A Grand Experiment
A crisis of faith led Joe’s Addiction founder to practice what she preaches.
Cover Stories
Winter joys
“The most wonderful time of the year” is over and it’s cold, and warm, and then cold again. Spring is a couple months away and wallets are still recovering from end of year expenses. Luckily, the Oklahoma City metro is not short on affordable winter activities, of both the warm and cold variety. Braving the…
Walking the walk
It all started as an experiment. “It was born out of a terrible faith crisis that my husband and I were going through,” Jamie West-Zumwalt said. “I grew up as a pastor’s kid and he grew up as a missionary kid, both in very conservative evangelical Christianity. Then we married and because it’s just the…
Co-op makes the dream pop
“I don’t know that any one of us could be doing this ourselves,” Sarah Reid said. As a music scene mainstay, kitchen worker, and part-time venue booker, Reid knows as well as anyone about the behind-the-scenes hustle that goes into assuring that musicians have a stage and a community in Norman, and it’s only been…
Original recipe
Long before food trucks had dedicated parks and were seemingly on every street corner, the tales of Bobo’s were so widespread in Oklahoma City that the man became a living legend. Ozell Pope-Powell, affectionately known as “Bobo,” was born in Preston, Oklahoma in 1937. He spent his early childhood in Beggs before moving to California’s…
Nothing says Oklahoma City quite like a sculpture made by New York artists.
Nothing says Oklahoma City quite like a sculpture made by New York artists. “Light as a Feather” was recently installed at the northeast corner of Scissortail Park, located near Oklahoma City Boulevard and Robinson Avenue. The work by Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang was commissioned by the city. Their studio is at the intersection of…
Strain Review: Strawberry Bubbles
Strain name: Strawberry Bubbles Grown by: Golden Hour Gardens Acquired from: Mosaic Dispensary Date acquired: Dec. 29 Physical traits: frosted shades of green and orange Bouquet: citrusy and fruity Review: Mosaic is operated by Resonant Cultivation, but the dispensary arm has made a mission of lining their shelves with strains from other craft growers you…
A signal of the final stages of the COVID-19 pandemic response is that an increasing number of companies who allowed employees to work remotely are being called back into the office.
A signal of the final stages of the COVID-19 pandemic response is that an increasing number of companies who allowed employees to work remotely are being called back into the office. Paycom recently caused quite a stir internally when it announced that certain teams, which had apparently had the ability to work from home until…
Strain Review: Tropical Gelato
Strain name: Tropical Gelato Grown by: Straight Fire Acquired from: Happy Labs Dispensary Date acquired: Dec. 31 Physical traits: frosted light green and orange Bouquet: fruity, earthy and gassy Review: Happy Labs Dispensary opened their third location in Midtown in December, and Straight Fire is their house brand of flower. The Tropical Gelato came quickly…
Label makers
For a couple generations of musicians raised on brutal public disputes, scene veteran horror stories, and way too many episodes of Behind the Music, it’s often felt like record labels were the enemy. In an age loaded with hyper-indie sentiment and a prevailing DIY mentality bolstered by social media and YouTube, the question, “Why do…
Alien invasion
In the decade since St. Paul & the Broken Bones came out of Birmingham, Ala., the eight-piece outfit has made a name for itself as a horn-driven neo-soul act fronted by singer and namesake Paul Janeway. And while the pandemic kept Janeway and company from touring, the creative juices continue to flow. The result is…
Gazedibles: Soup’s on
While the forecast predicts a relatively mild few weeks for the remainder of National Soup Month, you can still warm up with one of this season’s most beloved comfort foods. Though you’ll likely find at least one soup on most menus in the metro, here are seven places to find one that will sustain and…
Suave Stiles
“I can hold a mean grudge,” Ace Stiles said. The 18-year-old Tulsa singer-songwriter has seen some rejection. While that may not be a rare experience for most young adults, few can say they’ve been turned down in front of millions of people. Stiles progressed to the televised audition rounds of American Idol’s 19th season. Despite…
Here’s to a less violent 2023
You can’t escape the tears and the outpouring of prayers for Damar Hamlin, a young safety for the Buffalo Bills, who collapsed of cardiac arrest and almost died on the field during a Monday Night Football game. After medical workers worked for ten minutes to restart his heart, an ambulance carried him off the field,…
