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  <title>The Tulsa Times</title>
  <subtitle>The Tulsa Times covers Tulsa and statewide Oklahoma — community, business, events, growth and development — with clear reporting, context, and practical guides.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-09-01T04:27:54.259Z</updated>
  <entry>
    <title>ODOT Shuts the I-244 Ramp at the Inner Dispersal Loop for Bridge Work</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/local-news/i-244-inner-dispersal-loop-closure/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/local-news/i-244-inner-dispersal-loop-closure/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[ODOT closed the westbound I-244 ramp to 2nd Street in early August for bridge rehab through 2026. Detours and what downtown drivers face.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-10T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.258Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Walters Lawsuits End in Settlements as Superintendent Race Heats Up</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/ryan-walters-lawsuits-settled/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/ryan-walters-lawsuits-settled/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Ryan Walters and his former adviser settled two ex-employee lawsuits July 22, closing his legal chapter as Oklahoma picks a new superintendent.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-06T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.255Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Empty Offices, Needed Homes: The Conversion Math Facing Downtown Tulsa</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/development/downtown-tulsa-office-to-housing-conversion/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/development/downtown-tulsa-office-to-housing-conversion/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[The conversion math for downtown Tulsa's empty offices: which Art Deco towers can become housing, what it costs, and the peer-city playbook that works.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-08-02T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.252Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yuki Tanaka</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Tulsa Oktoberfest Works: Four Days, One River Park, a Regional Draw</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/events/tulsa-oktoberfest-riverwest-festival/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/events/tulsa-oktoberfest-riverwest-festival/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa Oktoberfest explained: four late-October days at River West Festival Park, ticket and shuttle mechanics, beer-tent etiquette, and family windows.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-30T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.249Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David Morgan</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Inside Tulsa&apos;s Startup Stack: 36 Degrees North, Innovation Labs and Atento</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/business/tulsa-startup-ecosystem-36-degrees-north/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/business/tulsa-startup-ecosystem-36-degrees-north/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How Tulsa built a startup stack: 36 Degrees North coworking, Tulsa Innovation Labs, ATTRACT recruiting incentives and Atento Capital's venture model.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-26T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.247Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Charles Lindsberg</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Block Party to Festival: How Tulsa Event Permits Actually Work</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/community/tulsa-community-event-permits/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/community/tulsa-community-event-permits/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How Tulsa event permits work: street closures, fire and tent rules, Tulsa Health Department food permits, and how far ahead organizers must apply.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-22T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.244Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jeff Coleman</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Twenty Candidates, Six Contested Races: Tulsa&apos;s Council Map Is Set</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/local-news/tulsa-council-elections-august-preview/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/local-news/tulsa-council-elections-august-preview/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Twenty candidates filed for Tulsa's council seats; four incumbents unopposed, six districts contested August 25. The matchups to watch.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-18T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.241Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Turnpike Authority&apos;s July Board Meeting Advances ACCESS Oklahoma</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/ota-access-oklahoma-south-extension/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/ota-access-oklahoma-south-extension/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[OTA's July 7 board meeting advanced ACCESS Oklahoma: bond items, an I-44 interchange and South Extension work on the $5B turnpike plan.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-15T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.238Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Port in a Landlocked State: How Tulsa Port of Catoosa Moves World Trade</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/development/port-of-catoosa-tulsa-economy/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/development/port-of-catoosa-tulsa-economy/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[How the Tulsa Port of Catoosa works: the head of the McClellan-Kerr waterway, 2,500 acres, 80 companies, 4,000 jobs, and the economics of inland shipping.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-11T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.234Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yuki Tanaka</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blue Whale to Buck Atom&apos;s: The Route 66 Stops Within an Hour of Tulsa</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/events/blue-whale-route-66-roadside-guide/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/events/blue-whale-route-66-roadside-guide/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Six Route 66 stops within an hour of Tulsa — the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Buck Atom's, Center of the Universe — and how to sequence the centennial drive.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-07T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.232Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David Morgan</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Real Economics of Tulsa Food Trucks: Permits, Pads and Margins</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/business/tulsa-food-trucks-business-model/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/business/tulsa-food-trucks-business-model/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa food truck economics: health licenses, commissary kitchens, location strategy and the real startup costs behind the metro's mobile scene.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-07-03T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.230Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Charles Lindsberg</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Shopper&apos;s Guide to Tulsa Farmers Markets: Seasons, SNAP and Stalls</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/community/tulsa-farmers-markets-guide/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/community/tulsa-farmers-markets-guide/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa farmers markets run April to October: where to shop, how SNAP and Double Up Oklahoma work at markets, and what sells each month.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-29T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.226Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jeff Coleman</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tulsa Council Unanimously Approves the $1.227 Billion Budget</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/local-news/tulsa-fy27-budget-approved/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/local-news/tulsa-fy27-budget-approved/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa's council approved the $1.227 billion FY2026-27 budget unanimously on June 17. What it funds and why no one fought it.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-26T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.223Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Oklahoma&apos;s Governor Race Heads to an August Runoff</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/oklahoma-governor-primary-runoff/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/oklahoma-governor-primary-runoff/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Drummond led Mazzei by about 1,100 votes June 16 — no majority, so the Oklahoma governor's race goes to an Aug. 25 runoff.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-22T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.219Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Taming the Arkansas: Tulsa&apos;s River Projects, From Keystone to the Next Dam</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/development/arkansas-river-projects-tulsa-dams/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/development/arkansas-river-projects-tulsa-dams/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa's engineered Arkansas River: Keystone flood control, McClellan-Kerr navigation, low-water dams and Zink Lake recreation, and 2019 flood lessons.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-18T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.214Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Yuki Tanaka</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tulsa&apos;s Fall Event Season: When Tickets Actually Go On Sale, and How to Save</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/events/tulsa-fall-events-ticket-guide/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/events/tulsa-fall-events-ticket-guide/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[When Tulsa's fall event tickets go on sale and how to save: State Fair advance prices, Oktoberfest admissions, football packages, and summer concert sales.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-14T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.211Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David Morgan</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Gas-Trade Careers in Tulsa: What Technicians Earn and How They Train</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/business/natural-gas-technician-careers-tulsa/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/business/natural-gas-technician-careers-tulsa/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Gas utility techs, HVAC installers and pipeline hands: what the Tulsa trades pay, how apprenticeships work and where to train in months, not years.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-11T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.208Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Charles Lindsberg</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tulsa Senior Centers: Meals, Medicare Help and What They Cost</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/community/tulsa-senior-community-centers/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/community/tulsa-senior-community-centers/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa senior centers offer donation-based meals, free Medicare counseling and caregiver respite. Who qualifies, what it costs, where to start.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-07T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.205Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jeff Coleman</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tulsa Schools Face a Recommendation to Close or Consolidate Campuses</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/local-news/tps-school-closures-recommendation/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/local-news/tps-school-closures-recommendation/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Tulsa Public Schools faces a June 1 recommendation to close or consolidate campuses amid enrollment decline. What decides it and when.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-06-03T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.203Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Oklahoma&apos;s 2026 Session Hits Its May 29 Finish Line</title>
    <link href="https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/oklahoma-2026-session-ends-may-29/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" />
    <id>https://tustimes.com/oklahoma-news/oklahoma-2026-session-ends-may-29/</id>
    <summary><![CDATA[Oklahoma's 2026 session wrapped on schedule with an early budget and a first-in-state privacy law. What passed, what stalled, what's next.]]></summary>
    <published>2026-05-30T04:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-01T04:25:02.201Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nathan Brooks</name>
    </author>
  </entry>
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