Archive for the ‘Out & About’
Explore Downtown Tulsa
A great new website just launched a few days ago called DowntownLive. DowntownLive features comprehensive business listings, directions, reviews and photos of restaurants, entertainment, businesses and more. Soon the website with have a detailed original artistic map created by Artist William Franklin available that you can download and carry around while exploring the area. The […]
Tulsa Bike Trails and Free Bike Rentals
Tulsa Bike Trails A group called INCOG has created a new online trail finder for bike-enthusiasts. Now finding new bike trails in Tulsa is fairly easy to do thanks to their in-depth maps and information. [ Via News on 6 ] Discover one of the ten major trails: Creek Turnpike Jenks Aquarium KATY Liberty Midland […]
100 of Tulsa’s Best Restaurants
It’s easy to get in a rut with dining choices. If you are looking to get out of your comfort zone this weekend, Tulsa People published a great resource a while back called the Food Lover’s Guide to Tulsa’s 100 Favorite Restaurants, divided into 8 categories: Favorites for Fine Dining Favorites for Any Occasion Still […]
I Get Around :: T-Town Trolley
Tulsa has a fun and convenient transportation method that some may not know about. T-Town Trolley is a FREE shuttle to and from Tulsa’s entertainment districts. The Trolley runs every Thursday-Saturday from 9pm-2am and links four of Tulsa’s entertainment districts in what’s called “The Loop”; Brookside, Cherry Street, Downtown, and 18th and Boston. You must […]
Tulsa’s Best Meat Markets
Harvard Meats Located in the heart of midtown Tulsa, Harvard Meats offers a contemporary country setting in a charming atmosphere. Harvard Meats is an up-scale establishment “without the up-scale pricing” offering you and your family the BEST possible Beef, Pork and Poultry your hard earned money can buy. The product line is vegetarian fed without […]
Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend
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 […]
Starbucks Closings in Tulsa
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 […]
Tulsa Farmers Market
According to this article from Channel 2 News, there’s certainly more interest in purchasing local food. Farmers markets are thriving from the growing trend of buying local produce. Even Wal-Mart is catching on by increasing its partnership with local farmers. You can now check the aisles for the “Locally Grown, Made in Oklahoma” sign. Local […]
Casa Bonita is Coming Back
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 […]
