From earliest childhood, Tim Swepston knew what he was born to be … or so he thought.
Deep in his bones, he believed he was destined to be a painter, and if you look at the strange, primal figures and fierce, blazing colors in his paintings today (“painting keeps me sane,” he says), you know that had he chosen to...
With dim lights, pastel paneling and a gleaming bartop, Foolish Things High Dive looks like many other neighborhood joints anywhere from the South Bronx to south Tulsa. However, few are the places where you can find New Orleans cocktails and Korean street food.
The delicious food is made by Nicholas Corcoran, former pitmaster at Tulsa’s wildly popular BurnCo. Flavorful bibimbap,...
If you seek a quirky joint for exotic coffee, tea and food, try the warm, inviting Stitch in the heart of Oklahoma City.
“We believe that a café isn’t just one dimensional,” says Chad Grubbs, who owns the store with his wife, Jen Semmler Grubbs. “It is about meeting all the needs of the day.”
Walking into Stitch, you notice that...
1, Top to Bottom: white gold diamond heart pendant, $672; rose gold diamond heart pendant, $930; David Yurman silver and diamond pendant, $625, Bruce G. Weber Diamond Cellar.2, Top to Bottom: David Yurman diamond heart wrap earrings, $1,000; David Yurman silver pink sapphire earrings, $693; David Yurman wrap heart earrings, $625, Bruce G. Weber Diamond Cellar. Jaipur rose earrings, $275, Adorn3: Olivia Riegel...
The ubiquitous Ford F-150, arguably the state’s most popular vehicle and certainly the country’s best-selling pickup, operates because of a key component produced in an eastern Oklahoma town with origins tied to French fur traders.
Sallisaw’s SLPT Global makes oil pumps for F-150s, Jaguars and Land Rovers, says Chris Thomas, the company’s human resources director. The plant, originally opened by...
The 34th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals at the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa runs Jan. 13-18 with more than 350 entrants in an event that packs about a $30 million wallop to the local economy.
Competitors vie for more than $250,000 in payouts by racing in midgets, vehicles about half the size of traditional cars. The Jan. 18 final...
Go to Ti Amo Ristorante Italiano any night you choose and join the crowd at the cozy horseshoe bar. Perhaps order an orangecello – a flavorful, orange liqueur, brewed in-house for a month – and look across the grand, spacious dining room. Chances are you see a tall, debonair man winding his way from table to table as he...
It’s a small house on Grand Lake that makes an enormous first impression.
The project is the inaugural dwelling in a series of homes called 94 West, being developed by Phillip Uzzel, a Tulsa-based entrepreneur, and architecture firm Selser Schaefer.
“In 2015, I was looking for something that had not been done in Oklahoma,” Uzzel says. “I approached Selser Schaefer Architects...
Tracy Letts
The acclaimed actor-playwright-screenwriter has roots in the state ... and he wants his young son to appreciate them.
Tracy Letts hasn’t been back to Oklahoma from New York as much as he’d like in the past few years, but that will soon change.
His son, Haskell Letts – named for a grandfather named for Charles Haskell, Oklahoma’s first governor –...
In scores of towns and cities across Oklahoma, Main Street revitalization depends upon everything from public grants and private investment to getting residents to shop local. City leaders agree that drawing people to activities and attractions is crucial in helping downtowns spring back to life.
“A big part of the success is all the amazing festivals and events held every...
