By: Jourdan Batson Living in a city like Tulsa, there doesn’t seem to be many options for different types of food you may crave. There are a lot more than we think, and I tried some of the recommended authentic types of food you can find here! El Arepazo: I had to DoorDash this since... Continue Reading →
Bringing Truth to Light: Center for Public Secrets
By: Abigail Chow Every city has its secrets. Tulsa has secrets. Lee Roy Chapman, a local historian and investigative journalist, made it his mission to uncover them. You can see the results of his work, along with much more, at the Center for Public Secrets. Cornered on 6th and Peoria, where a semi-industrial district intersects... Continue Reading →
Tulsa’s Artistic Underground: First Friday Art Crawl
By: Emma Zeller On the first Friday of each month, downtown Tulsa comes alive with color, art, and most importantly, the talented people who create it. For Tulsa’s Art Crawl, countless museums and galleries offer free or reduced admission. What started as fifty people grew into a well-known event that Tulsa has come to love.... Continue Reading →
Afghan Refugees Resettle in Tulsa
By: Liza Inbody Cover Photo Credit: The Black Wall Street Times For the young Afghanistan people, war has been apparent their entire life, tainted by dispute, violence, and betrayal. And now, they are leaving behind all that is familiar, into a foreign country with a different language, culture, people, and nowhere to start. Many of... Continue Reading →
Choosing a Gym in Jenks: A Comprehensive Guide
By: William Ford About half of all new year’s resolutions are exercise-related, but only about 20% of these resolutions ever make it to February. Whether you lift, swim, play sports, etc., this reference is for you. When choosing a gym, the first step is considering what you want: many family centers that have pools, daycares... Continue Reading →
A Local Limelight: Admiral Twin Drive-In
By Matty Mooney Picture this: It’s a hot summer’s night and the sun has just set beyond the horizon. You and your friends pile up into your mom’s old Subaru and drive to South Tulsa for the main event. Tonight is the anniversary showing of The Outsider’s and you couldn’t be more excited. With a... Continue Reading →
Sugar Llamas
By: Amelia Kimberling Doughnuts, coffee, and ice cream — what else could you possibly want? Sugar Llamas, a new Tulsa-based business, offers each of those treats. The exterior of Sugar Llamas on a sunny Sunday afternoon. When you walk inside, Sugar Llamas doesn’t miss the mark on aesthetics. The shop is small and quaint, with... Continue Reading →
Poet Warriors Thriving Through the Pandemic
By Mara Winters They call themselves Poet Warriors- the women rewriting the narrative of incarcerated women through their nonprofit organization, Poetic Justice, which teaches creative writing classes to women in prison. The pandemic has dramitacally changed the face of this orginization not only how they contact the women, but the ammount of women they are... Continue Reading →
Doing the Impossible: Impossible and Veggie Burgers of Tulsa
By: Ben Brown Burgers. The crown jewel of western culture. Made from cows, loved by man, and unavailable to vegetarians… until now. More and more restaurants have begun introducing their own veggie burgers and impossible burgers leaving many vegetarians wondering “Are they good? Who’s is best?” The Torch is here to answer all these questions. ... Continue Reading →
Shop Small: Black Owned Businesses in Tulsa
By: Matty Mooney Black owned businesses and entrepreneurship has been around forever, since the beginning of the GreenWood District in the early 1900’s. Supporting our local small businesses should be celebrated and there are many great black owned small businesses around Tulsa to check out. So, use this spotlight to shop small, safely, and socially... Continue Reading →