Authentic Italian and generational family recipes grace the menu of Shawnee’s Frateli’s. Pasta dishes, along with seafood and pizza, abound, along with appetizers like sautéed mussels with garlic, crushed red pepper and white wine sauce. Or, perhaps try mushroom caps stuffed with crab in a brandy cream sauce. House specialties include Seafood Siciliana, a mélange of hard shell clams,...
Known for authentic Mexican recipes, Los Hermanos Tacos features Mexican plates like the Thursday only special: albondigas, and the daily option of hot and spicy Camarones a la Diabla – shrimp and diced ham sautéed in a la diabla sauce and served with rice, beans, a side salad and handmade corn tortillas. For a fresh, tangy taste of the...
The Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award is an honor given by the Tulsa Library Trust and Tulsa City-County Library to one author each year. The purpose of said award is to reward and recognize talented, renowned authors who have ”written a distinguished body of work and made a major contribution to the field of literature and letters,” according...
David Lee Gordon, MD – OU Health Chair of Neurology in Oklahoma City – says the most important feature in diagnosing a headache as a migraine headache is the previous occurrence of similar, intermittent headaches, since migraine is a genetic condition that causes recurrent, transient symptoms throughout one’s life.
“Migraine is also the likely diagnosis if the headache is associated...
Whether you’re toiling away at a formal place of employment or turning a quiet corner of a room at home into office space, most people spend at least part of their time sitting down at a desk. Lest we forget how traumatic it can be on our bodies to sit in one spot for eight or more hours per...
Before you dive into Jenks resident Joe Glyda’s new oversized hardcover publication, WWII Aviation Artwork and the Stories Behind These Beautiful Birds, take a look at the lime green bands that mark both ends of the place where spine and pages meet. As is the case with each of the vintage aircraft covered inside, there’s a story there.
“When I...
Thomas Jefferson once said: “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” Oklahoma’s participation rate in recent elections is the lowest in the nation. That’s right - 50th out of 50.
Our legislature is not accepting defeat on this issue. In 2021, Oklahoma was one of a handful of states to...
Pecans have been part of the fabric of Oklahoma since the state’s beginning ... and even before. The official Oklahoma state meal includes pecan pie as dessert, after all. But well before anyone was making pecans into pie, this species of hickory was nourishing the Indigenous people of the area and growing wild in this – their native habitat.
“Pecans...
Not your average historic building, an 1876 commanding officer’s domicile is now home to BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center. Enhancing STEM curriculum, the center reimagines and tailors education for its students, partnering with schools and teachers alike.
The nonprofit’s director, Ann Marshall, says pupils from Yukon, El Reno and Calumet currently take classes at BlueSTEM, but she hopes to expand into other...
