Bright Spots

Council Grove in WesTen is an approximately three-square mile area (between NW 8th & NW 36th/Lake Overholser and Ann Arbor) that was a grove of cottonwood, elm and oaks.  Initially the land was inhabited by the Creek Nation but many...

Bring some Christmas Cheer to a Senior in One of Our Neighborhood Nursing Homes Some of our seniors at the Windsor Hills Nursing Home, many without any family, would love to have a little Christmas "magic" this year.Adopt a Resident gives you the opportunity...

The WesTen District and Castle Falls Restaurant & Venue have strong historical connections to our area. At the 2021 WesTen Auction Mike Schulte won the bid to name and create a drink for Castle Falls. We are delighted that he...

Thirty years ago this month, Kenny Deese and his father, Earl, started a new family business—Allied Foam Fabricators. Their original location was next door to H & H Gun Range on I-40 and they moved to their current location at...

We will be celebrating, eating, honoring some folks and shopping some fun, unique auction items. More details to come. A few individual tickets for $75 are still available. One example of an auction item is a Wheeler District Experience for...

The following is an article published by the OKC Chamber of Commerce for #ShopSmallforOKC, written by Laura Nance. Robin Jones, director of the WesTen District, thinks exploring the district is like an adult scavenger hunt—finding hidden gems and a few surprises,...

A new WesTen Bright Spot had its start in Bricktown when Michael Crowder, Michael Noonan, and Patrick Krencicki, while working at Bricktown Brewery, came together to create an alcoholic soda to put on tap and sell at the restaurant.  That...

Brewers Union (BU) began as a brewery incubator in 2017 at 520 N Meridian in the WesTen District.  This business model was a response to legislation passed in 2016 that allowed Oklahoma breweries to sell their products in a taproom. ...

Just saying the name of this unique business is a Bright Spot for us! The Dealy Express family of companies (Kommando Kilts, Renboots, and Hide Junkie) is a small specialty apparel retailer that focuses on high quality, one- of- a-...

We just discovered a WesTen business that has been here a few years and definitely qualifies as a Bright Spot--Cottonwood Creek Ranch which offers horseback riding, riding lessons, horse birthday parties, summer horse riding camps as well as being the...