There have been a few moments recently when this city has seemed to step fully into itself. Moments when years of incremental growth, quiet investment, and stubborn belief suddenly present as something undeniable. The NBA Championship parade springs immediately to mind, but so do other snippets: memories of Memorial Marathon mornings, the opening of Okana […]
Julie Porter Scott
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Funding Forward
What do you picture when someone says “the arts”? For many, it’s the curtain rising on an Oklahoma City Ballet performance; it’s the sound of the Philharmonic as it tunes up. It’s a festival crowd spilling through the downtown streets; it’s opening night at Lyric. It’s true: those touchstones are such an important part of […]
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In The Great Quiet
It’s Oklahoma, 1893. The starting gun for the land run isn’t a gun at all, it’s a cannon, firing at high noon to begin the race. Horses lunge forward and wagons rattle across open prairie as thousands of hopeful settlers surge into territory newly opened for homesteading. Laura Vogt’s debut novel “In the Great Quiet” […]
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Synco in Sync
Meghan Synco goes hard in the paint. The Oklahoma native is the first woman to take the helm of Loud City Hospitality, the food service brand at Paycom Center. Her story is the perfect expression of one of my most closely held beliefs: when you’re a talented, hardworking professional with a heart for service, you’re […]
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A Tuscan Hideaway
Alongside its eclectic lineup of galleries, shops, cafés, and neighborhood bars, Oklahoma City’s Paseo Arts District is now home to an Italian restaurant. The newcomer, La Buca, aims to bring the flavors and spirit of Tuscany to one of the city’s most walkable and creative corridors. The small space, formerly home to Scratch Kitchen and […]
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The Community Scoop
On a warm evening along Uptown 23rd, the line outside Boom Town Creamery often spills onto the sidewalk. Families debate flavors as they wait, couples linger over cups, and kids press against the glass case, overwhelmed by choice. Inside, staff move quickly, greeting customers while scooping thick globes of flavors like cookie butter, lemon berry […]
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Capturing The Middle
In the shorthand of American geography, the middle is often treated like a void — something you cross rather than arrive at. “Flyover country” is the phrase, tossed off with casual condescension, as if the heart of the nation was just that negative space between coasts. Photographer Richard Sharum decided to sit with that dismissal, […]
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Downtown’s New Bar Flies High
Downtown Oklahoma City has no shortage of places to grab a drink. But a true neighborhood bar — the kind with deep booths perfect for tucking into a strong cocktail, a full kitchen that refuses to close early, and an eye on all things ambiance — is a much rarer thing. Enter Superfly, a 1970s-inspired […]
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Protecting Our Wild Neighbors
The organization receives no federal, state, county, city, or United Way funding and operates without dedicated development or marketing staff. Fundraising responsibilities fall largely to the executive director
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Ten Years Later,The Beat Goes On
By the time the lights come up at the end of a Speakeasy Dance Party, the floor is slick, the crowd is hoarse, and no one seems remotely concerned with how they look—or how they will look on social media. Ten years later, the formula is still working. This January marks the 10th anniversary of […]