The celebration of April’s Record Store Day has mirrored the resurgence of the vinyl record sales over the last decade. As vinyl now accounts for more than a third of all physical music sales, its highest percentage since 1988 according to information from Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), April 13th’s Record Store Day is […]
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Persistent women
Karin Walkingstick has been making art for as long as she can remember, but she was only able to begin making it a career in her 40s, after she reclaimed a precious resource. “Time,” Walkingstick said. “I had my son pretty young, when I was 20, and work, you know, I got him through. A […]
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Comet city
Principals Scot McAdoo and Chris Thomas are working together to help merge Classen School of Advanced Studies with Northeast Academy (NEA), but some feel it will not be equitable. The merge is part of Pathway to Greatness, a plan to improve equity and efficiency at Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS). The current Classen building, 1901 […]
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Pueblo hospitality
Every time I drive past the new Paseo Arts District development that is Pueblo at Paseo, the white New Mexico-inspired complex that is the neighborhood’s first construction in decades, I can’t help but notice the a crowd inside OSO on Paseo, 603 NW 28th St. In the development that also includes two other good restaurants: […]
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Special snacks
A familiar face in the medical marijuana edibles market is soon to open its first store. Mr. Mack’s, 7220 S. Western Ave., Suite 109, is set to open later this month, co-founder Erick Almaguer said. Almaguer has teamed up with co-founder Greg Wilson to bring patients another method of administering their medicine. “Mr. Mack’s started […]
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Cover: Filling gaps
The pain shooting up Moore resident Terri Marshall’s foot is a constant reminder for her to keep going, against her doctor’s wishes, but she doesn’t know what else to do. Marshall is in the beginning stages of neuropathy associated with the diabetes that has prevented her from continuing her job in the bakery department at […]
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Greatest hits
Mix-Tape 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays The Womb 25 NW Ninth St factoryobscura.com Free Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue” reminds Tammy Greenman of a Volkswagen. “I have a very strong visceral memory of my mom driving around England in a yellow VW bug, listening to that song,” Greenman said. “I associate […]
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Writer’s round
Oklahoma Songwriters Festival Songwriting camp 11 a.m. April 13 Castle Row Studios 2908 Epperly Drive, Del City castlerowstudios.com 405-429-4055 Free Songwriter Showcase 7 p.m. April 13 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $14-$40 Since Oklahoma-born musician and songwriter Zac Maloy moved to Nashville, Tennessee, nearly a decade ago, he has scored hits but […]
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Concession additions
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark 2 S. Mickey Mantle Drive milb.com/oklahoma-city 405-218-1000 What works: COOP Ale Works mustard on the bratwurst and tomato sauce on the mac and cheese pizza. What needs work: The taco dog is tasty, but it fell apart. Tip: Be on the lookout for homestand specials and offerings at Cielo Azul games. Even […]
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Bleeding crimson
University of Oklahoma is going through a tumultuous period with the departure of more than 80 employees, donations down by at least a third from last year and multiple racist incidents on campus resulting in no disciplinary actions. Professor emeritus Alan Velie is the university’s longest-serving faculty member with more than 50 years under his […]