Rising from the Depths

Rising water isn’t typically a problem for a submarine – in fact, it’s a necessity. These mammoth instruments of war are designed to submerge and dive to crushing depths in the ocean. However, when flooding in May reached historic levels in Muskogee, staff and volunteers at War Memorial Park, including executive director Brent Trout, worried about their submarine, the USS...
Just east of Woodward Park is a massive red brick house that looks as if it was built to last for centuries – and it was. Nick Corcoran’s great grandfather built that home in 1923, and four generations of Corcorans have lived there.  Inside, you’ll see photographs of Nick’s grandfather barbecuing in the yard; he used a made-in-Tulsa Hasty Bake...
Firelake Fireflight Balloon Fest
No matter your interests, Oklahoma harbors a community event for you this month. In Tulsa, Oklahoma Comic Con comes to the Cox Business Convention Center Aug. 10-11. And one of the city’s most anticipated events, the Blue Whale Comedy Festival, kicks off Aug. 22 with shows around downtown through the 24th. You can also venture over to Expo Square for...

Staying in Touch

In the wake of canceled flights, postponed events and a bevy of other broken plans, Thanksgiving shouldn’t be a time to be alone or away from loved ones. It’s clear many vulnerable members of society – those at an advanced age or those who are immunocompromised – won’t be able to hop on flights or welcome large groups into their...
The new CD Poems to Songs: Hatchootucknee (Snapping Turtle) can be seen, at least in part, as a family affair – that is, if you don’t have any trouble with the “family” connection skipping past nine or ten generations. The disc’s origins run all the way back to the early 1800s, with an important Choctaw figure named Peter Pitchlynn,...
You can catch a variety of shows on the stage this month. At the Tulsa PAC, Tulsa 21! Black Wall Street runs from June 3 to 13. The play, which tackles a historical re-telling of the Tulsa Race Massacre, also incorporates the stories of real people living in Tulsa today. At the BOK Center, the Tulsa Symphony teams up with Wynton...
Photos by Nathan Harmon Downtown Tulsa’s Summit Club – perched on the top three floors of the Bank of America Center – is in the midst of a transformation so dazzling you’ll need to see it to believe. Over the last several months, the team has been hard at work renovating the space to draw more members and stay competitive...

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...
On April 8, Oklahomans will experience the Great North American Eclipse, which will last one hour, seven minutes and 58 seconds. As a total eclipse of the sun, the path of the solar eclipse in its totality may be viewed from Sinaloa and Coahuila, Mexico, into the Del Rio, Texas area, all the way through northeastern Maine, and into...
Ridesharing services have become the norm for many Oklahomans. As the popularity of Uber and Lyft increases, so do concerns about safety, so both companies have worked to provide secure experiences for riders and drivers alike. Kayla Whaling, with Uber media relations, says riders and drivers can call 911 through the emergency assistance feature in the Uber app. The company...