Category: Community
Restaurant Reviews – What is Detroit Pizza, and who does it the best?
So, hey? What is Detroit pizza? One might ask. Back in the day they used to build a lot of cars in Detroit and had a lot of steel 10 x 14-inch oil pans laying around. At some point, someone decided to make a pizza in one—and thus, a style was born. Essentially, it is…
Metro Campus Success Center will be completed by summer 2022
Editor’s Note: The construction project is a developing story. TCC Connection recently received additional information on the subject. The article has been updated with the new information. New construction began at Tulsa Community College (TCC) Metro Campus in fall 2021. Because of these changes, some services were moved to different locations on the campus. According…
TCC celebrates new graduates with return to in-person commencement at Expo Square Pavilion
On Dec. 10, Tulsa Community College (TCC) gathered students, faculty, staff, and the community to celebrate the Fall 2021 graduating class. The two Commencement ceremonies were divided by academic departments. The programs were held at the Expo Square Pavilion. The Schools of Allied Health and Science and Mathematics kicked off the ceremonies at 6 p.m….
Tulsa Punk Rock Flea Market lives on at Expo Square
Tulsa Punk Rock Flea Market returned in September to the Expo Square. The annual event hosts live bands take over the stage and a full bar as well as concessions were available for attendees to enjoy. Both local and regional vendors alongside other organizations offered items during the concert. In addition to the entertainment, food…
Arab Film Festival held at Circle Cinema in October
Circle Cinema hosted the Arab Film Festival from Oct. 21-24. The festival was presented by Circle Cinema, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and the award-winning Arab American arts organization known as Mizna. Six films were screened over the four-day festival that represented the unique Arab and Arab American experience through the art of film. The festival kicked…
Restaurant Review: Piehole Pizzeria
A Tulsa institution on the tail end of Cherry Street, for roughly 20-years, Piehole Pizzeria continues to craft some great, comforting New York-style pies. Originally founded by bar and restaurant entrepreneur Zachary Matthews, before being sold to current owner Andy Park in 2014, it was always a place that (as an expat New Yorker myself)…
Metro Campus expands nutrition choices, including meal plans
Construction has been occurring in different parts of Metro Campus since summer 2019. One of the goals of the renovation is to increase meal choices at Tulsa Community College (TCC) location. Below is a list of great meal choices for students: The “Marketplace” cafe by Imperial Cafeteria on the second floor is finished and stocked…
“$2 Tuesdays For Students” at Circle Cinema
Circle Cinema recently announced a new discount offer for students available every Tuesday. With a valid school ID, a student may purchase a movie ticket for only $2. Students also have access to an exclusive $4 concession combo, which comes with a regular-sized soft drink and a small popcorn. With a purchase of a ticket…
Tulsa celebrates “The Outsiders”
The Outsiders House Museum and Circle Cinema have partnered up to screen the newly remastered classic of the 1983 film, “The Outsiders.” The film was shot in Tulsa by director Francis Ford Coppola and featured a cast of the top teenage stars of the early ’80s. Two locations used in “The Outsiders” includes the Outsiders…
