Cover Teaser: OKLAHOMA GAZETTE SPECIAL ISSUE: Making black history
Oklahoma Gazette commemorates Black History Month by sharing the stories and achievements of our communities and their leaders, from business owners to poets and musicians, as they contemplate our city’s black future. Cover by Chris Street.
Oklahoma Scoundrels brings true stories from the state’s past to light
Laurence Yadon wrote the book with Robert Barr Smith.
Cover Story: Urban farmers cultivate community and a connection to the land
“We have a hunger inside of us to be connected to the natural world,” she said. “No matter how happy you might be at an office job, you still have that need.”
Fort Worth’s Mean Motor Scooter blows the doors off garage rock
The band plays Feb. 25 at Your Mom’s Place, 3201 N. May Ave.
Tree programs keep the metro green even after disasters
Oklahoma City’s Tree Bank Foundation began its work in 1987.
WoodyFest faces an uncertain future as it prepares for its 20th anniversary
The festival launched a $60,000 GoFundMe campaign in January.
Metropolitan Library System branches are high-tech community learning hubs
“We talk about reading being at the heart of what we do, but learning is really at the heart of what we do,” Rogers said.
Gazedibles: Surprise! It’s local!
A strong aesthetic style and a sharp employee uniform also go a long way to making a local spot’s ambience feel rooted and more established.
“We’re looking for energy; we’re looking for ideas,” Green said.
“We’re looking for energy; we’re looking for ideas,” Green said.
Chicken-Fried News: No deal
Instead of cash, he offered hooch. Instead of cookies, the offer got Swanson arrested.
Chicken-Fried News: Driving irony
“I hopped out of the way real fast,” Stamp told the news station. “After that, I was kind of in shock.”
But pressure is how diamonds are made, and the beer-loving brewers know they’re canning some gems.
But pressure is how diamonds are made, and the beer-loving brewers know they’re canning some gems.
Norman Film Festival is now taking submissions ahead of its September debut
Chase Spivey started the festival in part to give opportunities to young filmmakers in Oklahoma.
Edmond Fine Arts Institute casts young theater students in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The show runs Feb. 24-26 in Edmond.
IgniteOKC sparks creativity in its second roundtable discussion
The event is Tuesday ay Dunlap Codding, 609 W. Sheridan Ave.
A variety of new exhibits look to follow up on the success of Matisse in His Time at OKCMOA
The Unsettled Lens and After the Floating World open Saturday.
Hatch’s bevy of lively breakfast dishes are reasons to get out of the nest in the morning
Hatch’s hollandaise lineup is a murderer’s row of great sauces.
Transit options ride on MAPS 3 Modern Streetcar project as crews begin installing tracks
“Connection is the key,” Ward 7 Councilman John Pettis Jr. said.
Cover Teaser: Growklahoma City! Urban farmers cultivate community and a connection to the land.
At a hefty 606.4 square miles, it might seem like Oklahoma City’s modest 1.3 million population has nothing but room to wander. But SixTwelve’s director of permaculture Paul Mays felt confined. The community garden is one of a few popping up across the metro as more people embrace sustainability, conservation and growing their own food.…
Chicken-Fried News: Facing reality
We did our research and carefully parsed the new series’ 74-second trailer and discovered a montage of pulled quips and gags forecasting a show heavy on comedic pettiness, Southern sass, low-hanging punchlines and blonde jokes from a typecast clique of Gaillardia housewives.
Many of the speeches given at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., were vulgar, “nasty” and, many times, screeching.
Many of the speeches given at the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., were vulgar, “nasty” and, many times, screeching.
Chicken-Fried News: Fallin speaks
What do drivers want? Better roads and bridges! When do they want them? Years ago!
Chicken-Fried News: Who’s calling?
Opgrande unironocally called the scheme “ironic.”
Country hybrid crooner Chris Lane opens for Florida Georgia Line Feb. 25 in Oklahoma City
Lane grew up listening to everything from George Strait and Garth Brooks to Usher and Backstreet Boys.
Monster Jam rumbles into Chesapeake Energy Arena
In 2004, Alex Blackwell was working as a truck driver in Pennsylvania, but his part-time occupation as a pro motocross rider was his passion. After years of riding motorbikes, Blackwell’s legs began to wear out and he was forced to have surgery. During that time, a friend needed a simple favor from Blackwell. He wanted…
CityRep blends art and pop culture with a play inspired by The Simpsons
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, which first debuted in 2012, is one of the most reproduced new plays in the country.
Oklahoma City Ballet brings The Sleeping Beauty to the Civic Center
The ballet is known for its highly technical choreography — especially in the role for Princess Aurora.
Artist Jason Pawley unveils new mural for Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Pawley painted the mural at no cost to the food bank.
“You won’t know what you truly love until you’ve had a few jobs you don’t love,” she said.
“You won’t know what you truly love until you’ve had a few jobs you don’t love,” she said.
“This is why we teach the classes,” Dykstra said. “You, as parents, are the first and most important teachers in your children’s life.”
“This is why we teach the classes,” Dykstra said. “You, as parents, are the first and most important teachers in your children’s life.”
Food Briefs: Esca Vitae bakery, Malarkey’s Dueling Piano Bar and more
Esca Vitae, which is Latin for “food is life,” is a partnership between retired Kerr-McGee supply chain logistics specialist Don Mills and anesthesiologist Steven Lantier.
