In this fast-paced lifestyle we live today, it’s hard to find time for love. But thanks to a few clever entrepreneurs, we can now find it in just six minutes. Heather Mitchell started the speed-dating company Date or Fate in October of last year, she said. Speed dating is exactly as you see it in […]
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Krebs is haven for Italian cooking, other gastro goodies
If the more adventurous eaters among Oklahoma travelers ever decide to nut up and try a plate of lamb fries, they might do well to remind themselves of the wise words of Homer Simpson, when trying to talk daughter Lisa out of becoming a vegetarian: “Lisa, this is lamb, not a lamb.” FAMILY STYLE NO […]
OKC hosts The Links Central Area conference
Between today and Sunday, nearly 500 professional women will converge on Oklahoma City, seeking inspiration and ideas they can use for the benefit of their communities. The Links Inc., a not-for-profit organization for professional women of color, will hold its regional, annual conference in the metro, and members say it’s the first time they can […]
State Fairgrounds hosts monthly flea market
Treasures, antiques and home decorations can be found each month at the Buchanan’s Vintage Flea Market. The market is held the first weekend of every month at Oklahoma State Fair Park, 333 Gordon Cooper, said manager Bryan Buchanan. The market started in 1980 and has vendors from around the state and beyond. “We sell a […]
OKC hosts The Links Central Area conference
Between today and Sunday, nearly 500 professional women will converge on Oklahoma City, seeking inspiration and ideas they can use for the benefit of their communities. The Links Inc., a not-for-profit organization for professional women of color, will hold its regional, annual conference in the metro, and members say it’s the first time they can […]
Head few hours east to Arkansas’ Eureka Springs for shopping, kayaking
Eureka Springs is a bit of a dichotomy. Nestled deep in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas ” a quaint scene to rival any hamlet the Disney imagineers could create ” the town is a thriving artists’ community, yet is popular with bikers; it is famously GLBT friendly, yet also plays home to a “young Earther” […]
Eco-friendly mowing business trades in gas-powered equipment for battery, human power
It’s about 2 p.m. on a Friday and Ben Engebretson and his two-man crew of Hamid Daraby and Babak Goli are working on a lawn on the far northwest side of Oklahoma City. As Daraby and Goli trim the grass, Engebretson quickly tidies up the front yard’s border with an edger. The trio stays focused, […]
For a fun day-cation, travel to Six Flags Over Texas
No offense to Frontier City, but every few years, it’s fun to shake things up in the thrills ‘n’ spills department by venturing south of the Red River ” specifically, to Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. The park is a mere three-and-a-half-hour drive from the metro. Getting there is easier if one follows the […]
Simple changes with green design make all difference
Sexy, high-tech innovations within the green movement are what grab headlines, as evidenced by the unveiling of Rand Elliott’s newest concept for energy efficient skyscrapers called “Turbinomic.” The design looks vaguely like a lawn dart imbedded in the Oklahoma City cityscape, with the most striking featuring being spinning, horizontal turbines that would allow the structure […]
Studies say gastrointestinal disorder Celiac disease is on the rise
Migraines, severe joint pain, general malaise ” 25-year-old Sara Lorenzen of Oklahoma City suffered from it all. She ate relatively healthy, tried to stay away from fried food and even went organic, but nothing seemed to alleviate her symptoms. INTOLERABLE AND MISDIAGNOSED LIVING GLUTEN-FREE “I could never figure out what was wrong,” she said. “After […]
