Tulsa Lore
An Oil Town’s Golden Idol
How an energy company's 76-foot gift to Tulsa went from eyesore to icon.
November 15, 2024
The Filth and the Fury
A firsthand account of the night in 1978 when the Sex Pistols came to town.
November 15, 2024
Brave New Park
Politics, philanthrocapitalism, and public investment define the origin story of Gathering Place, America's largest privately-funded park.
November 15, 2024
Tulsa’s Forgotten Creek Heritage
Tulsa's official "founding" in 1898 obscures a much richer history as a frontier zone of Indigenous, European, and African cultures.
November 15, 2024
The Founder of Sand Springs Might Have Been a Real Weirdo (Or Worse)
Russell Cobb’s newest history, Ghosts of Crook County, traces the life—and the alleged fraud—of Charles Page, that scion of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, whose name graces a statue and street signs along the Arkansas River.
October 27, 2024
When Heaven Got Funkier
A regular at the Juneteenth Music Festival and a genius of local jazz, George Duke's legacy stands tall.
May 5, 2024
