Best of OKC 2020: Life & Wellness
By Gazette staff
Tags: Best of Life & Wellness, COVID, Covid 19, pandemic, park, COOP Ale Works, Angry Scotsman Brewing, Bricktown Brewery, Stonecloud Brewing Company, Vanessa House Beer Company, Prairie Artisan Ales, Angry Scotsman Brewing, Elk Valley Brewing Co., Stonecloud Brewing Company, Vanessa House Beer Company, Cafe Kacao, Hatch Early Mood Food, Jimmy's Egg, Neighborhood JAM, Sunnyside Diner, Cheever's Cafe, Hatch Early Mood Food, Hefner Grill, Neighborhood JAM, The Jones Assembly, Empire Slice House, Beverly's Pancake House, Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria, Guyutes, The Jones Assembly, The Garage Burgers & Beer, Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler Express, Patty Wagon Burgers, S&B's Burger Joint, Tucker's Onion Burgers, Big Truck Tacos, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Hacienda Tacos, Mexican Radio, OSO Paseo, The Mule, City Bites, Lee's Sandwiches, N D Foods, Someplace Else A Deli & Bakery, Swadley's Bar-B-Q, Clark Crew BBQ, Cornish Smokehouse, Earl's Rib Palace, Iron Star Urban Barbeque, Hideaway Pizza, Empire Slice House, Pizzeria Gusto, Sauced on Paseo, The Hall's Pizza Kitchen, Cattlemen's Steakhouse, Boulevard Steakhouse, Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, Ranch Steakhouse, Red PrimeSteak, Sushi Neko, GoGo Sushi Express and Grill, The Sushi Bar, Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Tsubaki Sushi & Hibachi, Picasso Cafe, Coolgreens, Plant, The Loaded Bowl, The Red Cup, Off the Hook Seafood and More, FRIDA southwest, Hefner Grill, Pearl's Restaurant Group, The Drake, Pie Junkie, Ingrid's Kitchen, La Baguette Bakery, OKC Sweets, Raspberries n' Creme, Ted's Cafe Escondido, Chelino's Mexican Restaurant, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Poblano Grill, San Marcos Mexican Restaurants, Cafe DO Brasil, 1492 New World Latin Cuisine, Cafe Antigua, Cafe Kacao Latin Cuisine, La Brasa, Gabriella's Italian Grill & Pizzeria, Bellini's Ristorante & Grill, Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria, Stella Modern Italian Cuisine, Vito's Ristorante, La Baguette Bistro, Fassler Hall, Ingrid's Kitchen, Royal Bavaria, Sean Cummings' Irish Pub, Zorbas 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Big picture
Denise Duong’s “Life in the Light” mural adorns a new high-rise parking garage in West Village.
By Jeremy Martin
Tags: Arts, Denise Duong, art, visual art, West Village Parking Garage, Life in the Light, mural, Film Row, deadCenter Film Festival, Little D Gallery
ALCOHOLMANAC Lyrical libations
Both old and new music venues in Oklahoma City offer a range of drinks to concertgoers.
Tags: Music Features, 51st Street Speakeasy, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Film Row, Alcoholmanac, HiLo Club, Houston Mandy, HiLo Happy Meal, Holy Diver, Ronnie James Dio, The Jones Assembly, Frose, El Jimador, The Disco Nap, Jenny Lewis, Jones Squeeze, Opolis, Marian Nunez, Pineapple Dream, Greyhound, X-Hound, Alcoholmanac
Brewing district
With three new breweries opening soon and three already established, Film Row District is quickly becoming a craft beer destination.
By Miguel Rios
Tags: Metro, Film Row, Film Row District, 21c Museum Hotel, The Jones Assembly, Core4 Brewing, OK Cider Co., Lively Beerworks, Buck Buchanan, Marty Simon, Tim King, Luke Hadsall, Anthem Brewing Company, Patrick Lively, Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma, COOP Ale Works, Stonecloud Brewing Co., Angry Scotsman Brewing, Anthem Brewing Company, Ross Harper, Joel Irby, Derek Duty, FlashBack RetroPub, The Sanctuary Barsilica, Jose Rodriguez
OKG Shop: Fresh face
Salt & Water Co. provides clean beauty and healthy self-care products to the Oklahoma City metro.
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Chelsey Cobbs, Salt & Water Co., clean beauty, beauty, Chelsey Ann Artistry, Ali Earnheart, Laura Linsenmayer, hair salon, salon, Film Row
OKG Shop: Unique jewel
From The Girlie Show organizer to demi-fine jewelry trendsetter, Erin Merryweather continues to advocate for Oklahoma’s handcrafted vanguard.
By Charles Martin
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Erin Merryweather, BC Clark Jewelers, The Girlie Show, demi-fine jewelry, handmade, Dawn Tyler Harth, Marilyn Artus, The Paseo Arts District, 16th Street Plaza District, Film Row, DNA Galleries, Live! on the Plaza, Annabel Davidson, Jennifer Woods, Betsy King Shoes, Marla Cook
Loose in OKC
Comedian and voice of Comedy Central Kyle Kinane returns to one of his favorite tour stops.
By Joshua Blanco
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Kyle Kinane, The Paramount OKC, OKC Comedy, comedy, Loose in Chicago, Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs, BradChad Porter, Cameron Buchholtz, Film Row
Setting pace
Dunlap Codding’s Douglas Sorocco, a Film Row visionary, wins the 14th annual Urban Pioneer Award.
By Ben Luschen
Tags: Metro, Dunlap Codding, Film Row, Urban Pioneer Awards, Urban Pioneer Award, Douglas Sorocco, Doug Sorocco, Plaza District Association, 16th Street Plaza District, Plaza District, Oklahoma City University, The Paramount, Joey's Pizzeria, Candor, Valliance Bank Tower, Glitter Ball, The Jones Assembly, 21c Museum Hotel, West Village, homeless, homelessness
Summer Guide: Party mindset
Andrew W.K. brings the motivational presence of You’re Not Alone to Rocklahoma
By Ben Luschen
Tags: Summer Guide, Andrew W.K., Rocklahoma, Pryor, live music, music festivals, music festival, motivation, party, Winston Churchill, Tallgrass Music Festival, Skiatook, Jazz in June, Norman, OMHOF Soul Fest, Muskogee, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, Okemah, AMP Fest, Film Row