Author: For the Frontier

Phase 1 of Tulsa Bike Share was supposed to launch in the spring. The starting date has been pushed back to the fall to allow time for the bikes to be built.

A legal challenge to the deal has essentially put it on hold since Aug. 15, 2015, the day TPFA voted 3-2 to sell the property to North Point for $1.465 million. The land sits on the southwest corner of Riverside Drive and 71st Street.

Earlier this month Bynum announced that City Council Policy Analyst Jack Blair will serve as his chief of staff. Michael Junk, who served as Bynun's campaign manager, will be Bynum's deputy mayor.

Eight Mayor's Office employees, including City Manager Jim Twombly, could be without jobs when Mayor-elect G.T. Bynum takes office Dec. 5.

The public can view ModernBlox's basic, single-container home at the Tulsa Home and Garden Show at Expo Square on July 29, 30 and 31. Once the show is over, the home will be moved to Seventh Street and Frankfurt Avenue, where it will be available for viewing by appointment.

Jeff Stava, who is overseeing construction of A Gathering Place for GKFF, said Tuesday that the project is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2017. Either way, the city does not plan to open Riverside Drive until the park is open.

An estimated 80,000 people lined the banks of the Arkansas River and packed into the parks on either side of the river to watch the Folds of Honor FreedomFest fireworks show Monday.

The city’s municipal elections are nonpartisan, meaning Democrats, Republicans and independents can vote for any candidate.

The polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. There will be no voting at the Tulsa County Election Board.

Polling stations will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. There is no voting at the Tulsa County Election Board, 555 N. Denver Ave.