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Dive In! These Featured Homes for Sale Have Picture Perfect Pools

Whether you are in the market for a new-to-you home or you just need some design inspiration, these homes are worth a look!

• Gated Glory: Tulsa Home + Design is featuring what $1-Million will get you in South Tulsa and it’s quite a lot of house. 2726 East 130th Street is tucked away in a gated community. This residence offers a seamless blend of luxury and comfort on a spacious 1.18-acre corner lot. The home is filled with natural light, thanks to custom black framed vinyl windows with remote-controlled shades. Check out the 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home.

• Room to Run: 3502 E 110th Street in Tulsa has more than 5,000 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. It is described as a resort style living experience. The gourmet kitchen, recently updated with pristine white quartz countertops, new double Bosch ovens, and a convenient drink refrigerator, is a culinary haven for entertaining.

See all of the homes featured in this weeks ‘What $1-Million will get you in south Tulsa’ HERE.

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That’s a Wrap! The Tulsa State Fair Released Stats on it’s ‘11 Days of Awesome’ With More Than $1-Million in Attendance

As predicted by Tulsa State Fair officials, more than 1-Million people attended this year’s fair, 1,075,000 to be closer to exact.

• Tickets Please: Nearly 25,000 mega ride pass wristbands were sold and Disney on Ice performances saw 20,000 audience members through 10 shows. 136 concession stands and 437 vendors sold $5.4 million worth of favorite foods and fair finds. With 711 fair employees, more than 59,000 hours were worked. 120 animals were born in the fair birthing center.

• Safety First: The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office says that this year’s fair was safer overall from last year. TCSO only got 253 calls for service, compared to the 409 calls made last year. The number of lost children reported went down as well. Despite the fair being a no weapons zone, there were 8 gun charges and 25 arrests.

To see all of the stats from the 2023 Tulsa State Fair go HERE.

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Oral Roberts University Is Connecting Business Leaders With the ORU Community Through a New Luncheon Series You Won’t Want to Miss!

They’ve really knocked it out of the park with the first keynote speaker at Oral Roberts University’s new luncheon series aimed at connecting business leaders with the ORU Community. Hans Helmerich will speak October 26th.

• Partners in ‘PECE’: The ORU Fenimore and Fisher College of Business announced the new luncheon speaker series called PECE (pronounced “peace”) which stands for Partners in Economics, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship. While providing a dynamic forum for economic exchange, PECE offers a networking space too! Its goals are to inspire business leaders to innovate and ignite economic expansion. The luncheon is conveniently held in the internationally acclaimed, ORU Global Learning Center from 11:30am to 1:00pm.

• Hans and the Healing Hands: ORU is known for the praying hands that stand tall at the main campus entrance. It’s also known for transformational board of reference members like Hans Helmerich. With his experience at Helmerich & Payne, as Chairman of the Board since 2012 and former CEO of the company since 1989, he will discuss mentorship at the event. His leadership style and success have been a lighthouse for leaders in Tulsa and throughout Oklahoma.

PECE Series tickets start at $35. Reserve your individual spot or buy a table for 8 HERE.

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Abandoned Sites That Are Tough to Clean Up Revitalized in Tulsa

The Brownfields Program is going strong in Oklahoma. Tulsa’s latest success is the old Evans Fintube site now home to the Hardesty National BMX Stadium.

• From Brownsfield to Boomtown: Revitalizing Tulsa is made possible in part by the Brownsfield Program. Just what is a Brownsfield? It’s a former industrial or commercial site where future use is affected by real or perceived environmental contamination. In a nutshell, it’s abandoned properties that are tough to properly clean up. The Environmental Protection Agency issues grants to cities that qualify for help. Tulsa has been successful.

• Continuing the Clean-Up: The latest success story in Tulsa is BMX Stadium formerly and abandoned iron works company. If you've ever attended an event at the BOK Center, watched the Tulsa Drillers play ball at ONEOK Field, watched a concert at Guthrie Green, or spent a night at the Mayo Hotel, you have seen firsthand the benefits of Brownfields redevelopment here in Tulsa. 

Read more about the funding awarded to keep the clean-up going HERE.

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Bring on the Beer and Break Some Records! That’s the Plan at University of Tulsa’s Next Home Game

Bottoms up! TU wants to host the world’s largest beer tasting event before the football game October 19th.

• Pass the Guinness: The University of Tulsa is out to set a Guinness Book world record. TU, Anheuser-Busch and Tulsa Oktoberfest are partnering to break the world record for world’s largest beer tasting. The attempt will have to beat the current record of 1,243 people set in Barcelona, Spain in July of 2022.

• Beer and Band: Organizers expect at least 3,000 people to attend the beer tasting on Thursday. The attempt is set for 4 p.m. at the Chapman Commons before TU football takes on Rice University. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. The Eli Young Band will perform after the attempt with local craft beers for sale.

Get tickets for the beer tasting HERE and don’t forget your ID!

In other news

• 🚴🏿‍♀️Turkey Mountain Mash Up: Turkey Mountain features the accomplishments of generous donations made over the years in a new video you can watch HERE. It features upcoming improvements too.

• 🚙Community Construction: Plans are being paved for highway 412 in Oklahoma but before any improvements are made, ODOT leaders want your input. Find out where the and when the public meeting will be held.

• 👗Osage Runway: Indigenous fashion designers dressed up for a big show. See the daring designs displayed by 5 designers and 65 models HERE.

• 🍁Turn Up the Heat: Many of us cranked on the heater for the first time this season over the weekend. Check out these 9 tips to transition your home into fall.

• 🏚Southern Charm: You had me at outdoor kitchen. Check out this home at 3754 East 116th Street. It’s up for sale with an outdoor oasis that features a gorgeous pool, outdoor shower, fireplace and stunning guest house.

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