After unseasonable rains and flooding, Beavers Bend State Park is open for Memorial Day weekend. McCurtain County offers something for the family including a museum with a dinosaur, nature centers, golf and antique shopping. There are several lodging options: Log cabins in mountain pines, cottages, bed & breakfasts and luxury resorts. McCurtain County, www.mccurtaincountygetaways.com promotes [...]

The Oklahoma Historical Society along with Mayor Kathy Taylor and Kevin Levit of the George Kaiser Family Foundation announce aspirations to build a $33 million music and popular culture museum in the historic Brady District. The proposed 45,000-SF building — the exact site of which is still to be determined — will house 16,000-SF of [...]

The wind Industry roaring down the Plains with the goal to meet 20 percent of the nation’s power generation by 2030. Kylah McNabb, Wind Energy Development Specialist for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce spoke during the Third Oklahoma State University Spears School Energy Conference at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center Tuesday. The wind [...]

Bob L. Blackburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society will announce a major museum project on music and popular culture in the Brady District on Tuesday. Blackburn will be joined by Ken Levit, Kaiser Family Foundation and Mayor Kathy Taylor for the 1 p.m. announcement May 19 at Lola’s at the Bowery, 5 E. [...]

Beginning Friday, May 29, bids will be accepted on items being offered in one of the biggest online auction events in Green Country. Called Auction Mania, the event is being presented by the Tulsa Business Journal, Neighbor Newspapers and local merchants as a way to help readers save money on needed services and merchandise. Featured [...]

A piece of the Old West and a tribute to one of Oklahoma’s own favorite sons will take place on Saturday, May 23. Sixty-six head of longhorns will be driven down Route 66, in memory of Clem McSpadden, Oklahoma Legend, Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer, and nephew of Will Rogers. The steers will be driven [...]

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a wind technician safety curriculum to be designed and implemented with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education. “This U.S. Department of Energy grant and the wind industry training program [...]