Any new midtown/Cherry Street developments?

[carltonplace]

Thank goodness for a TEX MEX option on Cherry Street besides QDOBA, Chipoltle's, Chimi's! Now if we could only get an italian/pizza place besides Mary's, Tucci's, Andolini's and Hideaway.

[RecycleMichael]

Thank goodness for a TEX MEX option on Cherry Street besides QDOBA, Chipoltle's, Chimi's! Now if we could only get an italian/pizza place besides Mary's, Tucci's, Andolini's and Hideaway.

I am hoping we could get a Wendy's and a Burger King next to What-a-burger and McDonalds

[Townsend]

I am hoping we could get a Wendy's and a Burger King next to What-a-burger and McDonalds

Wow, talk about a draw.  A tourist Mecca is what that would be.

I'm pleased it's not a cell phone store or a CVS.

[Breadburner]

Phat Phillies......

[Teatownclown]

LuLulemon....

[hello]

LuLulemon....

Really?! That would be awesome.

[SXSW]

Really?! That would be awesome.

Per their Facebook page, Lululemon is opening September 23 in the old Wanda's Cakes space next to Ascent on 15th.  They will also occupy the upstairs portion and will have a rooftop yoga studio.

Lots of construction happening at Mi Cocina but they still appear to be a few months from opening...definitely not August like they originally said.  And all of the tenants where La Madeleine is going in have moved out and it looks like they have started some interior demolition there.  Not sure when they plan on opening.

[Townsend]

Pearl District Association FB post from today:

You're all invited to attend a public groundbreaking ceremony for The Phoenix Cafe tomorrow morning at 10:00 am at 6th and Peoria! Come out and help celebrate new business in The Pearl ~

[we vs us]

Huzzah to Phoenix Cafe! 

Back to Cherry Street . . . the three storefronts that have been demo'ed just west of Full Moon, what are those supposed to be? 

[joiei]

Huzzah to Phoenix Cafe! 

Back to Cherry Street . . . the three storefronts that have been demo'ed just west of Full Moon, what are those supposed to be? 

That is going to become a http://www.lamadeleine.com/ French Country Cafe.

[we vs us]

That is going to become a http://www.lamadeleine.com/ French Country Cafe.

Ah yes, I remember hearing about his.  Good stuff.

[SXSW]

Pearl District Association FB post from today:

This will be a great thing for this strip in the Pearl.  By the way I love the stringing white lights above the street over 6th at Quincy (near the 6 Art Bar and the Eclipse).



Their planned offerings include a full bar, which will provide more options for those who aren't necessarily into coffee, as well as the chance to incorporate alcoholic shots into espressos, Ewing said.

He's also working with local coffee roaster Topeca Coffee to create a signature blend for The Phoenix.

Food offerings include fresh-made bagels, produce from local farmers markets, unique cream cheese spreads and other items.

Ewing said The Phoenix will have a fire theme, both figuratively and literally, in addition to warm, inviting colors. The facility will feature a fire pit along one wall, and customers will be able to cook s'mores and dessert fondue over fires at their tables, he said.

But numerous used paperbacks, local books, periodicals and comic books will be part of the decor, as well.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=32&articleid=20111102_32_E1_CUTLIN830080

[SXSW]

This also caught my eye from the TW article:

As usual, The Phoenix isn't the only new creation on Ewing's mind. He's finishing up work on Archer Market, a grocery store and dining concept in the Detroit Lofts building at 307 E. Archer St., which should be finished in January.

And he's already got ideas for a five-screen movie theater with a restaurant and bar to be located somewhere downtown.

[Townsend]

This also caught my eye from the TW article:

As usual, The Phoenix isn't the only new creation on Ewing's mind. He's finishing up work on Archer Market, a grocery store and dining concept in the Detroit Lofts building at 307 E. Archer St., which should be finished in January.

And he's already got ideas for a five-screen movie theater with a restaurant and bar to be located somewhere downtown.

Squee

[DTowner]

Another new business is coming to Cherry St. - a combination wine bar and art class.  Projected to Open March 2012.

For those who may want to mix some merlot with Monet or Pinot Grigio with Picasso, a franchise moving into Tulsa can help them celebrate their love of art and alcohol.

Texas-based "paint and sip" concept Pinot's Palette is preparing for a March opening on Cherry Street, pairing artful wine tasting with social painting.

Pinot's Palette is a simple pairing of beginner art sessions with wine tasting, accomplished at two- to three-hour classes nightly and on weekends.

"We provide the easel, the canvas, the paint and the wine," said owner Lisa Riley. "It's an entertainment genre that is really spreading across the country."

Pinot's Palette will be located at 1621 E. 15th St., between Mongolian restaurant Genghis Grill and women's apparel retailer Rope. The 1,800-square-foot space has direct access to a parking lot behind the building.

Pinot's Palette got its start in Houston in 2009 as a small art studio that allowed customers to bring their own alcohol and food while enjoying amateur art instruction.

The exact concept wouldn't work in Oklahoma, since liquor laws prohibit BYOB establishments, but Riley is building a wine and beer bar while still allowing customers to supply their own food.

"They can order pizza or bring food from home, but we have just about everything else taken care of," she said.

Two Pinot's Palette locations are operating in Houston, with another in Dallas and a fourth in Katy, Texas. The Cherry Street franchise will be the first outside Texas.

Riley was introduced to the concept while she was working with clients in the oil and gas industry in Houston. A Tulsa native who worked for ConocoPhillips, she said she moved back specifically to open the Pinot's Palette franchise.

During each session, two instructors walk students through the process of re-creating artistic masterpieces such as Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" or Claude Monet's "San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk."

"A lot of people think it's not for guys," Riley said, "but women bring their husbands, and they're comparing their trees and brush strokes by the end of the class."

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=53&articleid=20111228_53_E1_CUTLIN11920