A good match often comes from chemistry, compatibility and good communication, but it also comes when you’re prepared for it.
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Well done, Jack
Master cutter Jake Phelps saw a unique opportunity to provide something different, so he approached artist and creative director Jerrod Smith of The Society, a community art space founded in 2011, to see how they could combine talents. Smith had spent two years developing the brand for The Society but was intrigued by the idea […]
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Garden variety
The program started in 1978 at the Oklahoma County Extension office. Twenty-five years later, the purpose remains to disseminate horticultural information to the public. Now, even more folks can learn more about area trees, shrubs, irrigation, annuals and perennials thanks to expanded outreach. “We have several events scheduled throughout the year 2014 that will provide […]
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Made for TV
But there’s much more to Ness’ story, including the little-known fact that he tried to solve the case of America’s first true serial killer, the Cleveland Torso Murderer, in 1935. New York Times’ bestselling author and professor William Bernhardt read the factoid in a biography about Ness and was curious enough to start researching Ness’ […]
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Hot house
Operations Manager Jason Mann, who has past experience in the construction field, developed the idea as a way to bring some excitement around the holidays. He never imagined it would turn out this well. “We make mini gingerbread houses in the bakery already, so I thought, ‘How cool to do a humongous one,’” Mann said. […]
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Steak and ale
COOP Ale Works’ co-founder J.D. Merryweather says all four quarters represent a change in the beer industry and drinkers will definitely see heavier and more robust offerings this time of year. “COOP’s Octoberfest has seen great success,” said Merryweather, whose company is in the midst of a sizable expansion, going from a brewhouse of seven […]
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Fifties Ethnicities: The Ethnic Novel and Mass Culture at Midcentury
At one point in time, Italians, Jews and other lighter-skinned immigrants were not considered “white” strictly because of their heritage. Floreani takes on color and gender through the lens of the 1950s in her new academic book, Fifties Ethnicities: The Ethnic Novel and Mass Culture at Midcentury, released this month by SUNY Press. “When you […]
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Kiss my political buns
Mike Laham, Mike’s Hamburgers Photo: Mark Hancock On the national front, Chick-fil-A and Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby got their conservative feathers ruffled when it came to social issues that opposed their owners’ personal views: same-sex marriage and birth control, respectively. In both cases, the controversies stirred up sales and customer support. Yet what happens when the […]
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Pop goes the shop
Brown will bring his mid-century modern wares to a new audience hopefully ready to shop for the holidays. “We wanted to do something different,” he said. “It was affordable, so we thought we’d give it a shot and thought it would be fun to be a part of, too.” RetrOKC is one of 30 vendors […]
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Board again
For children of the ’80s or earlier, it likely involved a board game like Wahoo, whose origins date back to the Depression era, when a 15-by-15-inch piece of scrap wood could be transformed into the strategy game played with marbles and dice. While Wahoo (also called Aggravation) went commercial with plastic and paper versions in […]