Tulsa is one of 10 cities across the Americas and Europe selected as finalists for the Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award, a new effort to elevate cities that are working creatively to tap the wisdom, talents, and energy of community members to solve public problems. Read More

Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose and abuse, especially among 18-to-25-year-olds. The majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from family and friends – and the home medicine cabinet. To help combat this, there is a Prescription Drug Take Back Event to properly dispose of unwanted medications and prescription drugs on Saturday, April 28. Read More

The monarch butterfly is an iconic North American species which once numbered over one billion, their numbers have decreased by 90 percent over the last two decades. Monarch scientists attribute the decline to the loss of summer breeding habitat in the United States and the loss of winter habitat in Mexico, with Oklahoma centrally located in the monarch migratory path. To help combat this decline, Mayor G.T. Bynum signed the Mayors' Monarch Pledge with the National Wildlife Federation. Join us in this commitment to save and protect monarchs by planting milkweed and other native nectar plants in your yard and neighborhoods. Read More