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Funding the arts
Seattle native moves to OKC, leaving political fundraising behind to focus on the arts Phil Busey Sr. named Oklahoma's Small Business Person of the Year
Growing the garden
Myriad Gardens gets a new director along with a facelift Creative Oklahoma's new executive director gears up for world forum
Betting on Betz
UCO’s new president steps in as the university experiences dramatic growth and recognition More to the Story
Duo looks to return OKC theme parks to former glory Gooden stuff
Harvard grad, Okie native has city thinking green. Laanding in OKC
New Skirvin GM embraces new post, new city Clint Stone moves in as IAO's executive director
John’s neck of the Woods
Norman Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new president and CEO
Seattle native moves to OKC, leaving political fundraising behind to focus on the arts Phil Busey Sr. named Oklahoma's Small Business Person of the Year
Growing the garden
Myriad Gardens gets a new director along with a facelift Creative Oklahoma's new executive director gears up for world forum
Betting on Betz
UCO’s new president steps in as the university experiences dramatic growth and recognition More to the Story
Duo looks to return OKC theme parks to former glory Gooden stuff
Harvard grad, Okie native has city thinking green. Laanding in OKC
New Skirvin GM embraces new post, new city Clint Stone moves in as IAO's executive director
John’s neck of the Woods
Norman Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new president and CEO
Energy - 11.26.2012
Liquid savings
Oklahoma and Colorado governors team to convert state motor fleets to CNG
Vehicles that run on compressed natural gas will find more of their
brethren on Oklahoma roads in the coming years, and more places to fill
up. As part of a plan hatched last year, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper committed to converting their respective
state motor-vehicle fleets to CNG vehicles, and got 20 other governors
on board. Read more
Government - 11.26.2012
Book it
Police department plans new vehicles and headquarters over the next five years
The Oklahoma City Police Department is preparing to receive new
vehicles, new equipment and a new home. Next summer, Chief Bill Citty
plans to break ground on a new headquarters. Once the headquarters is
completed, work will begin on a new courthouse. Other projects on the
horizon include buying new helicopters, a new mobile command unit and
renovation of a building for a property management unit. Read more
Architecture - 11.26.2012
View master
Vast offers the best views of Oklahoma City, at the top of Devon tower
Sitting in Vast, on the
49th floor of Devon tower, it is difficult to look at anything other
than the view. But those who can steal a glance from the floor-to-ceiling
windows, even briefly, will notice the restaurant’s subtle design
details and custom furniture meant to make it a truly unique space. Read more
Tourism - 11.26.2012
River revamp
Improvements in the Boathouse District are designed to appeal to water and land activities
Amenities planned for the Oklahoma River are designed to appeal to both
the aquatically inclined and landlubbers alike. Even those who’ve never
dipped an oar in the Oklahoma River soon will be able to zoom across it
on a zip line, climb to the top of a tower on a sky trail, hit a bike
track or go surfing. Read more
Retail - 11.20.2012
Native Roots opens in Deep Deuce
Matt Runkle is quick to point out he did not abandon Norman in favor of Downtown Oklahoma City as the home of Native Roots Market. Rather, his family-owned grocery store began to take a hit when Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and Sprouts entered the Norman market last year. Read more
Architecture - 11.15.2012
Coury courts DDRC with Ambassador design plan
Paul Coury, the Tulsa
hotelier who developed the Colcord boutique hotel, is back after selling that
hotel to Devon Energy. This time, he is bringing one of his Ambassador branded
hotels to MidTown. Read more
News Article - 11.14.2012
Holiday Inn Express back on in Bricktown
A Holiday Inn Express proposed for Bricktown about four years ago – and
then scrapped – is back on with a different ownership group. J.C.
Witcher, architect with ADG, declined to name the new developer, but
presented initial plans for informational purposes Nov. 14 to the
Bricktown Urban Design Committee, which must approve design of all
projects in the entertainment district. Read more
Retail - 11.06.2012
Downtown barbershop plans to reopen in Braniff Building
As part of
SandRidge Energy’s ongoing $100 million renovation of its Downtown
Oklahoma
City headquarters called SandRidge Commons, the company plans to add a
barbershop to its ground floor, retail space in the Braniff
Building. Read more
Construction - 11.01.2012
Thunder prepares to debut new suites, restaurant
As the Oklahoma City Thunder prepares to begin the 2012-2013 season,
fans will have additional seating options in former press boxes at the
top of the arena. Read more
News Article - 10.31.2012
KD's to open in Lower Bricktown
The Hal Smith Restaurant Group and Oklahoma City Thunder player Kevin
Durant plan to open a restaurant in Lower Bricktown next year. The restaurant,
KD’s, will feature southern cuisine, and each item must be to Durant’s liking
to make it on the menu. Read more
News Article - 10.26.2012
Consultant presents options for downtown park
More than 1,600 people filled out a survey on paper, or completed it
online after a public meeting last month that. It was the first of three
meetings before a master plan is presented next spring. The survey sought public
input on the design of the planned MAPS 3 park downtown. Read more
News Article - 10.25.2012
Home for the holidays
Local businesses take the headache out of holiday meal preparation
To relieve the stress of
cooking a Thanksgiving meal, and to allow for more quality time to play
nice with those you love (and with those in your family you wish would
spend the holiday elsewhere), several local companies provide everything
from à la carte sides to a fully cooked turkey with all the fixings. Read more
Real Estate - 10.25.2012
Hat’s off
Developer Judy Hatfield hopes to begin work soon on Downtown lofts at the Carnegie Centre
It’s been a long, long road
for Judy Hatfield and her Carnegie Centre in Downtown Oklahoma City,
but she says it has been worth the wait. Read more
Real Estate - 10.25.2012
Rise to shine
Land Run has grand plans for properties around N.W. 23rd Street and Walker Avenue
Johnathan Russell has big plans for one piece of N.W 23rd Street. On
Oct. 12, he purchased the nearly 40,000-square-foot retail building at
511 N.W. 23rd that has been home to the Hotel/Motel Liquidation store
for more than 20 years. He plans to renovate it for restaurants and
retail, and call it The Rise. Read more
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