Drew Grow could have planted his roots anywhere, but he could hardly be happier with his decision to do so in Rose City. “Portland has a loose-cannon quirkiness,” he said. “It’s a pretty great place to play music. There’s a lot of support for all sorts of creative endeavors and a lot of energy from […]
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Passing the retail torch
That’s more than four years of shops opening and closing, trends coming and going (and some, like jeggings, not seeking the exit door fast enough) and an explosion of both diversity and number of local stores. From popping in to stores across the metro each and every week, I can tell you firsthand that the […]
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Ghoul school
Warning, Normanites: One University of Oklahoma instructor will be revealing all of the ghosts on campus, and they’re nowhere near as friendly as Casper. For the third year in a row, Jeff Provine (pictured), founder and leader of “OU’s Mysterious and Macabre Norman,” will lead a walking tour of the college’s spirits. More than seven […]
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Go, Gringo, go!
What’s in a name? For the members of Atlanta’s Gringo Star, it’s a reprieve from having to answer the same question in their old band, A Fir-Ju Well. “‘What’s your name? What did you say? What does that mean?’” said Nick Furgiele. “It was every night. It wasn’t like we changed our sound or anything […]
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Smag 7: Someplace nice
Charleston’s Restaurant 3409 S. Broadway, Edmond 478-4949A delightful aspect of Charleston’s is the seemingly effortless way everything is done in this comfortable place. Zero in on its new 13-buck enchilada, or its attractive appetizers that are offered for half price from 4 to 7 p.m. during happy hour, one of the best-kept secrets around Edmond. […]
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‘Crank’ that
He then throws a rock and says that Earth’s atmosphere is 95 percent water vapor. Actually, it is about four-fifths nitrogen. Most of the rest is oxygen. Water content varies quite a bit and is at most a few percent. This has been known for well over a century. The composition of the atmosphere is […]
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Under-21 action
So I avoid these festivities, usually citing homework, whatever Netflix sent me, or a highly contagious disease like the one Gwyneth Paltrow got in “Contagion.” But a recent 21st birthday for a friend was different, so on a Saturday, I ventured into unexplored territory: Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. I arrived 15 minutes before midnight; the birthday […]
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App-licable skills
Wei Shung Chung (pictured) graduated with a master’s degree in computer science more than 10 years ago, and remembers seeing a lot of people struggling to find tickets to OU football games. He decided to put his computer programming skills to good use to create a free iPhone application called umeTicket, which connects OU football […]
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My Thai
The restaurant has been open for some 15 years, but owner Chun Lai took over the operation in 2001. Ever since, the family-owned and operated establishment has built up quite a reputation around Norman. University of Oklahoma students and professors frequent the restaurant, as do many other Norman residents. In fact, Lai claims that many […]
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Up top
Somewhere among the rows hats adorned with college logos, the next trend in sporting headgear will start here, inside Top of the World Hats’ giant warehouse in Norman. It’s what would happen if “Fashion Emergency” and ESPN got married. Top of the World holds licenses to make hats for more than 300 universities. It also […]