The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions, and the city is celebrating their victory with a championship parade. The 2025 Champions Parade will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24. “The day of the parade will forever live in the annals of our city’s history,” Mayor David Holt said. “It is a celebration of our team’s […]
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Capsized: Oklahoma Taxpayers Left Holding Canoo’s Dead Battery
Out of all the unusual, unbelievable, and ultimately unattainable ambitious Oklahoma business projects that have been announced over the past couple of years – from amusement parks to large giant skyscrapers to even larger giant skyscrapers – I think my favorite one was the effort by Stitt to lure the electric vehicle scheme Canoo to Oklahoma. Granted, […]
Posted inMusic, Music Features
Wave hello
By modeling for Gucci and running for city council in Amarillo, guitarist and recent Oklahoma City transplant Hayden Pedigo did music writers who don’t know enough music theory to intelligently write about his music the tremendous favor of giving us something else to talk about. Fortunately, Pedigo’s new album, I’ll Be Waving As You Drive […]
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Run, Ryan, Run
Oh, Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s fearless Superintendent of Public Instruction, you absolutely mustrun for governor in 2026! Your dazzling track record as the state’s top education official is a masterclass in leadership — or at least in how to keep headlines churning with chaos, controversy and a touch of Christian Nationalist flair. Why confine your talents […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Celebrating cinema
A lot can change in 25 years. But deadCenter Film Festival’s commitment to bringing incredible films andthe people who make them to Oklahoma City won’t. Since 2000, deadCenter has grown from a single-venue event to an ever-growing weekend packed full of cinematic experiences. This year’s fest is literally bigger than ever, as it showcases over […]
Posted inNews, Oklahoma Impact
Significant diversion
You hear this phrase a lot: break the cycle. It has become part of the lexicon, a phrase we toss around loosely in relation to a great many things. In doing so, we’ve made it commonplace, and its meaning has become muddled. What does it really mean to break the cycle? How does that work, […]
Posted inMetro, News
Inevitable change
In Sam Anderson’s brilliant 2018 history of Oklahoma City, Boom Town, the New York-based writer offered some observations of OKC that at the time were very true, but 2012 — the year his assignment began — was the last year those things were true. “In the larger economy of American attention, Oklahoma City’s main job […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
deadCENTER picks
As always, deadCenter Film Festival offers an embarrassment of cinematic riches. These are a few notables that look particularly interesting: Free Leonard Peltier8 p.m. Friday, June 13Oklahoma City Museum of Art – Noble Theater415 Couch Drive 7 p.m. Sunday, June 15Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16 – Auditorium 15150 E. Reno Ave. In the waning hours of […]
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Oklahoma Trailblazer: Shannon Rich
Shannon Rich is the CEO and president of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame at Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City. After working in the hospitality sector, Rich joined the state’s Hall of Fame in 2004, which for nearly 100 years has honored exceptional Oklahomans and hosted various educational events and scholarship programs. Oklahoma Gazette: You were […]
Posted inFood & Drink, Food Features
Oddly good
Jimmy B’s Culinary + Krafted 1225 N. Broadway Ave. jimmybsculinarykrafted.com 405-676-8250 What works: The hospitality, happy hour and patio are top-tier. What needs work: If you don’t order wisely, you can end up with a big bill, though not necessarily a full tummy. Tip: Make a reservation. The restaurant and patio can fill up quickly. […]