Interesting articles and profiles of Tulsa People and Places
As an owner at Central Park for the last two years, Jill Williams has been flying under the radar as most residents have not had the opportunity to meet or get to know her. That’s because Jill and her partner, John Kane, actually make their home in a 100-unit luxury condo tower in Montclair, NJ…
Juan Miret is a Venezuelan-born journalist and a resident of Central Park since 2007. He is an award-winning writer and photographer, whose work has appeared in bilingual publications, in addition to being syndicated nationally.
Tulsa World columnist Michael Overall is waxing poetic and mourning the impending loss of what’s left of Tulsa’s Civic Center Plaza in this recent article, suggesting Tulsa wants “to toss it away like an empty soda can.” Seriously? I’ve laughed to myself over several of Michael’s urban planning observations the past few years, but this…
Have you been thinking about taking one of the downtown Tulsa’s underground tours; imagining dark, damp and musty dungeon-like tunnels, reminiscent of England’s medieval torture chambers? Perhaps you’ve seen images of long, dimly lit, narrow passageways with low ceilings; where you might faintly hear creaky doors and…
Working to build a city that attracts and retains talent, like William Franklin, has been a pursuit of mine for years. Known professionally as William the Artist, Franklin could arguably thrive in any city on the planet; but he purposefully chooses to live in Tulsa. As an admirer of his and as an urban planning…
Living the dream. About five years ago the Mrs. and I began to consider a potential move to downtown Tulsa. Like many others nearing retirement age we were in the preliminary stages of trying to figure out the best housing options for our empty nester way of life. For over 40 years we had lived…