Jimmie Tramel

Mayfest is typically staged downtown, but Mayfest 2026 “hit the open road” with a Route 66-inspired celebration during the Mother Road’s centennial year.

The Hollywood Reporter said Oklahoma-born filmmaker Ron Howard is attached to direct a pilot for a show based on the novel by the Booker T. Washington and TU alum.

The 60th anniversary event took place at Will Rogers High School, the alma mater of "The Outsiders" author S.E. Hinton.

Breniss O'Neal, a Tulsan who was an on-set make-up artist during the making of the 1983 film "The Outsiders," was among guests at an "Inside the Outsiders" anniversary celebration at

Also, Roy Clark Way street sign unveiled; Race Massacre graves search finds bodies outside cemetery; Yearlong Woodward Park renovation effort finished; and, Armstrong says he's got unfinished business in Senate.

Metropolis and Gotham now have Tulsa ties. Latcham is replacing James Gunn and Peter Safran, who are stepping down after four years of co-helming DC Studios.

This image of Polaroid photos of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was among promotional materials accompanying a news release about the band's first album turning 50. A new collection of

Also announced this week: David Spade, Warren Zeiders, Jo Dee Messina and William Clark Green are among entertainers with upcoming tour stops in Tulsa.

The Church Studio will honor Leon Russell’s memory by re-creating the floral tribute that arrived after his passing in 2016 "at the place where he made music history."

Featuring some of Oklahoma's most iconic Route 66 landmarks alongside new roadside attractions, the float will travel down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1, 2027.