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City Style 9.1.08 Downtown Tulsa Unlimited Announces Web site Redesign Downtown Tulsa Unlimited is pleased to announce the launch of the completely redesigned Web site, www.tulsadowntown.org, designed by Straxis Technology, LLC. The site was designed to be THE place to go to find out what’s going on in downtown Tulsa. The Web site features new functions which make finding relevant information quick and easy, including a search feature and roll over menus. We’ve added information about working, living and playing Downtown. For example, there is a list of major office buildings with the leasing contact information for businesses looking to relocate Downtown as well as details about each of the unique entertainment districts. We hope you enjoy using the new site and we welcome your feedback. Please send any comments or questions to info@tulsadowntown.org. 2008 Downtown Tulsa Ornament Celebrates the New BOK Center
Made exclusively for Downtown Tulsa Unlimited by The Charleston Mint, these limited edition ornaments are a beautiful collector’s item. Each ornament comes numbered with a certificate of authenticity. Ornaments are brass with a 24 karat gold overlay. The BOK Center is featured in silver hand baked enamel to spotlight its position in Downtown. Not only is the 2008 ornament a great collectible in our series, it is also a great way to commemorate the opening of the BOK Center. It makes a great holiday gift for friends and family as well as Downtown employees and clients. The 2008 ornaments, as well as previous editions, are available at Downtown Tulsa Unlimited at 321 South Boston Avenue, Suite 101 and at Tulsa Treasures at 411 East 11th Street. Ornaments are only $17, sales tax included. Stands are available for $4. Discounts are available for large purchases. Proceeds from the sale of the ornaments benefit downtown promotions in an effort to make downtown Tulsa a great place to live, work, and play. For more information about collecting the Downtown Tulsa ornaments, please visit DTU or call 918.583.2617. PSO Christmas Parade of Lights Seeks Participants
Organizers of the 2008 PSO Christmas Parade of Lights wish to invite your business or organization to submit a parade participant application for the 2008 parade, scheduled for Saturday, December 13th at 6:00 p.m. Parade applications are available for floats, marching bands, and specialty units. Opportunities also exist for a variety of sponsorships, some of which include floats and giant helium balloons. Participation in the parade is a great way to show your community spirit and is an excellent promotion for your organization. Participating floats will be eligible to win several awards. Float judging takes place on the Friday evening before the parade. Trophies are presented immediately before the parade begins and are announced as the floats travel through the television viewing area. There is also once again the opportunity for participating high school bands to win a cash award. Last year, for the first time, the Parade held a Marching Band Competition for High School Bands. The award for the Best Small Division Band went to Tulsa’s Memorial High School Band, and Best Large Division Band was awarded to the Bixby High School Band. Parade applications and sponsorship agreements must be turned in by Friday, October 10th. For applications, sponsorship opportunities or more information, please click here or call Downtown Tulsa Unlimited at 918.583.2617. Devour Downtown was Delicious Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy Devour Membership Breakfast Thank you to the many members and guests that attended our Membership Breakfast August 5th at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel, which featured a panel of recipients of Vision 2025 Downtown Housing Funds, including Michael Sager of First Street Lofts, Chuck Wiggin of the Mayo Building and Tori Snyder of the Mayo Hotel. We would like to thank our table sponsors City of Tulsa Planning Department, Doubletree Hotel, First Street Lofts, Flintco Inc., Gallagher Risk Management, IBC Bank, Kanbar Properties, MidFirst Bank and Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Downtown Farmers’ Market Continues The Downtown Tulsa Farmers’ Market has been enjoying a beautiful summer. Every Tuesday from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm, local vendors bring fresh Oklahoma grown seasonal produce, as well as many other wonderful products for sale at the Williams Green at Third and Boston. Typical Oklahoma produce available in September includes apples, cantaloupes, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, grapes, green beans, herbs, honey, mushrooms, okra, onions, peaches, pears, purple hull peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, sweet potato, Swiss chard, tomatoes and watermelon. For more information on the 2008 market, please call Market Manager, Donna Vogelpohl at 918.224.5337. The New BOK Center is Officially Open! The ribbon has been cut and the much anticipated BOK Center is ready and open for business. The Grand Opening was held on August 30th, followed by an open house for the public. Tulsans marveled over the new arena, which hosted a Multifaith Celebration on August 31st that was also free to the public. The first concert, The Eagles Out of Eden tour, is set to go on the sixth of this month. The sold out show is sure to be a hit with ticketholders. The BOK Center will also be hosting several other great concerts and events over the next few months. Tulsa Convention and Visitor Bureau’s Downtown Marketing Committee If you operate and/or own a business inside the inter dispersal loop (Downtown Tulsa) please plan to attend a reception held by the newly formed Tulsa CVB Downtown Marketing Committee on Thursday September 18, 2008 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM @ the Performing Arts Center (Westby Pavilion / 3rd Street Entrance) The Tulsa CVB Downtown Marketing Committee is only three months old and needs more committee members to move forward. Please attend to hear what we plan to do and how you can help. Our goal is to help all businesses in attracting customers to downtown Tulsa through a variety of channels and activities. All types of businesses are encouraged to attend and become involved. Please RSVP to Pennie Tabor pennietabor@tulsachamber.com by Tuesday, Sept. 16. Thanks! Suzann Stewart, CAE Marlin Keranen, Chairman City on Graffiti Control as part of Downtown Revitalization A city which highlights its grand iconic structures like the Philtower, Boston Avenue Methodist Church and now the Pelli designed BOK Center, means nothing if the structures become the principal canvas for graffiti and street tags. In preparation for the BOK Center opening, the city has initiated a clean-up of all accessible graffiti. Six graffiti clean-up crews are currently focusing on areas visible from the inner dispersal loop (IDL). Officials are asking for community involvement and support by reporting any graffiti/ tagging to street maintenance at 527-0233. Continuing the vigilance and rapid clean-up of the graffiti is an effort to show violators that property destruction will not be tolerated. Preventative efforts and enforcement by the City will also be put in place to restore the integrity of our infrastructure and preserve the culture of Tulsa. Article courtesy of Loren Carpenter, Tulsa Metro Chamber. United Way Day of Caring Kickoff The 17th Annual Day of Caring is Friday, September 12th, and begins at the new BOK Center! The program begins at 7:30 a.m., doors open at 6:30 a.m. Be among the first visitors inside the new arena as we kick off the 2008 Tulsa Area United Way Campaign. Admission to the BOK Center is free and Alaina Whitaker from American Idol will be performing! Thousands of participants in last year's Day of Caring completed 400+ projects - that's over 24,000 hours of community service to our 63 agencies! Volunteer projects range from going with The Bridges Foundation to the Zoo, to painting and fixer-up jobs, gardening, craft projects, inventory, cleaning. This year, there will also be activities with senior citizens, building a wheelchair ramp, a carnival, Big for a Day with Big Brothers Big Sisters, painting a mural for Goodwill, makeovers and photo shoots with girls from the Margaret Hudson Program. This is just a short list of the many activities to choose from. For more information, visit www.tauw.org or call 295.6601. Article courtesy of Rachel Weaver, Tulsa Area United Way Festival Hispano Tulsa’s oldest festival celebrating Hispanic culture is proud to celebrate its 29th year. Festival Hispano will be held at the Williams Center Greens in Downtown Tulsa September 20th and 21st. The Tulsa Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has a commitment to provide a culturally and family oriented atmosphere through art, music, food and entertainment. There will be plenty of free parking and low participation costs for this family event. For more information, please visit www.tulsahispanicchamber.com. Happenings Don’t forget to check out our Web site for a calendar of Downtown events. |
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Downtown Tulsa Unlimited’s 12th edition of collectible Downtown ornaments features Downtown’s newest and most exciting addition, the BOK Center, as the foreground to the historically rich Tulsa skyline.
It’s almost time for Christmas! Well, not exactly, but if your business or organization wishes to participate in the 2008 PSO Christmas Parade of Lights, it is time to submit a parade participant application.