Glory road
A story or two has been told of an Oklahoma girl who grew up and made her small town proud. Carrie Underwood won American Idol’s fourth season and continues to reap fans and fame with her impressive vocal abilities. Kristen Chenoweth dazzles on Broadway, and Olivia Munn graces Hollywood’s red carpets and movie screens nationwide.…
Rewarding clay
Ceramics sale and Contemporary Clay through Dec. 23 Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd. oklahomacontemporary.org 405-951-0000 Free Buying unique, thoughtfully constructed, locally made holiday gifts might be cheaper than you think. Through Sunday, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center’s annual ceramics sale offers customers the chance to purchase items made by instructors and students in…
Addictive account
Addiction’s cure is not as simple as strength, family or faith. It’s not just moral fiber, intellect or cunning that separates the victims of addiction from the survivors. If the solution was so simple, so easy to prescribe, then our fabulously funded pharmaceutical industry would have already discovered, distilled and dispensed the cure in pill…
Fresh squeezed
When Oklahoma Gazette last spoke to Oklahoma City hip-hop artist Miillie Mesh, she said to be on the look out for a jungle-themed album dropping in June or July. That was 2015. Jungle Juice, Mesh’s EP debut, was finally released in October of this year. At one point, she thought it might never come out…
Cover: Culinary legends
In 1990, Oklahoma’s adult obesity rate hovered around 10 percent. By 2017, that rate increased to 36.5 percent, the third highest in the country. It’s a trend that mirrors a national increase in overweight and obese citizens that projections estimate could include 75 percent of the country’s population by the next decade. What caused the…
Green area
With 25,000 patient applications on file and more than 18,600 medical marijuana licenses already issued, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) is keeping busy. While many issues are already set by statute, there is still a lot of gray area in issues like product testing and rules on public consumption. Melissa Miller, OMMA’s communications manager, fields…
Taking time
She has been called the face of a movement. Twenty-six-year-old Kayla Jo Jeffries stepped out of prison on Dec. 5 a free woman, thanks to a commutation declaration that was signed by Gov. Mary Fallin the same day. Smiling from ear from ear, release papers in hand and holding back tears of joy, Jeffries told…
Hemp-y holidays
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Gazedibles: Christmas cookies
It’s time for Christmas, and Santa shouldn’t be the only one getting his fill on delicious cookies. Remember, cookies will keep you warm this winter. By Jacob Threadgill with photos by Alexa Ace, Gazette/file and provided Cafe Disco 629 W. Main Street, Suite 103 cafe-disco.com | 405-594-2496 This new Film Row coffee shop knows the…
Recipe favorites
A Christmas meal can be equal parts nostalgia and conundrum. Less than a month after Thanksgiving, many families turn around and have a similar meal again during Christmas. If you’re looking for something other than a turkey or ham as your centerpiece, chef Kurt Fleischfresser provides his version of a roasted pork loin that is…
Chicken-Fried News: Sickly situation
A little over 2,000 people live in Prague, Oklahoma, and it’s more than likely that the staff at the city’s main hospital, Prague Community Hospital, are hoping everyone in the city doesn’t get sick all at once. Last week, hospital employees went without pay and said they’ve heard of similar situations happening at other hospitals…
Worthy tradition
Red Andrews Christmas Dinner 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday Cox Convention Center 1 Myriad Gardens redandrewsdinner.org Free The warmth provided by Red Andrews Christmas Dinner, a Dec. 25 tradition in Oklahoma City dating back to the 1940s, isn’t just a one-day affair. Red Andrews Christmas Dinner Foundation has provided thousands of winter coats to Oklahomans in…
Outdated hate
Students from Del Crest Middle School in Del City told Oklahoma Legislature members on Dec. 7 that the state’s laws concerning AIDS prevention need a makeover. On national Civics Day, Aaron Baker’s eighth-grade civics class students presented state Legislature members at the capitol with reasons AIDS prevention education in the state is both outdated and…
Shop and chop
Upon entering The Social Club, 209 E. Main St., in downtown Norman, you might see a mix of people — customers in the middle of hair appointments, families browsing handmade jewelry or clients chatting with stylists. The large, bright space is divided into a hip salon and eclectic gift shop, the result of two friends…
Wedded bliss-mas
Bryce and Bethany Merritt’s Christmas With the Mrs. 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday UCO Jazz Lab 100 E. Fifth St., Edmond ucojazzlab.com 405-974-2100 $20 Married musicians Bryce and Bethany Merritt have known each other since first grade, but they grew up celebrating Christmas differently. The two Will Rogers Elementary School alums will return to Edmond from their…
Corner comfort
Bistro Twenty Two 1417 E. Danforth Road, Edmond facebook.com/bistrotwentytwoedmond 405-820-9599 What works:The herbed goat cheese on the salad and with the pork is a nice preparation. What needs work:The jus needed more of an acid element. Tip:Make a reservation on Monday and get 10 percent off the bill. It is not often that you find…
Artistic inheritance
The Tiger Family: Dana, Allison, & Christie through Jan. 2 Gallery One at The Paseo 2927 Paseo St. paseogalleryone.com 405-524-4544 Free Gallery One at The Paseo’s current exhibit is a collection of works by the Tiger family. The daughter of world-renowned artist Jerome Tiger, Dana Tiger and her two children showcase a collection of works…
Chicken-Fried News: Defensive funds
If the federal budget process asked for spending suggestions the same way an improv comedy group asked for settings for a scene, it would go something like this: “OK, we’re looking for a way to spend your tax dollars. Who has a great idea?” “Medicare for all.” “Green new deal.” “Universal basic income.” “OK, it…
