Megan McKown-Miller
Megan McKown-Miller, former Tulsa Ballet dancer and artistic director/choreographer for Song of the Swimming Sun, an
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Original Okie: Andrew Bones
Andrew Bones is a percussionist for several Tulsa-based bands, including The Panda Resistance and
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Original Okie: David Horne
Eccentric street musician David Horne serenades his beloved companion,
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Original Okie: Wess Young
Wess Young was only four years old when he survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, but has clear memories of it.
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Original Okie: Laurie Keeley
Laurie Keeley calls hers artform "yardistry." She's responsible for the eye-catching landscaping and design work you
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Original Okie: “Cajun” Ed Richard
"Cajun" Ed Richard founded the world-famous Cajun restaurant/specialty meat shop Hebert's, where Louisiana natives have
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Chad, Jim, and Hunter Rodgers
Pictured left-to-right: Chad, Jim, and Hunter Rodgers are the three men behind Cain's Ballroom. Jim, a local
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Tom Dittus
Thanks to Tom Dittus, Riverside Drive has never been more bustling with activity--even in the winter. Long-time Tulsa
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Original Okie: Johnny Polygon
It's been an assiduous two years for Tulsa native Johnny Polygon. After making a name for himself in the local rap
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Original Okie: Ren Barger
Ren Barger stands in what would be a graveyard of bicycle parts to many--but not to her. Barger finds herself in all of
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Harold Dorsey
When I first encountered Harold Dorsey, he wasn't shining shoes at all. He was sitting high up in the chair usually
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Grady Walker
Entering the home of Grady Walker is like stepping into another century. As he guided me through several
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Original Okie: Rocky Frisco
He's raced MG's and Mini Coopers, played gigs with the likes of J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton (among dozens of other big
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Marshall Bell
Tulsans covet hometown celebrities like Hanson, David Cook, Gary Busey and Kristin Chenoweth. But we often overlook
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Original Okie: Scott Smith
Three years ago, I lived in a dilapidated old yellow house in Crosbie Heights (on the west side of downtown). At the
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Kathy Taylor
The last thing I remembered about downtown's new ONEOK Field, before it opened, is that a lot of people seemed to be
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Reflection
Here's your chance to tell about the Tulsa you know. Who is a True Tulsan? Is there a person or place that epitomizes
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Original Okie: Eric Marshall
Eric Marshall is a tall, open guy. With years of experience working at breweries in America and Europe before he came
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Mike Whitten as The Golden Driller
Mike Whitten, owner of Brookside’s One Billiards gameroom design store, doesn't dress like this every day, but he
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James Hewgley
James Hewgley, Tulsa's 30th Mayor, is known for mostly for his work in providing for Tulsa's low-income and minority
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Roger
He spent the whole afternoon sitting there on the old wicker chair, smoking donated cigarettes and watching Brookside
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Original Okie: Jim Economou
The first thing I noticed about Jim Economou is, at the ripe young age of 80, how much energy he has. I spent a couple
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Joyce Harbolt
Joyce Harbolt: veteran drama teacher at Jenks High School. Or, Joyce Harbolt: mentor and surrogate mother to
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