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Archive for April, 2009

Dining Out for Life

Make a difference and save a life by eating at your favorite restaurant this Thursday, April 30th. Participating restaurants will donate up to 25% of your bill to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Tulsa community. Proceeds will benefit H.O.P.E. (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education), the only free, anonymous HIV testing and counseling site in northeastern […]

Upcoming Tulsa Festivals

Spring is finally here and with it come a rash of festivals and outdoor fun. Mark your calendars for these great events coming soon. Spring Market Fest April 24-25, Edison Preparatory School, 2906 E. 41st St.The Spring Market Festival is technically a festival, but you’re more likely to find a rash of vendors with all […]

Community Gardens

City Council is considering a proposed ordinance amendment that would allow Community Gardens by right in all zoning districts. What an old-fashioned concept…growing your own food and sharing with your neighbors. The idea really brings you back to a simpler time, and I like that. The downtown Brady Heights neighborhood has already adopted this concept. […]

Downtown Walking Tour

Bandana Tours will lead two walking tours downtown in April – Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th.  These tours will include Art Deco architecture and history of Tulsa.  (Please note that Saturday’s tour will be primarily an outside tour as most buildings downtown are closed on the weekend.) The tour will be limited to […]

Easter Celebrations

There’s lots going on in Tulsa in the way of Easter celebrations, egg hunts and spring festivities. Here is a comprehensive list. Springfest Its a market and festival and gardeners turn out every year for the herbs, flowers, gardening tools and information you’ll find during the two-day event. Also expect to find arts and crafts, […]

Broken Arrow Farmer’s Market

Broken Arrow’s much anticipated Farmers Market will open its “Spring Market” on Thursday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m. The Farmers Market will also be open on Saturday mornings, beginning April 18, from 8 a.m. until noon. The market season will run until Saturday, October 17. The Broken Arrow Farmer’s Market […]

Free Trees for Non-Profits

Thanks to a generous grant from Apache Foundation, Up With Trees is offering free tree saplings for non-profits and faith-based organizations that would like to plant trees on their property. The trees will be delivered and can be picked up from a holding facility starting April 9th. There are several thousand available and they will […]

Tulsa on Forbes List

Tulsa made the number 5 ranking on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Livable Cities. The story ran on Yahoo’s homepage this morning. Portland, Maine made the number 1 position. To form the list, they looked at quality of life measures in the nation’s largest continental U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. They eliminated areas with populations smaller […]

Art:Untamed at Tulsa Zoo

The Tulsa Zoo just might be one of the only places that a 100-year-old Aldabra Tortoise paints a piece of art with his feet. The project is called Art:UNTAMED, and quite a few animals participate, everything from the meerkats to the penguins. Even Dufus the Flamingo painted one. It’s animal enrichment, a way for zookeepers […]

In Business Programs

Hardesty Regional Library is hosting a series of programs that might be beneficial for your business or start-up. In Business at Your Library – Weathering Tough Economic Times, is designed to help businesses gain valuable insight and find helpful resources to maintain a good customer base, compete in the market, tighten spending, and explore creative […]