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%...
The Pandemic’s Effect on Small Theaters
COVID-19 has been raging since March of 2020, and the entertainment business as a whole took a large hit. Big chain movie theaters like AMC and Cinemark closed their doors temporarily, but it was the smaller venues that perhaps struggled the hardest.
Circle Cinema and Rodeo Cinema, two independent theaters out of Tulsa and OKC...
Experienced bushcrafters know that a sharp knife and a good hatchet are the tools of the trade ... especially the knife. Fire-building is the skill one can’t do without, followed closely by knot-tying and the ability to create shelter.
“Even with a tarp, you still have to know how to pitch it in such a way as to keep the...
A Wetumka native, John B. Herrington is the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. Before his career with NASA, Herrington received his commission in the U.S. Navy and has logged over 4,600 flight hours in over 30 different types of aircraft. After two years of training, Herrington was selected as a Mission Specialist...
The flat landscapes of Clinton mean lingering sunsets and a feeling of freedom. Long considered “the hub” of local communities before getting to the suburbs of Oklahoma City or Yukon, Clinton sits on Route 66 and is a tourist spot as well as a friendly community.
Wandering the Mother Road brings you straight to the city, nestled in a large...
This year, the American Cancer Society estimates that more than 14,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, and more than 4,000 women will die from cervical cancer. However, the Papanicolaou test – more commonly referred to as a Pap test – has helped to significantly lower the cervical cancer death rate. In addition, the HPV (human papillomavirus)...
Zurich swings to a different rhythm than most big European cities. It’s a more sophisticated beat, reflecting the city’s role as not only Switzerland’s largest city (population of 1.4 mil) but also the hub of the nation’s staid financial and unexpectedly robust artistic lives. The city of gnomes (as Brits used to call Swiss bankers) is a clean, glittering,...
In May of 2020, a talented design team embarked on a journey to transform a Utica Square home into a vacation haven.
Mom and daughter design team Marcia and Mariah Richards of Upside Interiors, along with Sean Cooper, owner of Sean Cooper Construction, collaborated with longtime clients Matt and Brittanie McCoy. This is the sixth project Richards has completed for...
E sports have booted up in a big way in Oklahoma.
As pandemic-related restrictions limited the state’s traditional high school and college sports outlets, esports — already an activity played remotely — used the opportunity to gain further traction around the state.
Last fall, Oklahoma City University unveiled its new Esports Management degree program, the first in the state. Elsewhere, the...
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Marnie Taylor, chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, has always been a “roll-up your sleeves and get to work” type of person, she says.
Taylor earned a degree in advertising from the University of Notre Dame ... only five years after women became able to attend the university. There,...
