The rectangular building, gray and beaten with age, is barely distinguishable from the wild grasses that grow up around it – simply a smudge on a prairie that threatens to envelop it. In other locations exist mere suggestions of buildings – steps that lead nowhere, a part of a wall, a corner open to the vast sky.
Once, these stairs...
Oklahoma city voters once again have the opportunity to assess themselves a one-cent sales tax designed to improve the quality of life in the state’s capital.
A Dec. 10 special election will seek approval of the fourth round of Metropolitan Area Projects, commonly called MAPS 4. The 16 projects would be funded by $978 million in projected taxes, raised over...
The pulse of your Pet’s health
Veterinarians say medical advancements extend their patients’ lives
Advancements and research in veterinary medicine mean animals today have better health outcomes and longer lives than they did a decade ago. “The biggest development I’ve seen has been better understanding of and treatment for degenerative heart conditions,” says veterinarian Rachel Vazquez of Oklahoma City’s Warwick...
Long known as a game played by those in retirement communities, pickleball has taken off nationally as a fun sport for just about anyone, regardless of age or physical conditioning.
Pickleball mixes a little bit of tennis, badminton and table tennis for two to four players, who use paddles to hit a plastic-polymer ball back and forth while scoring points...
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Meghan Synco
Executive chef, Hal Smith Restaurants, OKC
Sun-dried tomato macaroni and cheese
Straight out of culinary school, Meghan Synco jumped right in the middle of some impressive food gigs. She joined the team at the Oklahoma Golf and Country Club and specialized in molecular gastronomy and banquets. She moved to Whiskey Cake, where...
World Mental Health Day, Oct.
10, is commemorated with the objective to raise awareness about the varied mental
health issues affecting people around the world. Started in 1992 by the World
Federation for Mental Health, this day is also used to mobilize efforts to
expand mental healthcare and to reduce the stigma around mental health issues
generally.
Anxiety:
According to the Anxiety and
Depression Association of America,...
Tulsa’s BOK Center offers just about every genre of music this month, starting Oct. 2 with Heart, performing with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Columbian superstar J. Balvin visits Oct. 3; pop icon Billie Eilish arrives Oct. 7; Baby Shark Live! swims in Oct. 15; rock band Godsmack arrives Oct. 18; country royalty Carrie Underwood rocks the house Oct....
Autumn has arrived, and the leaves are taking on beautiful tones of red, orange and yellow. As the air cools and the days grow shorter, it is the perfect season to get out of the house and explore the brilliant colors of nature. Oklahoma and the surrounding states offer many breathtaking views of the changing foliage.
Oklahoma
Chickasaw National Recreational Area...
While helping his parents run their family diner in Mustang, with plans one day to get into journalism, mass communication or advertising, Jeff Chanchaleune never guessed he would wind up being Oklahoma City’s King of Slurp … and much more.
Chanchaleune – executive chef and partner of both Gorō Ramen in the Plaza District and the new yakitori house Gun...
One could argue that relatively small Elk City is the museum capital of the world.
Yes, the District of Columbia has 80 facilities and Florence, Italy, 72. Those metropolises dwarf Elk City in population, but this Beckham County burg has more museums per capita than anyplace else.
The National Route 66, Transportation, Farm and Ranch, Blacksmith and Old Town museums give...
