Safety meeting
Sage Wellness hosted the Vape Safe event at its dispensary, 4200 N. Western Ave., Suite A, on Oct. 25 in order to bring patients face-to-face with some of the leading producers of cannabis vape cartridges. As of this week, there have been nearly 2,000 cases of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are…
OKG Lifestyle: Aly Cunningham
Around OKC EAT: GoGo Sushi WATCH: Fleabag (Amazon Prime) LISTEN: The Mean Hustle Broad Cast (The Spy FM) READ: Front Desk by Kelly Yang LOVE: Sisu Youth Services EXPERIENCE: 2nd Friday Art Walk in Norman Outside OKC EAT: Seven Mile Cafe in Denton, Texas WATCH: Good Mythical Morning (YouTube) LISTEN: Backlisted Podcast READ: “I Was…
Club changes
Two new club concepts will replace Hotel Habana’s former clubs while Angles reopens its doors. Habana clubs Copa and Finish Line, the two clubs in Hotel Habana, closed recently after decades of service. Tom Lagatta, Hotel Habana managing partner, said they did not renew the club’s leases because they needed the revenue, so they plan…
Pumpkin, spiced
We are in the thick of pumpkin-spiced everything season as well as speeding quickly toward chili weather, and this month’s infused excursion is the intersection of both. Each month, Jarrod Friedel and Matt Pryor at Guyutes bring Oklahoma Gazette readers a unique twist on cannabis-infused cuisine. This month, they unveil their spicy pumpkin chili. “I…
Shady lady
Bianca Del Rio 8 p.m. Nov. 6 Hudiburg Chevrolet Center Rose State College 6000 S. Prosper Blvd., Midwest City
Cover: Broke music
Working as a musician in OKC can mean going to extremes to earn $62.50 — or significantly less. “We were supposed to get a guarantee of $250, and we were supposed to get a free pizza,” Elecktra said, recalling a show at a now-closed venue. “The drummer had something crazy come up and needed to…
Hangover Heaven
A taste from the west coast of Mexico has turned into a success story for an Oklahoma family whose Crudoolandia stores have now expanded to two locations in Oklahoma City, one in Tulsa and out-of-state expansion on the horizon. Owner Nancy Soto Hallman got the idea for Crudoolandia from her brother Thomas Soto, who wanted…
Sungrown life
While cannabis might be as new of a crop for Guthrie Greenhouses as it is any other Oklahoma farmer, it has the advantage of having more than a century’s worth of experience in horticulture at its site. “Capital City Greenhouse first started in 1892 with the Furrow and Son Company, and they had it until…
Gazedibles: Sandwich celebration
Sunday is National Sandwich Day. There’s no reason to wait until the weekend to get a jump on celebrating the day that can easily be applied to every day at these seven locations. By Jacob Threadgill with provided and file photos Scottie’s Deli 427 NW 23rd St. scottiesdeliokc.com | 405-604-8940 Scottie’s is the only deli…
World stage
When Michael Jackson died in 2009, Norman native Max Weitzenhoffer just so happened to be chairman of Nimax Theatres, which was presenting Thriller Live at its Apollo Theatre in central London. Ticket sales exploded, leading to an eight-year run. When The Phantom of the Opera was being adapted for Broadway by Andrew Lloyd Webber in…
Doll parts
A Doll’s House, Part 2 Nov. 8-24 CitySpace Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave.
Chicken-Fried News: Red erring
Who knew picking the color of a car could be such a big deal. Megan Simpson, former Oklahoma Department of Public Safety assistant commissioner, was tasked with just that earlier this year, so she picked bright Victory Red for her new state-provided Chevy Tahoe. “Yes, I know it’s not the typical color,” she wrote in…
Dark blues
Death Valley Girls 9 p.m. Nov. 9 Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman
Preservation changes
Oklahoma City Council adopted an ordinance last week amending a previous controversial proposal that would have stripped some of Historic Preservation Commission’s powers. Months ago, Oklahoma City councilmembers David Greenwell (Ward 5) and Mark Stonecipher (Ward 8) presented a broad proposal that would have only allowed the city council to initiate any historic designation proposal…
Chicken-Fried News: What would you say you do here?
In the 1999 cult classic film Office Space, a pair of business consultants both named Bob are brought in to help a software company downsize. It leads to the invariable question, “What would you say you do here?” If the same question was posed to members of the Oklahoma Legislature, we’d probably get a lot…
Flower Review: Orange Velvet
Strain name: Orange Velvet Grown by: Bev’s Buds Acquired from: Oklahoma Kind Connection Date acquired: Oct. 10 THC/CBD percentages: no testing available Physical traits: dark green with dark orange stigmas Bouquet: sweet citrus Review: One of my favorite discoveries in the Oklahoma medical cannabis market have been the “orange” strains since the terpene profiles smell…
Chicken-Fried News: Who’s watching?
The 1.5 million viewers who watched Watchmen premiere on HBO earlier this month saw a recreation of a defining moment in Tulsa’s history and heard songs from the 1943 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, but we’re guessing the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department was less than thrilled about it. “HBO’s Watchmen opens in 1921…
Sichuan rebirth
Yummy Noodles 1630 NW 23rd St. facebook.com/yummynoodlesokc 405-604-4880 What works:Everything on the menu is flavorful and delivered quickly to the table. What needs work:The soup dumpling arrived after the entree. Tip:The restaurant is closed Mondays. As quickly as Tsubaki Szechuan generated fans for its traditional Sichuan cuisine, it was gone. The venture between Peter and…
