If your eggs come with barcodes, you might be tempted to hop into today’s backyard chicken trend.
The pandemic-era chicken craze is still flying high, with roughly 11 million households now waking up to the sound of little peeps in the backyard.
“I love that sound,” says chicken expert Craig Beam, owner of the 5-acre Beam Farm poultry enterprise in Harrah.
The...
As student mental health needs continue to rise, school districts across Oklahoma are building more comprehensive systems to support students — recognizing that academic success depends on far more than what happens in the classroom.
At Tulsa Public Schools, that work has been years in the making. The district has developed a layered approach that combines social-emotional learning, on-campus support...
Over the past several years, many Oklahoma schools have added programming for esports – or electronic sports – organized, competitive video gaming. Much like any other sport, students can sign up for practices or classes dedicated to improving their skills, and ultimately test that skill out against other players.
“At Hugo Middle School, we launched our program three years ago,”...
Storm chasing is a well-known phenomenon, and we have our fair share of enthusiasts right here in Tornado Alley.Howard Bluestein, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and George Lynn Cross Research Professor at OU’s School of Meteorology, arrived at the university in 1976 as a visiting professor out of MIT, and his storm chasing start began in 1977.
“I was asked to lead...
Oklahomans with an interest in the lithium industry agree on this: there is a learning curve.
Roshan Pujari, founder and CEO of Stardust Power, is an Oklahoma native who says he spent a couple of years just educating himself about the industry after his boutique investment firm was first approached in 2018. His study culminated in a venture poised to...
Oklahoma, a national leader in the aviation and aerospace industry, serves as a hub of continuous innovation. Despite a successful output, the sector faces a pressing challenge: aerospace companies are continuously seeking qualified personnel in every facet of the industry, and even with an average wage of $74,000, there is still a critical workforce shortage.
“Aerospace is Oklahoma’s second leading...
Honky Tonk PhD, the newly released debut album from Oklahoma’s Krislyn Arthurs, overflows with attitude, darkness, candor and clenched-fist toughness. With such self-penned tunes as “Missin’ Man” (a first-person number about an abused woman who finally has enough), “Daddy Tried” (concerning a daughter’s penchant for bad romances), the trailer-park-queen anthem “Double Wide,” and the title track, in which Arthurs...
Storybook cottages are roofed with thatch, accented by shutters of bold colors and surrounded by dense, romantic gardens. Oh, and the only way to get anywhere is by climbing aboard a self-driven whisper boat (fluisterboot), so named because, you guessed it, they’re electric.
Welcome to Giethoorn (geet-horn), a water-rich village in the Netherlands interwoven by miles of tranquil canals fronted...
There’s no better place to start reorganizing your home than the pantry. As the epicenter of every kitchen, a well-kept pantry goes a long way with simplifying meal planning, especially for families with children.
Pantries are a soft spot for Lauryl Pingel and Aubry Mayfield-Loats, the co-founders of Stay Golden Organizing, a Tulsa-based luxury organizing and home management service.
“We can...
Pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists provide unique care that children need. A child’s facial and sinus structure is significantly different than an adult’s. Babies are born with only the ethmoid and maxillary sinuses, and the sphenoid and frontal sinuses develop later in childhood. Children also experience dramatic changes in facial growth and throughout their development can encounter...
