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The Switchyard Food Festival is Coming To Tulsa and It’s Led by a Powerhouse Pair

Come hungry! That’s the message from the Switchyard Food Festival organizers. It will be a culinary experience you won’t forget.

• Food, Fun, Festivities: The Switchyard Food Fest arrives at B’nai Emunah Synagogue in Tulsa with fantastic foods for you to sample, live music and delicate conversations about food sovereignty, food justice, and food policy. The big event, co-hosted by Switchyard and Magic City Books, will bring together James Beard Award-winning chefs and esteemed food writers for an unforgettable evening dedicated to celebrating the diversity and significance of food.

• About the Chefs: Chef Tom Colicchio is a five-time James Beard Award winner and lead judge on Bravo’s Top Chef. Chef Sean Sherman is a 2023 Julia Child Award recipient, three-time James Beard Award winner as well as the 2022 Best New Restaurant Award Recipient.

Tickets to the November 30th Switchyard Food Festival are $25 and are on sale now.

Community

A $4.2-Million New Park is Under Construction in Bixby

A new space that will connect 2 existing parks will feature a brand new playground, restrooms and stages with state-of-the-art sound systems.

• Bridging the Gap: The Washington Irving River Park will connect the Washington Irving Memorial Park with the Harmony Bridge, making an even bigger space along the Arkansas River. A new boat ramp will go in allowing first responders to easily access the river in emergencies.

• Primed for Pumped Up Population: Bixby City Leaders hope the new park will allow for larger events to be showcased in town. Vice Mayor Robert Founds wants to offer more incentives for Bixby families to stay put. "When we keep all the new residents who want to live in Bixby, when we keep them here with activities and fun that means we also keep them around for our businesses, and that helps create the infrastructure that we need, all around," Founds said.

Plan your visit to the new Bixby park that will open sometime in November.

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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.

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More Than 1,700 Horses and Their Entourages Will Call Tulsa Home This Week In One of the Biggest Money Makers For T-Town

One of the biggest shows and revenue makers is happening now at the Tulsa’s SageNet Expo Square.

• Show Me the Money: The U.S. National and Half Arabian Horse Show rode into town with a nice jump in economic impact. The show is expected to bring $14.6 million direct to Tulsa impact with an overall $23.4 million economic impact. That’s a lot of restaurant stops and hotel stays!

• Horsing Around: Tulsa is hosting the prestigious horse show for the 57th year in a row. The horse team’s set up at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex is made to be their home away from home. This year, you can see all the spectacular barn setups and stall fronts and meet an Arabian horse when you sign up to take a T.A.I.L Tour.

See the full schedule of events for the Arabian and Half Arabian Horse Show that ends October 28th.

Community

Highway 412 That Extends Across Oklahoma and Arkansas is Up For a Major Upgrade

Highway 412 is one of Tulsa’s busiest roadways. A new study and plan could make it an official interstate leading to more funding for improvements.

• On the Road Again: Both the Oklahoma and Arkansas Departments of Transportation are joining in on a study of Highway 412 to process possible plans for making it an interstate. The second public meeting was on the US 412 roadway between I-35, in Oklahoma, that extends into Arkansas over to I-49.

• No Pain, No Gain: In order to be an interstate there's no ability to make a left turn or to go straight across. As part of the 8 year construction work grant program, drivers will have to deal with plenty of those orange cones but, Highway 412 could get pavement upgrades, grade crossings, side streets, bridges and access roads.

Read more about the possible upgrades here.

In other news

• ⚾️Take Me Out to the Construction Site: Tulsa’s ONEOK Field is looking a little rugged as construction crews replace the field for the first time since 2009 to bring it to Major League Baseball’s facility standards.

• 💧Water Win: Oklahoma tribes and state agencies are making a splash with their partnership to pour $200-Million into improved water systems.

• 🎓Pistols Firing: Oklahoma State university’s Pistol Pete is having a big year as he celebrates 100 years with the school.

• ♻️Trash Bash: It’s time to clean out the garage and hit Broken Arrow’s Trash Bash and Recycling Rally where you can drop batteries, fire extinguishers, tires, plastic trash bags, electronics and more!

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