After former President Donald Trump announced he would hold a campaign rally in Oklahoma on Juneteeth, “everybody’s eyes were on Tulsa,” says Sherry Gamble-Smith, president and CEO of the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce and chairman of Tulsa’s Juneteenth celebration.
Bowing to criticism, Trump changed the date to June 20, and a groundswell of support for the African-American community...
Take yourself back to the last decade of the 19th century, in what would become the state of Oklahoma – which was then divided roughly in half into Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory. The area was still reeling from the consequences of the Civil War and the forced placement of Native tribes.
Outlaws and desperados took advantage of this reality...
Staying Home,Staying Fit
Many of us are spending more time at home – which probably means less time at the gym. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get in a great workout, says Holly Andersen, a personal trainer and group exercise instructor with the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City.
“There are many effective workouts like tabata and HIIT (high intensity interval...
Happy New Year! Unfortunately, January is the month where movies go to die. It’s cold, everyone is depressed because they’ve already failed their New Year’s resolutions, and the most creatively bankrupt films are dumped into a month where many won’t be going out. I’d say the pandemic would make this worse, but people might be so desperate to see...
Hailing from Houston, Kenny Alexopoulos graduated from Texas A&M University in 1996 with a dual degree in marine biology and marine fisheries. Before finding his calling in aquarium science, he worked various jobs – on fishing boats in Alaska; collecting data for National Marine Fisheries; hatching king penguin eggs for the Moody Gardens Aquarium on Galveston Island, among others....
In August, I made my usual drive through the Asian District to pick up groceries at Super Cao Nguyen when I spotted a storefront I hadn’t seen before: Ling’s Cakery. I wondered how many times I had passed by and hadn’t noticed, and more importantly, if they had durian cake, a favorite of mine that isn’t all that easy...
Buenos Aires
If the natural beauty of this seaside splash of Argentina doesn’t wow you, the culture will. Where else can you dance the tango while having a fernet with Coke? Mendoza has the fine wines, Cordoba has awesome 17th-century architecture, but for a sense of sheer energy with a cosmopolitan flair, Buenos Aires has what you’re looking for: big,...
Doris Matthews, owner of the beloved Tucci’s for 25 years, is a bit like the Mona Lisa. Gregarious, a fixture, seemingly there forever ... yet enigmatic, shrouded in mystery, with more than a hint of glamour. Some of Tulsa’s older denizens know her as the wife of the manager of Southern Hills Country Club. But where was she before...
