Four members of Food Not Bombs were arrested for distributing resources without permits. The mayor says he doesn’t have the power to drop any charges, nor should he.
Author Archives: Elliot Terrell
Elliot Terrell is the managing editor for The Oklahoma Eagle. Prior to joining The Eagle, he worked as a reporter for NPR affiliates in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Salt Lake City and later Axios.
Posted inFood
Tulsan adds Black Wall Street Food Festival to his portfolio of community-centered events
Jesse Foster, who also hosts Step Up to the Grill on Greenwood, says he’s hoping for 3,000 people to attend the first iteration of the Black Wall Street Food Festival.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
New Grocery Box mural pays homage to north Tulsa’s past with a nod to the present and future
The mural features old icons like Cooper’s Produce and Pete’s BBQ. Grocery store officials say it also highlights the resilience of the neighborhood.
Posted inSports
Lockett twins continue family’s football future; one at Old Dominion University
High school seniors Jacob and Jordan Lockett have agreed to play football at Old Dominion University after only Jacob received one from Kansas State.
Posted inNews
Beeping balls, buzzing bases: Baseball for the visually impaired creates purpose and community
The Oklahoma Lookouts finished fourth in the Sooner State Classic but the camaraderie and connection are what the team values the most.
Posted inCulture
‘It’s a beautiful thing’: Family and friends remember Tulsa entrepreneur Roosevelt “Rozay” Walker
Roosevelt “Rozay” Walker, founder of Unkle Rozay’s Wings & Thingz, died June 23, just six days shy of his 56th birthday. He was remembered as a man who never met a stranger.
Posted inGovernment
Steve Kunzweiler fends off Colleen McCarty in Tulsa DA race
Kunzweiler has held the office since 2015. Here’s what else happened in Tulsa County races during the June 16 primaries.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
A 1968 photograph without a story inspired one of Tulsa’s newest murals
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh came across the image of three Black women when she was doing research for an OKC exhibition. Now it’s her first mural in Tulsa.
Posted inCulture
Tulsa ranked in top 10 cities nationwide for pickleball courts even as sport’s growth slows
Pickleball’s popularity has staying power in Tulsa, where the city invested nearly $5 million into building courts.
Posted inArts
14 stops, 68 artists: Hidden Creatives studio tour peels back curtain on Tulsa’s cultural scene
The two-day event was the first of its kind in Tulsa — and the brainchild of Shayna Brewer, who wants to host the showcase annually.
Posted inNews
‘It keeps hope alive.’ Oklahoma brings Olympic sports to inmates for the first time
For inmates at Mabel Bassett and Eddie Warrior, the regional ODOC games were a chance for fun mixed with healthy competition.
Posted inCulture
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance drew thousands of national complaints. We rounded up Oklahoma’s.
Some Oklahomans took issue with what they called an inappropriate performance by Bad Bunny at Super Bowl LX. Here’s what they submitted to the federal government.