Help Trap the Grease! City and the M.e.t. to Collect Cooking Oil for Disposal on Saturday, Nov. 28

Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the City of Tulsa, in partnership with the M.e.t., will collect and dispose of leftover and used cooking oils such as peanut, canola and vegetable oil. This event will be held Saturday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the M.e.t. Depot at 3495 S. Sheridan Road.

Work Begins on Housing, Homelessness & Mental Health Task Force

The City of Tulsa’s Housing, Homelessness & Mental Health Task Force held its first meeting January 18 to understand the root causes of homelessness in Tulsa.

Oxley Nature Center Announces Author and Poet Sasha Martin as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence

Press Release: April 5, 2024: Oxley Nature Center Announces Author and Poet Sasha Martin as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence

Night Court Receives Strong Community Support in First Year at Tulsa Municipal Court

Press Release: October 1, 2024

Tulsa Selected as a Finalist for a $1 Million Grant for Public Art Project

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that Tulsa has been selected as a finalist in the running to receive up to $1 million as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, a program that aims to foster creative collaboration, address civic issues, and support local economies through public art. More than 200 cities applied, and Tulsa, along with 13 other cities, has been invited to submit a full proposal.

City Gearing Up For Opening of Zink Lake

The City is gearing up for the opening of Zink Lake; Multiple projects are underway to be completed for Grand Opening on Labor Day Weekend 2024

Beach Street

TAC 1178B Hot Applied Crack Sealant

Mayor Nichols Announces Establishment of Tulsa Sustainability Task Force

News Release: Mar. 5, 2025

IFB 23-425 19,500 LB Gross Vehicle Weight Truck with 42 Foot Aerial Bucket Truck

TAC 1178A Hot Applied Crack Sealant

Road Rehabilitation on South Harvard Avenue, East 21st Street to East 31st Street, to Begin Monday, March 16 2026

News Release: March 6, 2026

Tripp Haggard Memorial Steak Cookoff

Arena District Master Plan Open House Scheduled for Sept. 26

The third and final community visioning public workshop about the Vision Tulsa project: Arena District Master Plan will be held Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Tulsa Central Library Pocahontas Greadington Learning and Creativity Center (Lower Level 2), 400 Civic Center.

Boulder Dash Tulsa

Tulsa Curbside Recycling to Restart Monday

Starting Monday, January 31, curbside recycling will restart in Tulsa. Customers will need to have both their blue and gray carts at the curb by 5 a.m. on their service day. As a reminder, blue carts that contain items that are not recyclable in our recycling stream will not be picked up.

Sewer Rehabilitation on South Yale Avenue, East 29th Street - East 31st Street

News Release: March 10, 2026

TAC 1392 Rapid Tests

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

The City of Tulsa’s Housing, Homelessness & Mental Health Task Force will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, February 28, at 5:30 p.m. at OU Tulsa's Schusterman Learning Center, 4502 E. 41st Street.

Traffic on South Lewis, East 45th - East 46th, to Shift to Southbound Lanes on Thursday, February 27

Press release: February 26, 2025

City Continues Damage Assessment, Response After Evening Tornado in North Tulsa 3-7-36 Noon

News Release: March 7, 2026

1921 Graves Core Sampling and Second Test Excavation to Begin Monday, Oct. 19

On Mon., Oct. 19, the City of Tulsa will begin the second test excavation and core sampling for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation with members of the University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) and the 1921 Graves Physical Investigation Committee at Oaklawn Cemetery, 1133 E. 11th St.

Blue Dome Mardi Gras Celebration

City of Tulsa Prepared for Winter Weather 2020

With the sudden temperature changes in recent days from warm to cool and cold, the City of Tulsa has geared up preparations in case Tulsa receives some early winter weather. The Streets and Stormwater Department is watching weather forecasts and conditions to be ready for whenever the first winter storm comes, and for other storms that may occur this season.

Mayor Bynum, Crime Prevention Network to Hold Three Town Halls to Hear from Public on Police Chief Hiring

Mayor G.T. Bynum announced Wednesday that he and the Crime Prevention Network will hold three town halls in January focused on receiving public feedback as part of the search for the new Police Chief of the Tulsa Police Department.