Whole Foods

[oneforone]

I have not been to Whole Foods or Sunflower. The wife and I will probably check them out in the near future. One thing I will note, their arrivals to the OKC market has encouraged the other grocery stores to increase their produce selection. I have been to Homeland, Crest and Buy For Less, all three appear to have revamped their produce areas and meat counters.

[Pete]

I'm hoping that it's now clear that OKC shoppers aren't only in love with Wal-Mart and Sam's that Costco will start to consider the market.

I think Oklahomans would love to have an alternative and Costco is an incredibly impressive operation.

[MDot]

I'm hoping that it's now clear that OKC shoppers aren't only in love with Wal-Mart and Sam's that Costco will start to consider the market.

I think Oklahomans would love to have an alternative and Costco is an incredibly impressive operation.

I heard a commerical on the radio the other they and it was a local station (can't remember which one) and they were advertising a product and they said "sold at your local Costco market" and I just shook my head and said "only if they knew."

[SSEiYah]

Went last night. This $19.99 lobster tail better taste good and better have been fed organic lobster food

[soonerguru]

Went to WF at 9:30 Sunday morning, only 7 cars in the lot, almost had the store to myself, left WF and went to Sunflower, was much more impressed with Sunflower than WF, will definitely shop Sunflower when in town (unless they build one at Lake Tenkiller)

Whole Foods' seafood is outstanding, and they have some other items that are better than Sunflower, but I do shop at Sunflower more frequently.

[lasomeday]

They finally announced that Tulsa is getting their second. We have known this for a while. It will be on the Southside, but they haven't closed the deal on the land yet.

[BG918]

They finally announced that Tulsa is getting their second. We have known this for a while. It will be on the Southside, but they haven't closed the deal on the land yet.

I've heard 91st & Yale where there is an empty piece of land surrounded by wealthy neighborhoods and within a half mile of a Creek Turnpike exit. Perfect location for a second Tulsa store IMO. I would imagine another OKC metro location is announced next year. They announce their next round of new stores each quarter.

[EricGarcia]

Yes, 91st & Yale in south Tulsa is confirmed.

[MDot]

I'm not trying to be a jerk-off but wasn't that confirmed a month or 2 back?

[EricGarcia]

Rumored.

[MDot]

Rumored.

Ohh. Lol

[Larry OKC]

RE: the split soup comments. I had noticed something similar with the Buy 4 Le$$ at NW Expressway & Portland with their cut fresh fruits. More expensive containers are up front at the start of the produce section but much less expensive ($1/lb or more) are available on the other end in the Gourmet Grill/Deli area. The way some stores organize things is bewildering and I suppose someone somewhere thinks they have a reason for it...but sometimes it comes down to "here's an empty spot" LOL

[EBAH]

I have a friend in the seafood dept. and I think I can shed some light on the soups. The reason there is a small soup section in front of seafood is because those soups are made by the seafood department. Whole Foods has a policy that instead of throwing out perfectly good fish when it gets to it's last couple of days (or hours) it is cooked and used as stock or meat for soups. The soups in that section are all made by that department and they are made from the same quality fish that are on sale at the counter. It's really very fresh and very yummy!

[Dustin]

From their facebook:

"Tune in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show today for a special surprise in OKC!"

You can already watch the video on her website

[dankrutka]

From their facebook:

"Tune in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show today for a special surprise in OKC!"

You can already watch the video on her website

Here's the video: http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/11/...prise_1107.php

Very cool of Ellen and Whole Foods. I actually saw this family's story on a MTV show last year also. Good to see that they are getting some assistance.

[Pete]

Yeah, that's a really cool thing that Coach Jansen and his wife have been doing at PC West, and of course they did it just to help the students there and not for any sort of notoriety.

It's amazing to think that now at PC West 80-85% of the students there are on subsidized meal plans. That area of town has changed dramatically in just the last 10-15 years.

[Questor]

It's amazing to think that now at PC West 80-85% of the students there are on subsidized meal plans. That area of town has changed dramatically in just the last 10-15 years.

Wow really? You know it seems like all of the metro schools are going that way now. Is something going on here in the OKC area or is this a national trend?

[dankrutka]

Well, depending on ways to maesure it, poverty is one the rise nationally: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...f937849704e98c

[Doug Loudenback]

Here's the video: http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/11/...prise_1107.php

Very cool of Ellen and Whole Foods. I actually saw this family's story on a MTV show last year also. Good to see that they are getting some assistance.

Thanks for sharing that link, KT ... an amazing video clip ... my grandson Tyler plays on that PC West team and I'm sure that he'll want to see it, if he hasn't already.

[bluedogok]

Yeah, that's a really cool thing that Coach Jansen and his wife have been doing at PC West, and of course they did it just to help the students there and not for any sort of notoriety.

It's amazing to think that now at PC West 80-85% of the students there are on subsidized meal plans. That area of town has changed dramatically in just the last 10-15 years.

It is quite different than when I graduated from there (82) or my sister (94), she sees it quite a bit since she is a teacher in of the schools that feeds into West. My parents still live in the same house that we grew up in, that neighborhood has changed a great deal as well.

[MDot]

Here's the video: http://ellen.warnerbros.com/2011/11/...prise_1107.php

Very cool of Ellen and Whole Foods. I actually saw this family's story on a MTV show last year also. Good to see that they are getting some assistance.

I absolutely love what Ellen and Whole Foods did for this family. They were so deserving of it; I commend them for they're graceful acts of "giving back" and to the family that started this. Beautiful.

[SSEiYah]

$40/lb lobster tail is a bit much. Could not really tell that much of a difference from the normal grocery store stuff. $19.99 for an 8oz tail

[ljbab728]

$40/lb lobster tail is a bit much. Could not really tell that much of a difference from the normal grocery store stuff. $19.99 for an 8oz tail

But it's organic and natural so price is no object. LOL

[EBAH]

Yeah, that's a really cool thing that Coach Jansen and his wife have been doing at PC West, and of course they did it just to help the students there and not for any sort of notoriety.

It's amazing to think that now at PC West 80-85% of the students there are on subsidized meal plans. That area of town has changed dramatically in just the last 10-15 years.

It's very sad, but it really has. The beginning of white flight reversal seems to have hit the far western side of the metro harder than practically anywhere. I'd love to know what retail occupancy rates are out there. It seems like a vast sea of abandoned shopping centers. There are still many beautifully maintained neighborhoods but some have become shockingly run down. I'd maybe even go out on a limb and say PC west's area may now include some of the most squalid poverty in the entire metro area. My company had temporary offices (after a fire) around Melrose and Council and on my drive back home (around 23rd and may) I was always amazed at the level of general decay that had developed in just the last 10 or so years. Glad to see people and businesses helping in any way they can.

[semisimple]

It's amazing to think that now at PC West 80-85% of the students there are on subsidized meal plans. That area of town has changed dramatically in just the last 10-15 years.

What's even more amazing to me is that the district-wide reduced lunch rate is 58% for Putnam City. http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/...e/411#students