Shots fired
In the past decade, the increasing frequency of high-profile shootings at schools and churches have made the right to own and carry a gun the subject of intense debate not only at the federal level but in state legislatures as well. As each state has the right to limit or expand access to guns as…
Unbearably Buff
Audio Book Club and Special Thumbs 9 p.m. Aug. 9 51st Street Speakeasy 1113 NW 51st St. facebook.com/audiobookclubokc 405-463-0470 $5 Audio Book Club’s debut EP, What If We Got Buff?, is meant to make you laugh. “One day, I was talking with my wife, and it just turned into a conversation about what if, after…
Insufficient funds
Less than a year after opening a branch in Oklahoma City’s Midtown district and reporting state-leading growth, Farmers Bank of Carnegie quietly removed its president after a bank examination resulted in a corrective order from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Oklahoma State Banking Department. In addition, the bank and its former CEO have been…
Smoked hens
Summertime is the domain of the barbecue, and this month’s infused recipe falls within that realm. Oklahoma Gazette has teamed up with the chefs at Guyutes, 730 NW 23rd St., to bring readers cannabis cooking recipes that stray from the beaten path. This month, Jarrod Friedel and Matt Pryor have tried their hands at Thai-style…
Cover: Edible innovations
Over the past decade, regional food preparations started to become mainstream. Poke, once a Hawaiian specialty, is now one of the fastest-growing restaurant concepts in the country. It joins city-signature dishes like Nashville hot chicken and Minneapolis’ Juicy Lucy cheese-stuffed hamburger among the former regional favorites that can now be found nationwide. Which unique Oklahoma…
Sculpting history
Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition through Sunday National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 This year is shaping up to be one of the most memorable years for prolific Norman-based sculptor Paul Moore. Not only is his massive, 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial Land Run Monument set to complete installation…
Greased lightning
Oklahoma Victory Dolls Roller Derby 5 p.m. Sunday Star Skate 2020 W. Lindsey St., Norman oklahomavictorydolls.com $10-$15 Almost as soon as she started practicing, Cheyenne Riggs wanted to quit roller derby. “After, like, day two, I was like, ‘Fuck this shit,’” said Riggs, head of the public relations committee for Oklahoma Victory Dolls Roller Derby.…
Still revolutionary
Hamilton fever is still going strong years after the popular musical’s Broadway premiere. This was evident in the multitudes of Oklahoma City fans who came to the touring production of the show July 31 at Civic Center Music Hall’s Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre, 201 N. Walker Ave. Eager groups waited their turns in front…
Gazedibles: Catfish cavalcade
Oklahoma is a landlocked state, but it is also home to many catfish farms. Dig into the succulent freshwater fish at these seven establishments when you have the craving. By Jacob Threadgill with photos provided and Gazette / file Cajun King 5816 NW 63rd St. thecajunking.com | 405-603-3714 While Cajun King is known for its…
Chicken-Fried News: Gin busters
Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) sure loves to ruin its inmates’ weekend plans. Last Friday, officers at Clara Waters Community Corrections Center were watching surveillance cameras, as they do, when they spotted someone jumping the perimeter fence. After investigating the grounds twice, an officer found four bottles of Seagram’s Apple Twisted Gin in the trash,…
Social cooking
Before Isabel Eats became one of the most successful Mexican food blogs on the internet, its founder had to leave Oklahoma City to appreciate her roots. It took going to Saint Vincent College, a small Catholic university in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, for Isabel Orozco-Moore to begin to appreciate her Mexican heritage. “I was one of maybe…
Sustainable seafood
Slapfish 1125 NW 63rd St., Nichols Hills
Rolling home
Losing his bid for the U.S. House of Representatives might have been a blessing in disguise, as it will allow Tyson Meade to produce his own line of cannabis instead. “It was so much fun to run, but it was also even more fun to lose and for Kendra [Horn] to win,” Meade said. “My…
OKG Lifestyle: Trent Ratterree
Around OKC EAT: The Drake Seafood & Oysterette WATCH: Special (Netflix) LISTEN: Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend READ: Angels of the Dark series by Gena Showalter LOVE: Green tea latte from All About Cha EXPERIENCE: First Friday Gallery Walk on Paseo Outside OKC EAT: Clam chowder at Bob Morris’ Paradise Cove Beach Cafe in Malibu, California WATCH:…
Charting education
Charter schools were envisioned as institutions of innovation where teachers could have freedom to test new ways of educating students. However, many contend that the vision was lost when charter school proponents started promoting them as competitors for traditional public schools. As of May 2019, more than 7,000 charter schools existed across 44 states and…
Flower Review: Norma’s Dream
Strain name: Norma’s Dream Grown by: Herblix Acquired from: Friendly Market (Norman) Date acquired: July 19 THC/CBD percentages: 16.95 percent THC/.04 percent CBD (per True Fit Medical Laboratories, LLC.) Physical traits: Light green with a large number of orange stigmas and glittering with trichomes Bouquet: Earthy and sweet Review: Norma’s Dream was a special release between…
Chicken-Fried News: Mummas beware
It has been a turbulent offseason for Oklahoma City Thunder fans, but a man claiming to be from Virginia left a pair of unhinged voicemails on the team’s main answering service, threatening violence against members of the organization and that he might bomb the entire city — as if that doesn’t strike enough of a…
Chicken-Fried News: Damonic justice
In June, sightings of actor Matt Damon (EuroTrip, Mystic Pizza) temporarily exceeded sightings of Bigfoot in Oklahoma, and for good reason: Damon is apparently filming a movie here. According to Variety, Stillwater, written and directed by Oscar winner Tom McCarthy, will star Damon as an “American oil-rig rough neck from Oklahoma … who travels to…
Lion, tamer
Occasionally, the stuff people shout at the stage is more useful than “Free Bird.” “I get helpful hints and advice through interactions at shows sometimes,” said Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan. “In San Francisco a year or two ago, maybe more now, I guess … I was sort of shrinking from my role as, you…
