Find sales here; fall tours near
If you're looking for them, Land Sales are on B4. But now they're headlined “Oklahoma County Property Sales.”
We moved them to the Real Estate section from the Business section because there is usually more space here to get more of them in the newspaper. The plan is to keep them here.
And we changed the headline because it's more accurate: They come only from Oklahoma County, and the sales are of land, and homes, and commercial and other kinds of property.
Property sales are public record, but there is nowhere else I know of that you can get the information in the form and order we provide it. The list is among the most popular Saturday features. More adjustments could come, but the aim is to keep publishng them in the paper, as well as online.
Fall home tours are nearly upon us. Here's a rundown:
Parade of Homes
The Parade of Homes Fall Classic, Sept. 14-22, will have 102 new houses open from 1 to 7 p.m. all over the metro area. The chairman is John Nail of John Nail Construction in Yukon. OnCue will have parade guide books.
The Featured Community will be Woodland Park, north of E Covell Road and west of N Douglas Boulevard in Edmond. Featured builders in Woodland Park are Beacon Homes, Shaw Homes and Shawn Forth Homes.
Heritage Hills
The 53rd annual Heritage Hills Historic Homes Tour will be from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 5-6.
Heritage Hills Historic Preservation District is the oldest preservation district in the city, and as a neighborhood has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969.
Homes on the tour: Heather and Phillip Busey, 300 NW 17; Jane Jenkins and Howell Felsenthal, 220 NW 19;
Natalie Shirley, 1815 N Hudson Ave.; John Randolph, 436 NW 14 (work-in-progress home); the Historic Daniel W. Hogan Home, 325 NW 15; and Overholser Mansion, 405 NW 15.
Also on the tour will be Wilson Elementary Arts Integration School, 501 NW 21, on its 100th anniversary. Wilson's interior features murals dating to 1934. The school will be a beneficiary of this year's tour.
Buy advance discount tickets for $18 at www.heritagehills.org/homestour. Tickets are $20 at tour stops on tour days. Tour cochairmen are Kathy and John Michael Williams. For more information, email homestour@heritagehills.org.
Alliance Kitchen Tour
The 28th annual Alliance Kitchen Tour in Nichols Hills will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20, sponsored by the Oklahoma County Medical Society Alliance.
Proceeds will go to OKCity Crisis Nursery, which provides emergency care for children during crisis situations to help prevent child abuse and neglect, and Healthy Schools OK, a health program for Oklahoma elementary schools. Homes on the tour: Dr. Mark and Melanie Hanstein, 1624 Westminster Place; Dr. Jeff and Stephanie Hoover, 2633 Dorchester Drive; Jeff and Valerie Oakley, 1804 Huntington Ave.; Dave and Stacy Lopez, 1902 Dorchester Drive; and Justin and Monique Naife, 1523 Camden Way.
Other attractions will include a coffee bar by Stella Nova, small bites by Hamilton Superette and Lounge, and items for sale by Park Lane Jewelry. Natasha Neumann is president of the alliance. Tour co-chairmen are Dinah L'Heureux and Carrie Sparling.
Tickets are $20 at www.ocmsalliance.org and at Culinary Kitchen, 7222 N Western Ave.; Commonplace Books, 1325 N Walker Ave., No. 138; Plenty Mercantile, 807 N Broadway Ave.; Lush Blow-Dry Bar, 6492 Avondale Drive, Nichols Hills; Norwalk Furniture & Design, 12100 N May Ave., Suite D; Edmond Furniture Gallery, 1951 S Broadway Ave., Edmond; New Leaf Florist, 2500 N May Ave.; hom kitchen + bath, 14201 N May Ave., Suite 202; and Paper N More, 7600 N May Ave.
Gatewood Home Tour
The Gatewood Home Tour will be from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Homes on the tour: Samuel Day, 1621 NW 16; Kenneth and Andrea Knoll, 1809 Carey Place; Jeff and Rachel Chanchaleune, 1329 NW 21; Jim and Tammy Brakebill, 1832 NW 17; and Donald and Karen Currie, 1801 NW 18 (garden).
Tickets are $12 in advance; go to www. eventbrite.com and search for Gatewood Home Tour. Tickets $15 at any tour home the day of the tour.