A membership-based micro grocery called the Bazaar is proposing a nonprofit grocery and food-truck hub in the Dawson neighborhood to increase healthy food access and feed local children, project representatives said during a City of Tulsa presentation.

Project representatives said the Bazaar will operate as a "micro neighborhood grocery" with a very small footprint and membership model. Dawson residents will receive free membership; others can buy a membership for a nominal fee. The store is planned to be cashless on-site: shoppers can use a bank card, SNAP benefits or upload cash to a Bazaar card much like at a laundromat.

The project's first phase would include a grocery store and food trucks. Organizers said the Bazaar aims to buy from Oklahoma producers and farmers and to link local agricultural suppliers with neighborhood demand. The project team described the initiative as a nonprofit effort to provide healthy food at low cost in an area described in the presentation as a food desert.

The presentation said the Bazaar has applied for and received American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and that a District 3 elected official "chose to use $500,000 of the District 3 funds to help with infrastructure." Organizers also said the Bazaar plans sustainability measures including solar energy for store operations, biodegradable packaging, and reusable cloth bags.

Speakers said the Bazaar intends to provide one free meal per child for the roughly 450 students who attend K–12 schools in the neighborhood and that the project is intended to create a local connection point that increases a sense of ownership in the Dawson community.

Organizers described this as Phase 1 of a larger effort; no construction schedule or firm opening date was specified in the presentation.

The presentation did not include a detailed operating budget, specific ARPA award amount beyond the District 3 infrastructure pledge, or the name of the organization that will operate the grocery. Those details were described as not specified in the presentation.