BEST OF OKC Best museum
Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place 2. Oklahoma City Museum of Art 3. Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum 4. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 5. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Best fine jewelry
BC Clark Jewelers several metro locations 2. Naifeh Fine Jewelry 3. Mitchener Farrand 4. Scott Gordon Jeweler/Gemologist 5. C.J.’s Jewelers
Best thrift store
Bad Granny’s Bazaar 1759 NW 16th St.
2. Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma 3. Uptown Thrift 4. Nearly New 5. The Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Area Command
Best clothing consignment
Daisy Exchange several metro locations 2. Bad Granny’s Bazaar 3. Nearly New 4. Clothes Mentor 5. The Bottom Drawer
Best furniture
Urban Farmhouse Designs 400 S. Western Ave.
2. Mathis Brothers Furniture
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3. Bob Mills Furniture & Mattress Store 4. K&N Interior Consignment 5. Ashley Furniture HomeStore
Best women’s clothing boutique
Blue Seven
7518 N. May Ave., Suite A 2. Lush Fashion Lounge 3. Balliets 4. Bow & Arrow Boutique 5. The Black Scintilla
Best place to dine before a show
Cheever’s Cafe 2409 N. Hudson Ave.
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2. Mahogany Prime Steakhouse 3. Republic Gastropub 4. The Pump Bar 5. Museum Cafe
Best place for continuing education
University of Oklahoma (OU) 660 Parrington Oval, Norman 2. University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) 3. Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC) 4. Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) 5. Francis Tuttle Technology Center
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Common Books Q Oklahoma Gazette: I’ve noticed your sign that says “Books and People” [located in the front window facing Walker Avenue.] What is behind that sign, and how is it behind the philosophy at Commonplace Books? Ben Nockles: We are a values- and visions-based business. We have really strong ideals and philosophies for why we do what we do. The why is essential for any enterprise. If you can’t answer the why, the what, how and where is irrelevant. If we distill down the essence of who we are, it is books and people. What are we about? Books and people. I oftentimes joke when we say, “Books and people,” what we really mean is people. I mean that wholeheartedly.
OKG: In 2016, The New York Times reported that independent booksellers are making a comeback in New York City and other cities. What was behind the decision to open Commonplace Books in Midtown and in Oklahoma City’s urban core? Nockles: It’s my neighborhood. It’s what I know. It’s the place I chose to live. It’s the people I chose to live among. … There is that personal point about why the core and why Midtown; then there is the strategic element. Midtown is the most, in my mind, most mature of the districts in what the district represents