Mike Simons

The Owasso branch of the Tulsa City County Library is demolished to make way for a new mixed use library with apartments in the same building. The $12 million project is part of the library system’s $58 million capital campaign to replace four existing branches. #owasso

Another giant for Route 66 (11th Street between Utica and Peoria) as Rosie the Riveter arrives at The Pearl Shops. Aaron Meek, who owns The Pearl Shops, wanted her to be a Rosie the Riveter because his mother worked at McDonnell Douglas during World War II. #tulsa #route66

State Superintendent Ryan Walters resigns after 3 years. He says he's leaving to destroy the teacher's unions. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/collect...

State troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol clear encampments near downtown tulsaworld.com/news/local/a... #tulsa

Tulsans gather for Mass of Healing after fatal shooting at Minneapolis school - Two children were killed and 20 were injured in an Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. go.tulsaworld.com/mikesimons

Patience says a prayer at the makeshift memorial for her friend Mitchell Jefferson on N. Yorktown Ave. Jefferson was killed at the spot in March 2024. Two have been arrested in the killing. This was the first time she had visited the memorial. #tulsa #gunviolence

A prayer, the pledge and politeness(for the most part)...Rep. Josh Brecheen holds town hall meetings throughout his district, this one in Wagoner. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r... #oklahoma #townhall

Our football preview published today! If you're a high school football fan, you gotta buy one(or view it online) to find out where everyone is playing this year. All of these players took a road trip and transferred to play at new schools this year. #okpreps tulsaworld.com/sports/high-...

Proposal could potentially eliminate panhandling from many Tulsa medians. Councilor Phil Lakin said the proposed ordinance is about public safety — not about moving homeless people off the streets. Story by Kevin Canfield tulsaworld.com/news/local/g... #tulsa

Tulsa's case managers that help people experiencing homelessness are some of the most impressive people I get to photograph. They work with patience, kindness, compassion and professionalism. This is Josh Sanders of the Tulsa a Day Center tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu... #tulsa

Outside and inside as Sen. James Lankford speaks to the Tulsa Republican Club. go.tulsaworld.com/mikesimons #tulsa #lankford

Painting parking spaces at Charles Page High School in Sand Springs. Students can pay $150 to personalize their parking space as a fundraiser for the school’s general fund. The fundraiser starts with seniors; if spaces are left over, juniors can participate. #sandsprings #oklaed

Sunrise up-downs: Football practice begins in Jenks! More at: go.tulsaworld.com/mikesimons #jenkstrojans #okpreps

An American elm tree on Greenwood Ave. just outside of Carver Middle School is now part of the Black Heritage Tree Project and likely lived at the site through the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre tulsaworld.com/news/local/a... #tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre

TU’s Tre Lamb says 6-6 'is never going to be the standard here’ tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... #utulsa #goldenhurricane #tulsa

The 4th Street boulders seem to be pushing people onto the sidewalk instead of the sitting off to the side. Police roll by periodically and chase them off if they've been there a while. Here's our latest story: tulsaworld.com/news/local/g... #tulsa

While working on this story, Josh Sanders with the Tulsa Day Center told me, “I could take you to a dozen people just like Car Wash. You just happen to know Car Wash.” See more and read
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story at : tulsaworld.com/opinion/colu... #tulsa

He had nowhere to go. All the downtown shelters were full. He spent the night on the ground. He developed frostbite on his feet, and half his left foot and three toes on his right foot were amputated...

In December, he took shelter at the Rose Bowl temporary warming center during the extreme cold. When the shelter closed down because the temps got above freezing during the day he left, but his camp had been dismantled by the city....

I first met Car Wash back in 2019. He was washing windows near 21st Street and Garnett. That’s how he made money. I tell the joke, and he likes it, that when I first met him, he was like Edward Scissorhands, but instead of scissors, he had squeegees.... #tulsa

Oklahoma Football! tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... #sooners #oklahoma #football

Tulsa Golden Hurricane take the field for practice. I was a little obsessed with running backs coach Kam Martin. "It's college football now," as he jabbed at the ball, trying to knock it loose. Fun, hot morning! tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... #tulsa #goldenhurricane #football

City installs boulders along sidewalk outside downtown bus station where people congregate under shade trees tulsaworld.com/news/local/a... #tulsa

Tristan showed up with flowers for Jhade while she was working. (My iced tea runs to QuikTrip pay off sometimes) #tulsa #photojournalism #streetphotography #flowers

Drones! Mirrorless cameras that shoot 30 frames/second. Get stills and video with that...Sometimes, though, I see a photo while out roaming that is just old school feature hunting. Takes me back to my Broken Arrow Ledger days. I still see those photos in black and white #tulsa.

The Father’s Day windstorm of 2023 left significant damage to the Holy Family Cathedral's three spires and its lower roof. A new copper roof is being installed, with that work expected to conclude in December. tulsaworld.com/news/collect... . #tulsa #catholic #cathedral

A cupola is returned to historic Broken Arrow building tulsaworld.com/news/collect... #brokenarrow #tulsa #architecture #cupola #operahouse

At this point, there was supposed to be an RV Park here and a $2 billion Disney-like theme park well under construction. Plans are in limbo 2 years after the announcement - tulsaworld.com/news/local/b... #Oklahoma #imaginethat

Another large south Tulsa apartment complex facing water service cutoff- tulsaworld.com/news/local/b... #tulsa

Art Deco dairy building along Route 66 to be part of new 100-room boutique hotel tulsaworld.com/news/local/b... #tulsa #artdeco #route66 #motherroad