It took me 25 years to leave the U.S., and I didn’t go very far. A cruise ship. Mexico and the Caribbean. So to say I’m well-traveled is to fundamentally misunderstand the nature and meaning of words. And yet here we are in Oklahoma City, and I find myself spoiled for choice when it comes […]
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Legalize, regulate and tax
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has long noted that there has never been a recorded case of an overdose death attributed solely to marijuana. Johnson, a Forest Park Democrat, has started a much-needed discussion at the state Capitol about decriminalizing a substance that even President Barack Obama, who used marijuana […]
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New hue
Photo: Zayra Alvarez Justin Furstenfeld — frontman for alternative rock band Blue October — has lived in the darkness long enough that his eyes have adjusted. Even the bright spots, like the platinum-selling Foiled, sold-out tours and performances on late-night talk shows were channeled from the torment of his most hopeless moments. But with this […]
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Pepe Delgados Mexican Restaurante
Nestled in the center of Norman’s Campus Corner, Pepe Delgados tastes like you could be dining 1,500 miles away in owner Emilio Salinas’ home village of Punta Maldonado, Mexico. “There’s an African-Mexican influence in our recipes, because my mother is African,” he said. “There was a shipwreck and her ancestors stayed right there in the […]
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Water work
With less than a year left to prep for potentially career-defining performances, athletes are relocating from nationwide to train extensively with the staff and facilities in Oklahoma City. Kayaker Kaitlyn McElroy (pictured) moved from Maine a year and a half ago to train with her K2 partner, Jen Burke. In that time, McElroy said the […]
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Taste the world
Monty’s Gyro & Subs 1208 N. Eastern, Moore 799-1440 With the evocative fragrance of fresh herbs and lemons, Greek food is so healthy. And it’s ancient; Greeks were perfecting the Mediterranean food we love today thousands of years ago. In fact, ancient Greek poet Archestratus wrote the first cookbook in 320 B.C. At Monty’s, it’s […]
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Not fit for fitness
A well-respected fitness report recently ranked the Oklahoma City-area dead last among the country’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, a distinction that should serve as a wake-up call for political leaders and health professionals here. The report should not be ignored or qualified. It’s more than just another blemish on the area’s image or yet another […]
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Summer sides
Shartel Cafe5116 N. Shartel 843-0900 It’s hard to imagine anything better than the house-made cookies. The best-seller is its white chocolate cranberry walnut. But the cinnamon rolls are heavy hitters, too. Hey, people will eat those things any time of the day or night. The soul-warming mac and cheese or the pasta salad — made […]
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Bite size
For the last four years, he has been a chef at The Boundary on 66, 16001 E. Highway 66 in Luther, smoking the highest quality meats in the cozy restaurant, which used to be a decadesold filling station. Position: “The only employee of the barbecue place owned by my wife, Buffy, who holds a degree […]
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Wheeeee!
So here are two news stories that showed up recently involving our proud Sen. Jim Mountain (yeah, that’s his middle name) Inhofe that we believe just might have had a cause/effect relationship other media outlets are just too sane to put together. First, Inhofe reportedly scares “the crap” out of people. Seriously. Back in October, […]