“Chicagoans love their city” is a pervasive impression one gets when visiting America’s third-largest burg. Throngs of people enjoy, celebrate and participate in their energetic metropolis.
Walkable highlights include downtown amid the skyscrapers, the streets beside and over the Chicago River, and nearby Lake Michigan, which creates a massive backdrop for the city. Chicagoans create a “happy hour” that lasts...
There’s no reason to go beyond Oklahoma for an early fall getaway. Pawhuska, gateway to the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Osage County, beckons with two elegant retreats.
The Boarding House
The Pioneer Woman Boarding House was created by Ree Drummond, and her husband, Ladd. Just as they did with their next-door, wildly popular Pioneer Woman Mercantile, which draws visitors from around...
On Shane: Jack Victor wool and silk sport coat, $800; Stenstroms all-cotton floral sport shirt, $295; Alberto stretch five-pocket jeans, $250; W. Kleinberg American bison belt, $155; Alan Payne woven calf shoe, $350, Travers Mahan. On Alex: Les Copains blazer, $895; Les Copains long-sleeve blouse, $275; Les Copains striped trousers, $525; Stuart Weitzman snakeskin-print leather booties, $595; Saint...
For some years, at precisely 8:30 a.m., Claremore’s Ray Bingham has gotten a phone call from veteran country-music star Leroy Van Dyke, known for classic hits like “The Auctioneer” and “Walk on By.” With few exceptions, this happens every morning of Bingham’s life.
“I’ll get that call from Leroy no matter where he is,” Bingham says. “Now, if he’s out...
It defies gravity and may seem like training for Cirque du Soleil, but aerial yoga combines the tenants of Pilates and acrobatics to help participants achieve poses they never thought possible.
Aerial yoga began in New York City in 2007.
Aerial yoga, similar to traditional yoga, has a few bonuses: deeper stretching; strengthening oft-unused muscles; and relaxing into the compression...
Many a homeowner has a few old pieces of furniture lingering, unused, in the garage. Maybe they don’t fit with the décor anymore or maybe the set has just seen better days.
Regardless, options exist to spruce them up, especially in the world of junkers, who take the adage of “reduce, reuse, recycle” and apply it to furniture or other...
The exploits of Jim Thorpe, Shannon Miller and Mickey Mantle, among the highest-profile athletes in state history, are chronicled in numerous forms. However, they are not Oklahoma’s only notable sports stars, whose stories are told at a variety of museums and halls of fame.
The Jim Thorpe Museum and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, in Oklahoma City, offers a shrine...
Using beads, basswood and polymer clay, Owasso native Mat Smith transforms materials into magical creatures or Lilliputian buildings with realistic touches, such as burned wicks on tiny candles or sharp blades on a pint-sized ax.
From the foil stamp embossed on spines of leather-bound books to colorful liquor bottles made of beads, Smith doesn’t miss a detail as he patiently...
Tulsa native Brian Flynn, in his sixth season pitching in major league baseball and fourth with the Kansas City Royals, has earned a reputation of perseverance, especially when it comes to overcoming injuries.
The 29-year-old Owasso High School graduate bounced back most recently from a strained left ulnar collateral ligament, which landed him on the injured list to start this...
Many Oklahoma sailors have been at the sport since childhood, but theirs is a skill that can be learned at any age. Sailing clubs are a great place to start.
Jerry Lojka has sailed on 23 of Oklahoma’s numerous lakes.
Thunderbird Sailing Club offers classes for kids and adults and enrollment fills up fast, says Jerry Lojka, a former club...
