OKG Picks EAT Coolgreens’ Harvest Salad WATCH The Good Place (Hulu and Netflix) LISTEN Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast READ Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Teacher Got Wrong by James W. Loewen LOVE Bon Appétit’s Gourmet Makes (YouTube) EXPERIENCE Stockyards City Donalds Jordan’s Picks EAT beef tenderloin salad at Iron Star WATCH […]
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Alcoholmanac: Stockyards Saloon
McClintock Saloon & Chop House 2227 Exchange Ave. mcclintocksaloon.com 405-232-0151 What works: The fresh sauce with shrimp cocktail and gravy with chicken-fried steak are highlights. What needs work: The steak is cooked to-order but benefits from sauce additions. Tip: Don’t ring the bell unless you’re in a giving mood. The 50-foot solid oak bar underneath […]
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District improvement
People visiting Uptown 23rd next year will notice cleaner sidewalks and a more vibrant and attractive district, officials say. Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously last week to establish Uptown 23rd Business Improvement District, which helps the district sustain itself without constantly relying on fundraising for services. Uptown 23rd District Association was established as a nonprofit […]
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Radio Okie
Michael Dean book signing 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday Full Circle Bookstore 1900 Northwest Expressway, Suite 135 fullcirclebooks.com 405-842-2900 Free In Ardmore in 1953, Michael Dean saw a television for the first time. He was not impressed. “The couple that lived on the end of the block bought a TV, and they had to put a tower […]
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Runaway fire
The Doolittles have been running family businesses in Oklahoma for more than half a century and have quickly made a name for themselves in the state’s newest enterprise. Tyler Doolittle is the majority partner in Fire Leaf, a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries. He is joined in the venture by father Jimmy and sister Cassi […]
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Pot chef
Jeremy Cooper is a man who wears many of them, but he’s most known for donning his cannabis chef’s hat. Cooper is currently helping Fire Leaf get its medical marijuana kitchen up and running but started in the industry when he helped a friend who had fallen ill. “I started doing this seven years ago […]
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Cover: Modern heritage
On the grounds of the Oklahoma National Stockyards — the nation’s largest livestock market — Stockyards board president Kelli Payne is walking through the auction room and over the catwalk overlooking 14,000 cattle with the skyline of downtown Oklahoma City in the not-too-distant background. It’s a particularly busy sale day, which happens every Monday and […]
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Slithering Stockyards
Oklahoma City’s one and only Rattlesnake Museum is open for business. The attraction slithered its way into town this summer, officially opening its doors to the public July 5. Stocked with 26 varieties of snakes, including every venomous species known to exist in Oklahoma, this might be the closest you’ll ever come to a live […]
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Reel wranglers
A new player is stepping into Oklahoma City’s film culture arena, and it looks to be one tough hombre. The new nonprofit Rodeo Cinema announced plans to renovate the theater space that houses Centennial Rodeo Opry, 2221 Exchange Ave., to bring an independent film theater to Stockyards City. Rodeo Cinema is a sister theater to […]
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McClintock Saloon & Chop House provides Stockyards City with a new late-night option
McClintock Saloon & Chop House provides Stockyards City with a new late-night option.