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Not Your Average Joe closes in Broken Arrow; Tulsa Zoo adds three elephants

Plus, three new elephants arrive at Tulsa Zoo and Broken Arrow gets a new Home Depot.

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Not Your Average Joe closes its Broken Arrow coffee shop after losing state funding

The closures cut off a program for students ages 16 to 21

2
Oklahoma coffee shops closed, in Broken Arrow and Choctaw
120 hours
of paid job training, at most, per student
More than 100
students took part at the Choctaw shop since 2023

Source: KOKH

If you're a regular at in Broken Arrow, the coffee shop has closed. The nonprofit announced Monday that its Broken Arrow and Choctaw locations shut down after its contract with the wasn't renewed.

The program let eligible Oklahoma students ages 16 to 21 complete up to 120 hours of paid job training. The nonprofit says it has now furloughed every student statewide and laid off dozens of employees. It also says it has asked the state what it would take to reinstate the program and hasn't heard back.

  • Contract: expired at the end of September
  • Notice: the nonprofit learned in October it wouldn't be renewed
  • Also affected: school districts that relied on the program

The closures came less than two months after the U.S. Department of Labor sued the nonprofit and its founder, Tim Herbel. The nonprofit has disputed some allegations, and its closure announcement didn't mention the suit.

The closures came after an October funding notice and a September lawsuit

  1. Sept. 11U.S. Department of Labor files a lawsuit against the nonprofit and its founder.
  2. Sept. 30The nonprofit's state contract expires.
  3. OctoberThe nonprofit learns the state contract will not be renewed.
  4. Nov. 2The nonprofit announces its Broken Arrow and Choctaw locations have closed.

Sources: 2 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa, KOKH, News On 6

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Tulsa Zoo welcomes three Asian elephants from Houston, bringing its herd to 10

If you've been waiting on more elephants at Tulsa Zoo, they're here. Shanti, 36, and her daughters Joy, 9, and Kirby, 1, arrived from the Houston Zoo on Tuesday, Nov. 3. They aren't on exhibit yet, but you may catch a glimpse as they explore the Elephant Preserve Barn.

The three new elephants are 36, 9 and 1 years old

Sources: TulsaKids Magazine, News On 6

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Shanti36 years
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Kirby1 years

They join Billy, Hank, Sneezy, Booper, Connie, Sooky and Tina, bringing the herd to 10 Asian elephants.

Seven of the herd's 10 elephants are female

Sources: TulsaKids Magazine, KTUL

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Males330%
Females770%

“designed to care for Asian elephants at every stage of life, including geriatric and breeding-age adults, and calves”

Tulsa Zoo's president and CEO, on the Oxley Family Elephant Experience and Preserve
  • Kirby: born Nov. 15, 2024, at 314 pounds
  • Joy: born July 12, 2017, at 305 pounds
  • Shanti and Joy: breeding recommendations through the Species Survival Plan
  • Kirby: among the first U.S. calves given the vaccine

Joy faced a scare in spring 2019, when her Houston care team found active EEHV, a virus that can cause life-threatening illness within days. She recovered and has stayed healthy since. Kirby, named for Houston's Kirby Drive, was standing six minutes after she was born.

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Home Depot

Broken Arrow has a new Home Depot. It held a board-cutting ceremony instead of a ribbon cutting to honor the opening and the new jobs it created. KOKI FOX 23

Festival

Tulsa's Día de los Muertos Arts Festival returns for its 32nd year on Fri., Nov. 6, hosted by Living Arts of Tulsa. The free event will feature community-created altars, food trucks, vendors and live entertainment. Tulsa Community College's Hispanic Student Association has already placed an altar at its southeast library. News On 6Tulsa Flyer

Winterfest

The 19th annual Arvest Winterfest, presented with Roxtec, runs Fri., Nov. 27 through Sun., Jan. 3 in downtown Tulsa. Outdoor ice skating and an ice slide are at 3rd & Denver. If you're going, skating and ice slide tickets must be bought online in advance, and hours and pricing are at arvestwinterfest.com. Tulsa WorldTulsaKids

Graduation

My Brother's Keeper has launched its Graduation Game Plan to help at-risk high school seniors graduate, partnering with Tulsa Public Schools and Union Public Schools. Last year it worked with 42 students and nearly 80% walked across the stage; this year, 84 students took part. 2 News Oklahoma KJRH Tulsa

Graduation Game Plan enrollment doubled to 84 students

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Not Your Average Joe closes in Broken Arrow; Tulsa Zoo adds three elephants

Plus, three new elephants arrive at Tulsa Zoo and Broken Arrow gets a new Home Depot.

The TLDR

  1. Not Your Average Joe closes its Broken Arrow coffee shop
  2. Tulsa Zoo's herd grows to 10 with three new elephants
  3. Broken Arrow's new Home Depot opens with a board-cutting
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