Heide Writes

For 24 years, Karen Munger’s husband fought fires and sifted through the ashy rubble of destroyed properties and burned-out homes. He also breathed in the ch...

Waking up on my first morning in the small coastal town of Bandon, Ore., I walked out of the tiny ocean-front motel to an alien landscape of crashing waves a...

They come with hundreds of different flavors, tasting of hops and fruit and grains of the earth, and they come with names like Horny Toad, Sisters of the Moo...

ARTS: CELTIC PUNK Written by Heide Brandes in the March 2012 Issue If you’ve hit any of the metro’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, you may have heard the R...

THE PINK CEILING Women still earn less than men in the workplace, but causes are varied By Heide Brandes Despite the equal pay movement in America, a recen...

Fully Automatic Fridays Written by Heide Brandes in the February 2012 Issue Standing in a dark cubicle with an actual 1928 A1 Thompson Submachine Gun – or ...

From Fame to Faith Written by Heide Brandes in the February 2012 Issue God comes to people in deep and mysterious ways, and sometimes He arrives in a stamp...

Ice Ice Baby Written by Heide Brandes in the December 2011 Issue “What do you see when you look in here?” asks chef Ken Burkemper as he stares into a large...

Births, weddings and deaths are the three recession-proof events in most people’s lives. http://okc.biz/oklahoma/article-5693-wedding-belles.html

PAINTING A DREAM The art of Josh Heilaman gives glimpse into dreamscapes, fantasy in October art show By Heide Brandes Walking through the imagination of J...

The sand dunes at Little Sahara State Park create a mythical playground for off-road enthusiasts. Heide Brandes Legends say the towering sand dunes of the S...

Herbs bring out the soul of summer cocktails. Heide Brandes August 3rd, 2011 At the Cheever’s Cafe bar, Ariana Khalilian pulled out the plastic squeeze cont...

Parking woes Seven state parks are slated to close, but several communities are banding to operate them on a local level When the Oklahoma Tourism Departmen...

Want to save the environment? Try throwing back a few. Heide Brandes April 20th, 2011 Drinking vodka may not save the rain forest, but choosing the most env...

Super wheat Although a $25 million grant for wheat development may help create crops that feed more people while using fewer resources, economists in Oklaho...

How do they do that? These days, $200 doesn’t get you much. A pair of Jimmy Choo shoes costs between $525 and $2,000. A set of all-weather tires averages ab...

Head toward the sunset for an adventure in Western Oklahoma. Heide Brandes March 23rd, 2011 The old man peers from under a black cowboy hat covered in mud, ...

By Heide Brandes The first time Afton Fisher tasted Irish whiskey, she said it “was like being kicked in the teeth by a donkey, but I liked it.” Peter Cran...

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