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Gwendolyn Robinson-Johnson’s Habitat for Humanity house came with bedrooms for each of her sons – a significant factor in the family’s evolution. “The house was the stepping stone,” says Robinson-Johnson, a legal secretary celebrating 10 years as a Habitat homeowner in northeast Oklahoma City. “They were able to express their personalities in decorating their rooms. They could stay up and...

When you find yourself eating juicy starfruit plucked from a tree after a midday rain has lulled you into a misty trance, you’ve embraced the pace of Costa Rica. Go during shoulder season – late September is often ideal – which is the temperate period between distinct dry and wet times of year. Following is a suggested itinerary for a...

Those with a passion for forging unique paths, taking risks or diving into new ventures go by many labels. Mavericks. Pioneers. Individualists. Gamblers. Perhaps the most common umbrella term is entrepreneur, which defines thousands of business owners in Oklahoma. Behind them are various resources to get their dreams off the ground. By utilizing courses and majors at universities, community...

If one renovation is good for a home, two must make it perfect. Carolyn Fielder Nierenberg, an interior designer with Campbell Designs, renovated this midtown, two-story Tulsa home eight years ago. Built in the 1930s, the house needed a master suite and a large utility-laundry room. That remodel included fresh paint on the stairway, enlarging the garage, and adding a...

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Oklahoma Magazine found multilingual Oklahomans to say ‘I love you’ in their native languages. These include Russian, Arabic, Greek, English, American Sign Language, Hindi, French, Mvskoke, German, Mandarin, Spanish, Dutch, Farsi, Cherokee, Japanese and Turkish. A special thanks to the groups who helped make the video happen: the Tulsa Global Alliance, the Tulsa Speech and...

The resurrection of an Oklahoma City strip center has begun to transform an area just east of the state Capitol with the first new project in about 40 years. Jonathan Dodson, managing partner of the urban revitalization firm Pivot Project, says the EastPoint development “has created more joy than anything we’ve been a part of.” Working jointly with Gardner Architects, Oklahoma...

Dating in the 21st century has simultaneously become easier and more complicated than in eras past. No longer does a gentleman caller arrive for a chaperoned stroll or an iced tea on the porch; the days of old-fashioned courting are behind us. In its wake are myriad dating apps, mindless swiping right or left, and constant reliance upon one’s intuition...

It’s a small house on Grand Lake that makes an enormous first impression. The project is the inaugural dwelling in a series of homes called 94 West, being developed by Phillip Uzzel, a Tulsa-based entrepreneur, and architecture firm Selser Schaefer. “In 2015, I was looking for something that had not been done in Oklahoma,” Uzzel says. “I approached Selser Schaefer Architects...

Tracy Letts The acclaimed actor-playwright-screenwriter has roots in the state ... and he wants his young son to appreciate them. Tracy Letts hasn’t been back to Oklahoma from New York as much as he’d like in the past few years, but that will soon change. His son, Haskell Letts – named for a grandfather named for Charles Haskell, Oklahoma’s first governor –...

Winter is here and with it comes the usual headaches for anyone forced to venture into the cold. Oklahoma, which doesn’t usually see a lot of snow, gets its fair share of ice and sleet, which can make travel treacherous. The state’s largest population centers – Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Lawton – get about one 4-inch snowfall every few years,...