It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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CoCo closed
With a lawsuit looming by U.S. Fleet, a coworking collaborative is forced to shut its doors.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative, otherwise known as OKCCoCo, announced Oct. 1 that it’s dissolving as a company because it has run out of money defending against a lawsuit. OKCCoCo officials said the membership-driven business had spent the last of its remaining funds in a suit by U.S. Fleet Tracking, which had given OKCCoCo a $23,000 sponsorship.
Wait for it
Oklahoma’s delay in creating a health care exchange likely means it will be established by the feds.
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Shelly Hickman
State leaders might have lost what some said was a high-stakes gamble when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate to purchase health insurance. As a result, a health care exchange required under the ACA will have to be established for Oklahoma, which some observers say means it is likely the federal government will be the entity creating it.
Studying the cities
OKC leaders take a look at what’s worked — and what hasn’t — in other cities.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council on Sept. 18 heard presentations on what can be learned from reviewing the successes and mistakes of other cities.
Staying the course
A MAPS 3 subcommittee selects the designer for the planned convention center and sticks with the facility's planned location.
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Clifton Adcock
The MAPS 3 Convention Center Subcommittee voted yesterday to recommend that the company responsible for selecting the site of the $252 million building also be the one to design it.
Going to pot
Advocates of medical marijuana hope to make their case in Oklahoma.
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Stephie Gregory
A grassroots movement to legalize medicinal marijuana appears to be gaining momentum across the state. Oklahomans spanning several walks of life have joined forces with state Sen. Constance Johnson, D-Oklahoma City, to propose an interim study that would examine the health benefits of cannabis.
Durant’s delayed
Questions over an entrance delay a planned Bricktown restaurant named for Kevin Durant.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority has held off on approving plans for a new downtown restaurant that will bear the name of Thunder star Kevin Durant.
Parked plans
Developers put on hold efforts to turn the First National Center’s annex buildings into parking.
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Dawn Watson
Plans to convert a portion of the First National Center into parking are on hold while developers wait for the building to go into receivership.
In the park
At the first of three public meetings on the planned MAPS 3 downtown park, ideas ranged from Wi-Fi to a castle and moat.
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Clifton Adcock
City officials and consultants on Sept. 13 held the first of three meetings seeking public input for design and programming of the future MAPS 3 downtown park. More than 130 people attended the meeting at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, filling the room to near capacity.
Countering contraception
Hobby Lobby challenges the federal requirement that companies provide health insurance that includes contraceptives.
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Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby has filed a federal lawsuit challenging parts of the Affordable Care Act that would cover certain contraceptives for employees.
Stay golden
The iconic Gold Dome building gets a new owner at a foreclosure auction.
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Kelley Chambers
The geodesic gold dome at N.W. 23rd Street and Classen Boulevard has a new owner after a foreclosure auction today. David Box, CEO of Box Talent and Box Real Estate, was the sole bidder on the 1958 building.
Autumn scenes
The drought will dull fall foliage displays, but OKC still boasts some great spots to celebrate fall.
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Kevan Goff-Parker
Instead of the spicy-mustards, chili-reds and burnt-orange arrays of vibrantly hued leaves that usually adorn Oklahoma City trees in the fall, this summer’s drought is likely to leave local trees bare or their leaves brown as early defoliation takes its toll.
Wizard of health
TV’s Dr. Oz lends a hand to bolstering health and nutrition at an OKC high school.
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Jason Doyle Oden
A health and nutrition initiative created by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the cardiac surgeon who became famous through Oprah Winfrey and now hosts his own TV show, is being implemented this year at Oklahoma City’s ASTEC (Advanced Science and Technology Education Charter) Charter High School.
The R-word
The Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council has started a campaign addressing both speech and attitude.
Hail the jail
The Oklahoma County Jail wins national accreditation, but other challenges remain.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma County Jail has received national accreditation for jail operation from the American Correctional Association, but the beleaguered facility still faces issues with the U.S. Department of Justice.
