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Community

The City of Tulsa Wants Your Input on a Route 66 Project

We know the area at Southwest Boulevard and Riverside Drive as Crybaby Hill where Tulsa Tough cyclist pedal though a tough climb but City leaders want it to be more than a once a year attraction.

• Kicking Around Ideas: The City has $6.5M in Vision 2025 funds to use for a new project to attract visitors wanting to get their kicks on Tulsa’s Route 66. The area up for a makeover was formally planned for a hotel and tower with vintage cars on display, but it fell through.

• Driving Home Development: Some good ideas where thrown out at a recent public input meeting like an observation tower, giant statue, or vintage diner. Some want the area to fit in with the local neighborhood, while others want it to draw more tourists. City leaders hope for something that will make people want to stop and stay a while.

See Tulsa’s Route 66 Master Plan HERE.

Small Business

Soft Opening Held at New Jenks Ten District Store

Shop LuLu Lemon, Freepeople, and Inheritance Juice for a 3 in 1 shop in Jenks Ten District.

• Systematically Situated: The Ten District gets its name for being situated about 10 miles from downtown Tulsa, Bixby, Sapulpa and Broken Arrow. There’s a new store holding a soft opening this week with hard lines from a renovation. The District closed Miss McGillicutty's Antiques and restored the 1920’s building.

• Multiple Merchandising: There’s not an official name for the store at 106 Main and owners don’t have everything completely set up, but owners wanted Christmastime customers to have access. Expected opening will be sometime next year.

Find more on shopping and dining at the Ten District HERE.

Event

Early Bird Tickets to Philbrook Lager Land Festival On Sale Now

It might be a winter wonderland with Santa stops and twinkling lights right now, but Philbrook Museum of Art is looking ahead to spring.

• Love for Lager: Philbook’s Lager Land Festival is happening again in May and organizers are already planning the perfect pours. You can enjoy an afternoon of one-of-a-kind lagers from more than a dozen of Oklahoma’s top breweries in the Philbrook Gardens.

• Beer Me: Members can get general admission tickets now. They include a commemorative tasting cup and unlimited pours of over 24 featured lagers. VIP tickets are available and include early event access from 1-2pm and a premium commemorative tasting glass. Proceeds support the Conservation Coalition of Oklahoma.

Read more about the event HERE.

Economy

October Was TIA’s Busiest Month in 15 Years

More than 149,000 passengers flew from TIA in October making it the busiest month since July of 2008.

• Flying High: The growth at Tulsa International Airport is attributed to investments in airport improvements and increasing regional traffic, making it a reliable transportation hub for the region according to Simple Flying. Tulsa International Airport has experienced record passenger growth with a 4.5% year-over-year increase.

• A Steady Climb: Airport leaders are always open to ways to make traveling more convenient. That’s why they added a recent direct flight to New York and hope to offer more one stop shops in the future. They are also welcoming people without tickets to visit. You can get a visitor’s pass to the terminals.

Read more about the record breaking month HERE.  

Business

TU Students Win $25,000 in Business Pitch Money

Some TU students have some bright ideas that are paying off.

• Show Me the Money: It’s like ‘Shark Week,’ Tulsa Style. Tulsa's Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and JOLT@TUBusiness hosted the new Hurricane Pitch Competition that showcased student-created ideas and business ventures with the top three teams winning $25,000 in cash prizes.

• Help Me Help You: The winning pitch was from Marama which is a bean that easy grows, but will be used in hopes to help combat food insecurity. 2nd place was SkinCheck, an app that lets users upload skin concern photos to check for cancer. 3rd place was My Gamer which allows fans to control whose perspective they watch during esports competitions.

Learn more about the competition that will continue for at least 10 years HERE.

In other news

• 🎯 Good Aim: Chouteau Public Schools hit the bullseye as its 5th Grade Air Riffle Team won a national championship.

• 💵 Something to Celebrate: The City of Tulsa is celebrating three years of the Financial Empowerment Center’s growth.

• 🏍 Get Your Motors Running: Move over Rudolph, the ABATE Motorcyclists Toy Run is revving up and running in its 44th year to bring Christmas gifts to children in need.

• 💹 Goal for Growth: The Greenwood Chamber is expanding efforts to help minority business owners grow throughout Tulsa.

• 🍾 Making Spirits Bright: Tulsa’s Tipsy Truck Delivery is making the holidays a little more lit as it ramps up custom orders for beer, wine and treats.

• 🎅🏻 Santa Stops for Chocolate: Happening today, Santa is stopping at Glacier Chocolates at Tulsa’s Utica Square with buy one, get on free hot cocoa.

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