Camaraderie. Charity. Creativity.
All are themes that come up when Oklahomans talk about how they can get attached to balls of yarn and shiny sets of needles.
And there’s another common denominator.
“I started knitting because I have some anxiety, and that repetition helps calm me down,” says Katy Blair, 30, who lives in Tulsa and is the librarian at Bixby Middle...
Hedda Gioia Dowd was born in Texas, born a dreamer, and born with a love of France. Her grandmother lived in the sun-kissed south of that country; Dowd spent her childhood summers there. Her grandmother was a fine cook, and Dowd's favorite dish was what some consider the apex of French cuisine, the soufflé.
Like Proust, Dowd has made a...
With dim lights, pastel paneling and a gleaming bartop, Foolish Things High Dive looks like many other neighborhood joints anywhere from the South Bronx to south Tulsa. However, few are the places where you can find New Orleans cocktails and Korean street food.
The delicious food is made by Nicholas Corcoran, former pitmaster at Tulsa’s wildly popular BurnCo. Flavorful bibimbap,...
In 1924, with fewer than one hundred words, the U.S. Congress granted citizenship to all “non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States” through passage of the Indian Citizenship Act. During the next 100 years, Indigenous peoples and the federal government of the United States have sought to determine exactly what this citizenship means.
The 14th Amendment...
Sintra, Portugal is a haven of both palatial and provincial charm. Mornings are for touring any of the five palaces, and afternoons for strolling through the town square. Evenings are for sumptuous dinners and clean wines.
There’s not an adjective available to describe the impressiveness of these palaces. The exterior details are equaled in splendor by the interior details, furniture...
Groups that Inspire
Certain inequities are glaring for Oklahoma women, and nonprofits across the state are tackling the problems by providing direct services and fighting for better policies.
“Criminal justice reform is one of our big ones,” says Chelsey Branham, interim executive director of the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition. “Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate for women in the world. Nearly 80%...
If the summer weather is a little too sweltering for you, cool off in one of Oklahoma’s many world-class museums.
In Tulsa, Philbrook is debuting a new exhibition this month: Celia Álvarez Muñoz: Breaking the Binding. Running June 5-Aug. 25, this show is the first career retrospective of the titular conceptual artist, featuring over thirty-five artworks spanning forty years. Another...
Created as a state commission in 1994, the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women (OCSW) is committed to improving the lives of Oklahoma women and girls.
“The Commission is the official voice for women at the state capitol, serving in an advisory capacity to the governor, legislature and state agencies on quality of life and economic opportunity issues,” says...
It’s 5 a.m. and Tulsa’s downtown lies deserted. On most days, however, if you walk past the Tulsa Club – an Art Deco landmark that Architectural Digest recently called lavish, swanky and dazzling – you see a light on. Jacque Siegfried, executive chef of the Chamber restaurant, is preparing for the daily brunch.
“Cleaning a salmon, cutting onions for 45...
Send the Tulsa FC off in style during their last soccer matches of the season, Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at ONEOK Field. Then, venture to H.A. Chapman Stadium to cheer on the University of Tulsa’s Golden Hurricane as they take on regular season football foes Oct. 5 and 26. At the BOK Center, the Tulsa Oilers take...
