My highly unscientific, definitely unrepresentative sampling of Tulsans from east, west, north and south Tulsa produced responses that surely reflect the sentiments of the divided American citizenry nationwide.
On Wednesday, Fire Chief Ray Driskell sat down with The Frontier and discussed the controversies that have surrounded him since last month, and apologized for “bringing a negative light” on Tulsa and the Fire Department.
Municipalities, including Tulsa, use bond sales to advance fund projects all the time. But the stakes are high: underestimate what interest rate the city will pay on the bonds, for example, and the entire funding package can be put in jeopardy.
Why one of The Frontier’s founding editors went looking for kids forgotten by the system
We speak with Hall-Harper about why she is pursuing the moratorium and discuss the recent announcement that USA-BMX plans to build its Olympic training center and headquarters on the Evans-Fintube site north of downtown.
City leaders have been looking for years to develop the Evans-Fintube property, which covers approximately 23 acres along the 100 block of North Lansing Avenue.
Tulsachangemakers was established in 2016 by Teach For American members Andrew Spector and Jake Lerner.
Fire Chief Ray Driskell isn’t out of the woods yet. He’s still facing a vote of no-confidence by members of Tulsa Firefighters Local 176.