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Hey hey Tulsa! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Greenwood rose, burned, and reshaped Tulsa for generations
  • How Tulsa firefighters honored their fallen colleagues and families this year

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How One Night Killed America's Wealthiest Black City: Tulsa, Oklahom (lewrockwell.com) — Tulsa's Greenwood District, once known as Black Wall Street, is remembered here for both its remarkable rise and the devastation of the 1921 Race Massacre that destroyed 35 blocks and left thousands homeless. The piece traces how violence, insurance denials, rezoning, and highway construction reshaped North Tulsa and why that legacy still matters for residents today.
   

• Tulsa Fire Department honors fallen firefighters at annual memorial ceremony (fox23.com) — Tulsa residents gathered as the Tulsa Fire Department honored firefighters who died in the line of duty or after retirement, continuing a 31-year memorial tradition. A candlelight service, bell ringing, and reading of names offered families a chance to grieve together, while Fire Chief Michael Baker emphasized the department's lasting commitment to its extended firefighter family.
   

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  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Aries, a cat who went missing in Tulsa, OK, has been safely reunited with their family after 32 minutes. Message from Owner: "Responds to aries … (Nextdoor Brookwood II)
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    ) but found these instead. There are at least a dozen caterpillars on the vine that we could see without looking, along with several chrysalises. Go… (Nextdoor Timbercrest)
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🗞 Nearby News

Broken Arrow

  • FAA Approves New Gulfstream Simulator (aero-news.net)
  • Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Awards 11 Scholarships; Recognizes Eight with Awards (tgandh.com)
  • Ms. Jodie Michele Hall (news-journal.com)

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Ok Tulsa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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