Can’t find hand sanitizer?
The novel coronavirus can live on some surfaces for two or three days and in the air for an hour, according to tests from the U.S. government and other scientists released last week. That said, there is no evidence…
405 Magazine - March 2020
Head ’Em Up …
In the 1860s, trader Jesse Chisholm forged his way north from the Red River into Kansas to establish the famed Chisholm Trail. At the confluence of the Arkansas and the Little Arkansas Rivers, he founded a trading post that…
Entertaining 101: Flower Fetes
With the thaw of wintry weather coming on and the promise of spring in our future, there’s no better time than the present to think about entertaining in the warmer months. Even if the flowers aren’t in full bloom…
Keeping Our Hospitality Community Strong
Over the past several days, the word “unprecedented” keeps popping up in conversations and press releases about COVID-19. While the new strain of the coronavirus is affecting all of us in different direct and indirect ways, the impact on…
A Remodel of Perfection
Jimmikā Wolf likes to joke that two small, octagon-shaped windows – one in a closet upstairs and one in a bathroom – are the most expensive items in her Nichols Hills home. But the joke isn’t because the…
Creative Expertise
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Dustin and Sarah Dorr returned from California in 2014 with their young son and daughter in tow. Living well is at the heart of what both do professionally, albeit in different mediums. Dustin is a…
The Home of Compassion
Stephen’s body and soul were worn out from years of drug abuse and life on the streets. His family relationships were fractured. He was 42, and death was imminent. But on what was surely one of the luckiest days…
No Tie, No Problem
For the first time in 28 years, Oklahoma City will not have a Red Tie Night in 2020. The annual fundraiser by the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund will instead be No Tie Night, held March 5 at the Park House…
An All-Time Classic
The Old Fashioned has returned to prominence in bars all over the country – and around the metro – because it represents a return to normalcy. According to Alex Larrea, beverage director for the Tower Theatre group, which includes Ponyboy,…
The Way of Gun
Translating food is not an easy thing, both in terms of language and approachability. Asian restaurants have dealt with it for decades by including English and the original language – Chinese, Korean, Thai, etc. – side by side on the…
Savoring an Unlikely Marriage
Chicken and waffles really don’t make sense; not in the way that other foods are natural pairings and lie beautifully on a plate together. With chicken and waffles, it’s stack or sprawl, because how else do you plate things that…
Living Conditions
Nearly 500 neighborhoods comprise the Oklahoma City metro area, a geographic space that extends from Choctaw to Yukon-Mustang, and from Edmond to Norman. If large apartment complexes are included, the number goes even higher, much like the numerous reasons people…
Creative Expertise
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Dustin and Sarah Dorr returned from California in 2014 with their young son and daughter in tow. Living well is at the heart of what both do professionally, albeit in different mediums. Dustin is a…
The Reformer
When Oklahoma conducted the largest commutation of nonviolent offenders in U.S. history, releasing over 500 individuals on Nov. 4, 2019, the former inmates were not just taken to the gate and told they were free to go. Because of efforts…
Denim in Demand
L’Agence frayed denim jacket and Gilli top from CK & Co.; Sanctuary high-neck blouse from rosegold; Rock & Roll Denim flares and Dingo booties from Tener’s; bolo and rings by Moth Wing Metal Works by Brittany Jacobs. Let’s hear…
