Swan Lake Neighborhood Association

Cherry Street Beat

Apr 08, 2008

This Saturday, the Cherry Street Farmers' Market returns for its 11th year.

The Market operates every Saturday morning (7 - 11a.m.) through October 4th., in the parking lot of Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria.

Opening day activities include:

>> OSU Master Gardeners Teresa Herndon and Jim Henshaw will dispense horticultural information;

>> Acoustic music on the Gray Snail Saloon patio; this week Cairde na Gael - Traditional Irish Band.

Be sure to check our "Community Calendar" for weekly information.



Have information about Cherry Street businesses and activities?
Please send us information at:
swanlake_tulsa@yahoo.com





Previous reports:


Tom?¿½s Bicycles opened their second location on Cherry Street, earlier this month.
Located at 1506 East 15th. Street, the bicycle shop is situated on the same block with the Coffeehouse on Cherry Street, Deco to Disco and Gerek Fine Arts Gallery.
Tom and his wife Sylvia are Swan Lake homeowners.

Tulsans Matt and Brooke Kelley have opened Lucky?¿½s, in the former site of Camarelli?¿½s, at 1536 East 15th Street.
They were the former owners of the Atlas Grill, in the downtown Atlas Building.
The restaurant features American cuisine with a hint of the Southwest.
The Tulsa World recently featured the restaurant in an article that may be found here:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/article.aspx?articleID=070828_5_E1_spanc85100

Also in the Tulsa World earlier this summer, plans for pedestrian-friendly crosswalks along Cherry Street.
City of Tulsa Public Works traffic operations manager, Mark Brown, was quoted as saying that the city plans to paint crosswalks across seven sites on Cherry Street.
The project is expected to be completed at the end of August.

Here is a link to a map of the proposed crosswalks:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/articleimages/2007/crosswalk.jpg

Here is a link to the Tulsa World report:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070804_1_A9_spanc26420

Robert's Antiques & Fine Furnishings moved out of Cherry Street this summer.
They are reopened further southeast in the city.
Taking its place will be two businesses - Brandon Michael Photography and Modo, a fashion shop.
Within that same building, Sterling & Company hair salon is giving up some space.
According to a Sterling spokesman, it was difficult to keep a full-time masseuse on the premises.

The Cherry Street Farmers' Market is active Saturday mornings, from 7 until 11a.m., on the northeast corner of Lincoln Plaza.
Customers are encouraged to bring along plastic shopping bags as part of a recycling program.
The bags can be dropped off at the market managers booth.

If you are searching for other Cherry Street businesses with web pages or those that offer FREE Internet connections, simply go back to our main page, look for the ?¿½Community Pages?¿½ section and click on the heading ?¿½Internet Links Around Swan Lake?¿½.

More and more Cherry Street merchants are using the Internet to promote their businesses.
For more information on web-based businesses and free wi-fi sites, please read the next story "Internet Links of Interest".

Cherry Street just may be one of the best places to visit in Tulsa.
A recent article paints a positive picture of our neighborhood merchants.
Worth reading...here's the link to the story:
http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A15542

If you have information about your business or tips on other merchants in and around this area, please contact us at:
swanlake_tulsa@yahoo.com,