On May 14, Tulsa Global District (TGD) and the Hmong American Association of Oklahoma organized the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural Festival to celebrate the global cultures of Tulsa. The festival was in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. As Tulsans walked into the tucked away AAPI Cultural Festival on 18 th and Garnett grass area…
April 9th, Kendall Whittier Community Day was a great way for the community to get involved. Sydney Alison, Community Engagement Coordinator with Kendall Whittier Main Street explained, “We started planning KW Community Day at the end of January of this year.” Alison said they had several organizations in the area reach out to them for…
For those who have visited Gathering Place recently, there is a new addition. It is called The Discovery Lab. The lab is a children’s museum specifically for children, located at the Gathering Place. Alexandra Waetjen, executive assistant of Discovery Lab, said the Discovery Lab has been in the works since 2008. “The original site opened…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
