COVER TEASER: Shopping local: Yule find gifts for everyone!
Fa la la la la ’round the holidays this year. The Oklahoma City metro area offers a blizzard of heartwarming, soul-soothing, less-stressful local shopping opportunities this season, which is a gift every shopper can enjoy. By Gazette Staff and Contributors. Cover by Chris Street.
Food Briefs: Right-A-Way Burger, Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes, Republic Gastropub and more
“We were thinking who could do it, and we just thought it would be fun,” said co- Keep It Local OK founder Bryce Bandy.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with these film streaming options
Oklahomans like Sterlin Harjo and Wes Studi have helped progress Native American representation in film.
MarriageMelody crafts custom love songs to make unforgettable wedding memories
The service is a spinoff from Full Circle Melody, which provides live music, DJ and emcee services to weddings and other events.
Artist Mike Wimmer takes up residence at the historic Skirvin Hilton hotel
Wimmer is known as the artist behind Mr. Clean and the Brawny man.
Singer Cami Stinson and Vastye release a new song to follow up a star-studded September EP
The Come Around EP includes ZHU guitarist Mitch Bell, Horse Thief drummer Alberto Roubert and hip-hop artist Jabee.
Rococo owner Bruce Rinehart plans menu update
Guests can look forward to a revamped menu and a new bar location.
Gazedibles: Party time
Whether you have a business get-together planned or a celebration just because, OKC is full of event spaces and cozy lounges where you can get your party on.
Oklahoma City Thunder’s new Uber pick-up lot is located at S. Second Street and S. Harvey Avenue.
Oklahoma City Thunder’s new Uber pick-up lot is located at S. Second Street and S. Harvey Avenue.
Local dance students will take the stage with Moscow Ballet for Great Russian Nutcracker
Young dancers auditioned for the opportunity in August at Julia’s Dance Academy in Norman.
Beer yoga combines physical and mental wellness with adult beverages
Instructor Brooke Larson began practicing yoga while a student at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Dakota pipeline protests swell local and national sovereignty and human rights struggles
Seven months after they began, the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests at North Dakota’s Standing Rock Indian Reservation have converged with Native American Heritage Month, bringing even greater focus on the thousands of people from various indigenous tribes and nations working to halt pipeline development on Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lands. The tribe’s goals are,…
Comic Darren Knight enjoys the meteoric rise of Southern Momma
Knight brings his act Nov. 18 to Rose State College Hudiburg Chevrolet Center.
Chesapeake Energy Arena upgrades food menus for Thunder basketball season
“I think the primary influence for us in enhancing the food and beverage menu here is driven by the fans,” said Thunder senior vice president Brian Byrnes.
Chicken-Fried News: Stop the presses!
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb recently talked to Enid Rotary Club about the effect of the oil and gas industry on Oklahoma’s economy.
Habana Inn’s popular bars welcome new management
Karren Aloyan is continuing the bars’ reputation for inclusiveness and is transforming Angles into a dance destination.
Alternative Thanksgiving celebrations offer a respite from stress
Friendsgiving celebrations can be anything hosts want them to be, and someone else can even do the cooking and cleaning up.
Tarahumara’s Mexican Cafe & Cantina is the place to be for mole in the OKC metro
Masterful mole and excellent service set Tarahumara’s apart.
Chicken-Fried News: Safety coverage
Barry and Becky Switzer recently announced they are building a search-and-rescue dog training center in Tuttle.
Chicken-Fried News: Sticky fingers
Oklahoma voters stole so many pens on Election Day that some precincts had to call for more.
Red Earth’s Treefest expands in its second year
Volunteers began hanging ornaments in October for the show.
Cameron Buchholtz invites comedy fans to Opolis for a free taping of his live album
Buchholtz is also known as a Sunday radio personality on 100.5 KATT FM and as a co-founder of OKC Comedy.
El Reno couple opens a bar and venue to bring music and youth culture to their hometown
Vices Bar and Venue opened in September and brings live music to El Reno at least two nights a week.
Lights on, Broadway! brightens up the holiday season in Automobile Alley
A free opening night event runs 4-8 p.m. Saturday.
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 16, 2016
The Sooner Poll found that more Oklahomans prefer the alternative of death by incarceration — true life without the possibility of parole — over capital punishment when given that option.
Commentary: What have we done?
If Hollywood designed the perfect candidate to represent the anti-Christ for evangelicals, he would be thrice married, twice divorced, a builder of casinos, a sexual predator (unless the women are ugly), a liar and a man so in love with himself that his fondest wish is to die in his own arms.
Food Briefs: Jonathon Stranger, Bedré chocolate, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
“I just wanted something different,” he said.
Chicken-Fried News: Banking woes
A contentious trip to the bank landed one man with a charge of assault and battery of an officer recently.
Teacher pay remains at the forefront of citizens’ minds after the election
State leaders and local groups plan to continue to fight for teacher raises in Oklahoma.
Chicken-Fried News: Laid-back booth
A national list of strange voting places included a living room in rural Oklahoma.
Meet the Brewer: Bruce Sanchez of Twisted Spike Brewing Co.
Sanchez opened Twisted Spike Brewing Co. after years of brewing at home and competing in home brewer competitions.
School leaders debate the merits of a continuous school calendar
OKCPS Superintendent Aurora Lora will deliver her recommendation to the school board at its Nov. 21 meeting.
Chicken-Fried News: Water foul?
Oklahoma City Police recently fished a naked man out of a creek after an erratic car chase.
