Mixed-Use Mastery

A gleaming new building adjacent to ONEOK Field has brought a different type of retail and commercial space to downtown Tulsa. The officers of Vast Bank wanted “to do something for the city and, at the same time, get ourselves a new headquarters,” says Doug DeJarnette, a senior vice president and the director of commercial and private banking with...

A Natural Progression

Ethan Chargois admits that his first two seasons playing basketball at Southern Methodist University flew by. Taking those experiences and learning opportunities to heart, he has become a leader for the Mustangs. As a freshman, the Tulsa Union product averaged 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds; last season, as a starter in 31 of 32 games, he averaged 12.4 points, 6.2...

Time to Winterize

It’s the season where we don our gloves, hats and heavy coats. It’s also the time to prepare your home and lawn for freezing weather. Before winter arrives, follow these tips to keep the cold out and safeguard your property. Lawn and garden Among the many chores to prepare outside for winter are some basics, like cleaning out gutters, trimming trees...
For many, Thanksgiving means an extra long weekend to enjoy time with friends and family. Whether you want to catch a game, enjoy beautiful lights, see a show or meet up with Santa Claus, our list includes 17 great activities to try this weekend in Tulsa, OKC and around the state. In Tulsa Rhema Christmas Lights – Through Jan. 1 Over two...

State Greats Share a Stage

Billed as a “powerhouse duo for the ages,” Oklahoma natives Sandi Patty and Kristin Chenoweth take the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 in a presentation of yuletide carols and classics. “It is astounding that these two have never been in concert together, and that these two Oklahoma natives and award-winning artists will be side...

Building Traditions

Whether you celebrate with your extended family or just a small group of friends, Thanksgiving stands alone as a holiday where people of all beliefs and backgrounds can come together to break bread and be thankful. Traditions abound, and you and your family – whether by blood or by choice – can start making them now. There are...

Breea Clark

Breea Clark was elected mayor of Norman, Oklahoma’s third-largest city, in February. She is the youngest woman and the first millennial in the post. She is also director of the J.C. Penney Leadership Program at the University of Oklahoma. She earned her juris doctor at OU and served on Norman’s city council. We caught up with Clark and got...

A Taste of Hidalgo

Adan Salas rises with the sun and arrives at El Hidalguense on Tulsa’s east side. There are fresh, fluffy, corn tortillas to be made (“and when we’re crowded, that’s a lot of tortillas,” he says), chickens to be roasted, sour cream to be concocted, and mole – dark, complex, slightly sweet, with hints of chocolate – to be prepared....
Go northeast from Tulsa’s skyscrapers. Half an hour or so later, leave the interstate and head out on a winding country road. Go through the one-stoplight town of Adair, and then it’s nothing but weathered tin barns and low-slung houses. Down an even narrower side road and you’re on Angie Faughtenberry’s 413 Farm. Big, curious dogs surround you. (“They’re working dogs,”...
Passion rules at this joint, where self-described “nerds about flavor” challenge culinary imagination with a philosophy of “good food is our best advertising.” Among the homemade items are salt-and-vinegar chips, onions and peppers. Favorites include shrimp-and-cheddar grits with bacon-mushroom gravy and a coffee-encrusted pork loin topped with a port wine demi-glace and served with rosemary Parmesan risotto and charred...