Loving your momma can make you do things you never thought possible. Like, for example, starting a pro bono, viral movement dedicated to raising awareness about struggling restaurants that then turns into a passion and a new business. Nowadays, Jennifer…
For more than 30 years, Lavonna “Shorty” Koger hasn’t just been working in a male-dominated field – she’s been busting up perceptions in the Marlboro Man’s world. Located at 1007 S. Agnew Ave. in Stockyards City, Koger runs the…
When she looks at family photos going back a century, Louisa McCune sees one commonality in those ancient black-and-white portraits: animals. They were ever-present throughout the Kirkpatrick Foundation executive director’s family history, with all kinds of dogs, cats, horses…
While swiping through Match.com in 2010, Toni Ely stopped short on one image. “He had a picture of himself lying on the ground with his daughter lying on his back,” she says. “He was covered in tattoos, he had…
Like true sisters, Allison Belanger and Dr. Brooke Storer, an OB-GYN, have always looked out for each other. When Belanger was going through sorority rush at the University of Oklahoma, Storer paved the way for her at Kappa Alpha…
Warmer weather is always on its way, no matter that the sky looks like hammered gunmetal and the backyard is a cool shade of brown. This year, after months of quarantine and social distancing, getting out in the yard…
A few months after banker H.E. “Gene” Rainbolt was born in 1929, the stock market crashed. Several months later, dust storms enveloped much of his home state. Like so many Oklahomans growing up during the compounded disaster of the…
Veterinarian John Otto did not want to go to prison. In 1996, he was too busy – starting a family, establishing his veterinary practice and volunteering at the Norman Animal Shelter – and had no desire to get involved…
Hans and Torrey Butzer, directors of Oklahoma City-based Butzer Architects and Urbanism, tackle everything together. From marriage to raising children to designing some of Oklahoma City’s most recognizable public spaces, this husband-and-wife team is a true partnership. “We live…
Bruce Fisher was standing in the Oklahoma History Center amid a collection of artifacts he had assembled to highlight the African-American experience in Oklahoma when serendipity offered him the perfect metaphor to explain the importance of his job as…
While working on a master’s degree in 1974, Bob Blackburn made an minor, yet significant, decision to peruse the research collections at the Oklahoma Historical Society for an article he was writing. Blackburn, now the agency’s director, recalls…
Quintin Hughes landed in Oklahoma City – Norman, really – from his native North Little Rock, Arkansas, to attend the University of Oklahoma. A recipient of a Boys & Girls Club scholarship, Hughes studied industrial engineering, eventually completing a…
The city council on Tuesday granted Oklahoma City-based Prairie Surf Media (PSM), the rights to establish Prairie Surf Studios in the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. The new entity will house the largest clearspan soundstages in the Midwest.…
Susan Walton, founder of Suited for Success in Oklahoma City, was preoccupied with two things on the morning of April 19, 1995. She had a finger-spelling test to study for, and she needed to deposit money in her husband’s…
Sara Cunningham’s journey from conflicted mom of a gay son to passionate advocate for the LGBTQ community wasn’t exactly a cake walk. When her son Parker came out to her in 2011, she wanted to know how to accept…
Charting Oklahoma’s history as it happens, and continuing to evaluate it over time, is a group effort – one that can pay off for current and future generations.
Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef Shelby Sieg knows how to work smart in the kitchen, and is giving us the scoop on her favorite utensils.
Medical experts – and a grateful survivor – share insights on screening procedures that can be the early answer for colorectal cancer.
Laynie Gottsch looks back at her family legacy of education – including former First Lady Kim Henry – and forward to a hopeful future for Oklahoma’s students.
When adventure calls, answer in style – if it’s time to get out of town, we have some fashion suggestions.
Serving the community is a caring experience, as volunteers and businesses come together to help Other Options feed those in need.
There are a few venerable OKC design firms whose work has defined multiple generations; meet two of them here.
When it comes to plants, Calvert's knows better than most. Plan your interior landscape with a little help from the experts.
For more than 60 years, the experts at specialty lighting boutique Lillian Strickler have helped illuminate homes throughout the 405.
