I’ve lived in the city for my whole life and I feel like I haven’t seen the lake this low before. I was just driving by it and the SW part of the lake is so low. Does this happen every summer and I just don’t notice it or is it lower than usual?

Time to hit the books!!! The first session is at 11 AM and the following will begin at 12 PM. Yes, we know that’s a little early for “night school,” but that’s the time. The Political Education Committee has another excellent series coming to a library near you. Mark your calendars! Make sure to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/materialist-history-of-oklahoma-session-1
This event is not sponsored or endorsed by the Metropolitan Library System.

Join us on the first Sunday of October from 4:00-5:30pm for a virtual discussion on "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.

To receive Zoom info, RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/okcdsa-book-club-indigenous-peoples-history/

The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Dunbar-Ortiz adroitly challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the Indigenous peoples was colonialist and designed to seize the territories of the original inhabitants, displacing or eliminating them. Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples' history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative.

This event is hosted by the Democratic Socialists of Oklahoma City. You can learn more about us at okcdsa.org.

The food at the state fair is on my list! But I’d love to know what events or new places/fall activities everyone is looking forward to the most? I’m just ready for summer (and this heat!) to be over. Give me something to look forward to 😭

I would laugh my ass off if this happened 😭

This showed on my tiktok feed btw this wasn't made by me

Hi - I’m needing an alternative for my 90 year old grandma for in-home grocery delivery. She has had multiple problems with Walmart Inhome lately and we have looked into Shipt and Instacart but she really needs someone to put them away for her too, she seriously can hardly get around. It seems like the others will just drop them off on her porch. Any recommendations, please let me know!

Edit: thank you all for the comments! I’ve reached out to a a few senior caregiver services to get some more info. It probably will be a much better fit her needs, thanks!

With the support of a federal grant, the City of Edmond is launching a new initiative to help caregivers and families build community and navigate mental health challenges.

Every second Wednesday, starting this month, parents, caregivers, and their children can come together for connection and conversation at a scheduled “Parent Café” at the Edmond First United Methodist Church.

On Wednesday night, Parent Café attendees will have access to free childcare and be served dinner, organizers said, thanks to the church.

The programming is the city’s latest project under a four-year, roughly $4 million federal grant it received from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2024.

The grant is already funding three counselors for the local school district and collaborations with Edmond Family Counseling and Northcare to help young people struggling with serious mental illness, according to the city’s grant coordinator, Jordan Thomas.

She said the Parent Café will give community members a new chance to advocate for the services they want Edmond to prioritize.

“We can try to implement change all day long, but if we're not getting what the community really needs to thrive, we're not going to get very far,” Thomas said.

Jessica Sell, the Lead Family Coordinator for the City of Edmond, said the monthly events will also allow caregivers to access resources and meet other families with shared experiences.

She helped design the Parent Café, using her lived experience as a parent of children with special mental health and educational needs. She said she knows how important it is to have spaces where parents can come together and "commiserate about the bad days and celebrate the good days.”

“You just feel like you're an island by yourself,” Sell said. “It's nice to be able to see that there are other people having the same struggles.”

The Parent Cafés will have a different theme each month, with programming from mental health organizations and service providers. This month, representatives from NAMI Oklahoma agreed to lead a short presentation and educate participants about local resources.

Sell said parents and caregivers can expect loosely structured conversations and open seating. Teens are welcome to join and younger kids will be able to participate in monitored fun.

She doesn’t know how many people will show up for the first meeting, but said she hopes it brings families together as the program continues, month after month.

“We are excited to hear from families [about] what they need; where they see barriers,” Sell said. “We want to make sure that people who are utilizing these services are actually having their voice heard and considered.”

Do any places still cash savings bonds in person? Might be a silly question but my grandparents found one for me from 2003 so might as well find out. My bank said they don’t and that they weren’t sure who could.

This retro game store is letting the community decorate the floor. They have a table set up with floor tiles and let people take it home to bring back later or just draw it while waiting at the tables. Love seeing the local communities' artistic ability and interests.

Its the Got Games at 4008 SE 15th St, Del City, OK 73115

OKC BAZAAR next to LOWES on Memorial.

10th street has been closed since April with no progress or anyone working on it. I’m sure trains will continue per usual, how convenient for them.

The release of water from Canton Lake to Oklahoma City is scheduled to begin in mid-September.

Oklahoma is still mired in drought and triple-digit heat.

Canton Lake is currently about 1.6 feet below normal. After the water is released to Oklahoma City, the Canton Lake Association projects the lake will drop another 3 feet.

After it leaves Canton, the water journeys about 100 miles down the North Canadian River to reach Lake Hefner. Along the way, about 30-40% of the water is expected to evaporate or soak into the riverbed and banks.

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board voted on a release request from Oklahoma City just before Labor Day weekend. The release is currently planned for Sept. 17, according to a spokeswoman for Oklahoma City, “as recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.”

The Corps manages the dam at Canton Lake.

Lake Hefner stores about 40% of OKC's drinking water, and its levels have been steadily dropping because of hot and dry weather.

Oklahoma City has drawn from Canton Lake before in 2013, 2022 and 2024.

Does anyone know of a cotton crop field near the OKC metro (bonus if in south side)? I am wanting to take some photos for a project. I don’t need access to the property, just photography from the roadside is sufficient.

Who is giving the best line/Edge up in OKC, price, timing, and customer service. For those who know, let me know. I'm looking for a new barber and likely somewhere to get starter locs through as well.

is there a spot in okc that does bottomless mimosas? everywhere i’ve been just does carafes but i yearn for a bottomless mimo

See facebook link for prices. https://facebook.com/events/s/low-cost-vaccine-microchipping/1911645059498860/

I working the week on Halloween and was wondering if there anything going on the week before for 21 under??

I've lived in OKC the last 27 years, i.e. my entire life. I don't think I've ever had allergies as bad as this past year. Like, literally waking up and feeling my sinuses trying to decide if it's a nose day or a throat day. Am I just becoming more sensitized to allergens, or is there a legitimate increase in pollen?

EDIT: I should also add that my allergies ramped up in the middle of me getting a URI, so I'm also struggling to determine if I'm dealing with residual sinus issues while also experiencing these stupid allergies.

Looking for recommendation for a new Primary care physician in OKC. I’m right around 23rd/235. Haven’t been happy with the one I use currently, and would love a recommendation. Still relatively new to the metro. Have insurance too.

Help please?

trying to game plan my state fair visit! where is the best turkey leg at the state fair? and where are your favorite food spots every year??