November’s arrival brought a bevy of construction activity to downtown Sapulpa, as the community began earnest preparations for one of Oklahoma’s biggest and most unique holiday celebrations.
Sapulpa’s Christmas Chute, held for the first time in 2022, is back for a second run with an even larger presence in the downtown area.
The Christmas Chute is a series of ten interconnected...
William Lyle
The Summit Club, TulsaDish: Shrimp and saffron basmati stuffed tandoori chicken wings
William Lyle’s cooking is as global as it gets. From early childhood, he was exposed to food from all over the world. He grew up in New Hampshire, but his father is British, so he spent summers close to the Scottish border in a cottage by the...
Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of women and men in the United States; someone dies every 33 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of heart disease in the United States,” says Usman Baber, M.D., OU Health Director of Interventional...
Mallory Eagle says she fell in love with music “in the womb.”
The story goes that when her mother was pregnant with her, she attended a ZZ Top concert. Her mom told her later that “she kicked through the entire show – on beat.”
Eagle is still kicking up fun through her own music, which she describes as “roots country with...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 36 children in the United States have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – an increase from the previous rate of one in 44 – and boys are nearly four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls. A complex condition with no definitive cause, autism is known...
Some of Justin Thompson’s happiest childhood memories involve visits to his grandmother’s house.
“She’d always have cookies ready for us,” Thompson recalls. “She’d be cooking in the kitchen when we came over. And no matter what, she was there for you: for a hug, for an ear to listen. She was an epitome of what love is.”
Perhaps it was there...
Phil Armstrong, president and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, began his tenure in February 2023. Prior, he served as interim director of Tulsa’s Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center, and as project director of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. In those roles, he handled everything from stakeholder communications to donor relations, construction...
The temples, shrines and neighborhoods in this seaside town of half a million reflect Japan’s colorful past better than most Japanese cities, because Kanazawa, much like Kyoto, escaped destruction during WWII. The influence of the feudal lords and emperors who reigned for centuries is evident in the city’s culture, architecture and food.
Kanazawa is on the Sea of Japan, on...
In the foothills of Wildhorse Mountain Range near Sallisaw sits Wild Horse Mountain Bar-B-Que Company. After 50 years of business and a foundation built off the recipes of Hubert and Betty Holman, the delicious barbecue restaurant has continued to be proudly family produced after all this time. The small-town southern comfort combined with the knockout flavors of the barbecue...
