An April 5 New York Times article detailed Environmental “Protection” Agency administrator Scott Pruitt’s bonkers expenditures and ethical lapses. Nothing to see here! The article outlined how Pruitt spent the first half of 2017 living in a toney D.C. townhouse owned by lobbyist Vicki Hart. Hart’s husband, Steven Hart, works for the D.C. lobbying firm […]
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OKG Shop: Hibernation over
Bring on the sun! This winter felt like a particularly chilly one for many in the Oklahoma City area. Now, fortunately, it is spring, and people are free to shake off the dust of winter and actually enjoy some time relaxing outside. But is your backyard hangout up to snuff? It is time to knock […]
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Helping hand
Oklahoma Gazette’s OKC Restaurant Week returns next week, and every $1 spent at lunch or dinner with a participating restaurant benefits Allied Arts. Founded in 1971, Allied Arts provides financial and hands-on support for 40 arts and cultural organizations in Oklahoma in addition to providing grants for non-member groups. Allied Arts announced its community-wide campaign […]
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Trend-setters
Film Row has undergone a transformation the last few years with the opening of the 21C Museum Hotel, The Jones Assembly and more. Biding its time as construction blocked traffic, Caeli’s Sweets, Eats, & Bar has come out the other side. Located at 726 W. Sheridan, Caeli’s is the brainchild of brothers Kenney and Kyle […]
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Addressing needs
Rents have increased rapidly across the United States housing market, including Oklahoma City, which has long been praised for its low-cost living. Even in one of the nation’s more affordable cities, an increased demand for affordable rentals, flat millennial homeownership rates and stagnant incomes lead to an affordable housing crisis. Add that more people desire […]
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Royal revelry
In a modern atmosphere totally saturated with technology and the internet, there is at least one annual state event showing guests that long ago, people actually survived and thrived without the assistance of smartphones and computers. The Medieval Fair of Norman returns for its 42nd year Friday-Sunday at Reaves Park, 2501 Jenkins Ave., one block […]
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Writer’s way
The city’s — and perhaps region’s — biggest annual songwriting event is moving to one of its hottest venues. The two-day Oklahoma Songwriter’s Festival, now in its third year, is set to make its Tower Theatre debut April 13-14 after two years of showcase performances at ACM@UCO Performance Lab. Several private events are scheduled for […]
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From scratch
Guadalupe Garcia has watched as his father Marcelino “Chelino” Garcia has built Oklahoma City’s largest network of Mexican restaurants, which now total 14 in the metro area. Growing up, Guadalupe remembers the first menu at the now-shuttered original Robinson Avenue location and how it differs from the menu that drove its expansion. “Back in the […]
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Gaming decision
In February, a ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the arbitration agreement in the Oklahoma Model Tribal Gaming Compact, calling it unenforceable. It’s a verdict that leaves both Native American tribes and the State of Oklahoma unclear how to enforce an aspect of the compact that enables tribes to operate […]
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Poetic possibilities
It’s a common question: What do you want to be when you grow up? The answers are pat, sometimes full of naïveté: Doctor. Lawyer. Astronaut. Superhero. Often asked of young children, the question points to larger, subtler tensions of identity: Are you what you do? Who are you, and what can you be? In his […]