Spring survival
As your nose and eyes have already told you, spring is now in full-throttle. Its time for you to throw open your windows, wipe away the dust and pollen and invite yourself to enjoy this season.
By Gazette staff
Schlegel Bicycles
900 and 905 N. Broadway Ave.
schlegelbicycles.com
232-4040
Hey, its gorgeous outside. Go for a bike ride. Dont have a bike? No worries. Schlegel Bicycles is conveniently located in a bike-friendly area within minutes of trails and paths. Get your gear and accessories (helmet, water bottle and bicycle), learn how to fix your bicycle, go for a ride and get fit with the help of Schlegels employees.
Tony Foss Flowers
7610 N. May Ave.
tonyfossflowers.com
843-4119
Tony Foss Flowers has everything you need to brighten up your home so it can properly reflect the seasons new bounty. As one of the citys premier flower shops, Tony Foss offers exotic, out-of-the ordinary arrangements for everyday purposes as well as sophisticated wedding and special occasion arrangements.
Wheeler Meat Market
1524 SE 44th St.
wheelersmeatmarket.com
677-6281
If youre going to grill, you dont want to toss just any bloody carcass over that heat. You want the best bloody carcass. Wheelers Meat Market has been serving the right kind of meats for your grill since 1988, but its a family tradition that goes back even further to 1907.
Lassiter Drugs
3252 SE 29th St.
lassiterdrug.com
677-0549
If youre like most Oklahoma residents, allergy season hit you like a sucker punch to the sinuses. Luckily, Lassiter Drugs carries a non-drug, non-drowsy remedy: Neti pots. If youre undaunted by the thought of salinized distilled water traveling into one nostril, grabbing up all that trapped sinus mucus and coming out the other nostril, then this is for you. Even if youre not OK with it, perhaps you should be.
Forest Building Materials
300 N. May Ave.
forestok.com
232-6141
The grilling world is now yours to dominate, especially with a little help from the American-designed Big Green Egg ceramic cooker. It is a grill, an oven and a smoker all in one. You can bake bread, slow-cook those short ribs or grill a steak at 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
Turfguard
831-3079
Stop ignoring the overgrown grass and weeds in your yard. Since 1986, Mike Harris has provided the metro area with expert turf management, annual weed control programs and lawn aerating services and tree trimming and feeding. Harris does the dirty work so you can spend the spring outside without worrying about your yard.
JD Star Ltd. Co.
1147 NW 38th St.
jdstar.net
816-2476
If you havent yet done it this season, you need to have a picnic. And because you are having a picnic, youre going to need a blanket. Partake in some spring cleaning and get a blanket with one phone call. JD Star Ltd. will take your old t-shirts and magically turn them into a quilt.