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Articles for 2023

1/4/2023 Sanitary Sewer Project: 11th between Wheeling and Yorktown

1/4/2023 Waterline Installation to Affect Traffic on East Admiral Place near Harvard Avenue

1/5/2023 Tulsa Sobering Center Offers Substance Abuse Treatment, Jail Diversion; More Than 700 Served in 2022

1/10/2023 Vision Tulsa Route 66 Promotions Expanded to Include Special Event Matching Grant Program

1/10/2023 “We Are Hiring” Bilingual Employment Workshop January 12

1/11/2023 Eric Lee Named Next Water and Sewer Department Director

1/12/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Trash, Recycling Will be Collected

1/13/2023 City of Tulsa, Covanta Reach 15-Year Waste-to-Energy Agreement

1/13/2023 Resilient Tulsa Virtual Equity Dialogues Scheduled for January 17

1/20/2023 Work Begins on Housing, Homelessness & Mental Health Task Force

1/23/2023 Mayor Bynum Releases 2022 Annual Report

1/23/2023 Mayor Presents Marshelle Freeman with Michael P. Kier Tulsa Blue Award for Public Service Excellence; David Taylor Recognized with CityStar Award for Safety Excellence

1/24/2023 City of Tulsa Winter Weather Update – Jan. 24, 4:15 p.m.

1/25/2023 Tulsa Selected as Financial Empowerment City; City to Create Office of Financial Empowerment and Community Wealth

1/30/2023 City of Tulsa Winter Weather Update – Jan. 30, 9:20 a.m.

1/30/2023 City of Tulsa Winter Weather Update – Jan. 30, 3:50 p.m.

1/31/2023 City of Tulsa Winter Weather Update – Jan. 31, 9:55 a.m.

1/31/2023 City of Tulsa Winter Weather Update – Jan. 31, 5:05 p.m.

2/1/2023 City of Tulsa Winter Weather Update – Feb. 1, 1 p.m.

2/2/2023 City Announces New Organizational Structure with Enhanced Community Focus

2/3/2023 Street Rehabilitation Begins on East 36th Street North

2/6/2023 Housing, Homelessness and Mental Health Task Force Public Meeting Scheduled 2-28-23

2/8/2023 City Leaders Announce Plans for Improve Our Tulsa Renewal

2/9/2023 Portion of River Parks West Trail South of W. 51st St. and S. Elwood Ave. Closed

2/9/2023 PartnerTulsa Selected to Advance in National Initiative to Boost High-Quality Jobs

2/9/2023 City of Tulsa, A Way Home for Tulsa Launch “Change the Way you Give” Campaign

2/13/2023 Title V Commissions Release 2022 Annual Reports

2/16/2023 Vision Tulsa Project Completed: Ribbon Cutting Held at Grand Opening of Renovated McCullough Park

2/16/2023 Tulsa Pothole Reporting Made Easy

2/17/2023 Nominations Open for the 2023 Tomás Rivera Recognition of Excellence in Education

2/21/2023 Tulsa Route 66 Commission to Host Free Route 66 Grants Workshop

2/22/2023 Tulsa Selected to Participate in Opportunity Accelerator Program to Help Create Governance Model for Greenwood, Kirkpatrick Heights Areas

2/23/2023 Schematic Design, Renderings Released for New North Tulsa Entrepreneurship Hub

3/2/2023 Tulsa Parks Offers Student Day Camps, Events, and Activities Throughout Spring Break

3/2/2023 Mayor Selects Terry Ball to Lead Reestablished Public Works Department, effective July 1

3/7/2023 Tulsa Releases 2022 Equality Indicators Scores; Learning Series Announced

3/7/2023 A Better Way Program Celebrates Five Years of Offering Real Change to Tulsans

3/8/2023 Tulsa Animal Welfare Pushes Adoptions; Additional Adoption Locations Available

3/9/2023 Animal Welfare Commission to Host Special Meeting to Hear Public Feedback on New Animal Shelter

3/10/2023 Owen Park Pond Rehabilitation to Start Week of March 13; Portion of Park Will Be Closed During Project

3/10/2023 Waterline Work at 1500 N. Garnett Road Scheduled for March 19-20; Work to Affect Traffic

3/13/2023 Water Distribution Repairs Scheduled this Week; Traffic Impacts

3/15/2023 Tulsans Can Participate in The Great Tulsa Clean-Up in April

3/20/2023 City of Tulsa Annual Rain Barrel Special Sale; Order Discounted Rain Barrels Through April 27

3/20/2023 Oxley Nature Center Announces Artist Residency Program

3/22/2023 Mayor Presents $772 Million Improve Our Tulsa Proposal to Tulsa City Council

3/23/2023 Garnett Road Closure at Pine Street to Shift Friday, March 24, as Street Repair Continues after Waterline Breaks Earlier This Week

3/29/2023 City of Tulsa Announces Plans to Install Automated Residential Water Meters Beginning in 2023

3/30/2023 Spots Open for Annual Great Tulsa Clean-Up in April

3/30/2023 Site Selectors Guild Names Tulsa’s Peoria-Mohawk Business Park as National Winner of 2023 Projects with a Purpose

4/4/2023 Mayor, City Officials, and Tulsa Housing Authority Celebrate the Official Opening of Celebration Park in West Tulsa

4/4/2023 City, PartnerTulsa Seeking Housing Proposals for Downtown Housing Projects

4/4/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed April 7 for Good Friday; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

4/5/2023 Save the Date: Flood Preparedness Expo Scheduled for May 2

4/6/2023 Tulsa Parks Offer Athletic Tournaments and Classes for Seniors

4/12/2023 Historic Discovery Made in 1921 Graves Investigation

4/12/2023 Town Hall Meetings Scheduled for Improve Our Tulsa

4/13/2023 Save the Date: Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Set for April 22

4/14/2023 Vision Arts 4 Grant Winners Announced

4/19/2023 Mayor Bynum Presents FY24 City of Tulsa Budget

4/27/2023 City, PartnerTulsa Seeking Community Proposals for Environmental Cleanup Funding

5/8/2023 Tulsa Parks is Hiring Lifeguards / Day Camp Counselors for the 2023 Summer

5/8/2023 Improve Our Tulsa Update - May 4

5/8/2023 Mayor Bynum Presents Recognition Awards to Two City Employees

5/10/2023 Certain City of Tulsa Non-Emergency Numbers Not Working For Verizon Customers; Restoration Timeline TBD

5/11/2023 President Obama Names Tulsa a My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Model Community

5/16/2023 Fish Species Survey Scheduled for May 17 at Lake Yahola, Unruh Reservoirs

5/18/2023 City Offers Free Certification Class for Lifeguards Who Commit to Working for Tulsa Parks This Summer (1)

5/18/2023 Tulsa Animal Welfare to Participate in #RockTheBlock Event at BOK Center May 20

5/19/2023 Waterline Work Scheduled May 23-24 at 1145 N. Harvard Ave.; Project to Affect Traffic

5/19/2023 City to Host Equity Dialogues Through June

5/22/2023 Tulsa Municipal Court Offers Amnesty Sessions for Outstanding Citations Starting June 3

5/24/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Monday for Memorial Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

5/25/2023 Tulsa Awarded $900,000 for Brownfield Revolving Loan Program; Funds to be Used to Create More Housing, Commercial Districts

5/30/2023 Tulsa Sobering Center Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary; More Than 4,000 Served, 600 Engaged in Services

5/31/2023 Tulsa Water Wins Taste Contest at State Conference; 2023 Water Quality Report Available with Utility Bills or Online

5/31/2023 Search for Victims, Relatives of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Continues 102 Years Later

5/31/2023 Tulsa Animal Welfare to Participate in “Operation Pit Stop” Throughout June; Free Spay/Neuter Services Offered

6/8/2023 Ninety Take Oaths of Allegiance in Tulsa’s Third Child Citizenship Ceremony at Gathering Place

6/13/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Monday for Juneteenth holiday; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

6/18/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update - June 18, 2:30 a.m.

6/18/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update - June 18, 8:45 a.m.

6/18/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update - June 18, 12:40 p.m.

6/18/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update - June 18, 7 p.m.

6/19/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 18, 9 a.m.

6/19/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 19, 4:15 p.m.

6/20/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update - June 20, 2023 Noon

6/20/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 20, 5:15 p.m.

6/20/2023 Tulsa Parks Storm Response Update – June 20

6/21/2023 Storm Update June 21, 10:30 a.m.

6/21/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update - June 21, 5 p.m.

6/22/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 22, 11:30 a.m.

6/22/2023 Tulsa Parks Storm Response Update – June 21

6/22/2023 Tulsa Parks Storm Response Update – June 22

6/22/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 22, 5 p.m.

6/23/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 23, 3:30 p.m.

6/24/2023 City of Tulsa Storm Update – June 24, 4:45 p.m.

6/26/2023 City of Tulsa June 18 Storm Update – June 26, 5:15 p.m.

6/28/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Tuesday for July 4 Holiday June 28 2023

6/29/2023 Fireworks, Open Burning Illegal in Tulsa City Limits; Residents Encouraged to Watch Permitted Shows

7/4/2023 Tulsa Planning Office Begins Operations at Tulsa City Hall July 5; Departments of City Experience, Public Works Start Operations Next Week

7/5/2023 Mayor Bynum Approves Contract Giving City Ability to Accept Subsidies to Assist Utility Rate Payers; Oklahoma Department of Human Services Announces Open Enrollment

7/6/2023 City Offers Emergency Repair Grants Workshop for Those Affected by June 18 Storm

7/10/2023 1921 Graves Test Excavation Scheduled for July 13 & 14

7/11/2023 City, PartnerTulsa Seeking Housing Proposals for Affordable Housing Projects

7/11/2023 Curbside Greenwaste Collection Starts July 14; Zone Map Now Online

7/14/2023 1921 Graves July Test Excavation Complete; Experts to have Excavation Determination in Coming Weeks

7/14/2023 West 25th Street to Close at Southwest Boulevard July 17 for Waterline Work Related to Ongoing Street Project

7/18/2023 Tulsa 311 Website, App Interface Updated; 311 Phone, IVR Systems Updated

7/18/2023 July 25 Meeting Scheduled for Public Input on Updating FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan

7/20/2023 City of Tulsa to Host Neighborhood Leaders Luncheon

7/21/2023 Discover Volunteer Opportunities at Oxley Nature Center’s “Volunteer Rendezvous” Events

7/24/2023 City of Tulsa to Host Second Annual Myanmar Career Fair

7/25/2023 Tulsa Animal Welfare to Host ‘Barks & Burgers K9 Cookout’ Adoption Event

7/26/2023 Gilcrease Museum Construction Milestone: Topping-Out Ceremony Held for New Gilcrease Museum

7/26/2023 Tulsa Municipal Court to Offer Thursday Night Court Sessions for Municipal Citations

7/27/2023 Tulsa Parks Mostly Reopened, Including Mohawk; Debris Removal Making Progress

7/28/2023 Tulsa Public Facilities Authority Selects Oak View Group as New Private Management, Food Service and Sponsorship Sales Partner for BOK Center and Cox Business Convention Center

7/31/2023 Eastbound Lanes Closed on 71st Street Just West of Mingo Road; Traffic Detoured Around the Closure; Repairs Have Begun

8/2/2023 Real Time Information Center Operational at Tulsa City Hall

8/9/2023 Mayor Presents 3H Task Force Immediate Recommendations to City Council

8/16/2023 City to Offer Two Additional Emergency Repair Grants Workshops for City of Tulsa Residents Affected by June 18 Storm

8/18/2023 Primary Curbside Greenwaste Collection to Conclude Week of August 21; Last Pass to Start

8/23/2023 City of Tulsa Ready for Sixth Annual 918 Day; Events Scheduled for 918 Day Week

8/30/2023 City Officials Present Update to Tulsa City Council on Zink Lake Construction, Development of Water Quality Plan

9/1/2023 City Hall, Other Facilities to Close Monday, Sept. 4, for Labor Day; Residential Trash Service Will Operate on Monday

9/3/2023 City Continues 1921 Graves Investigation at Oaklawn Cemetery with Plans to Begin Third Full Excavation; Site Preparation to Begin Tuesday, Sept. 5

9/3/2023 City of Tulsa to Celebrate Welcoming Week Sept. 8 to Sept. 17

9/5/2023 Tulsa Municipal Court’s Thursday Night Court Starts Tonight to Better Serve Citizens with Municipal Citations

9/6/2023 Inspection of 21st Street, 71st Street Bridges over Arkansas River Scheduled for Sept. 6 – 9; Work to Affect Traffic

9/6/2023 Stormwater Project at East 91st Street, South Lewis Avenue to Affect Traffic Starting Sept. 6

9/6/2023 Temporary Mulch Site to Close Thursday Evening, Sept. 7; Main Mulch Site to Reopen Friday Morning, Sept. 8

9/7/2023 Sanitary Sewer, Street Rehabilitation Project near Gilcrease Museum to Begin Monday, Sept. 11; Work to Affect Traffic

9/8/2023 Welcoming Week Kicks Off Saturday with Welcoming Week Festival; Vamos Tulsa Night at ONEOK Field to Follow

9/8/2023 Volunteers Needed at Tulsa Animal Welfare

9/8/2023 1921 Graves Excavation Update – September 8, 2023

9/8/2023 East 36th Street, South Lewis to Utica, to Switch to One-Way Westbound Traffic Sept. 12-15 for Maintenance Project

9/8/2023 1921 Graves Excavation Update – September 8, 2023 (1)

9/11/2023 918 Day Scavenger Hunt Registration Deadline is This Friday

9/12/2023 Mayor Announces Establishment of Asian Affairs Commission in the City of Tulsa

9/13/2023 Multiple Ways to Adopt from Tulsa Animal Welfare Saturday

9/14/2023 1921 Graves Investigation Update; September 13

9/19/2023 City, Tulsa Global Alliance Announce Process to Add Mwanza, Tanzania, as Tulsa’s 9th Sister City

9/20/2023 Tulsa Parks Presents “Movies in the Park” at McCullough Park, Featuring the Movie “Hook”

9/20/2023 1921 Graves Investigation Update - September 20, 2023

9/21/2023 City Releases Request for Proposals for Low-Barrier Shelter, Case Management Program

9/23/2023 Hundreds Turn Out for 918 Day Scavenger Hunt

9/25/2023 City to Offer Third Emergency Repair Grants Workshop for City of Tulsa Residents

9/26/2023 City and Partners to Host Student Loan Repayment Information Sessions Saturday, Sept. 30

9/27/2023 Dangerous Hanging Tree Limb Removal Continues Across Tulsa

10/2/2023 2,300 Tulsans Receive Utility Payment Assistance; $818,000 Helping Keep Water On, Account Payments Current Through End of Year

10/2/2023 Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission to Host Native American Day Festivities Oct. 9 at Dream Keepers Park

10/4/2023 Tulsa Route 66 Commission to Launch New Façade Matching Grant Program with Oct. 10 Event

10/5/2023 Tulsa Animal Welfare to Participate in Dogtoberfest and Barks at the Boman Adoption Events in October

10/11/2023 City of Tulsa Announces Fifth Round of Vision Arts Grants for Nonprofit Organizations

10/16/2023 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for October 28

10/17/2023 Tulsa Parks to Host Safe Halloween Events Throughout October

10/20/2023 Grants Administration Seeking Volunteer Grant Evaluators

10/25/2023 Tulsa Planning Office Introduces Neighborhood Conditions Index to Improve City’s Neighborhoods

10/25/2023 City of Tulsa, Community Service Council Recognize Veteran Employer Champions

10/25/2023 Dangerous Right-of-Way Hanging Tree Limb Removal to Conclude in Coming Weeks

10/27/2023 City to Host City Hall on the Go November 8

10/31/2023 Lane Closures to Begin Tuesday, Oct. 31, for Installation of Waterline on South Memorial Drive North of East 51st Street

11/2/2023 Mayor Bynum Delivers 2023 State of the City Address

11/2/2023 Enjoy a Free Family Movie with Tulsa Parks ‘Movies in the Park’

11/6/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Friday, Nov. 10, for Veterans Day Observance; Trash Service Will Operate as Usual 2023

11/6/2023 City Officials Honor Tulsa Animal Welfare During National Shelter Appreciation Week

11/7/2023 East 121st Street, South Yale Avenue Intersection to Change to All-Way Stop Starting Nov. 14

11/8/2023 America Recycles Day is November 15; Tulsa Celebrating with Plastic Bag Collection at Parks Recreation Centers

11/14/2023 Dangerous Hanging Tree Limb Removal in Neighborhoods Concludes This Week

11/16/2023 13th Annual ‘Stock the Station’ Food Drive Kicks Off Nov. 20

11/17/2023 City of Tulsa, Metropolitan Environmental Trust to Collect Used Cooking Oils on Nov. 25

11/17/2023 Tulsa Parks Receives $40,000 Grant to Launch “Rec ‘N’ Roll” Program for Youth Sports and Outdoor Play

11/21/2023 City Hall, Other Facilities Closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24 for Thanksgiving Holiday; Trash Will Not Be Collected on Thanksgiving Day

11/21/2023 Tulsa Leads the Way with Record 447 Home Starts in 2023

11/21/2023 East Leg of Southwest Boulevard, West 25th Street Intersection to Close Nov. 27 – Dec. 1

11/22/2023 Tulsa Parks Offers Student Day Camps, Activities Throughout Winter Season

11/27/2023 Sister Cities Directional Sign Dedication Held at Tulsa City Hall

11/28/2023 City of Tulsa Prepared for Winter

11/30/2023 City Council Approves Ordinance Updating Standards of Humane Pet Care

11/30/2023 “Rec ‘N’ Roll” Van Brings Soccer Skills Camp to John Starks Park in Tulsa

12/1/2023 “Home for the PAWlidays” at Tulsa Animal Welfare; All Pet Adoption Fees Waived Through December 31

12/5/2023 2024 Pinnacle Award Winners Announced

12/6/2023 City Leaders Celebrate Tulsa Financial Empowerment Center’s Third Anniversary Tulsa Responds to double the program’s capacity in 2024

12/12/2023 Keith Jemison Receives Humanitarian of the Year Award; Mayor Bynum Proclaims December 11 as World Human Rights Day in Tulsa

12/13/2023 Bulky Waste Collection Available for Large Items

12/13/2023 Citywide Median Revitalization in Progress: Removing Declining Trees, Planting New Trees

12/14/2023 New Water Cutoff Procedure, Extension to Take Effect Jan. 1, 2024

12/19/2023 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities to Close Dec. 25-26, Jan. 1 for Christmas, New Year Holidays; Trash Pickup Schedule to Change

12/20/2023 City of Tulsa Holiday Recycling Tips & Christmas Tree Disposal (1)

12/20/2023 City to Install Automated Residential Water Meters Beginning January 16 as Part of True Reads Program

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