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After three years of construction, we are just about five weeks away from the opening night of the new BOK Center. For a construction update, you can visit the BOK Center’s website and get the latest. We know the toilets should be working fine, since they recently had hundreds of children repeatedly flush the Center’s […]

I figured this would be the case, but voter turnout was very light for Tuesday’s elections, nowhere near the level it was four years ago. State election officials estimate less than 13% of registered voters cast ballots. [ Via News on 6 ] Nevertheless, decisions were made. The incumbents for the U.S. House and Senate […]

Make sure and take advantage of tax-free shopping this coming weekend on clothing and shoes. Oklahoma will enjoy suspended city, county, and state sales taxes during the state’s annual sales tax holiday. It will run from 12:01 AM on August 1 through midnight August 3. The Oklahoma Tax Commission says shoppers saved $6.4 million during […]

Bixby will be opening their new Event Center that’s being completed on the southeast corner of 105th and Memorial. They recently announced their concert lineup for the fall, and it includes artists like Michael W. Smith, Kutless, and Uncle Kracker. The Tulsa 66rs basketball team will make their new home there when it opens, leaving […]

As a follow-up from my last post on gasoline in Oklahoma, I wanted to post of list of stations here in Tulsa that use 100% gasoline, no ethanol. In case you didn’t know, using gasoline that contains no ethanol can improve your gas mileage by up to 18%. Unfortunately, this list could change because gas […]

This might interest the sentimentalists out there with fond memories of bowling in the distinct, if not oddly shaped, pink landmark. The abandoned Rose Bowl building here in Tulsa will be reincarnated as an events center and officially open on July 31st. The revamped establishment on Historic Route 66 will be hosting a kick-off show […]

It’s a good time to be an Oklahoman. In an article published by the Tulsa World today they report that it’s less expensive to buy gasoline in Oklahoma than anywhere else in the country. Their article states that the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Oklahoma as of Tuesday is about $3.83 a […]

Many don’t know that Downtown Tulsa is home to one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco architecture in the country. Preservation Magazine recently profiled the city of Tulsa for its art deco style in a cover story for its July/August issue. The magazine article notes details like intricate grillwork, leaded windows, and glazed terra […]

Did anyone see this one coming besides me? Amidst many rumors and reports that the coffee chain is suffering, Starbucks recently announced that the company plans to close about 600 locations across the country. Channel 2 reports that the closures will begin this month and will continue through the first half of 2009. The company’s […]

The Casa Bonita restaurant at 21st and Sheridan is reopening in its original location. After being gone for three years (Casa Viva took its place but closed after the ice storm), they are working hard to reopen at the end of this month. If you’ve never been there before, its unique atmosphere has the feel […]