Tuesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Heide Brandes
Pounding the pavement
For the 12th year, thousands race to commemorate resilience and loss.
Mock mixes, authentic fun
Ring in the new year hangover-free.
Food and Drink Features
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One New Year’s Eve, Patrick Allmond and a dozen celebrators rented a van to party-hop all over Oklahoma City.
Some like it hard
As fall blows in, so does the crisp apple taste of hard cider.
Food and Drink Features
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As the trees turn colors and the air takes on the clean nip of coming winter, the sunny ales and fruity wines of summer do not seem to have the same comforting place by the fire as a traditional cider.
Urban jungle
Just because we live in a city doesn’t mean critters won’t set up house in your home.
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In June, Ash Hall discovered a couple of juvenile delinquents breaking into his north Oklahoma City garage.
Float on
In fall and winter, rivers become the coolest places to be.
Sports
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Bill Scruggs has set up adventurers with kayaks and canoes on Arkansas’ Buffalo River for 20 years, “every day but Christmas.”
A wild ride
The sand dunes at Little Sahara State Park create a mythical playground for off-road enthusiasts.
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Legends say the towering sand dunes of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa were created by the chaotic consequence of a foolish joyride.
Drink thyme
Herbs bring out the soul of summer cocktails.
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Food and Drink Features
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At the Cheever’s Cafe bar, Ariana Khalilian pulled out the plastic squeeze container containing a mixture of simple syrup and the pulverized essence of cilantro.
Limitless movement
A dance class teaches technique to blind students of all ages.
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In Tanya Chianese’s youth ballet class, students listen more than watch. She describes movements using imagery, using words instead of steps to show her class where a foot is placed, how high a chin is lifted or how low a plié should be.
Dragon riders
To the beat of a big drum, rowers are propelling traditional dragon boats down the Oklahoma River.
Hard-core hydration
We’ve got the skinny on what to drink and when to drink it when working out this summer.
Features
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Summertime is the perfect season for exercising outdoors, but it also means paying particular attention to hydration and choosing the right drinks for the job.
Dig this
Families head out to find fortunes in public mines. Barring fortunes, at least they'll discover some fun.
Eco booze
Want to save the environment? Try throwing back a few.
Food and Drink Features
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Drinking vodka may not save the rain forest, but choosing the most environmentally friendly spirits can ease the carbon footprint hangover.
Make it rain
Rain gardens filter water before it enters the storm drains.
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Visit the Ideal Homes neighborhood of Trail Woods in Norman, and half of the homes have flowers and plants blooming at the curb.
Green beer
Coop does its part to be environmentally friendly
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Coop Ale Works, a sustainable and environmentally friendly craft brewery, started its first batch of beer with the planet in mind.
