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Midtown Oklahoma City apartments sell for record amount
Neither a pandemic or economic downturn could stop yet another record-setting sales price being set for downtown apartments....
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Oklahoma City garage adds 1,100 parking spaces
The 1,100-space Convention Center Garage is open and crews are wrapping up installation of a colorful mural portraying modern...
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Artist seeks to restore glory of OKC banking hall murals
New York artist Jeff Greene has spent the past 30 years chasing after one special job in Oklahoma City. He repeatedly visited...

In time for MLK Day, a new OKC interdisciplinary art exhibit showcases Black resilience
The exhibit is on view free to view at the Crystal Bridge Conservatory in the Myriad Botanical Gardens.

Shalynne Jackson named city of Oklahoma City's first diversity officer
Shalynne Jackson, a University of Oklahoma graduate, has been named the city of Oklahoma City's first Chief Diversity and...

Downtown tract could be developed for MAPS 4 Diversion Hub
Philanthropist Sue Ann Arnall intends to donate a 1.6-acre tract downtown for the MAPS 4 Diversion Hub, a gift that could be...

After COVID closure, downtown OKC's Carpenter Square Theatre opens Season 37 with comedy
"From Door to Door" is the first in-person show Carpenter Square has staged since its Feb. 21-March 14 production of Scott Z....

Navy names ship for Muscogee (Creek) Nation
A new Navy vessel will be named for Oklahoma's Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Acting Under Secretary of the Navy Greg Slavonic, an...
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BancFirst making move to new downtown tower
The fencing is down and blue lanterns rise up from a rebuilt plaza surrounding the BancFirst Tower main entrance welcoming...

OKC council candidate posts pro-Trump rhetoric; has never voted in a city election
Council candidate repeated election fraud claims An Oklahoma City Council candidate acknowledged Friday he posted a...

Kickapoo Turnpike open between I-40 and Turner Turnpike
The southern half of the new Kickapoo Turnpike opened this week, creating a connection between the Turner Turnpike and...

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Uptown Grocery, Buy For Less quitting wine and beer sales
Two metro upscale grocery stores are ending beer and wine sales under new ownership. The changes are coming to two Uptown...

Thunder proposes going first in MAPS 4
A councilwoman says transparency could suffer in a rush to begin MAPS 4 upgrades at downtown's NBA arena. A plan presented...
OKC council: Former school building to be converted to homeless shelter
The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to open an emergency shelter for the homeless at the former Willard School,...

Former OKC jail gets a one-year demolition reprieve
The former Oklahoma City jail is getting another one-year reprieve from demolition after preservationists asked for more time...

Old OKC jail once again eyed for demolition
The Oklahoma City Council is being asked on Tuesday to decide whether to tear down the city’s old jail, a move opposed by...

OKC firefighters in line to get body armor
City Manager Craig Freeman is recommending the city council accept a donation of "rifle-rated" body armor and helmets for the...

What you need to know about OKC's most expensive capital project
Construction is finished on the $288 million Oklahoma City Convention Center, but grand opening celebrations will have to wait...
By land and air, weather researchers track tornadic storms
SALINA, Kan. — For the first time in almost a decade, meteorologists from across the Midwest will track and intercept tornado birthing grounds as part of a large-scale collaborative research project. The TORUS Project, or Targeted Observation...
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OKC's downtown film studio launches production
A $160,000 CARES Act grant is helping launch a non-profit job training program to meet an increasing demand for workers needed...

Renovations starting for rechristened Arvest Tower
Renovations are starting at the future Arvest Tower as the bank prepares to consolidate its metro area operations at the former...

UPDATED: Downtown OKC's Scissortail Park planning New Year's Eve Early Bird celebration for families
At 7 p.m., park officials will commence the 2021 “midnight” countdown and present a five-minute fireworks show to ring in the...

Time runs out for developer of The Hill in Deep Deuce
Scientist Bill Canfield will not get another chance to finish building The Hill after missing another round of deadlines on a...

Storied Oklahoma City mansion now in a field in eastern Oklahoma County
When it was first built in 1901, the three-story Goodholm mansion was one of the finest homes in the city, showcased by the...

Oklahoma City Council puts off marijuana regulation debate
An industry executive says Oklahoma City's proposed zoning code for marijuana is "overreach." The city council last week...

Downtown OKC's Opening Night 2021 New Year's Eve celebration will give 2020 a virtual goodbye
Produced by Arts Council Oklahoma City, Opening Night 2021 will feature a myriad of musical and acrobatic acts, an interactive...

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center looks to future as inaugural exhibit 'Bright Golden Haze' draws to a close
After 12 years of planning and two years of construction, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center was ready in March to welcome the...

New 7-Eleven owners planning big changes for at least 30 metro stores
At least 30 metro 7-Eleven stores, locally owned for 67 years until being sold earlier this year to the international chain,...

Downtown OKC's Finale 5K New Year's Eve race goes virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic
Proceeds directly support the nonprofit Arts Council Oklahoma City and its mission of “bringing the arts and the community...

New City Care shelter to help rising numbers of homeless in Oklahoma City
On a cold night in January 2020, at least 557 individuals were sleeping outside in tents or piles of blankets around Oklahoma...

OKC's Scissortail Park hosting seasonal outdoor procession with Phil Kline's 'Unsilent Night'
NPR recently named "Unsilent Night" as one of the best ways to commemorate the holidays safely during the coronavirus pandemic...
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Zoning proposal would outlaw marijuana drive-thru
Drive-thru medical marijuana dispensary windows would be prohibited under a new zoning code being proposed by James Greiner,...

Paycom founder joins Giving Pledge
Chad Richison, founder and CEO of Paycom, announced Friday he is joining the Giving Pledge, committing to give the majority of...

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Buy For Less, Uptown Grocery stores to be sold as chain winds down operations
Buy For Less is set to sell seven of its 11 metro-area stores, including its two Uptown Grocery locations, as it continues to...

Construction coming to busy spots on Interstate 35 in OKC metro
The job of maintaining and rebuilding Interstate 35 in the metro won’t end anytime soon due to rising traffic counts and...

Merger of two large OKC marketing firms scrapped
A highly anticipated merger between two advertising and marketing firms, Saxum and VI Marketing, is being called off. The plan...

Cox Center transformation into Prairie Surf Studios requires more than new signage
The Cox Convention Center's signs soon will be coming down and visitors instead will be introduced to Prairie Surf Studios as...

Law professor says OKC's appeal of panhandling ordinance ruling is futile
An attorney who challenged a panhandling ordinance says the Oklahoma City Council's attempt to revive the measure before the...

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Myriad Gardens planning Holiday Market after Devon Ice Rink canceled
Attendees will be able to do their holiday shopping and support local vendors, partake of food trucks fare and check out the...

Lineman injured after Oklahoma ice storm recovering at home
A lineman critically injured while responding to last month’s ice storms is back at home with family and recovering. Marshall...

OKCPD's first Hispanic deputy chief named police chief in Fresno, California
Paco Balderrama, who was heavily involved in community outreach on behalf of the Oklahoma City Police Department, served as the...
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Lease approved: OKC's Cox Center now in the movie business
Film production will begin at the Cox Convention Center as soon as next month following approval Tuesday of a lease that will...

Paycom plans drive-in theater, food truck court
Paycom, one of Oklahoma City’s largest employers, is planning to build a drive-in theater and food truck court adjoining its...

Shazam! Back-to-back Zachary Levi movies filming in Oklahoma
Levi starred in the hit 2019 DC Comics movie adaptation "Shazam!" and is set to reprise the role in the sequel "Shazam! Fury of...

Storm debris: 9,000 tons down; 91,000 tons to go
Panhandling case returns The city council scheduled a discussion Tuesday on whether to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court of...

COVID-19 takes life of prominent OKC preservation leader
Oklahoma City’s preservation community lost one of its leading voices on Thanksgiving when COVID-19 took the life of Bill...

Civic 'doer' leaves gap for city after dying from COVID-19
Mike McAuliffe, a long time civic leader who launched the Oklahoma River Christmas Parade and the city’s Jazz Festivals and...

Will lawmakers require state jails to cooperate with ICE?
Oklahoma County Commissioner Kevin Calvey wants a judge to put off until April a ruling on whether the jail has to fully...

Upgrades coming to OKC Thunder home Chesapeake Energy Arena
Downtown's NBA arena is set for pandemic-related and wireless phone service improvements approved by the city council. The NBA...

Light show teases at future for Union Station
The historic Union Station is being showcased as part of Scissortail Park with a holiday musical illumination display that will...

'Snow' skiing coming to the Oklahoma River
Alpine skiing and snowboarding is coming to Oklahoma City with plans to open a new indoor slope at Riversport park along the...

Bartenders, club owners sue OKC, Holt over COVID curfew
Saying their rights have been violated and they’ve lost income, some owners of metro area nightspots along with a group of...
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Trivia: Thanksgiving traditions, Oklahoma history
We put a few people to the test for a special Thanksgiving edition of Trivia Tuesday. Watch the video above to...
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OKC City Council to vote on mask mandate extension
COVID-19: City council to vote on mask mandate extension The Oklahoma City Council will vote Tuesday on a six-week extension of...

Is the office workplace dead? Read this: It's not an obit
Reports of the death of the office are greatly aggerated. That's an old word, aggerated. It means "heaped up." Whether reports...
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