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Protect and Serve

Protecting Oklahoma one partnership at a time, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is the state’s premier law enforcement agency. The agency strives to set a new standard of excellence by providing unmatched investigative, intelligence, information and forensic services through core values of trust, integrity and respect. Although the public often equates the OSBI only with special agents who...

A Lot of Buzz

European honey bees are the most commonly used species as a U.S. pollinator. In fact, bees are used to pollinate over 100 commercially grown crops in North America, making beekeeping one of Oklahoma’s activities with the most buzz – whether as a hobby or a business.  “The Oklahoma Apiary Act allows any Oklahoman to have bees,” says Steve Easom, owner...
Tapped as Gilcrease Museum’s newest executive director, Brian Lee Whisenhunt began his tenure on April 15. Most previously, Whisenhunt was the executive director at New York’s Rockwell Museum, serving on the board of directors of the Museum Association of New York and as a peer reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums Accreditation Commission. A Tulsa native, Whisenhunt received both...

Inspiration Overload

All photos courtesy the designer unless otherwise marked
Cool off in the great indoors with a variety of art exhibitions and performances this month. Living Arts presents the Oh, Tulsa! Biennial from Aug. 4-18. The exhibition spotlights the unique talents of the Tulsa creative community in a celebration of art and culture. You can also head to 108 Contemporary for Linda Lopez & Mathew McConnell: Live from the...

Lake Living

Lake Eufaula is a hotspot for kayaking, canoeing and rafting. Photo courtesy the Lake Eufaula Association
Oklahoma Lake Guide Included below are just some of the 200+ lakes Oklahoma harbors within its borders.  Broken Bow Lake– About 14,000 surface acres and 180 miles of shoreline, located in southeast Oklahoma near Broken Bow. Mountain water feeds the lake, making it a scuba diver’s ideal location for spotting aquatic wildlife. Described as one of the most beautiful bodies of...

Gambill’s Jewish Deli

Located off Route 66 and Lewis Ave. sits your new favorite sandwich shop, Gambill’s Jewish Deli and Wine Bar. With an emphasis on dry-cured pastrami and oven-baked brisket, Gambill’s sandwiches are heftily stacked with meats and toppings on either seedless Jewish rye or club bread. Along with your larger-than-life sandwich comes house-made half sour pickles and kettle chips.  There are...
Twenty-five years ago, at pretty much exactly this time of the year, Davit Souders got an idea. A Tulsa-based vocalist and bandleader as well as a concert promoter and producer, Souders had grown up loving not only rock ‘n’ roll, but the rockin’ holiday music recorded by those acts. And because of that abiding love, as well as his own...

Closers and Openers

While the weather is slowly starting to cool off, spend the last days of summer watching a plethora of sporting events.  With baseball season coming to a close this month, join the Tulsa Drillers for their final games from Sept. 1-3 and 12-17 at ONEOK Field. Tulsa FC Soccer is taking over the venue on Sept. 3 and 9. Expo...

A Ghostly Site

What is it that is so compelling about the idea of a ghost town? Wind blowing through tall, unkempt grasses around the crumbling remains of buildings. Ancient town signs decaying and hanging haphazardly from old posts. Buildings standing creepily derelict is enough to pique the interest of even the most casual observer. These sorts of scenes fill the imagination...