Seven years ago, Tim and Christie Mannin had a conviction. God was calling them to start a church. At first, the husband and wife, who had been involved in Oklahoma City-area churches for years, fought it off. After all, there were plenty of churches in OKC. Following much prayer, they came around to the calling. […]
Uptown 23rd District
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Pet project
Akira 7 p.m. May 16 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $10 Tower Theatre has had its Projector Club for almost as long as it has been showing movies in its revived theater. But the actual purpose of the club took a lot longer to develop. Stephen Tyler, a co-operating manager at Tower […]
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Filling a void
Scottie’s Deli 427 NW 23rd St. scottiesdeliokc.com 405-604-8940 What works: The smokiness of pastrami complements the saltiness of corned beef on New York, NY sandwich. What needs work: The potato salad needs more smoked vinegar. Tip: Don’t forget about the vegetarian options, particularly the Smoked Portabella Reuben. The pictures lining the ceiling at Scottie’s Deli […]
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Hall monitors
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) has held student art shows in the past, but always in the confines of the large, residential school campus. Though the fenced-in public high school grounds are open to visitation, there is not much reason for community members to go through the area without an existing connection to […]
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The Hood Internet, Sports, Jabee and more bring in 2018 at Tower Theatre’s Uptown Get Down
The 21-and-over event begins 9 p.m. Dec. 31.
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Tulsa’s John Moreland plays his 2017 finale Dec. 2 at Tower Theatre
A once avid sneaker collector, Moreland now tries to keep focused on his songwriting craft.
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Uptown 23rd District hosts its inaugural 5K run Sept. 24
Uptown 23rd District hosts its inaugural 5K run.
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Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli talks ‘grown-man’ rap and grassroots hip-hop ahead of his Sept. 2 show at Tower Theatre
Kweli is most known as half of the late-’90s hip-hop duo Black Star with fellow Brooklyn artist Mos Def.
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Pump Bar’s Blast Off New Year’s Eve bash encourages revelers to orbit Uptown 23rd District
“It will actually be warmer out there than in here,” co-owner Hailey McDermid said about the toasty-warm tent, which covers the venue’s outdoor patio area.
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Art Hall brings a public gallery to The Rise in Uptown 23rd District
Art Hall made its debut in March during the Open Streets OKC festival.