Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Devon
Myriad Gardens is a dream come true
Commentary
James Tolbert
Dean McGee’s dream of a “garden in the city” combining numerous entertainment and cultural venues in the midst of a glorious garden in the center of downtown Oklahoma City simply took my breath away, so I accepted an appointment as trustee of the Myriad Gardens and worked to accomplish his vision.
School work
A planned charter elementary school for downtown moves a step closer to becoming a reality.
News
Clifton Adcock
The public trust overseeing the MAPS for Kids project approved a contract Aug. 13 to purchase the land for the future MAPS downtown elementary school.
Painting the town Greg
Longtime local artist Greg Burns keeps up with the ever-changing city.
Visual Arts
Patrick Crain
Somewhere there exists a run of prints of a one-off Greg Burns piece containing a small detail that makes it rare. At first blush, it looks familiar enough: a rendering of the iconic Townley’s milk-bottle grocery store on Classen Boulevard.
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.
More to build
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council last week approved a revision in both the budget and scope of Project 180, downtown’s streetscape and green space redesign effort. Its total budget was increased from $157 million to $176 million. While there are several sources of revenue, its main chunk comes from the city’s plans to issue long-term bonds to pay off a $95 million loan from Devon Energy that it used to launch Project 180.
