Buying swimsuits can be a wonderful lesson in self-hatred, but it doesn’t need to be. I fully believe that spending a bit more on a good swimsuit is worth it, and that means heading to a place that specializes in all things beachy. In the metro, that’s LA Sun & Sport (1200 N. May; 752-2627) […]
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Bite size
For the last four years, he has been a chef at The Boundary on 66, 16001 E. Highway 66 in Luther, smoking the highest quality meats in the cozy restaurant, which used to be a decadesold filling station. Position: “The only employee of the barbecue place owned by my wife, Buffy, who holds a degree […]
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Summer sides
Shartel Cafe5116 N. Shartel 843-0900 It’s hard to imagine anything better than the house-made cookies. The best-seller is its white chocolate cranberry walnut. But the cinnamon rolls are heavy hitters, too. Hey, people will eat those things any time of the day or night. The soul-warming mac and cheese or the pasta salad — made […]
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Getting Sauced
What works: The large, fun patio is perfect for summer dining. What needs work: There are still a few kinks to work out in its service. The tip: It’s time to give this spot another try. Let’s just get the obvious out of the way: The old Sauced was inconsistent at best, with the quality […]
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Okie evangelist
Andrew Snyder is an educator, winemaker, winery owner, lobbyist, evangelist and marketer. He spends a good deal of his time at the Darlington campus of Redlands Community College, where he oversees the school’s associate degree program in viticulture and enology. His office looks like ground zero of a wine paraphernalia bomb. Magazines, books, wine bottles, […]
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Taking it to the streets
Warm weather makes grabbing a taco or hot dog and dining at an outdoor picnic table (or even standing up) a pleasant alternative to a crowded restaurant. Street food is affordable and sometimes even ethnically authentic. Quirky locations and irregular hours of operation can be part of the appeal, along with having that clued-in foodie […]
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Bringing hop to the people
Christie Carr, who suffers from depression, initially volunteered to take in an injured kangaroo and help nurse him back to health. Assessing her platonic marsupial relationship, she soon realized Irwin the kangaroo was doing just as much for her and she was for him. But according to MSNBC, some meanies on the Broken Arrow City […]
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CFN Mailbag
Let’s face facts: Had the woman who allegedly killed and mutilated a relative’s cat intended on wearing the cat blood to a Toby Keith concert, no one would have mentioned what performer she was going to see. But because Lady Gaga is a nontraditional performer who pushes a lot of boundaries, her name was associated […]
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Inspector Inhofe
Now, some of the Lincoln-shot- Kennedy-from-the-grassy-knoll-in-Area 51 types out there may still have a few doubts. Luckily, Inspector Jim Inhofe is on the case. Sen. Inhofe, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was the first member of Congress to view photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse recently made available by the CIA. […]
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Front-row rejection
Case in point: Former Seattle SuperSonics power forward Shawn Kemp said the Oklahoma City Thunder called and invited him to watch the team host Denver courtside during the firstround playoff series at the Oklahoma City Arena, according to a May 10 interview on KJR-AM radio. Kemp said he declined, and he won’t be sitting on […]