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TULSA, Okla. -
Art will soon be added to the new plaza outside the entrance of the renovated Cox Business Convention Center in Tulsa.
Preparations started Monday to install the artwork that Colorado-based Artist Andrew Tirado says has been years in the making. A lot of work went into this. It was basically dominating my work life for the last two years, said Tirado.
The piece is called Highlight and consists of a giant two-pronged plug that pays homage to the Blue Dome District. It’ll be connected to an electrical cord made of metal that was created in Tulsa at American Pipe Bending.
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The Tulsa City Council has been asked to approve transferring $4 million from a pandemic relief fund to cover some areas where the city is coming up short.
A convention and tourism facilities fund, which covers the Cox Business Convention Center and Performing Arts Center, would get $2.3 million.
The venues have largely been dark during the COVID-19 pandemic. City Chief Financial Officer James Wagner said they still have some basic costs, like utilities and minimal staffing, that the city allocated funds for, but a significant chunk of that money comes from lodging tax revenue that’s dipped during the pandemic.
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People charged with misdemeanors in Tulsa County who have had their cases delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic could soon get their day in court, but not actually in a courtroom.
The county has reached an agreement with ASM Global to have court dates at the Cox Business Convention Center. The first one will be Jan. 29. Initial appearances cases where the defendant is not in custody will be on the dockets. Many of those have been postponed because the courthouse lacks space. So, the advantage of the Cox Center is, is that we have enough room over there where we can socially distance quite a few people. And so, we’ll be running multiple dockets per day, and we think we could probably take care of 300 or 400 or 500 say 300 or 400 each day, said Tulsa County District Court Judge Doug Drummond.
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