Brett Dickerson

Open meetings

Ward 2 councilman Ed Shadid drafts a resolution to shed light on council decision-making.

• By Brett Dickerson
• Tags: Metro, Oklahoma City Council, Ed Shadid, Mark Stonecipher, Open Meeting Act, Jim Couch, Alliance for Economic Development, Cathy O'Connor, Cameron Spradling, Jan Eric Cartwright, Santa Fe Parking Garage, Kenneth Jordan

Allied Arts hits record number of donors

• By Brett Dickerson
Oklahoma arts programs like Allied Arts are suffering financially due to the budget shortfall and lower donations.
• Tags: Arts, All Access Arts, Allied Arts, arts, Arts Council Oklahoma City, arts education, deadCenter Film Institute, deborah mcauliffe senner, education, fundraising, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Mick Cornett, nonprofit, Norman Firehouse Art Center, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, opening night, Opry Heritage Foundation of Oklahoma, Peter Dolese, programming, Terri Cornett, Territory Tellers, Thelma Gaylord Academy, visual arts

Main Street Arcade reopens to favorable fanfare

• By Brett Dickerson
Main Street Arcade, renovated by Gardner Architects and Lingo Construction, reopened in early August.
• Tags: Metro, Ben Sellers, City of Oklahoma City, Clint Spencer, Crystal Spencer, David Wanzer, Downtown Baptist Church, Gardner Architects, Hill’s Business College, Jabee, Jonathan Dodson, Lingo Construction, Main Street Arcade, Meg Salyer, National Register of Historic Places, revitalization, tax increment financing, tif

Major improvements usher in Wake Zone's transition into Lost Lakes Amphitheater and Water Park

• By Brett Dickerson
A music complex, an amphitheater, trails and paintball and hydroboarding facilities are included in the venue's rebranding, scheduled for an Aug. 19 opening.
• Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Active, Albert Neece, amphitheater, Brad White, concerts, crossfit, festival, fitness, Galantis, Garret Skeen, Ghastly, grand opening, health, hydroboarding, live music, Lost Lakes Amphitheater and Water Park, motocross, music, North Canadian River, oklahoma, Oklahoma City, paintball, riverfront, Roger Skeen, Snails, Wake Zone, wakeboarding, waterpark

Oklahoma is using a federal grant to study apprenticeship programs

• By Brett Dickerson
The $200,000 grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Tags: State, apprentice, apprenticeships, ApprenticeshipUSA, career tech, careers, college, Erin Risley-Baird, jobs, Mary Fallin, Office of Economic and Workforce Policy, Office of Workforce Develipment, skilled workers, U.S. Department of Labor