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17/09/2025

BEHIND THE BREAD 🥖 Weeks after bringing home Tulsa’s first James Beard Foundation for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, Cat Cox says the whole experience still feels like it was “just a dream.”

Country Bird Bakery, 1644 E. Third St. Unit B, closed for one week in July so staff could recharge from their post-award popularity. Now they are back and busier than ever, spending nearly all week in the bakery prepping, processing and baking their world-class sourdough goods sold every Saturday and occasional Thursdays.

Cox took some time to chat with us about her journey while actively working on dough for an upcoming Saturday service.

Read our full Q&A at https://www.tulsapeople.com/tulsa-people/september-2025/in-conversation-with-cat-cox-winner-of-tulsa-s-first-james-beard-award-for-outstanding/article_b50cbfed-0638-472c-b61b-2fe7db7b5dc2.html.

The trend of homeowners incorporating bunk rooms into their homes is growing.They’re a fun way to host guests in one spa...
17/09/2025

The trend of homeowners incorporating bunk rooms into their homes is growing.

They’re a fun way to host guests in one space, are easily adaptable for kids and adults alike, and offer a creative solution to maximizing underused areas of the home. More than anything, though, bunk rooms encourage closeness and connection.

Tulsa interior designers Lindsay Gray, owner of L Gray Interiors, and Lindy Collins, owner of L. Collins Interiors, are helping their respective clients make the most out of these spaces, just in time for the holiday season.

Read more about the rise of bunk rooms in our September issue or at https://www.tulsapeople.com/home/the-more-the-merrier-tulsa-designers-embrace-the-rise-of-bunk-room-design/article_51007e71-b10b-469d-abf1-5bd2596734e5.html.

In honor of World Mitochondrial Week (Sept. 15-21), Oklahoma nonprofit Jack’s Generosity is hosting their second annual ...
16/09/2025

In honor of World Mitochondrial Week (Sept. 15-21), Oklahoma nonprofit Jack’s Generosity is hosting their second annual golf tournament fundraiser on Sept. 26 at FireLake Golf Course in Shawnee.

The nonprofit was founded by Kiley Proffitt in 2024 in honor of her son, Jack, who passed away at 7 weeks old from a rare disease. At 3 weeks of age, tests revealed Jack had inherited mutations on the AARS2 gene, causing a rare form of mitochondrial disease (mito). When presented during infancy, mito is more than 99% fatal.

“This is the second year we're hosting a golf tournament to honor World Mitochondrial Week (Sept. 15-21),” Proffitt says. “It’s all the more important because Jack’s birthday is Sept. 21.”

In addition to the tournament, Jack’s Generosity has partnered with properties across Oklahoma to recognize Light Up for Mito Day, which is observed globally on Sept. 20. Participants include the Casino Cash Trac building at 7835 E 106th. and Choctaw Resort and Casino in Durant.

Read more and learn how you can participate at https://www.tulsapeople.com/about-town/second-annual-swing-for-genes-golf-tournament-to-educate-raise-funds-around-rare-mitochondrial-diseases/article_28601aff-7880-4e39-affa-bc66880d84a8.html.

Ten years ago, Tulsans Dara Edwards and Paul Schroeder started a custom glassware etching business with a stellar launch...
14/09/2025

Ten years ago, Tulsans Dara Edwards and Paul Schroeder started a custom glassware etching business with a stellar launch product: a deep-carved, sand-etched map of Tulsa.

“The map design is our most popular,” Edwards says. “Tulsa has become such a popular art and music place, and people are proud to be from here.”

Today, The Chizel is well known for its high-quality designs that celebrate T-Town, as well as custom designs. What started with the Tulsa map has now expanded into a collection of local landmarks, like Cain’s Ballroom and the Golden Driller, the Tulsa flag and others. Each piece is thoughtfully designed and created in-house.

“Tulsa is its own brand, there’s a vibe and sense of nostalgia here that people connect with,” Edwards says.

Read more at https://www.tulsapeople.com/lifestyle/raise-a-glass-with-chizel-industrial-and-artisan-craft/article_f48fd4e6-3ac3-4da8-ae5e-666e55225dfa.html.

“Volunteering brings people joy, but finding the right opportunity — it can be very tedious for people,” says Danielle H...
13/09/2025

“Volunteering brings people joy, but finding the right opportunity — it can be very tedious for people,” says Danielle Hill, the senior volunteer manager for LIFE Senior Services. LIFE’s Give 5 program educates participants about organizations that rely on volunteers and then connects them to the entities they think are their best matches.

“(With Give 5) we have a personal, up-close look at some of the best volunteer opportunities that Tulsa provides,” Hill says. “It’s a great way to say, ‘Hey this is a really good fit for me,’ or, ‘Oh, boy, that does not work for me.’”

Give 5 participants spend five full days — one day a week for five weeks — learning about roughly 30 volunteer-reliant organizations, Hill says. Although most are nonprofit partners of LIFE’s, a few are for-profit entities.

Recent retiree Mohamed Khaleeli participated in the fall 2024 session of Give 5 where he and classmates learned about many organizations such as the SPCA, Catholic Charities, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa Performing Arts Center and Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa, where Khaleeli now volunteers one to two times a week.

“Being hands-on was just amazing and I think that made all the difference,” he says.

Morning sessions take place at LIFE’s Roma Berry Center for Seniors, 4821 S. 72nd E. Ave. Afternoon sessions are composed of field trips to organizations whose operations are more conducive to site visits. Participants should be 55 or older, and most cohorts have eight to 15 participants.

Read more at https://www.tulsapeople.com/lifestyle/high-five-program-matches-older-tulsans-with-volunteer-opportunities/article_d6385bb7-9402-4cf7-ab9f-7676e7a02801.html.

🍸 Celebrity Club was known for pan-fried chicken, grilled steaks and a Caesar salad prepared tableside, but members ca...
11/09/2025

🍸 Celebrity Club was known for pan-fried chicken, grilled steaks and a Caesar salad prepared tableside, but members came for the millionaire ambiance as much as for the menu.

After the original Celebrity Club burned down in 1965, Samara rebuilt the place and filled it with gilded-framed artwork and expanses of crushed red velvet.

But Samara himself, always impeccably dressed and unfailingly polite, seemed to be the club’s main attraction.

“The men all want to shake hands and talk to him,” Samara’s daughter, Paula Osko, once said. “And the women all want a kiss from him.”

Samara’s most enduring contribution to Tulsa’s food scene, however, came in 1984, when he successfully campaigned for Oklahoma to let restaurants sell wine, liquor and full-strength beer. The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission gave him the state’s first permit for liquor by the drink on June 19, 1985.

“This really makes me happy,” Samara said that day as a crowd gathered to watch Celebrity Club serve the state’s first legal mixed drink: a vodka and tonic.

Read more about Mike Samara's legacy in our September issue, or at https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/cocktails-and-dreams-longtime-celebrity-club-owner-mike-samara-built-a-reputation-of-impeccable-style/article_f0b19d69-7759-42c4-8e92-edf498ddae89.html.

Craftsmanship is on full display inside Broadtail Knife Co. (). An intricate sculpture of a ship featuring a dragon on t...
10/09/2025

Craftsmanship is on full display inside Broadtail Knife Co. (). An intricate sculpture of a ship featuring a dragon on the prow is an eye-catching welcome at 1513 E. 11th St., Suite B.

In the display case next to the boat carving are a couple Mcusta Damascus folding knives, which showcase a modern take on the Higonokami (a type of knife that has been prominent in Japan since the 1800s).

Since opening April 15, owner Tanner McCord has been busy acquiring more merchandise for shoppers ready to level up their kitchen accoutrement or those searching for the right gift.

“There is some stuff from Japan that I have on order that the lead time is, like, two to three years,” McCord explains. “There are designated knife villages in Japan, and so there’s deep family traditions where people have been making these knives by hand for years and years — that type of intentionality in knife-making is what I’m striving to keep in my shop.”

In addition to selling knives, he also offers knife sharpening services for home and professional chefs starting at $8 a blade.

Read more about Broadtail Knife Co. at https://www.tulsapeople.com/tulsa-people/september-2025/to-the-point-no-dull-merchandise-at-broadtail-knife-co/article_7c602444-0784-48e7-ae62-4e166f872166.html.

“We’re definitely not your grandpa’s VFW,” says Katie Belle, manager at Tulsa's VFW Post 577 Centennial Lounge.Located i...
10/09/2025

“We’re definitely not your grandpa’s VFW,” says Katie Belle, manager at Tulsa's VFW Post 577 Centennial Lounge.

Located in a century-old building in the heart of the Pearl District, 1109 E. Sixth St., the VFW is not just a sanctuary for veterans; it’s also a community gathering place known for hosting events like social dances and music since the ’50s.

This month, Tulsa’s nonprofit Horton Records continues its Friday Hang at the VFW. The series of free Friday concerts takes place in the VFW’s 21-plus Centennial Lounge.

September’s shows include music from Hosty Hosty on Sept. 12, Tori Ruffin and Freak Juice on Sept. 19, and blues rock from The Dustin Pittsley Band on Sept. 26. Shows begin at 7 p.m.

Read more at: https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/let-s-hang-vfw-577s-live-music-series/article_120b3339-7ff2-42d1-9db7-9af239df7edd.html

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