But for an animal that seems to represent the wide-open plains of Oklahoma to so many, buffalo is far from ubiquitous on most restaurants’ menus. If anything, diners are much more likely to find buffalo wings coming out of a kitchen than bison. Partially, that’s due to costs, said Kaiser’s American Bistro, 1039 N. Walker, […]
Greg Elwell
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Hoagie heaven
While surveying the carnage my friend and I left behind on the table at Someplace Else Deli & Bakery, 2310 N. Western, I thought about the mild rye bread used on some of the sandwiches. I pondered the sauerkraut — a condiment about which I have, at best, mixed feelings — which didn’t overpower the […]
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Hoagie heaven
While surveying the carnage my friend and I left behind on the table at Someplace Else Deli & Bakery, 2310 N. Western, I thought about the mild rye bread used on some of the sandwiches. I pondered the sauerkraut — a condiment about which I have, at best, mixed feelings — which didn’t overpower the […]
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The Consumer Queen,’ shopped around to save $12,000 by couponing last year
If everything were suddenly free ” clothing, food, toiletries, shelter, love ” then Melissa “The Consumer Queen” Garcia might take up chess. And she’d probably be terrifyingly good at it. As it is, this mother of two has another hobby: shopping. If that sounds gauche, especially in these times of economic downturns and job losses, […]
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Elixir enthusiasts enjoy adult beverages
EXOTIC BREW Was he lured in with an exotic brew by friends or promised a sip of high-end whiskey? Sadly, no. “The first thing I bought on my own was Mike’s Hard Lemonade,” Yates said. It wasn’t long until he moved up, however. He had moved back to his hometown of Duncan and was working […]
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Oklahoma wild game can provide recession-proof rations
reprisals from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said the taste is hard to compare. “Squirrel tastes like
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Fantasy football allows would-be team owners to play out gridiron-based dreams
The room is quiet, except for the shuffling of papers. It’s hot. It’s humid. And everyone is just waiting “¦ waiting “¦ waiting. Finally, the silence is broken. “I’ll, uh “¦ I’ll take Rudi Johnson.” ANDREW GILMANTRAVIS SUMMERSMATT ALLENKEN PLETZ JR.MATT DAVENPORT Suddenly, the room is alive with the sound of pens scribbling and keyboards […]
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When a book, movie or TV show ends, fan fiction writers keep characters alive
Veronica Mars and Logan Echolls were meant to be together. Or maybe it was Veronica and Wallace. Or Weevil? MORE TO EXPLOREWRITING BY NUMBERSWRITING AND WRITHING Heck, maybe she was supposed to get down in a sapphic way with her best friend Mac. But she was totally going to the FBI. Or what if she […]
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Local businesses helping to change behavior to improve environment
A new class of businessmen and women are breaking the old rules and proving that loving Mother Earth and loving a healthy profit margin aren’t mutually exclusive. Money is green, after all. According to Oklahoma City native Mike Aaron, president of Greensender LLC, all it takes is knowing where to start. “People know there’s a […]
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Caffeinated metro gamers gather for marathon play
A LAN is a local area network, which just means it’s a bunch of computers hooked together through a server ” like in an office. A LAN party entails dozens or hundreds (sometimes thousands) of computers wired together for blazing-fast gaming action. You like video games? You might not like them this much. Attendants at […]