Heart Matters

Events

Tulsa Attorney Raises Money for American Heart Association

Tulsa injury law attorney Chad McLain is focused on a new beat as he raises money for the American Heart Association.

• Family Matters: The American Heart Association is on his heart after sudden family loss and personal scare. His mother, ‘Junebug’, died of a heart attack in 1998 and he had an emergency pacemaker procedure in 2020. Join Chad Feb 24th as he supports the ARA and bartends for ‘Junebug’ Heart Party.

• Brunch Beat: As the celebrity bartender at ‘Junebug’ Heart Party, he will serve up drinks with a reminder of the importance in early heart problem prevention. It all happens at Doc’s Wine and Food with special raffles prizes, live music, and an unbeatable brunch. Talk about a pulse on pouring for a purpose!

See all the event details and rsvp HERE.

Development

City of Tulsa Announces Near Completion of Zink Dam

If you drive down Riverside Drive in Tulsa, you’ve witnessed construction crews make Zink Dam at the Arkansas River accessible to the public.

• Almost There: Replacing the old Zink Dam with a new one is a voter-approved $48M project that will revolutionize the way people experience the Arkansas River near the Gathering Place. For decades, Tulsans had no safe access to the Arkansas River near the old pedestrian bridge, until now. It’s 97.5% complete.

• Dam Dedication: See what we did there? Before inviting people to have fun on and around the water, the City of Tulsa will be testing it to monitor for pollution and citizens can weigh in at a public meeting Feb 27th. Zink Dam will open Labor Day weekend.

Read more about the transformation HERE.

Small Business

Tulsa Podcast Seeks to Empower the Sport Curious

It’s a safe place for not so dumb questions. Have you ever watched a sporting event and wondered why the crowd is booing or why the ref made that call? Last Night’s Game is here to give you the scoop, judgement free.

• Powerful Podcast: Some of us are just here for the T-Swift highlights at the Chief’s game and that’s ok! Last Night’s Game is a safe place to ask weird questions about sporting events. It’s a Tulsa based podcast meant to empower the sports curious that’s growing in popularity.

• Tulsa Touchdown: Why are they running off the field? What’s an out? Unimaginable sports questions inspired brother-sister duo Amy and Scott to start Last Night’s Game. When searching for a source that breaks down sports in an easy-to-understand way, they couldn't find anything. So they created it. It’s short, email publication and weekly podcast.

Check out the podcast HERE.

Restaurant News

Tulsa Named #2 City for Best Pizza in the Country

Get in my belly! That’s what Pizzello, a Pizza Stone Oven company says about Tulsa pizza.

• Near Perfect Pie: Hungry yet? The pie experts went undercover and say Tulsa is ranked right behind New York City based on Google reviews for pizza places, with an average rating of 4.65! Tell us something we don’t know. We here at Tulsa Daily know a thing or two about cheese and pepperoni.

• This May Sound Cheesy: But, our pizza scene is on fire with pros who are experts at blending traditional approaches with a distinctive Oklahoma twist, earning us a well-deserved reputation as a pizza destination. We do have the World Pizza Champion for acrobatics right here in T-town after all.

Check out our pizza restaurant guide HERE.

Transportation

Passenger Train Talks Intensify for Tulsa

All aboard! Passenger trains could be connecting Tulsa to several big cities.

• On Track: More passenger trains could be chugging into Oklahoma after a federal study on how to expand America’s passenger rail system identified several potential routes in the state. We only have one passenger rail route right now; the Heartland Flyer from OKC to Fort Worth.

• Charged to Chug: The Feds are seeking public comments as it finalizes the route list recommendations early next year and looks at exploring funding and implementation. Lines connecting Oklahoma City with Tulsa and Wichita made the study’s short list of potential future routes along with connecting Tulsa to Kansas City, St. Louis and Fort Worth.

See the entire study HERE.

In other news

• 🛩 Come Fly With Me: Get ready for sun soaked getaways with direct flights from Tulsa to Miami just announced by American Airlines.

• 🤓 Post Up Pop: Pop culture comic book crews met at a Tulsa Hotel Saturday to geek out on their favorite cool collectibles.

• 🖼 Color Collection: Philbrook Museum of Art does it again with a full color kaleidoscope retrospective interactive exhibit that opened this weekend.

• 🏔 Talkin’ Turkey: Check out this amazing side by side view from Turkey Mountain 90 years ago!

• 🎨 Vote for Picasso: USA Today has a spotlight on Tulsa as the Philbrook Museum of Art currently sits at the #2 spot for 2nd Best Art Museum in the Country. Let’s get to #1!

• 💵 Grant Me a Living: Cherokee Nation has been awarded up to $900,000 for the living language grant program to help continue the native language.

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