Oklahoma might soon see a return to its roots as a major hemp-producing state thanks to the 2018 farm bill. Last year, Oklahoma passed the industrial hemp pilot program, which was covered under the 2014 farm bill. Beginning in May, hemp growers would have to partner with a college or university to be able to […]
Newsletter
Posted inNews
Schools out
Oklahoma City Public Schools superintendent Sean McDaniel announced last week three possible paths to realign facilities and resources with the district’s needs. The announcement is part of Pathway to Greatness, an OKCPS project that has been in the works for more than a year. “The theme, the story that we want to tell, is a […]
Posted inMusic
Shred in Japan
Marty Friedman 7 p.m. Monday 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com 405-463-9203 $20 He has released albums called Speed Metal Symphony and Music for Speeding, but guitarist Marty Friedman said years have passed since he was impressed by quick fingers. “When I was a kid, I was just blown away by people […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Italian expansion
The partnership that includes celebrity chef Fabio Viviani and local chef Jonathon Stranger — Osteria — expanded its offerings to midweek lunch and weekend brunch last week, but it’s only the beginning of the expansion between talented chefs. The duo will join with other partners to open Bar Cicchetti in the old Urban Johnnie’s location […]
Posted inNews
Commentary: Prayer vigilant
The inauguration of Oklahoma’s new governor, Kevin Stitt, was a series of celebratory events around the state. It ended with a prayer service the day after the inauguration that was timed as a way to symbolize how Stitt will put God first in his new administration. As a preacher, I applaud the effort of the […]
Posted inNews
Oklahoma turnaround
Oklahoma’s 28th governor took the oath of office last week, right before giving an inaugural address that echoed many of his campaign promises. But beyond getting a fresh face, Oklahomans want Gov. Kevin Stitt to look at issues that might be outside his agenda. Mary Fallin was Oklahoma’s governor for the past eight years. Much […]
Posted inMusic
Fully Applied
Applied Music Program, Carly Gwin and the Sin and Lacey Elaine 9 p.m. Feb. 2 51st Street Speakeasy 1114 NW 51st St. 51stspeakeasy.com 405-463-0470 $3 21+ Oklahoma music fans will have the rare opportunity to see several local bands perform together at an upcoming show at 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51st St., on Feb. […]
Posted inFood & Drink
Collateral effects
In early December 2018, Jake Keyes fulfilled a lifelong dream of opening his own commercial brewery — Skydance Brewing Co. — at Brewers Union with the news of a potential federal government shutdown looming, but its potential effect on his new business didn’t hit home until it was too late. As the federal shutdown, which […]
Posted inNews
Gentle warrior
It was a sunny, warm October day when Cannabis Aid, 1612 NE 23rd St., began selling the products that gave the dispensary its name, but the rain is unending and the skies a deep dull gray on the first day doors open after the murders of founder Elijah Malachi X Mothershed Bey and his family. […]
Posted inNews
Commentary: Mein campus
In the days preceding our national celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., both Oklahoma and the country at large demonstrated that wide swaths of our society require an emergency history lesson. Unfettered racism and enthusiastic ill was the leit motif for the entire week. When University of Oklahoma student and member […]