Breathtaking holiday lighting, visits with Santa and family togetherness in carriages pulled by gentle Belgian horses are among the holiday experiences offered across the state every year, and business owners and hardworking Oklahomans who love the season put in the work to make it happen.
At Tulsa’s Utica Square shopping center, Luther Potts, 79, is in his final season as...
See if this sounds familiar: An author from Tulsa, going by her initials and last name, pens a wildly popular series of young-adult novels set in Oklahoma. The books draw attention from Hollywood and, eventually, filmmakers arrive in her hometown to make movies based on what she’s written.
That’s exactly what happened in the early 1980s with S.E. Hinton, who...
Worms. Onion burgers. An old trolley. Artificial insemination of livestock. These may not seem to add up to anything, but they do in El Reno.
These entities help to make the Canadian County seat an esoteric town, whether it’s on the one-mile rail circuit, at a trifecta of diners pounding grilled “ingerns” into their hamburger patties or in research facilities...
Lance Cheney of Richard Neel Interiors had what he calls “a dream job” – designing an upscale gated condo in Esplanade.
The south Tulsa complex features sleek, red-brick, one-story town houses, each accented with great lush greenery and private courtyards that add to the ambiance of these homes.
While the town house made a dazzling first impression on Cheney, he also...
Two organizations, through their fellowships, help Oklahoma artists make their creative dreams come to fruition.
The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the Tulsa Artist Fellowship assist Oklahomans in realizing their potentials by providing funds, free housing, free studio space, education and exposure to audiences.
Each year, the visual arts alliance gives two awards of $5,000 to individual artists, while the artist...
… state investment in tourism.
How much money is appropriated for marketing is an ongoing discussion with the legislature and the governor’s office, but … our marketing budget must be competitive with other states. There is a clear return on investment for money spent to market your state. Many studies over a number of years prove this. Michigan and Texas...
Napoli’s Italian Restaurant beckons diners to downtown Enid in a historic building where ambiance and award-winning cuisine mingle to create a memorable dining experience.
Lunch, dinner, wine and a full bar are available with a menu boasting time-tested recipes and prepared by chefs with more than a decade of experience. With music and sports television for entertainment, Napoli’s is also...
Oklahoma City’s beloved Ludivine raised stakes from its original north Hudson Avenue location in April and relocated to a swanky, remodeled mid-century structure in the heart of OKC’s midtown.
Chef de cuisine Shannon Goforth moved with the restaurant and enjoys the new digs and increased traffic, along with welcoming additional clientele to the Ludivine family.
“It was a little harder at...
Back Porch Draft House, with two locations in Lawton, promises to be the “cure for what ales you.”
Appetizers include the Real Deal Nacho with house-fried corn chips, house specialty queso, green onions, pickled jalapeños, pico de gallo and Back Porch charred salsa with a choice of brisket, pork or chicken.
Burger favorites include the Urban Cowboy on a butter-toasted brioche...
Like traditional two-wheelers, electronic bicycles provide riders with transportation and outdoor leisure, along with optional pedal assistance.
This feature makes cycling accessible to people discouraged from riding due to physical fitness, age or disability. E-bikes allow riders to adjust the amounts of pedal assistance – from little or none on flat terrain to high on busy streets or hills.
Tom Brown,...
