🌱 Bike-Share Program To Expand + THA Accepting New Applications

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 79 Low: 51.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Tulsa:

1. This Machine, Tulsa's only bike-sharing program, announced plans to bring dozens more bikes to the city by summer. The expansion plans include the addition of a new bike station at Osage Prairie Trail and Pine Street, as well as a new presence in Broken Arrow. The nonprofit group says the additional stations are intended to help alleviate the city's growing need for transportation options. (News On 6)
2. After purging its waitlist earlier this week, the Tulsa Housing Authority announced it would start accepting new applications yesterday. A representative from THA says the purge was done to ensure Tulsans with immediate housing needs made it to the front of the line, which before the purge, included applications dating back up to three years. Families in need of affordable housing can now reapply at tulsahousing.org. (News On 6)
3. Tulsa Community Technical College hosted a 3D chalk and paint event on Friday to spotlight the importance of accessible expression. Artist and Oklahoma native Jan Riggin spearheaded the event, guiding participants through an activity where they created 3D images on their hands using face paint. Riggin's 3D chalk artwork is available for the public to view in the third-floor courtyard of the Center for Creativity. (KRMG)

Today in Tulsa:

• Healthy Kids Day At Herman And Kate Kaiser YMCA (8:00 AM)
• Family Market At Route 66 Avenue (12:30 PM)
• The 19th Annual 80s Prom At Cain's Ballroom (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Commemorative Conservation on Tap glasses are still on sale at the Tulsa Zoo! Glasses cost $20 each including shipping, and all proceeds benefit The Wild Nature Institute giraffe conservation project. (Facebook)
• The Philbrook Museum of Art is closed today for a private event. The museum will resume regular hours tomorrow, May 1. (Instagram)
• The Tulsa Botanic Garden has plenty of fancy plants lined up for the Online Spring Plant Sale! Garden members shop first beginning Monday, May 2. (Facebook)

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About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.