About seven years ago, Oklahoma City Councilman David Greenwell was appointed to the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (COTPA) board, which provides oversight to the city’s parking and transportation system. Greenwell became the first council member to serve on the board in a number of decades, if not the very first. The councilman provided […]
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Charcoal-kissed
Early in his career, chef Jonathon Stranger admits that he was caught up in the quest for accolades. He certainly received them while developing fine dining concepts Ludivine and The R&J Lounge and Supper Club before branching out with new ventures En Croûte and St. Mark’s Chop Room & Bar. As he has gotten older, […]
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Power plant
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining cannabis and cannabinoids in Oklahoma leading up to the June 26 medical marijuana referendum. For decades, the only reality Hector Najar knew was one with unrelenting back pain. The first time he felt any kind of relief from the degenerative disc disease and chronic arthritis […]
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Deeply rooted
Mallory Eagle album release show 9 p.m. May 10 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $10-$12 21+ The title of country singer-songwriter Mallory Eagle’s debut album, Red Dirt Home, could be taken as a clear nod to the famously iron-stained soil of her home state. And, of course, it is that. But Red […]
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Off night
The Manhattan OKC 210 Park Ave., Suite 150 themanhattanokc.com 405-605-5300 What works: The crabcake lives up to its Rococo legacy. What needs work:Staff was overwhelmed on a Monday. Tip: Check out lunch specials or prepackaged box lunches. Chef Bruce Rinehart has built a culinary empire in Oklahoma City since bringing his East Coast-style seafood restaurant […]
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COVER: Cora’s travels
Cora’s Door 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center 3000 General Pershing Blvd. perpetualmotiondance.org 405-951-0000 $10-$20 Dancing in a multiverse allowed Perpetual Motion Dance to discover a new dimension of possibilities. Completing a six-day residency in the surrealistic interactive art installation Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico, gave the performers in […]
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Big green
For more than two decades, Oklahoma City residents have recycled aluminum cans, glass jars and bottles, plastic tubs and bottles, paper and more in 18-gallon recycling bins placed at the curb. While arguably national and local perceptions about recycling have changed since 1994, the City of Oklahoma City records household participation in its “Little Blue” […]
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Dark art
L.A. Witch w/ Creep City 9 p.m. Monday Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman opolis.org 405-673-4931 $10-$12 The members of garage rock trio L.A. Witch are known as true road warriors. Their reverb-laden tunes filled with dark and moody 1960s and ’70s callbacks have taken them to every corner of the country and overseas multiple […]
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Gazedibles: Panini press
Is there a more aesthetically pleasing act than splitting open a sandwich and seeing how far the melted cheese can stretch from end to end? These seven eateries in the Oklahoma City area will assist you in setting a new cheese-stretching record. Café Bella 9018 S. Pennsylvania Ave. cafebellabistro.com | 405-691-9018 This loveable cafe is […]
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Playing on
Glenn Miller Orchestra 7:30 p.m. May 10 Armstrong Auditorium 14400 S. Bryant Road, Edmond exhibitcgallery.com $31-$71 They scored 11 Top 10 hits and starred in a feature film that year, but Glenn Miller disbanded his chart-topping orchestra in 1942 to enlist in the Army. As head of the Army Air Force Band, Miller modernized military […]