OKG eat: Rooftop dining
Springtime temps are finally here, and rooftop patios ideal for the coming weeks. Here are some OKC rooftop dining suggestions to get you started.
Capitol Hill’s Coney Island wiener- in-a-bun shop has been serving them up red hot with chili, cheese and onions for generations.
Capitol Hill’s Coney Island wiener- in-a-bun shop has been serving them up red hot with chili, cheese and onions for generations.
Mustang Brewery reopens
Mustang Brewery Company reopens its facilities after being damaged in a 2013 tornado. Mustang Brewing Company started brewing beer in Oklahoma City again on May 13. The company has spent the last year attempting to recover from the damage its brewing facility sustained during a tornado last year. Co-owner and founder Tim Schoelen said that…
Waffle Champion review
Waffle sandwiches have earned a following at Waffle Champion in Midtown.
Annie Oakley Society luncheon set for June 12
The Annie Oakley Society Luncheon and Awards Banquet 11:30 a.m. June 12 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 478-2250 $150 for non-members The Annie Oakley Society’s annual luncheon honors trailblazing women. Many people are familiar with tales of Annie Oakley’s legendary sharpshooting abilities. She toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West…
Variety Care looks to increase youth literacy
Variety Care, a nonprofit, family- based Oklahoma healthcare center, is working with Reach Out and Read to triple the number of clinics that will offer free books and literacy-rich environments to children.
Edmond Historical Society readies exhibit for upcoming golf event
The Edmond Historical Society & Museum plans a history of golf display to coincide with the Senior USGA tournament and readies for its 30th anniversary.
Sam Noble Museum wins national honors
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History receives the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries. It’s not every day that one meets the first lady of the United States and receives a national award. But that’s exactly what happened to Michael Mares on May 8 when Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History was…
Science Museum Oklahoma wins top nonprofit honor
Science Museum Oklahoma and the Adventure District seek to educate children in a fun, informative way. Don Otto hadn’t planned on being director of Science Museum Oklahoma (SMO) for 10 years. He left his directorship at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History to be a consultant for SMO. Like all people with a passion,…
Council ok’s alcohol permit for gun range
The city council approved an alcohol permit for Wilshire Gun shooting range at 615 Wilshire Blvd. Jeff Swanson, representing Wilshire Gun, said the shooting range would not allow customers to handle firearms after they had a drink of alcohol. Driver license scans would be used to monitor those who drink, Swanson said. “You will never…
Bricktown Bike bar back for second year
If you happen upon a mobile bar on wheels in Bricktown being powered by riders pedaling and drinking beer remain calm. It is not some hijacked circus vehicle or runaway parade float. It is the Bricktown Bike Bar. In it’s second year, bike bar owner Nick Oxford has added a new tour option he hopes…
9/11 Memorial opens with OKC bond
When a controversy arose over whether or not the new National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City should include a gift shop, one of the first calls officials made was to Oklahoma City. “I told them to stay focused on what they were doing,” said Kari Watkins, executive director of the…
Commentary: Kevin Durant is an American role model
I respectfully disagree with the source or sources close to Kevin Durant who believe Durant “carries himself like someone from Middle America.”
Letters to the Editor: May 21, 2014
Music future is bright The first time that I encountered the genius of John Fullbright was via a radio program. The show is produced by the owner of The Blue Door, and it shares its name with the title of Joshua Boydston’s excellent cover story on the artist (“For the sake of the song”; May…
