The Best of the Boost
Speaking of the Conklin Crescent fountain pen, Mark Twain said in an endorsement: “I prefer it because it is a profanity saver; it cannot roll off the desk.” The famously irascible Twain – who else could think of saving…
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Nearly two decades after graduating from University of Oklahoma, moving to Los Angeles and going on to appear in series such as Fresh Off the Boat, Two and a Half Men and Mad Men, actress-producer Rachel Cannon, saw a…
YOUR BEST WINTER EVER
The leaves have fallen from the trees and Oklahoma's less-than-subtle breezes are signaling the onset of winter. Instead of riding out the season binging sitcoms under a blanket, now more than ever is a great time to celebrate the…
Henry Home Interiors celebrates their second anniversary!
Dedicated to providing furniture and design for sophisticated living across Oklahoma and beyond, Katelynn Calonkey Henry, Owner and Head Interior Designer, has been laser focused on offering gorgeous, yet functional design for homes, offices, and more. With 7,000…
2020’s Best New Restaurants
For at least the past four years, observers have been predicting the bursting of Oklahoma City’s restaurant expansion bubble. In 2018 and 2019, we saw more than 30 local restaurants per year added to the options, and we wrung…
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One Happy Little Home
In construction and design, one project often leads to another. This concept could not be truer for Sara Kate and Jason Little, especially with the recent completion of The Bradford House, a boutique hotel they fashioned from a century-old…
Party Lines
On Nov. 6, 2018, Oklahomans cast votes for who would become the state’s 28th governor. Mayor David Holt and his special assistant, J.D. Baker, were carefully studying the returns in Oklahoma City, which dominates Oklahoma County as well as…
A Fashion Refresh
New season, new fashion. Or possibly: vintage fashion, new to you. Either way, fall’s tempting styles, colors and trends from past and present might be the ticket for a stylish mental escape, as many of us try to soothe…
Hidden Oklahoma
So, the story goes that there is a tunnel under the HiLo Club at 1221 NW 50th in Oklahoma City, through which bootleggers used to smuggle alcohol and later – in the 1950s and 1960s – that gay couples…
The High Points of Local Pints
Covering the Oklahoma City beer scene 10 years ago meant a one-page story on a handful of breweries and a few beer-centric bars that served mainly domestics and imports. There weren’t enough local beers to fill the tap handles…
Flying Now
Like everyone else in April 2020, singer-songwriter Kale Dumas was locked inside. Not able to play his music live or report to work at The Jones Assembly, Dumas struggled with what so many artistic people faced during that time:…
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Dreams Fulfilled
When Heather and Bob Ross found their perfect house in Crown Heights – a Classic Georgian/Colonial Revival home built in 1937 – it wasn’t for sale. So they wrote a letter and sent a photo of their family to…
Living Conditions
Nearly 500 neighborhoods comprise the Oklahoma City metro area, a geographic space that extends from Choctaw to Yukon-Mustang, and from Edmond to Norman. If large apartment complexes are included, the number goes even higher, much like the numerous reasons people…
Embracing Acceptance
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…
It's All in the Genes
Medical advances in custom care
Mallory Eagle's Country Kicks
Nashville "honky-grass" artist Mallory Eagle returns to her native Oklahoma with a Ponyboy show just ahead of New Year's Eve.
Making it in California
Norman resident Ashley Basnight, a popular woodworking DIY blogger, gets her chance to win $100k on this season of NBC’s “Making It.”
Hacienda Finds a Second Home in Midtown
Hacienda Tacos, the popular TexMex meets New Mexican taqueria in Northpark Mall, is adding a Midtown location in early December. Located in the space formerly occupied by Irma’s in Midtown Plaza, the new Hacienda will continue the original’s popular…
Very Few Stories Start This Way:
A guy picks up a prescription at Wal-green’s, and then decides to see what’s on the back side of a mall because he’s looking for a place to build a local restaurant. Creeping slowly across the speed bumps,…
Guthrie’s Benedictine Revival
A Guthrie hospital that gradually fell into disrepair has been reborn, and still holds memories, as senior living facility The Villas of Benedictine Pointe.
Heritage Hall Charges Toward Gold
A group of OKC parents had an idea to improve their kids’ educations; 50 years later their vision continues to thrive as Heritage Hall.
The Life of the Lost
Navigating your way through life is an adventure – and a humorous one – when your heritage includes the Lost and Confused gene.
Seasons of Sports
As the metro grows and its athletic options continue to expand in diversity, it’s a very good time to be a sports fan in OKC.
The Saga of Spring Frog
One of the oldest extant graves in Oklahoma, a massive stone coffin marking the resting place of Cherokee elder Spring Frog, is as distinctive and memorable as the man it memorializes.
