News
Clifton Adcock
Ten companies received more than half of $68 million in taxpayer money distributed to businesses last fiscal year under the state’s Quality Jobs Program.
Wednesday 22 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: thunder
Quality costs
In an active year for the state’s Quality Jobs Program, 10 companies received more than $38 million in taxpayer funds.
News
Clifton Adcock
Ten companies received more than half of $68 million in taxpayer money distributed to businesses last fiscal year under the state’s Quality Jobs Program.
They like us! They really like us!
CFN
Gazette staff
We don’t know if The New York Times Magazine’s Nov. 11 feature on the OKC Thunder was, as The Oklahoman reporter Steve Lackmeyer proclaimed on his blog — presumably with a stuck “caps lock” key — “THE BEST ARTICLE EVER WRITTEN ABOUT OKLAHOMA CITY IN A NATIONAL PUBLICATION.”
Thunderstruck
OKC Thunder star Kevin Durant’s movie debut hurts as much as an NBA Playoffs loss to the Miami Heat.
Family
Harrison Lott
Editor’s note: For Thunderstruck, the new-to-home-video family comedy starring the Thunder’s Kevin Durant, it struck us that, since the movie is really aimed at pre-teen and teenaged KD fans, who better to review it than an avowed Thunder fan of that age? Here with his review is guest critic Harrison Lott, a 15-year-old student at Edmond Memorial High School.
Fear the ... K-Mart?
Can Kevin Martin fill the sentimental void on the Thunder team left by James Harden?
Sports
Brendan Hoover
Oklahoma City thunder vs. Houston Rockets
7 p.m. Wednesday
Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno
208-4667
thunder.nba.com
$10-$255
Young at heart
CFN
Gazette staff
Oklahoma City is no longer known merely as the capital of the state north of Texas. Between the skyrocketing success of the Thunder and periodic national attention paid to Mayor Mick Cornett, OKC is garnering the right kind of publicity.
The role model
CFN
Gazette staff
Kobe Bryant is not known for his graciousness. Especially not toward excellent young players who repeatedly school him on the court, sometimes in his own house.
Off-court courting
CFN
Gazette staff
Recording artist Keri Hilson, known for her sexiness and power collaborations (Nelly, R. Kelly and Kanye West), appears to be hot ’n’ heavy these days with Serge Ibaka, OKC Thunder’s power forward. A few weeks ago, Hilson celebrated her birthday in Bricktown after the Thunder’s trouncing of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Thunder it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Ring in 2013 with a few rounds of Thunder! Your favorite NBA team storms Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno, at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and next Wednesday, to face off against, respectively, the Brooklyn Nets, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. There will be blood. Tickets are $120-$300. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.
Wednesday; Friday; Wednesday, Jan. 9; ongoing
Hot or not
CFN
Gazette staff
The past year was an interesting one for Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, and 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting one for his former partner, current SandRidge Energy CEO Tom Ward.
