Commentary: Taking shots
Just 10 months ago, a child in Norman was diagnosed with an entirely preventable disease, one for which a vaccine was developed 55 years ago. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease to be eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, but 18 years later, Oklahoma Department of Health was forced to issue a…
Toys and joy
In 1973, Sister Ruth Wynne and Sister Betty Adams founded what would become one of Oklahoma City’s premier charitable organizations. Determined to maintain their newly established organization, the pair worked long, arduous hours, dedicating themselves to the care and service of the community. Since its initial founding, Jesus House carried out their mission in a…
Free speech?
Oklahoma City mayor David Holt is preparing for his State of the City address early. Most of the speeches he gives are ad-libbed, he said, but the State of the City speech is a big deal. “I’m hoping everyone will hear it,” Holt said. But if you’re looking for a free show where you can…
Cover: Open books
Book Drive 6-9 p.m. Saturday Commonplace Books 1325 N. Walker Ave., Suite 138 facebook.com/chasekerbymusic 580-534-4540 Free One evening, at a bar on 23rd Street, local musician Chase Kerby is bent over his laptop, scrutinizing a series of his recent photographs. He’s trying to figure out which pieces would be appropriate for a silent art auction.…
Modern tap
As Edmond real estate developer Bobby Kahkesh began to dream up the concept for his new restaurant, he wanted to fill what he saw as a void in Oklahoma City metro’s lack of a locally owned sports bar. But it wasn’t enough just to take over a turnkey building or situate televisions around beer taps.…
Modern history
If you’d rather look at the pictures than read this article about an art exhibition, some of the educators at University of Oklahoma might understand. “Language itself can be kind of limiting when you’re talking about visual representations,” said Melissa Ski, director of Learning + Engagement Gallery at OU’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art,…
Tribal tribulation
Post Plymouth through Feb. 28 Exhibit C 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free Nov. 1, Exhibit C opened its doors to Post Plymouth, an exhibition showcasing Native American life in a contemporary fashion of cultural persistence in the wake of assimilation. Four Native American artists — Roy Boney, Jr.; Daniel McCoy; Cannupa…
Access granted
With the donation of a dozen Google Chromebooks to Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County came the first time Sophia Stoller, a 45-year-old mother of four, witnessed children who were too excited to eat cupcakes. “They didn’t blink an eye when I told them we had dessert for them too,” Stoller said. “They were…
Western front
Cowboys in Khaki: Westerners in the Great War through May 12, 2019 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 Before he was killed in action in Northern France on July 4, 1916, American poet Alan Seeger wrote: Drink sometimes, you whose footsteps yet may…
Yuletide eats
Chinese restaurants serving as a haven for people who don’t celebrate Christmas or perhaps had their meal eaten by the neighbor’s herd of bloodhounds has been planted in pop culture for decades. You can get your fill in the Asian District as well as everywhere else in the metro on Christmas Day. By Jacob Threadgill…
Chicken-Fried News: Snow day?
The madness started Monday. “WINTER STORM WATCH” glared across the TV screens of Oklahomans who watch local news weather teams give their best in predictions and forecasts every day. Meteorologists casually tied what they expected to be the great blizzard of 2018 into their sign-offs throughout the week. “Enjoy that sunshine now because we’re in…
Italian feast
Patrono Feast of the Seven Fishesreservations beginning 5 p.m. Dec. 19-20 305 N. Walker Ave. patronookc.com 405-702-7660 $125 per guest Stella Feast of the Seven Fishes6:30 p.m. Dec. 23 1201 N. Walker Ave. stella-okc.com 405-235-2200 $65 The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Christmastime tradition rooted in Italian-Catholic history that was codified in the…
Doctor’s orders
With new dispensaries opening their doors weekly and harvests starting to fill shelves, would-be patients are scrambling to find doctors with openings and answers to their medical questions. As of Dec. 2, 22,571 patient applications have been received by Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) and 17,122 have been approved, according to its Twitter account. Several…
Painful consequences
In October, chronic pain sufferer Dan Freeman (not his real name) received a letter from his pain management doctor stating that a severance of treatment was necessary due to a new law on the horizon. “Please be advised,” the letter stated, “that this practice will no longer be able to treat you as a patient…
That’s entertainment
The new family entertainment center and cinema complex opening Dec. 18 as part of a major development at Interstate 35 and Covell Road in Edmond has been a long time coming. The property is a ShowBiz Cinemas —“Bowling, Movies and More!” — concept located at 3001 N. Market St. It will open to the public…
Creative minds
Beautiful Minds – Dyslexia and the Creative Advantage Through July 14, 2019 Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 $12.95-$15.95 Dyslexia doesn’t actually cause people to see letters backwards, but it might help them see the world in a different way. “Indicators of dyslexia are usually presented as negative or scary things,” said Scott…
Food love
Ten years ago, Bob Rogers traversed Oklahoma’s chilly December weather while a freshly prepared and boxed-up holiday meal warmed his backseat. Rogers was on his very first delivery run for Dinner With Love and would soon arrive to the home of a family he’d never met, but he knew they could use a little goodwill.…
Vegetarian momentum
The Loaded Bowl1211 SW Second Street theloadedbowlokc.com 405-820-9599 What works:Homemade chips and cashew queso are a great combination. What needs work:The plain cashew mac and cheese is just that but remains the top-seller. Tip:Consider reducing the amount of meat you eat every week, for yourself and the planet. It makes sense that Oklahoma City’s only…
Galactic Excalibur
Magic Sword 7 p.m. Friday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $13-$15 Call us hard-nosed old-school journalists if you wish, but when we hear three immortal beings are coming to Oklahoma City seeking the Chosen One to help them defeat The Lord of Shadow, we here at Oklahoma Gazette are going…
Chicken-Fried News: State steak
There are more cows than people in the state of Oklahoma, and by goodness, it’s about darn time to recognize the hard workers of the state’s agricultural industry, according to State Senator Casey Murdock. Murdock authored Senate Bill 21, which would designate the rib-eye as the state steak, in a move to honor and promote…
