Archive for May, 2023

Jenks Chamber hosts Groundbreaking for New Pickleball Complex

Posted on: May 19th, 2023 by Chris Lilly No Comments

JENKS, Okla. (KTUL) — In the world of sports, it’s the hottest thing since sliced bread, make that sliced pickles. It’s a sport with a name that sounds like something fermenting in a jar on a deli counter, pickleball.

“Somewhere between ping pong and tennis,” said Dr. Angelo Cuzalina.

Cuzalina was so taken by it that he and his partners aptly named the company In a Pickle and is investing upwards of $14 million to create a pickleball entertainment complex.

“It’s also got an outside stage for outdoor entertainment, fire pits, two restaurants, one of them will be In the Raw, and another one called In the Kitchen, which is a sports bar, and then we have a medical spa, which I started, another company called Bahama Bucks, snow cones, then outdoor bars as well,” Cuzalina said.

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Bob Dylan Center Celebrates 1 Year in Tulsa

Posted on: May 15th, 2023 by Chris Lilly No Comments

TULSA, OK- One year ago,  the Bob Dylan Center opened its doors to the public for the first time.

The May 2022 opening kicked off with a series of special events held in the Tulsa Arts District.

The center was designed by Architecture firm Olson Kundig in partnership with local firm Lilly Architects.

The Center holds the Bob Dylan Archive which includes more than 100,000 artifacts from Dylan’s life.

In 2016 The George Kaiser Family Foundation purchased the archives to preserve Dylan’s legacy much like the foundation had done previously with the Woody Guthrie Archive.

To read the Tulsa World Article click HERE.

Pickleball Entertainment Complex coming to Jenks

Posted on: May 15th, 2023 by Chris Lilly No Comments

JENKS, OK– Lilly Architects is working on a design for an 11-acre sports entertainment complex planned along the Arkansas River.

The design includes Pickleball courts and restaurant space located east of the new outlet mall being built just south of the Creek Turnpike.

The sports entertainment complex is expected to open late next year.

From the Tulsa World: “We’re full-steam ahead and really excited about it,” said co-owner Angelo Cuzalina. “We think it’s going to be a Gathering Place-type area for Jenks and south Tulsa.”

The complex will start out with 13 pickleball courts, four outdoors and nine indoors, with plans to add eight more indoor courts eventually, he said. “

Lilly Architects is also working on another indoor/outdoor entertainment venue along the river called The Jenks Market.

To read more about the project you can read the Tulsa World article or watch the KJRH story