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ROUTE 66: THE MAIN STREET OF AMERICA

By David Arnett

Circle Cinema has announced it will host the Oklahoma premiere of “Route 66: The Main Street of America” on Friday, Sept. 18, with director John Paget and Route 66 historian Michael Wallis attending as special guests.

The evening begins with a reception in the Circle Cinema lobby at 6 p.m., followed by the film at 7 p.m. and a Q&A with Paget and Wallis. Tickets are on sale now and include the reception, screening and Q&A. Admission is $50 for Circle Cinema members and $66 for non-members, available at circlecinema.org.

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National blood crisis 

By Staff Report

For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may already be feeling the impact. Northeast Oklahoma Donors are asked to act immediately to help save lives.

Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening this season’s emergency blood shortage. All blood types are needed, but the situation is especially dire for type O blood as the Red Cross is now limiting distributions of these blood products to hospitals. The supply of type O positive blood has now dropped below a one-day supply.

Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Sanford Myers/American Red Cross
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The 2026 Parade of Homes!

By Staff Report

The 2026 Greater Tulsa Parade of Homes, happening June 13-21, is your chance to explore the latest in home building, design, and innovation—right here in the Tulsa area. This free, week-long event gives home buyers and dreamers a firsthand look at over 100 new homes from the region’s top builders.

This year’s featured homes span 10 cities: Bixby, Broken Arrow, Collinsville, Coweta, Glenpool, Jenks, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, and Tulsa. Whether you’re actively shopping or simply exploring, this is the largest and most diverse showcase of new homes in the region.

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Tulsa 8th Best Large City to Start Business

By Staff Report

With May 3 kicking off National Small Business Week, the personal-finance company WalletHub released its report on 2026’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business, as well as expert commentary, in order to help entrepreneurs find the right places for their startups to thrive. WalletHub compared 100 U.S. cities across 19 key indicators of startup viability. The data set ranges from the five-year business-survival rate to labor costs to office-space affordability.

Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst said, “Starting a business can be very scary, considering one in every five startups doesn’t make it past the first year. That’s why it’s especially important to live in a city that provides an environment where new businesses can thrive, with enough capital, workers and customers to keep it going long-term.”

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Rep. Hildebrant: Service Above Self

By: Representative Derrick Hildebrant

We are now in Week 11 of the Second Session of the 60th Legislature, and the House has passed 211 measures out of policy committees, along with 44 Senate bills and joint resolutions off the House floor. The governor has also signed the state budget, a significant step to reach this early in the session. On April 14, the House and Senate came together for our annual military appreciation joint session, and it was a distinct honor for me to lead the address. Moments like that carry a weight that is hard to put into words.

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