by Michael Bates | Sep 2, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
The City of Tulsa Board of Adjustment (BOA) has granted a special exception and a variance to allow the new Brookside Library to be built on the playing fields of the former Wright Junior High School, on the northeast corner of Madison Place and 46th Place South. A...
by Michael Bates | Aug 22, 2023 | Education, History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
Happy news late this afternoon that Deborah Gist has resigned as superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools. Gist resigns as the state’s largest school district faces a hearing on Thursday at the State Board of Education on the loss of its accreditation. The threat...
by Michael Bates | Aug 12, 2023 | History, Music, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
A follow-up to a recent post about Charles Spurgeon’s essay on music in worship. Brian Sauvé, a pastor and hymnwriter, posted recently on Twitter about his church’s approach to music in worship: I get this question enough that it’s probably...
by Michael Bates | Aug 8, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
A dialogue pertinent to the August 8, 2023, City of Tulsa special election: “Homeless problem in Tulsa seems worse than ever and all over the city, not just downtown.” “Don’t worry, GT has a plan.” “What’s the plan?”...
by Michael Bates | Aug 7, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
The Tulsa County Republican Party has officially come out in opposition to the four City of Tulsa propositions for sales tax and general obligation bonds on the August 8, 2023, ballot (“Improve Our Tulsa 3”): Republican Party of Tulsa County Takes Stance...
by Michael Bates | Aug 5, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
Tulsa is the focus of another recent article from a UK newspaper website: A story in the Guardian Online about the impact of expressway construction on Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood, and the possibility of reviving the neighborhood by removing the north leg of...
