TU-Gilcrease merger

Reposted from TU’s website:

Frequently Asked Questions about the Proposed TU/Gilcrease Partnership

Announcement:

Why is this agreement between TU and the City of Tulsa taking place?

The primary goal of the proposed TU and Gilcrease partnership is to consolidate management of the museum under a single entity in order to better preserve, enhance and strengthen the world class collection and legacy of Thomas Gilcrease.

Weber’s- Cheap stuff to do in Tulsa #1

In recognition of Valentine’s day, I’ve decided to start a series on cheap entertainment and fun to be had in Tulsa. As a student, I have devoted much time to discovering fun and inexpensive ways of having fun around town, and have had everyone from bosses to businessmen ask what there is to do here for cheap.These dates are based on things to do for two or more people for $10-15 or less.

Weber’s Root Beer

Weber’s makes incredible home-made root beer and claims to be the originator of the hamburger. It’s a drive-up hamburger stand at Peoria and 38th that’s somewhere between fast food and sit-down service. It’s the kind of place that you would imagine had its heyday in the 1960s with the constant patronage of high school students in letter jackets. They make it as you order it, the help may not be too friendly, and the food is cheap and good. I like to get the 89-cent miniature hamburgers or “sliders” as I’ve heard them called and split a gigantic pint of root beer. Perhaps the best thing about Webers is the coupons that you can print and bring with you.

Cycling…or not

Today’s just gorgeous in Tulsa. I cycled on the Osage Prarie Trail, but didn’t get very far. It starts at the OSU-Tulsa campus and goes north to Skiatook. Unfortunately, after 2 or 3 miles the trail ended near a highway overpass- it looked like it had been recently broken up. It was hard to tell where the trail picked up again, so we abandoned it. Instead, we took a tour of downtown on bike. The weekend is a great time for cycling downtown, the Boy and I weren’t the only ones out there. I also noticed today that if you look up at Artificial Cloud at the Center of the Universe from below, it will appear as though there its hanging over Williams. Ominous, no? This picture doesn’t show it from the angle I’m talking about, but you get the idea.