Anytime Edmond native Josh Richardson returns to this part of the country during the NBA season, the fourth-year Miami Heat player always stops at a specific Oklahoma City-based chain.
“I love Braum’s,” he says after a morning shoot-around before a game in Dallas. “Anytime Oklahoma or Texas, I try to go to Braum’s.”
Richardson, Miami’s second-round pick in the 2015...
A trip built around this month’s Tour de France is a cultural way to combine a love of off-the-beaten-path experiences with an international bicycling event. You can enjoy crepes, Edith Piaf music, sunflowers and some of the world’s best athletes – all authentically intertwined with the French spirit.
The trophy of such a trip is time spent driving in the...
Smoke Woodfire Grill continues to draw those who want to linger over locally sourced, American cuisine on Tulsa’s Cherry Street and Owasso’s Main Street. Every serving of beef, pork, lamb, fish and poultry is prepared over an open flame or slow smoked, such as the scallops served with grilled corn, summer squash succotash, corn broth and green tomato jam....
Air perfumed with pine, eucalyptus, lavender, jasmine and orange blossoms wafts in on ocean breezes. Red tile roofs, white-washed architecture, bougainvilleas and towering trees stand along ridges and terraces overlooking the Pacific.
This is Santa Barbara, California, the most Mediterranean city in the United States.
The city’s signature look did not come until the 20th century. Chumash natives inhabited the region...
Billed as a “powerhouse duo for the ages,” Oklahoma natives Sandi Patty and Kristin Chenoweth take the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 in a presentation of yuletide carols and classics.
“It is astounding that these two have never been in concert together, and that these two Oklahoma natives and award-winning artists will be side...
This sprawling Nichols Hills home was designed specifically to suit the needs of a growing family. With two kids, the homeowners wanted a space that would accommodate an ever-changing lifestyle in a pleasant, nurturing environment.
When designing the space with the OKC office of the London architecture firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, the homeowners wanted (and got) a sophisticated blend...
A voidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a relatively new diagnosis of disordered eating, says physician Amy Middleman, chief of adolescent medicine at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health in OKC.
“It was first included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in 2013,” she says. “While commonly reported among children and adolescents, adults can present with...
The oppressive heat is waning, so outdoor community celebrations are an ideal pick for this month.
In Pryor, Rocklahoma comes to town Sept. 3-5. This epic, three-day rock extravaganza welcomes more than 70 acts from around the country.
In Tulsa, the Oklahoma Tribal Celebration runs Sept. 25 at Gathering Place. A gathering of Oklahoma’s 39 tribes, culture and entertainment mix for...
Around Town
My credo now approves of any film festival with the category “The Strange Batch” to cover what it describes as “wonderfully weird shorts.” This decision came after looking at the lineup of the Twister Alley Film Festival, happening May 2-4 at the Woodward Arts Theater. That listing is just one indication of the festival’s offbeat sensibilities. With other...
As the temperature rises this month and Oklahoma becomes its usual sticky mess, getting outside to relax or go on vacation may not seem like an optimal choice.
But an effective one-two combination – shade and water – provide the perfect counterpunch to the Sooner State’s hot summers.
The following areas – most well known; some not so obvious – give...
