Cover Stories
Bonafide celebrity
A miniature panther — Sir Indiana Bones — stalks the Museum of Osteology or Skulls Unlimited, and if you visit, you might just run into him. The team welcomed the now 4-year-old black cat in 2019, and he’s been prowling the museum grounds ever since. After pleading for a staff pet for several months, the…
Citizen Spotlight: Heather Hernandez
Where one person may see something as broken and beyond repair, Heather Hernandez sees endless possibilities and a bright future. A lifelong dog lover, Heather started Mutt Misfits to help sick, injured and disfigured dogs often passed over in shelters or euthanized because of the costs associated with their rehabilitation. “My family’s always been crazy…
Never solo
Oklahoma City welcomed a new kind of restaurant in 2021, serving both humans and canines. Its namesake never lived to see its opening, but his spirit is inherent in the popular northwest OKC spot. The demanding hours of the hospitality industry meant Julianne Thomas spent enormous amounts of time away from home and from her…
Safety in packs
They have made the decision to leave. Arrangements have been made for themselves and their children. But without their pets, they’re not going anywhere. “Statistics say that anywhere from 69 to 89 percent of those who are in an abusive household will not leave because of their pets, knowing that the abuser will use the…
The Toe Tag: Bee Aware
K9 officers are well-known resources in law enforcement for finding bombs and drugs fleeing criminals, while cadaver dogs are indispensable partners with their capacity to help find deceased individuals, but what if I told you honey bees can be trained to serve a similar function? Enter Megan Ladish, honey bee charmer extraordinaire. Ladish, a second-year…
Coffee with cats
Oklahoma City will welcome its first cat cafe this spring. don’t stress meowt – Cat Cafe [ed. note: henceforth referred to as “Meowt”] will offer patrons a delicious cup of coffee, tasty snacks, and a chance to meet their new furry best friend. Adam and Michaela Fitzpatrick love cats, but filling their home with them…
Dog park reviews with Edgar
In urban living, dog parks provide pet owners a safe place to let their canine friends roam free and socialize. According to our expert dog park reviewer and unofficial mascot, here are the best free off-leash dog parks in Oklahoma City. Midtown Mutts 407 W Park Pl. www.midtownmutts.org If you’re ready to socialize and take…
Trip with kids
Trip G is for the children. From noon to 4 p.m. April 16, his popular monthly Oklahoma City hip-hop gathering Trip N Friends will lend its platform to the first-ever Trip N Kids festivity. The free event will host an Easter egg hunt at a noteworthy multi-purpose neighborhood park in OKC’s Eastside, Riley Leroy “Pitts”…
Soundcheck: Sun Deep — Will Rap for Change
Sun Deep has skyrocketed in Oklahoma City music over the past year and Will Rap for Change is the proof. Featuring some of the biggest spitters in the rap and spoken word scenes, his first proper producer album is 15 tracks built around a common theme of change, whatever that happens to mean for each…
Indie overground
Some of the most up-and-coming artists in indie/alternative music have headlined Norman Music Festival since its inception, but that doesn’t stop naysayers from voicing unsolicited advice every year. While there has been an overwhelming fervor in comment sections over 2022’s big gets like The Drums, DIIV, Wet, and …And You Will Know Us by the…
Pet-friendly spots
Spring is here, which means more patio time. We all know that no one loves fun in the sun more than your pup, so grab that leash and head on out to one of these seven pet-friendly spots to enjoy great eats and tasty drinks with your canine companion. Social Deck + Dining 405-602-8705 1933…
Strain Review: Dirty Taxi
Strain name: Dirty Taxi Grown by: Magic City Farms Acquired from: Magic City Date acquired: March 29 Physical traits: multiple shades of green frosted with trichomes Bouquet: salty, earthy and gassy Review: Magic City didn’t invent Dirty Taxi, but it’s become the centerpiece of both its farm and its dispensary. Cultivated in five-pound crops, the strain…
Spring Sipping
Here are a pair of red wines, a white wine and a blush for you to enjoy on decks, balconies and lawns this Easter season (when the weather cooperates anyway). Santa Margherita — Pinot Grigio From the first company to bring the pink Pinot Grigio grapes to America as a white wine comes the 2021…
Strain Review: Jokerz 13
Strain name: Jokerz 13 Grown by: Papa Jesus Farms Acquired from: High Voltage Date acquired: March 11 Physical traits: dense purple and green with wiry stigmas Bouquet: pungent citrus Review: This one came prepacked, so I didn’t really know what to expect except that it came highly recommended. That wasn’t much or a leap of…
Welp, if you want to piss Kevin right off, it turns out a hand gesture is just the way to do it.
Welp, if you want to piss Kevin right off, it turns out a hand gesture is just the way to do it. On March 22, Oklahoma Progress Now tweeted a series of pictures from a morning at the Capitol. In the first, activist Adriana Laws is seen with a smiling Gov. Kevin Stitt, albeit with…
You guys remember when downtown Oklahoma City was frothing at the mouth with love for the Oklahoma City Thunder?
You guys remember when downtown Oklahoma City was frothing at the mouth with love for the Oklahoma City Thunder? Back before they lost 55 games so far this season, including a 10-run loss last month? Remember the days before the players this city loved to rally behind and obsess about were traded away or left?…
