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The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) and Oklahoma Gazette are teaming up to rally local restaurants, bookstores, bakers, coffee shops, mechanics and other businesses wanting to resist the market domination of corporate chains. Saturday marks “America Unchained,” a national effort to urge consumers to skip over Wal-Mart, Target and other big-box retailers and spend money […]

Jim Cowan remembers the Fourth of July celebration in Bricktown nearly a decade ago. The Bricktown Canal had just opened and 1999 was going to be the first holiday celebration for the area. Cowan remembers Jim Brewer telling him thousands of people would show up for the event. Cowan, former owner of Bricktown Brewery, was skeptical […]

As an Oklahoma-based artist, Chad Mount sees the city’s creative class growing stronger and more diverse. Now, he hopes Uptown United, a new performance venue he co-founded, will provide a platform for local artists who want to explore, experiment and blur the lines between genres and media. “Over the last few years, I have seen […]

Tired of crass commercialism, cheap, plastic toys and halfhearted keepsakes? Want your holiday shopping to mean something this year? Look no further than the 22nd annual Peace Festival. Saturday’s festival is your one-stop shop for meaningful mementos that not only give you a head start on your Christmas wish lists, but also help make the […]

Chris Vannarath, a chiropractor in the Asian District and president of the Asian District Association, said Saturday’s inaugural Asian Festival will be a cultural celebration and an introduction to businesses in the area. “Those of us who live and work down here know how great this community is, but we want everyone to know,” Vannarath […]

Westside Christian Church, an Oklahoma City congregation, has teamed with an Enid nonprofit ministry to build a new facility by using an innovative construction partnership. Howard Faerber, Westside’s pastor, said the congregation will save $200,000 by partnering with Church Growth Ministries of Enid. Westside was founded in a member’s house in November 2003, before eventually […]

It isn’t really all that surprising anymore to read that Oklahoma City has bucked a national trend, but here’s a new one to add to the list: volunteering. YOUNG AND ACTIVE IN OKCCREATIVITY AND VIBRANCYTHE ‘LARGER COMMUNITY’YOUNG LEADERSHIP ABROAD On a national scale, Americans have always been generous with their time and talent. According to […]

Something was in the air Oct. 8 at The Oklahoman. Last month, the state’s largest daily newspaper announced the company’s 1,100-member workforce would be downsized in two stages: an initial phase of early retirements in September, followed by a second phase of layoffs the next month. Carrie Coppernoll, an Oklahoman columnist, posted her thoughts at […]

Directly south of Oklahoma City’s landmark Gold Dome stands another eye-catching architectural wonder, extending 20 stories into the sky: The Classen Luxury Apartments. The Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired, hexagonal high-rise building boasts tennis and basketball courts, 24-hour concierge service and gorgeously decorated, angular penthouses, all to bring class and pizzazz to 2200 N. Classen in every […]

Ronnie Neal only saw a brief flash of the vehicle that nearly killed him last year. Neal was a deputy for the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department, patrolling the streets on a motorcycle alongside his partner when a vehicle turned across traffic, trying to merge into a tight space between cars. Neal didn’t see the vehicle […]