When Mayor David Holt revealed conceptual renderings of Oklahoma City’s new arena July 16, it quickly became apparent the building was designed not only to meet the needs of the Oklahoma City Thunder and its fans, but major touring acts, too. If you’re a live music fan, you likely know the frustration of your favorite […]
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Twofold Pride
Oklahoma City will be home to two Pride celebrations this year. Board members from Oklahoma City Pride Alliance and 39th Street District Association decided to host their own events after they could not agree on a unified vision for Pride 2020. “There is a little confusion, and hopefully as we move through the next couple […]
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Spokies to-go
If you’ve spent any time in downtown Oklahoma City’s flourishing Bricktown, Midtown or surrounding entertainment districts, chances are you’ve caught sight of the Spokies bike-share stations. Spokies is currently the only bike-share program in the city and has been operating in downtown OKC since May 2012. It has changed management a couple of times through […]
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International flavor
Growing up in Indonesia, Alvin Sutanto was exposed to a diverse background of cuisine. Chinese, Malaysian, Filipino, Singaporean and many more cuisines influenced the offerings and dishes across the many islands of Indonesia. When Sutanto, who moved to Oklahoma with his family in 2000, decided to open his first restaurant, he wanted to pay homage […]
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[Artspace] at Untitled celebrates 20 years of exhibitions in OKC’s revived downtown area
[Artspace] at Untitled celebrates 20 years of exhibitions in OKC’s revived downtown area.
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OKG Picks
Hayes Carll There’s not a more appropriate hometown for an artist than The Woodlands, Texas, for Hayes Carll. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter’s music is steeped heavily in blues and Americana, yet there’s a certain mystique to his sound that makes it seem like it came from deep within the thickets of the Lone Star State. See […]
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Like the fair, but better
Not long after the third or fourth H&8th Night Market was held in 2013 at the intersection of N. Hudson Avenue and NW Eighth Street, Brian Bergman, the event’s coordinator, received an interesting email. The email was from the organizer of an event similar to what he was trying to cultivate with H&8th in the […]
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Sammich time
BY: Mark Hancock There is great promise in grocery stores. Especially unfamiliar ones When you walk down the aisles, you’re bound to find something you haven’t seen before — a new brand, perhaps, or some new flavor you’ve yet to encounter elsewhere. And in your mind, there is a hope that this time, this time, […]
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OKG7 downtown delights
1889 Land Run Cafe1 N. Broadway235-2780 You can catch a piece of this menu from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. Start your morning right with its breakfast buffet. For lunch, consider the weekly specials, only $10 a plate. You’ll most certainly want to save room for desserts like vanilla crème brûlée and molten […]
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OKG7 Downtown Restaurant Week stops
Nonna’s Euro-American Ristorante & Bar1 S. Mickey Mantlenonnas.com235-4410 For lunch, delight in your choice of chicken tortilla soup or tomato and red onion salad. It will set the stage for entree options: crab cakes, crispy pork chops with Guinness gravy or blackened chicken. For dinner, try the chop and chutney or lemon walnut pesto pasta. […]