Oklahoma is experiencing the rise of technology and software development companies, making the future bright ... and easier to navigate than in decades past.
Developer Kris Dillon founded StartupOKC – a community of passionate entrepreneurs who can help aspiring business owners – and Deep Fork Technology – a software company in OKC. He says that in the next 10 to...
Photos by Nathan Harmon
Downtown Tulsa’s Summit Club – perched on the top three floors of the Bank of America Center – is in the midst of a transformation so dazzling you’ll need to see it to believe. Over the last several months, the team has been hard at work renovating the space to draw more members and stay competitive...
Sam Harris may be the ultimate show-biz hyphenate.
It’s hard to believe that some 37 years have passed since the Sand Springs native brought down the house, and the whole country, on the TV talent show Star Search, leading to a recording contract, hit songs and a string of full-length albums. That’s when the hyphens began for him: singer-television performer-major-label...
After nearly two decades in Hollywood as an actor and producer, Oklahoman Randy Wayne felt not only the tug of his state’s roots, but the frustrations that come with living in fast-paced Los Angeles. So, in 2019, Wayne and his partner, Talia Bella, brought their skills to Oklahoma to launch a new production venture: Thunderbird Films.
The production company was...
A fascination with storms and a love of football led Kelvin Droegemeier to a 35-year career at the University of Oklahoma ... and later to one of the most prominent jobs a scientist can hold in the U.S.
Droegemeier took the position of the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in April 2020 after an...
Arising star in modern art, Catherine Freshley has painted hundreds of Oklahoma landscapes, and even after moving, continues to create from her reference photos of the state. In doing so, Freshley tells rich, visual stories of Oklahoma’s terra firma, and gives a voice to the state’s wide-open prairie skies. It’s no surprise that her work hangs in homes all...
Inspired by his grandmother, chef Marc Dunham loves making people happy through food. Fortunately, his current culinary journey has him doing just that.
At an early age, the Texas native began cooking out of necessity, but after watching his grandmother’s zeal for the activity, he quickly grew to love it. However, it was a job in his pre-teen years that...
By Stephen Hunt and Mary Willa Allen
The Life of a Student Athlete
Collegiate student athletes are creatures of habit, with lives featuring rigid in-season schedules on top of classes, meetings, study halls, practices and games.
However, when COVID-19 struck in mid-March, seasons were canceled, immediately sending collegiate athletes into a state of flux.
“That’s been weird for sure,” says Dylan Gardner, a...
Pauls Valley is a familiar rest stop on the bustling Interstate 35 between Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth. But those who venture into the city will find a community rich in history and culture, a fascinating museum, and, once a year, one of the most unique fishing tournaments anywhere.
The annual Okie Noodling Tournament – where competitors scavenge for catfish...
An amalgam of events aligned to create the bustling Vintage Wine Bar in downtown Tulsa.
A brilliant high school physics teacher, Colin Sato, put his career on hold to become a chef. He walked into one of the city’s top restaurants unannounced and started work as a line cook the next morning.
A young bartender, Matt Sanders, decided to stock a...
