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We’ve all done it – driven past an abandoned building and wondered about the story behind the weathered wood and paint, the dilapidated stairs and the unkempt property filled with items from a bygone era. Amy Hedges has turned those musings into a website, appropriately called Forgotten Oklahoma, with more than 70,000 followers. “I remember when I was a kid driving...

South of Munich, Germany, and north of Innsbruck, Austria, lies an enchanting ski resort town, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, formed when the two Bavarian communities united to host the 1936 Winter Olympics. Now, the town is Germany’s top winter sports playground and a popular year-round destination. Cobblestone streets, half-timbered homes with intricate cutouts, large wooden balconies and gabled pitched roofs are imbued with...

Photos by Natalie Green

Planning and teamwork Oklahomans work diligently well before the holidays to ensure festive activities and performances abound. One product of such teamwork is The Christmas Show, a Broadway-style production in Oklahoma City. “A year in advance, our music director and show director begin planning a new production,” says Susan Webb with the OKC Philharmonic. “It takes people with many skill sets, and...

Air perfumed with pine, eucalyptus, lavender, jasmine and orange blossoms wafts in on ocean breezes. Red tile roofs, white-washed architecture, bougainvilleas and towering trees stand along ridges and terraces overlooking the Pacific. This is Santa Barbara, California, the most Mediterranean city in the United States. The city’s signature look did not come until the 20th century. Chumash natives inhabited the region...

A 1980s home in Tulsa’s Maple Ridge neighborhood has shed its original character to become a modern residence with abundant amenities. Upon first impressions, the 5,000-square-foot, two-story home still seems traditional, but its interior has an updated, sophisticated look. Simplicity was the key to this stunning renovation. David Trebilcock, the face behind this project, has been a fixture in Tulsa’s construction business...

From humble beginnings on the funny pages of 1890s newspapers, comics have thrust themselves upon the entertainment world with all the impact of an animated neutron bomb. Comic books have long ceased being just for kids. A pristine copy of Action Comics No. 1 cost 10 cents when printed in 1938; it sold on eBay in 2014 for $3.2 million....

Oklahoma city voters once again have the opportunity to assess themselves a one-cent sales tax designed to improve the quality of life in the state’s capital. A Dec. 10 special election will seek approval of the fourth round of Metropolitan Area Projects, commonly called MAPS 4. The 16 projects would be funded by $978 million in projected taxes, raised over...

Long known as a game played by those in retirement communities, pickleball has taken off nationally as a fun sport for just about anyone, regardless of age or physical conditioning. Pickleball mixes a little bit of tennis, badminton and table tennis for two to four players, who use paddles to hit a plastic-polymer ball back and forth while scoring points...

SEE ALL THE RECIPES, PLUS EXTRA RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS, BELOW! Meghan Synco Executive chef, Hal Smith Restaurants, OKC Sun-dried tomato macaroni and cheese Straight out of culinary school, Meghan Synco jumped right in the middle of some impressive food gigs. She joined the team at the Oklahoma Golf and Country Club and specialized in molecular gastronomy and banquets. She moved to Whiskey Cake, where...