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Lauren Miers
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Giving Thanks Together
The Oklahoma-based organizations below are just a few of the many that ease the burden of holiday expectations by providing ingredients, meals and camaraderie for...
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Exceptional Changes Ahead
Tulsa The Gathering Place and its surrounding areas just keep getting better: The location’s most recent project, which includes a new pedestrian bridge, dam and...
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Discover More
Tulsa’s Discovery Lab is known for its unusual utilization of packing tape: Over 16 miles of it were used to build the infamous Tape Tunnel....
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The Wilderness Within
As the sun sets in Oklahoma, the frogs, crickets and cicadas start up their evening chorus. Yet, just outside of Stillwater, the sunset sounds more...
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Active Years
Never Too Late to Learn The senior years are about staying sharp and spending your free time on what interests you. Local colleges and universities...
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Outstanding in Their Fields
Every four years, track and field is (shot) put into the spotlight during the summer Olympic Games. The best of the best sprint, jump and...
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Weaving Talent and Generosity
The Tulsa Area United Way might not be the hands distributing the meals, the carpenters rebuilding the homes or those physically cutting the checks issuing...
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From Farm to Table
Everyone knows there are unseen forces involved in getting food from the farm to the table. In Oklahoma, one of those is a team of...
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Abstract Evolution
In late January, Edmond-based artist Christie Owen sold an abstract piece she created in 2014. Neither the curator nor Owen knew the buyer, yet the...
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A Great Second Act
Photography by Sarah Baker Photos “If you look at the house on the outside, you would not expect what you see on the inside,” says...