An initiative petition for recreational cannabis was quietly filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State last week. State Question 806, filed on Thursday, would add Article 31 to the state constitution. If the petition garners enough signatures within a 90-day window, it will be put to voters on the next general election ballot unless Gov. […]
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Morning evolution
Stitch 835 W. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 stitchokc.com 405-228-8386 What works: Both proteins — steak and chicken — were flavorful and juicy. What needs work: The chile miso sauce didn’t have much miso flavor. Tip: Look for the addition of all-day breakfast in 2020. From the ashes of the Okay Yeah Co. Coffee & Eatery […]
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Food inequality
The biggest health risk affecting certain communities is inequality. That’s what experts said last week during a symposium on northeast Oklahoma City’s lack of food security. Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice, along with a panel of three experts, discussed the various components that play into food insecurity at the event hosted by Urban Land Institute […]
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Christmas heart
Opolis Holiday Program 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman opolis.org 405-230-0311 $7 For Bing Crosby, Mariah Carey and Wham, Christmas songs have meant major holiday bonus checks, but Beau Jennings’ The Christmas Light might be too dark to make his pockets jingle with silver and gold. “I’m not going to say […]
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Cover: Growing pains
If Oklahoma City’s arrival on the national scene started in 2018 as Bon Appétit recognized Nonesuch as the best new restaurant in the country, 2019 is the year local restaurateurs jumped to strengthen the metro’s destination-dining status. Both anecdotally and according to data, the Oklahoma City metro area has seen an influx of new restaurant […]
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Scary monsters
Kinsey Charles 7 p.m. Dec. 19 The Paseo Plunge 3010 Paseo St. paseoplunge.com 405-882-7032 Free It was important to Kinsey Charles that the pictures in her new children’s book were frightening. “I was like, ‘I want the monsters to still look scary,’” Charles recalled telling illustrator Natasha Alterici. “I don’t want them to be like, […]
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Her story
Until We Organize: The Struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment Through November Oklahoma History Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive okhistory.org 405-521-2491 Free-$7 In the 1970s and even into the 1980s, two dozen words conceived in the 1920s caused a national controversy. “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the […]
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Running the jail
(This story was updated Dec. 11 to include new information on the sheriff’s deadline and budget requests.) A jail administrator has been selected to run the Oklahoma County jail. Greg Williams, who has worked at Department of Corrections for nearly four decades, was selected unanimously by the jail trust in early November. However, he has […]
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Scorched dreams
To say the weekend before Thanksgiving was a rough one for Steve’s Greens Cannabis + Wellness would be one hell of an understatement. Early Nov. 24, owners Stephanie and Dustin Mathis were awakened by their alarm company about a burglary at their cannabis dispensary, 6715 N. May Ave. Stephanie Mathis said one of the accused […]
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Luxury lanes
Vonlane, a Dallas-based luxury motor coach company, is expanding outside its home state and launching a bus route between Oklahoma City and Dallas. Service begins Jan. 6, the same date Southwest Airlines will stop nonstop flights between the two cities. Vonlane is known for its complimentary Wi-Fi, leather seats and spacious interior, as each motor […]