Tag: Gathering Place

Tulsa The Gathering Place and its surrounding areas just keep getting better: The location’s most recent project, which includes a new pedestrian bridge, dam and recreation flume, is well underway. Brooke Caviness, lead engineer of stormwater design for the City of Tulsa, says updates to the Zink Lake sector have been on the public wishlist for over 20 years. Tulsans expressed...

Tulsa’s Discovery Lab is known for its unusual utilization of packing tape: Over 16 miles of it were used to build the infamous Tape Tunnel. The museum is about to need a lot more of it, too, when it makes a big move to its new home later this year. Established in 2007, Tulsa Children’s Museum began as a pop-up...

After a quarantined spring and early summer, you won’t need to ask friends and family if they’re ready to get out of the house and spend some time outdoors. One simple way to accomplish that is to take advantage of the great city parks in Oklahoma. “Oklahoma City parks are back open and ready for our residents to start using...

Tulsa Excursions Gathering Place: Launched in September on the east bank of the Arkansas River, this is the park other cities only wish they had. Enjoy the five-acre Chapman Adventure Playground with a padded area for toddlers, plus 120 feet of suspension bridges, skate parks and walking/running/biking paths. gatheringplace.org Guthrie Green: Carnivals, festivals, live music, green markets, food trucks, fitness classes...

Be it cotton, wool or paint, the art from Sullystring has bright colors and eye-catching patterns and begs the observer to touch it – or cuddle, in the case of soft pillows. The story behind this Tulsa brand – the woman who runs the show – is even more compelling and inviting than the soft textiles and friendly murals...

Tony Moore, executive park director of Tulsa’s Gathering Place, got his start in the industry right out of high school as an operations host for SeaWorld. He also worked at Universal Studios Florida and was chief operations officer at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida. We caught up with Moore and got his thoughts on … … his path...