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Decter Wright, who has represented District 7 since 2018, was a professional opera singer before relocating to Tulsa with her husband.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 71st Street, zoning, redevelopment, changes, construction, Decter Wright

The City of Tulsa will continue not to have a mask mandate until at least Aug. 25. A special meeting Monday night to consider a proposal for those 4 years

Another round of emergency rental assistance funding is on its way to Tulsa. The city is receiving a $3.8 million initial disbursement from a total award of $9.5 million in the American Rescue Plan. The new funding is on top of $12 million in a previous coronavirus relief package to help pay late rent and utilities.  City COVID Relief Funds Manager Alisa Dougless said the guidance for the new funds is less restrictive. "The original was rent and utility and housing stability, but it had to have a direct or indirect relationship to COVID. This — actually, Treasury has been exceptional in re...

The City of Tulsa is now the proud owner of 30 undeveloped acres near 71st Street and U.S. 75, land that will eventually be combined with 27 adjacent, city-owned acres for a new park. City Chief of Culture and Recreation and Parks Director Anna America started working toward a new park there when she was the District 7 city councilor from 2014 to 2018. She said there isn't enough access to parks and green space in the densely developed area. "There aren't nearly as many parks, and in particular in that area, we've got a lot of apartments, thousands of people living in apartments within a 1- o...