Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Ride and Race is a three-day cycling festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Urban Tulsa Weekly served as the city's alt-weekly paper from 1991 until its closure in 2013.[234]. [259], The Saint Francis Health System owns several hospitals with a central location at Saint Francis Hospital in the southern part of the city. Riverfield Country Day School is non-sectarian. [222] In addition to doctoral and masters programs, TU is home to the University of Tulsa College of Law and the Collins College of Business. [14] The Spavinaw Dam, built during this era to accommodate the city's water needs, was considered one of the largest public works projects of the era. [198] Phil Wood, a Democrat, held the position for 21 years before being defeated by Republican Preston Doerflinger in the 2009 election. Most, but not all, of the private schools have religious affiliations with various Christian, Jewish[215] or Muslim[216] denominations. [17] The city has been called one of America's most livable large cities by Partners for Livable Communities,[18] Forbes,[19] and Relocate America. About 25% of those implementation measures are complete or on-going as of July 1, 2019. [142] Tulsa has one major amusement park attraction, Safari Joe's H2O Water Park (formerly Big Splash Water Park), featuring multi-story water slides, large wave pools, and a reptile exhibit. This region, marked by secluded homes and suburban neighborhoods, contains one of the state's largest shopping malls, Woodland Hills Mall, as well as Southern Hills Country Club, and Oral Roberts University. Property damage was estimated at $1.8 million. [202][203], Tulsa experienced elevated levels of gang violence in the late 1980s and early 1990s when crack cocaine flooded neighborhoods in North Tulsa. The first black-owned newspaper was the Tulsa Star, which ceased publication when its office burned during the Tulsa race massacre. [68][69], Tulsa has a temperate climate of the humid subtropical variety (Köppen Cfa) with a yearly average temperature of 57 °F (14 °C) and average precipitation of just under 41 inches per year. The region's ethnic diversity is felt, too: its BBQ traditions bear the influences of white, African-American and American Indian foodways. The race has since accommodated "over two hundred race rigs, bleachers for thousands of people and an ever-growing trade show". Here’s a guide with the best areas to stay in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa Auto Court, and the Oil Capital Motel. As of July, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v. Oklahoma that eastern Oklahoma, including Tulsa, (nestled between the Creek and Cherokee tribes) is Native American land.[23]. Known as the "Oil Capital of the World" for most of the 20th century, the city's success in the energy industry prompted construction booms in the popular Art Deco style of the time. 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