The thirteenth dean of Oklahoma City University’s School of Law, Jim Roth guides law students into successful futures. He is also a director at Phillips Murrah Law Firm and a lawyer with A New Energy, a consultancy specializing in energy policy and developments. Roth, the first openly LGBTQ+ person to hold a statewide elected office in the state, also...
“You should get yourself a hobby,” Lisa McIlroy told her husband, Austin. This was back around 2015 as they sat relaxing in a big log cabin – one that Austin and his friends built for his parents.
“Well, I like beer,” said Austin. “That could be my hobby.”
What began as an off-hand joke became a life-long passion: Austin’s new-found vocation...
You come expecting magic; Grey Sweater doesn’t disappoint.
Seats are arranged as in a theater. On a spotlit stage, James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Black and his sous chef Dylan Morgan. They work in silence – though you sometimes hear a crackle, sizzle, hiss.
There’s no a la carte menu. In fact, there’s no menu at all. Instead, here come the...
This is a story about a guy named Joe, a tenacious French-Canadian prospector with a fondness for gold.
It was 1880 and Joe and his buddy were exploring uncharted territory in the south of Alaska, having just sailed into the area on the Inside Passage. They had no maps, but their instructions were simple: Follow the creek up into Last...
CEO of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Mark Frie has a broad background in performance, directing and theatrical management. He’s played a variety of roles in musicals, operas and concerts, and made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 2006.
In his position, Frie works with national tours, headline acts and local arts companies to bring a variety of showcases...
In the summer of 1953, my father died of polio. I was four years old. A few years later, I was a full-blown fanatic for horror stories, devouring the work of Poe and every other author of terror tales I could get my hands on, regularly losing myself in scary movies and TV shows like Thriller and The Twilight...
When March arrives, it usually brings some blessedly warmer weather with it. It’s also the month of spring break for the kiddos, which means it’s time for a quick vacation. If traveling outside the state isn’t in your plans, Oklahoma has plenty of excellent spots to visit.
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge & Visitors Center
Located near Lawton, the mountains offer a...
The Swiss alpine village that pretty much invented winter tourism is still at it – and still doing it better than anybody else. When it comes to this splash of posh high in the Alps, superlatives reign: St. Moritz is the most storied, most picturesque, sunniest, glitziest, most like a fairytale, the crème-est de la crème.
Lucky explorers first stumbled...
Your social calendar will be jam-packed with community events this June.
In Tulsa, fans of pageant life should visit River Spirit Casino Resort June 5-8 for the Miss Oklahoma competition. The exciting Mecum Car Auction is another great draw, happening June 6-8 at Expo Square. One of the city’s most beloved traditions, Saint Francis Tulsa Tough, returns June 7-9, with...
Whether it’s a comedian, concert or performance, there’s plenty of on-stage entertainment in July.
In Tulsa, visit the River Spirit Casino Resort to enjoy comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias on July 19. Stick around the venue for the Beach Boys on July 20. Other Tulsa goodies to visit include the Doobie Brothers on July 2 at the BOK Center, as well...
