Over the past decade, regional food preparations started to become mainstream. Poke, once a Hawaiian specialty, is now one of the fastest-growing restaurant concepts in the country. It joins city-signature dishes like Nashville hot chicken and Minneapolis’ Juicy Lucy cheese-stuffed hamburger among the former regional favorites that can now be found nationwide. Which unique Oklahoma […]
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Sculpting history
Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition through Sunday National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St. nationalcowboymuseum.org 405-478-2250 Free-$12.50 This year is shaping up to be one of the most memorable years for prolific Norman-based sculptor Paul Moore. Not only is his massive, 45-piece Oklahoma Centennial Land Run Monument set to complete installation […]
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Greased lightning
Oklahoma Victory Dolls Roller Derby 5 p.m. Sunday Star Skate 2020 W. Lindsey St., Norman oklahomavictorydolls.com $10-$15 Almost as soon as she started practicing, Cheyenne Riggs wanted to quit roller derby. “After, like, day two, I was like, ‘Fuck this shit,’” said Riggs, head of the public relations committee for Oklahoma Victory Dolls Roller Derby. […]
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Charting education
Charter schools were envisioned as institutions of innovation where teachers could have freedom to test new ways of educating students. However, many contend that the vision was lost when charter school proponents started promoting them as competitors for traditional public schools. As of May 2019, more than 7,000 charter schools existed across 44 states and […]
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Nug run
While the summer’s first heat wave has abated, Oklahomans know good and well that it will not be the last one the state sees this season. For cannabis patients who do not want to leave the comfort of their vehicles, there is an alternative: At least two dispensaries in the metro area now offer drive-thru […]
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Cover: His shot
As part of the cast of a different Broadway musical opening the same year, Marcus Choi got a good idea of how popular Hamilton: An American Musical is. “No other show mattered,” said Choi, who played Johnny Goto in Allegiance, a musical about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, which closed in 2016 […]
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Jails on ICE
Oklahomans are tackling a national immigration issue at the local level. Activists are urging state and municipal law enforcement agencies to not assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid reports of immigration raids and detained asylum seekers. Last Saturday, immigration advocates gathered outside Fort Sill, a military base near Lawton set to house more than […]
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Kabuki rodeo
Cowboy Swordfight! Sunday-Monday Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 Free-$10 Inspiration for Jack Fowler’s latest art exhibition came from concerns that he might be hanging meaningless garbage in his house. “I’ve got stuff on my walls from my travels that probably don’t mean anything to the people that are from those countries,” Fowler […]
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Craft pizzeria
Birra Birra Craft Pizzeria 1316 W. Memorial Road, Suite 102 birrabirrapizzeria.com 405-607-0060 What works:The servers are prompt and knowledgeable, and the pizza ingredients are high quality. What needs work:The cheese bread was only slightly warm under melted cheese. Tip:Do not be afraid to ask your server about cocktail and drink pairings. Earlier this month, a […]
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Making adjustments
Westering started out as an instrumental math-rock band, but adding vocals balanced the equation. The Oklahoma City five-piece featuring vocalist Jamie Bramble, drummer Andrew Dolman, bassist Dalton Farr and guitarists Bryan English and Stephen Brand celebrates the release of its self-titled debut EP 8 p.m. July 27 at The Paramount Room, 701 W. Sheridan Ave. […]