Local establishments have expanded their drink menus to accommodate a wider demographic, so if you’ve extended your Dry January into a Sober Spring (or you have other reasons you’re not currently imbibing), check out one of these local mocktails. Vices Bar and Venue 1701 State Highway 66, El Reno facebook.com/vicesbar (405) 295-6426 Bailey’s Drink with strawberry puree […]
Lauren Thomas-Martin
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Poetic devices
Damn! Is that a poetry book? The eye-catching and pearl-clutch-inducing title of Red Dirt Poetry’s first anthology comes from a familiar refrain at its Wednesday Open Mic Night. Audience members are encouraged, if the words they hear move them to do so, to release a loud and uproarious, “Damn!” The collection of poems from 31 […]
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New neighbors
Growing up in Ashland, Kansas, a small town about three hours north of Oklahoma City, Chef James Fox said visits to Oklahoma during summer breaks in middle and high school made the neighboring state feel almost like home. Fox’s visits to OKC as an adult have inspired him to be part of its evolution. “I […]
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French connection
Three words made La Baguette Bistro’s Michel Buthion leave France for Oklahoma in 1979. “A wild woman,” he said. Buthion made life-changing connections when students from Oklahoma University visited France during a summer exchange program. Later, when he and a friend were traveling from Paris to Singapore, the pair decided to take a detour to […]