine, fine dining]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Villa Ravenna Ristorante Italiano / 6526 E. 51st St. / 918-270-2666
Sun. 5-9pm; Tues.-Sat. 8am-2pm, 5-9pm
Food *****     Atmosphere ****       Service *****

There are some cuisines of which I never tire, and Italian is at the top of the list. And it's not a generic Italian meal, but an authentic me... By Katharine Kelly.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christiansen's Aviation Hesitation | Possible conflict of interest brewing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[By most accounts, Tulsa's main airport isn't flying high.

As noted this month by bonds rating agency Moody's, boardings at Tulsa International Airport have decreased for nearly five straight years.

It's also not cheap to fly out of Tulsa, at least when viewed per mile of travel. "Southwest has alm... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The City's News | All the news we can make fit]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Moore Help Needed. Carl Williams heads a large trade group for commercial builders in Oklahoma. But, based in Broken Arrow, he spent Monday night and Tuesday morning like so many others in the Tulsa area -- still trying to figure out how exactly he could help the people of Moore.

The tornado touche...]]></description>
      <category>Columns/In the City...and Beyond</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Star Trek Into Pointless | Plus, The Admiral Twin brings home nostalgia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[First and foremost, there is a major spoiler in this review.

You have been warned.

Back in 2009, geek-icon J.J. Abrams, already a god amongst genre hounds for the hit television series Alias and Lost, made his first foray into the Star Trek universe. The franchise had grown long of tooth after The... By Joe O'Shansky.]]></description>
      <category>Cinema/Cinema</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Urban Spirits ]]></title>
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Bar: Dirty Knuckle

Bartender: Airyn

Drink: Dirty Monster

Ingredients:

HALF oz Raspberry Schnapps

HALF oz Peach Schnapps

HALF oz Parrot Bay Coconut

1 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

Zero Ultra Monster

In a shaker with ice; mix Parrot Bay, Captain Morgan, Peach and Raspberry Schnapps....]]></description>
      <category>Cuisine &amp;amp; Drinking Scene/Urban Spirits</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BLDL ]]></title>
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First Watch

8104 E. 68th St., 918-610-3447; 8178 S. Lewis Ave., 918-296-9960

Omelet fans, get ready to make some tough decisions. First Watch has some doozies like the Acapulco Express, made with chorizo, avocado, chilies, onions and smothered in melted cheese. Want something a little mo...]]></description>
      <category>Cuisine &amp;amp; Drinking Scene/Breakfast Lunch Dinner</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Men's Style | Lots of options from head to toe]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When I first encountered Taylor Scheer, owner of the men's clothing store The Style Lab, out on the sidewalk in front of his store -- 1338 E. 15th St.-- I thought, "What on earth is he wearing?" Knowing he'd just come from the golf course, it was somewhat surprising to encounter him in an Ikat print... By Nicci Atchley.]]></description>
      <category>Featured Sections/Fashion</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Log-in Leverage | City hall supercomputer excites researchers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There's a certain amount of pressure felt by every academic researcher.

"We've gotten a lot of attention from outside sources for our work," said Peter LoPresti. He's referring to collaboration with Hazem Refai on projects to improve wireless communications -- especially during natural disasters or... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Small Teams, Big Dreams | Local franchises strive for bright futures]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Billie the Regulator hasn't seen much this season to justify the 18-inch teeth-gnashing smile that's permanently fixed to his oversized head.

No, the blissful demeanor of Tulsa's Champions Indoor Professional Indoor Football League franchise's mascot hardly reflects the type of season the Oklahoma... By George Darkow.]]></description>
      <category>Sports/Left Field</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ask A Mexican ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60252</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt of supplying guns that ended up in the hands of the drug cartels. Now, if I say any more, I might be talking about facts that I don't know, and I would probably... By Gustavo Arellano.]]></description>
      <category>Departments/Ask A Mexican</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tulsa, We Have a Problem | Airport short on funds, initiative]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A recent report on the cost to fly from Tulsa International Airport (TIA) didn't really come as a surprise to frequent flyers. Those who fly for pleasure or business have known for quite some time that Tulsa is a very expensive airport for flying. Many were shocked, however, to find that we are the... By Terry Simonson.]]></description>
      <category>Columns/OpEd</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investigating the Investigations | IRS targeting: scandal. CIA targeting: business as usual]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We're fighting for you!"

That's what the Democratic Party tells Democratic voters and what the Republican Party tells Republicans. But even their "battles" reveal how similar the two parties really are.

Case study: what gets investigated.

Less than a week after the news broke that the IRS engaged... By Ted Rall.]]></description>
      <category>Columns/Rant &amp;#39;N&amp;#39; Rall</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Take the Good, Take the Bad | Mercifully, session comes to an end]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the mostly unlamented 2013 legislation session nears adjournment, it's time to take note of some highs and lows:

High: Sen. Brian Crain's Senate Bill 315 requiring law officers to be trained in recognizing symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia.

As the Tulsa Republican correctly points out, peopl... By Arnold Hamilton.]]></description>
      <category>Columns/Capitolist</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stopping the Jail Train | Because it won't take us to Safeville]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some years ago, I read a piece about nuclear-testing "tourism" in 1950s era Nevada -- an exotic, early form of what we'd call adventure tourism today. The Silver State was the venue for much of America's atomic weapons development program. Tour operators and major hotels would drive their guests to... By RAY PEARCEY.]]></description>
      <category>Columns/City Scape</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[More Needed Than Just Revamping

(re: Cityscape, May 16-22)

Dear UTW:

I read and appreciate your take on the Tulsa Parks ongoing fiasco as it relates to North Tulsa Parks B.C. Franklin, Ben Hill and Springdale. To be honest, as a child and young adult, I was a gym rat and rode my bike to any park...]]></description>
      <category>Columns/Letters</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Make You a Believer | The Virginmarys breathe fresh life into rock]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every once in a while, you're lucky enough to stumble onto that band that explodes in your face and renews your faith in rock &amp; roll. Usually, it comes along when you least expect it and need it the most. When you do, it ends up being a band that you instantaneously latch onto and refuse to let... By G.K. Hizer.]]></description>
      <category>Music/Music</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turning it up | Mayfest finds its aural and visual balance]]></title>
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For native Tulsans and anyone who has been transplanted here for any amount of time, Mayfest is as sure as the seasons. Actually, considering the fluctuating climate here, it may well be more consistent than the seasons. A mixture of art, food, and music, the festival is a signal to many t... By G. K. Hizer.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Unusual, But Yummy | Medi-Eastern flavors take to downtown]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LAFFA / 111 N. Main St. / 918-728-3147 / Mon-Sun, 11am-midnight
Food ****1/2       Atmosphere ****          Service ****

The typical American menu is rather dull, with its ho-hum hamburgers and droll little chicken fingers. Tex-Mex is tiresome. Sushi is no longer chic. Yet you still crave something... By Angela Evans.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Acceptable Waste | Permanent site pushed for hazardous chemicals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twice a year in Tulsa, the cars line up. Trunks and backseats are filled with cans of old paint, batteries of all kinds, and lots of chemicals considered too hazardous to be discarded with household trash.

"You can save things and then take them all at once and be done with them. I like that," said... By Jaime Adame.]]></description>
      <category>News/City, State, County, Education</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bar: Hodges Bend

Bartender: Noah Bush

Drink: Mexican Cartel

Ingredients:

Espresso

Sweet vermouth

Campari

Cynat

Mix in a shaker with ice, then strain into a martini glass. Watch the espresso foam up!...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Animated Pasts | Two period films that abandon routinesBy Joe O'Shansky]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60044</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Never, ever underestimate the power of DiCaprio. Women want him, men want to be him, and if he's opening something, even a film as apt toward failure as The Great Gatsby has been three times over (this being the fourth iteration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved novel), then it's a safe bet that asse...]]></description>
      <category>Cinema/Cinema</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Refined Vision | Rocker gets back to, well, rocking]]></title>
      <link>http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60035</link>
      <description><![CDATA[When I last crossed paths and caught up with Beau Jennings, he was still a man in transition -- an Oklahoma boy living in New York, yet reconnecting with his roots working on an ambitious project to combine music and film with Verdigris: The Search for Will Rogers.

In the spring of 2011, the Verdig... By G. K. Hizer.]]></description>
      <category>Music/Soundcheck</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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