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Development

Let’s Move Downtown! More Apartments Will Open Up In Historic T-Town Corner Building

Things in downtown Tulsa have changed just a little bit since Waite Phillips first built what would be known as the Beacon building in 1923.

• Bold on Boulder: A once bustling office building for oil and gas entrepreneurs, the Beacon building will become a downtown deco place to call home. It sits on the corner of 4th and Boulder. West Development announced plans to renovate the Beacon building into 80 to 85 multi‐family apartments with some commercial retail space and amenities for the apartments on the first floor and storage units in the basement.

• Historic Help: West Development will pursue historic tax credits to get the renovation done. The company bought the 100 year old building that once housed The Beacon Life Insurance Company. This picture depicts a lighthouse on top of the building that was removed in the 70’s because of a roof leak. There’s no word on if that lighthouse will make a comeback.

Read more about the plans for the roaring renovation and see a timeline of the project HERE.

Travel

Stop and See the Bison Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plains

If hot summer temperatures were keeping you from the hour and a half drive to see the Tallgrass Prairie, you’ll soon have reason to gas up.

• Bountiful Bison: If you aren’t quite ready for the pumpkin patch just yet, maybe bison on a backroad will do. National Geographic calls the the Tallgrass Prairie one of the last remnants of the American prairie and it is right in our own back yard in northeastern Oklahoma. Just don’t go near the Bison. While not usually aggressive, they are bigger than you!

• Pretty in Pawhuska: As if 51,000 acres of preserved prairie land with wildlife to see isn’t enough, there are the quaint treats of Main Street Pawhuska. The Pioneer Woman Mercantile will keep your tastebuds tempted and the gift shops, restaurants and real life cowboys walking down the sidewalks are some sights to savor.

Plan your trip to Pawhuska and the Prairie HERE.

Sponsored by Local Collective

Room For Cream Please! Local Collective Company is Making Sure Local Coffee Companies Have Room on Wal-Mart Shelves Too

Local Collective is bringing local to the masses and empowering local coffee roasters by giving them a way to be stocked on Walmart’s shelves in dedicated local sections.

• Aroma Advocates: It’s definitely a two cup kind of day when you are a business owner and you want to get your products onto Walmart’s shelves. There’s a jolly java company that is helping local coffee businesses do just that. Simply put, Local Collective will help get coffee roasters’ products on Wal-Mart store shelves in the same neck of the woods as their coffee houses.

• But First, Coffee: Local Collective has done the leg work of convincing Walmart of the importance of featuring a locally roasted section of coffee beans and other products on the coffee aisle. Topeca Coffee in Tulsa is pumped about the perk. “My Mother-in-law’s family has been growing coffee since about 1850. It is such an honor to now be able to work with Walmart,” said Topeca Co-Owner Chip Gaberino. If you live in the Tulsa area keep your eye out next time you pick up groceries, and you’ll see a variety of Topeca’s brews in the coffee aisle.

Learn more about Local Collective and the local roasters they are empowering HERE.

Community

Pumpkin Town Farms Opens With 20+ Attractions

As if the corn maze, jumping pillow and pumpkin blaster weren’t enough, now there’s a zip-line in the pumpkin program!

• Let’s Gather At the Gourds: Pumpkin Town Farms in Tulsa is a family favorite. It is open every day from now until Halloween and there’s too much to see in one day. That’s why they are offering an early bird special. Buy 3 fun passes and get the 4th one free.

• Awesome Attractions: What started in 1999 as a produce tent with some pony rides has now grown into one of the most attended attractions in town. Insanity Farms, a haunted attraction with two spooky mazes and zombie paintball on-site is in its 4th year. Bring a canned good for $1 off admission. Owners are supporting the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.  

Plan your trip to Pumpkin Town Farms, see the vendor list and get your fun passes HERE.

Restaurant

See the List for ‘Best Tulsa Brews’ Within Range of the University of Tulsa

It’s finally fall-ish and Tulsa coffee shops are stocking up on pumpkin spice everything. See the Collegiean’s take on the best coffee houses in which to sip.

• Brew With Buddies: Topping the list of caffeinated craving spots is She Brews Coffee Roasters. Not only is the coffee hot, the espresso excellent and the kombucha kickin’, but you might see a local celebrity there. Mayor G.T. Bynum just stopped in for a sip. He’s a big fan of the non-profit coffee casa that is dedicated to equipping and empowering women transitioning out of incarceration and so are we!

• Shades of Cherry: Two other hot spots are Shades of Brown and the Coffee House on Cherry Street where live jazz music vibes and decadent desserts are delivered. Shades of Brown just dropped its fall menu and let’s just say the ‘Ghost Stories’ coffee with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs on top will put you right in the mood for more.

There’s really no better coffee connoisseur than a studied college student. Read more about the TU newspaper’s Americano advice here.

In other news

• 🏈300th Time’s a Charm: Cascia Hall had a close game that led to a win over Holland Hall on Friday night but it was extra special for Cascia Coach Joe Medina. See his personal big time record HERE.

• 📈The Numbers Are In: Two Green Country cities are ranked among the largest in Oklahoma. Broken Arrow is the third. See where Tulsa ranks in area, population and economic impact.

• 🥪Secret Sauce: It’s not everyday a big hit restaurant share’s its rich recipe for all to mimic. Oklahoma Joe’s wants you to know how to make the Barbequolossal sandwich.

• 🐶Biscuits for Buster: This gorgeous drone video show’s a birds eye view of where your pup can play all day at Hunter Park. Biscuit Acres Dog Park is primed for pooches.

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