Long before the lines on the base paths are drawn or even before a batting practice pitch is thrown, Oklahoma City Dodgers’ executive chef Will Fenwick and staff are cutting produce and getting items ready for that day’s concessions. “It’s a daily operation of getting items ready for the concession and the buffet [in the […]
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Gazedibles: Cool trends
The combination of booze and ice cream is nothing new. Junior’s has made it a classic pairing at the venerable establishment, but ice cream has taken a different look in recent years, including the phenomenon of “stir-fried” or rolled ice cream, which started in Thailand and has gone worldwide thanks to viral videos. Whether you’re […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Video daze
It is unlikely Rep. Kevin McDugle, Broken Arrow Republican and former drill sergeant, has ever regretted a social media posting more than a now-deleted video of his personalized message to protesting teachers who have been critical of his education-funding voting decisions. The Legislature preemptively passed a modest teacher raise bill before the statewide public educator […]
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Advocating respite
In mid-March, Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, introduced legislation designed to create a respite waiver program for families and caregivers of people with developmental disabilities. Osborn, one of 15 members of the newly created Waiting List Caucus, introduced House Bill 2758 as a solution to reduce the long waiting list that has historically plagued Oklahoma Department […]
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Fresh Press
On more than one occasion while walking through 16th Street Plaza District, I’ve either been stopped by someone on the street or overheard someone ask the same question: How do you get to The Press? Located about a block south of 16th Street at 1610 N. Gatewood Ave., The Press is a highly popular restaurant […]
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Alive again
Editor’s note: Oklahoma Gazette is featuring Norman Music Festival performers each week leading up to its 2018 event April 26-28 in Norman. Beau Jennings is certainly no stranger to Norman Music Festival. He has played the free local music gathering several times, be it on the wide-open main stage or the tight shoulder-to-shoulder confines of […]
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‘Point of change’
Five months ago, Art Group was no more than a vague idea shared between two friends. But as it prepares for a debut exhibition this week, the art collective boasts a roster of 30 artists representing nearly every visual medium. Virginia Sitzes, who co-founded the collective with fellow artist Katelynn Noel Knick, said the concept […]
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Fun factory
Starting a new business from scratch is a lot of work, especially when introducing a concept into a market without a lot of precedent for it. But then again, not many people are Annalisa Douglass, a mother of 4-year-old triplets and founder of Edmond’s Okie Kids Playground, which opened in January just one month after […]
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Front and center
A week before the lowest number of women lawmakers since 2010 were headed to the Oklahoma Capitol for the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, women from across Oklahoma gathered in a Tulsa hotel conference room for the one-day, nonpartisan Pipeline to Politics educational program, which seeks to increase women’s participation in politics. It was […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Hamburger hoax
We appreciate a good April Fools’ joke like the rest of you, but what happened at the corner of NW 63rd and Northwest Expressway this year was nothing short of criminal. “Hi, yes, police? We’d like to report a felonious case of getting our hopes up.” A sign declaring “In-N-Out Burger Coming Soon,” showed up […]