Fallin away The queen is dead; long live the king. Mary Fallin’s eight-year reign of terror over the state is over, and her successor Kevin Stitt is a political outsider who campaigned on his version of “drain the swamp” but has surrounded himself with insiders during his transition to the Governor’s Mansion. Oh, Gov. Fallin, […]
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New Union
Over the past 18 months, the restaurant at 2920 NW 63rd St. has gone from Meat Market Refectory to MMR Prime Steakhouse and finally Union Wood Fired Grill. As executive chef Jonas Favela was promoted to co-owner by principal owners Lance and Cindy Ruffel, he wanted to put his own stamp while building on extensive […]
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Gazedibles: Resolute eating
Calorie counts go out the window over the holidays, but now that we’ve turned the calendar over to 2019, it’s time to start making those New Year’s resolutions come to fruition. These seven restaurants allow you to eat out while staying true to your goals. By Jacob Threadgill with Gazette / file and provided photos […]
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Romance language
Russian Romantics 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 St. Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org Free-$20 In its two previous concerts this season, Oklahoma City’s Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble paid tribute to the underappreciated viola and gave listeners a tour of Beethoven’s Vienna. For its third concert of the season and first of 2019, Brightmusic is highlighting […]
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Period piece
Menstruation Art Show II 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 12 BlackMint Collective 800 W. Sheridan Ave. facebook.com/blackmintcollective 405-767-8900 Free Oklahoma City artists are gathering paintings, prints, sculptures and more for the second-ever Menstruation Art Show Jan. 12 at BlackMint Collective, 800 W. Sheridan Ave. All of the art in the show will be available for purchase via […]
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Gourmet diner
Polk’s House2319 N. Lottie Ave. polkshouse.net 405-887-0539 Free What works:The price point and comfort classics like neck bones, greens and yams are great. What needs work:The meatloaf needed more moisture. Tip:Follow the restaurant on Facebook for specials like Cornish game hen and prime rib. The white building at the corner of 23rd Street and Lottie […]
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Invasion history
Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the ’60s and Beyond8 p.m. Jan. 9-10 The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave bluedoorokc.com 405-524-0738 $40 Interviewing breakout pop stars in the 1960s, music journalists all seemed to want to know one thing. “If you look at any old Beatle interviews or our interviews, or anybody’s interviews,” said […]
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CBD rising
With President Donald Trump’s signature on the 2018 farm bill last month, industrial hemp became an ordinary agricultural commodity, and CBD Plus USA sees it as bringing the company one step closer to getting its products into all 50 states. “Very few people want to get in our space — CBD only,” president Matt Baker […]
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Commentary: Fighting hate
In November 2018, former Oklahoma Gazette reporter Ben Luschen found one while hiking near Cushing and took a photo on his cellphone. Then, shortly before Christmas, the sticker for the white identitarian/hate group Identity Evropa began appearing in prominent locations throughout the Oklahoma City metro area, showing up in Midtown, Nichols Hills, downtown Edmond and […]
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Labor pains
Twenty-six-year-old Kayla Jo Jeffries remembers the night she gave birth to her now 2-year-old daughter, Emersyn, the way most women do — as if it were yesterday. Her experience might have been memorable, she said, but it wasn’t enjoyable. Her partner wasn’t holding her hand, and the waiting room outside wasn’t filled with adoring family […]