🌱 Tulsa Equality Indicators Score + Christmas Parade Tomorrow

Happy Friday, people of Tulsa! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Tulsa today.

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First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 81 Low: 37.

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Here are the top stories in Tulsa today:

1. This week, the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Equity (MORE) and the Community Service Council (CSC) released the fourth annual Tulsa Equality Indicators report, which gave the city an overall 2021 score of 39.2 out of 100. This is an increased trend from the 2018 baseline score of 38.28. These increases primarily reflect progress within the themes of Services, Education, and Economic Opportunity. "Our effort to position Tulsa as a globally competitive, world-class city through our work in economic and community development is helping shape the future of our city for the better," Mayor G.T. Bynum said. (Press Release Desk)
2. The Tulsa Christmas Parade is making its comeback tomorrow after a pandemic hiatus in 2020. Organizers say this year's parade is expected to be "bigger and better than ever," with 68 community float entries. The holiday tradition kicks off at 11 a.m. on the corner of E. 6th St. and S. Cincinnati Ave, according to the parade map. (kjrh.com)
3. As Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin wraps up his second year of tenure, he says there's been "a lot of recent turnovers" at the supervisor level at TPD. His goal for 2022 is to get new supervisors comfortable in their roles, because "they influence so many of the other officers down the line." (KRMG)
4. On Thursday, students in Sand Springs got first-hand experience of what it's like to be a Tulsa firefighter, thanks to the Tulsa Fire Department's internship program.(News On 6)
5. This week, Tulsa Transit held a virtual, public meeting to get input about its new pilot "micro-transit" program, the city's own version of ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft. (News On 6)

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Today in Tulsa:

• Christmas with Cass - Tulsa City Parks (10:00 AM)
• BTC Broadband's Drive Up for a Cause (11:00 AM)
• Up With Trees Open House - Up With Trees (6:00 PM)

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— Katarina Betterton

About me: Katarina loves to read and write. Her hobbies include cooking her grandmother's recipes, learning new languages, and crafting. She and her husband live with their mutt, Ledger, and Shiba Inu, Mikasa, who are both way too cute for their own good.