Oklahoma City Times / Downtown OKC

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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