There are lots of ways to tell a story. It might have lots of words, it might only have a few. It might be a series of photographs of a place, or a single photograph of an individual. It might be a simple interview, or result from careful feedback from many people. Often these stories are where we’d least expect, whether they’re right in front of us or hiding just out of view. In short, that’s what we’re all about: finding stories and sharing them. And all of that depends on you, the people of our great city. We want your stories. Photographs, articles, videos, art…if you have something you’d like to see featured here, we’d like to see it, too. The sky’s the limit.
There are a lot of reasons to love Tulsa. Its fascinating history, architecture, art community, cost of living…we could go on, but you live here. And you visited this website. Hopefully we don’t need to convince you. But just in case…we’d like to think our stories might do just that. Show you things you didn’t know about Tulsa, share exciting things that are coming.
The Story
In 2007 I moved back to Tulsa after living in Stillwater for four years. I had just switched majors from architecture and suddenly found myself with a lot of extra time on my hands. I began sketching ideas in my notebook for a new website: a Tulsa blog, which I originally planned to call “Little Big City”. My concept for the site would continue to grow, change, and expand, but it wasn’t until the fall of 2008 that I decided that I no longer wanted a blog. There’s nothing wrong with blogs–I read lots of them–I’ve just never been very good at writing them. I’ve started many blogs only to forget about them, or stop posting, or never get them off the ground to begin with. It seemed obvious to me that the Tulsa Project needed to be something more than a blog. It needed to be a magazine.
The format has evolved, but my concept for the Tulsa Project hasn’t really changed all that much from the beginning. I felt like there was a need in Tulsa for a unique kind of publication, something that so far hadn’t been filled. Something modern, simple, clean, and sophisticated. A magazine with an emphasis on clean design, great photography, and interesting stories. So here we are.
What We Want From You
We want you to help us tell our stories. And we want your stories. And your neighbor’s stories. We want stories from all parts of Tulsa (and beyond) about all kind of things, all kinds of people. Because after all, it’s the people that truly make Tulsa such a great place to live, work, and create. What, you want us to be more specific? Can do!
The Tulsa Project is an expirement in flexibility. We’re looking for all kinds of content, including articles, photos, persons and places of interest, historical factoids, videos, things you think are awesome, things you think aren’t awesome…see a trend?
In short, The Tulsa Project isn’t just a magazine about Tulsa. It’s a magazine by Tulsa. And we can’t wait to hear from you.
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TULSA, OK, October16, 2012 — The food truck frenzy has finally rambled to T-town and the first-ever Eat Street Food Truck Festival hosted by Arnie’s Bar and The Dog House will be held Saturday, November 10 from 11am to 10pm. Foodies can frolic from New York to Vietnam, circle around Mexico and land in Japan in just one block. Then guests can park themselves on a chair and enjoy live music from some of Tulsa’s hottest bands or even behold a hot dog eating competition as part of Eat Street’s line-up of activities.
Over 15 of Tulsa finest purveyors of haute-rod cuisine will converge in downtown’s historic Blue Dome District at 2nd Street and Elgin for one delicious day. With so many new food trucks hitting the road recently, this FREE event promises to be a diverse line-up of old favorites and innovative newcomers – but all in one place for just one day. Though the Eat Street Food Truck Festival may be for one day only, it has been over a year in the making.
“This is something I’ve wanted to do for a really long time,” said JoAnn Armstrong, the event’s producer who is best known for coordinating the Arnie’s St. Patrick’s shindig, but is also a food truck enthusiast.
“It is so exciting to see Tulsa embrace the food truck culture and now there are new and innovative food trucks popping up every day. It will be a real thrill to have them all in one place for everyone to enjoy.”
Eat Street will feature everything from classic street food fare, like hot dogs and pizza, to more exotic selections like delectable Vietnamese kimchee fries or gyros, and will fill the streets and happy event-goers bellies. There are also several trucks churning out cuisine that is fit for the fanciest of menus, with locally-sourced ingredients and expert chefs at the helm. And no food truck festival would be complete without a
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Media Contact:
JoAnn Armstrong – 918-857-8487
Josh Lynch – 918-810-9330
Angela Evans – 918-606-3542
eatstreettulsa@gmail.com
little smoke from some barbecue carts and the little heat from classic taco and tamale trucks. Of course a meal on the go is best paired with a frothy brew, which will also be available at the event.
For those who consider eating mass quantities a sport, Eat Street will also feature a hot dog eating contest hosted by none other than The Dog House. Winners will receive prizes and bragging rights while also benefitting local area food banks, with proceeds going to Iron Gate. Details about how to enter will be coming soon, so keep up with all the developments on the Eat Street Tulsa Facebook page!
In addition to the numerous food trucks and live music, Eat Street will host a small farmers market and local art vendors. This is a family-friendly festival featuring a kid’s area with face painting, a chalk circle, art activities, and more. So, bring the entire family down to the Blue Dome District for the food event of the year!
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